People

Mariah Carbone x

  • PhD (2007) Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
  • BA (1999) Earth & Environmental Science, Wesleyan University, CT
  • Earth system science, climate, global change ecology, terrestrial biogeochemical cycling, isotopes, biosphere-atmosphere exchanges of carbon, water, and energy
  • Curriculum vitae
  • mariah.carbone@nau.edu
  • 928-523-0731

Yujie Liux

  • Postdoc in Ecoss
  • PhD (2021) ETH Zurich, Agricultural Sciences
  • Surface-atmosphere exchanges of carbon, water, and energy, plant phenology
  • yujie.liu@nau.edu

Austin Simonpietri

  • PhD Student in Biological Sciences
  • BS (2019) Biological Sciences/Ecology, Montana State University
  • Terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling, ecohydrology, 14C, soil CO2
  • ats327@nau.edu

Darby Bergl x

  • PhD Student in Biological Sciences, NAU Presidential Fellow
  • BS (2021) Botany, Oregon State University
  • Terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling, 14C, biogeochemical cycles, climate, earth system modeling, eddy-covariance flux, ecosystem ecology
  • Newsletter blog
  • ddb348@nau.edu

Oscar Zimmerman x

  • PhD Student in Biological Sciences, co-advised by Andrew Richardson
  • MS (2021) Environmental Science, University of Lethbridge
  • BS (2019) Geographical Sciences, University of British Columbia
  • Ecosystems, water, carbon, climate
  • orz6@nau.edu

Jacob Blais xX x

  • PhD Student in Biological Sciences, NAU Presidential Fellow, co-advised by Andrew Richardson
  • BS (2023) Natural Resources, University of Arizona
  • Terrestrial carbon and water cycling, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, ecohydrology, remote sensing
  • jjb573@nau.edu

Cara Fields x

  • PhD Student in Biological Sciences, NAU Presidential Fellow
  • BA (2025) Biology, Bowdoin College
  • Plant C allocation, nonstructural carbohydrates, old trees, 14C
  • csf242@nau.edu

Connor Carpenter x

  • MS Student in Biological Sciences, co-advised by Salli Dymond
  • BS (2023) Environmental Science, Western Washington University
  • Terrestrial carbon and water cycling, restoration, tribal outreach
  • cwg44@nau.edu

Delaney Watkins x

  • Undergraduate in Biological Sciences at NAU
  • NAU REU program
  • High elevation soil CH4 fluxes
  • dew267@nau.edu

Lab Alumni

Drew Peltier – Postdoctoral Researcher (2019-2023). Now an assistant professor at UNLV.

Aaron Teets – PhD (2022) Biological Sciences. Now an ecologist for Cascade Siskiyou National Monument.

Jim LeMoine – Lab manager (2018-2022)

Paul Roman – PhD student (2019-2021)