Ecophysiological Research

I am a postdoctoral scholar in German Vargas’ forest ecophysiology lab at Oregon State University. My research is focused on how trees cope with extreme conditions like drought and heat. My work looks at how water moves through trees (from roots to leaves) and how that process changes as our climate warms. I’m especially interested in the traits that help certain trees survive extreme weather, and what that means for the future of our forests. By combining fieldwork and data modeling, I aim to better understand how forests function and adapt, so we can protect them in a changing world.