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Come join a friendly, respectful, supportive, and enthusiastic research lab at the University of Utah!! If you are seeking a graduate program or a postdoctoral position and your interests align with ours (or close to ours -- see 'Research' tab), please reach out via e-mail. At SBS, graduate applications are only accepted during the Fall (early December). Click here for more information on our Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Program (EEOB).
I am open to working with you on a fellowship application if my lab is right for you. New positions will be posted here when available.
I will be actively recruiting undergraduate students for internships in our lab. Send me an email or drop by my office if you are interested in field and lab research on plant ecophysiology.
Additionally, my lab is always open to collaborating on outreach events. Please message us and we can move on from there.
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***UNDEGRADUATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP - SPUR 2025***
I am excited to share that I have been selected as a faculty mentor for the University of Utah’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 2025!
Summer programs at the University of Utah are nationally competitive opportunity providing undergraduates with an intensive paid research experience (10-weeks: May 19- August 1, 2025). Students matriculated in an undergraduate program in the US are encouraged to apply.
Project title: Thermotolerance of Utah plants
As climate change continues to progress, we are faced with drier and hotter conditions around the world. One of the many negative effects of climate change is the increase of heatwave events and its intensity. Such events have negative effects on plant physiology, where heat degrades photosynthetic tissue and damages hydraulic pathways thus leading to the inability of these organisms to function properly under these extreme conditions. Identifying the various degrees of plant tolerance to heat will enable better land management practices for our natural and urban lands and aid in improving models that rely on mechanistic plant responses.
This project aims to investigate the range of plant thermotolerance across Utah (from the Colorado Plateau to the Wasatch Front) to determine the extent to which these species are at risk by current and projected climate scenarios.
To apply visit the project page on the OUR/SPUR website. The deadline to apply is January 26th, 2025 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time).
Questions? Feel free to contact Angie at the Office of Undergraduate Research at our@utah.edu, or email me as indicated below. We look forward to seeing your application!
Aline W. Skaggs Biology Building (ASB), Room 550
School of Biological Sciences
257 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
