RESEARCH

I am broadly interested in the dynamics of environmental systems, particularly the atmosphere, the broader climate system, and, more recently, lakes. Current projects include (1) monitoring methane in New York State to better understand sources and impacts on air quality (supported by NYSERDA and New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Rochester, the University at Albany, Columbia Universtiy, and Cornell University); and (2) studying the impact of weather and climate on Lake Champlain water quality (supported by Lake Champlain SeaGrant and in collaboration with colleagues from SUNY Plattsburgh and Middlebury College). Funding support for previous research projects has come from the Environmental Protection Agency, the State University of New York, and the National Science Foundation.

My students and I maintain and use a number of advanced trace gas analyzers (Picrarro G2301 [deployed long-term at Whiteface Mountain, NY], Aeris MIRA Ultra [methane/ethane], Aeris MIRA Strato [methane/ethane], LICOR 7810 [methane/CO2], LICOR 7820 [N2O]), meteorological equipment (numerous anemometers, multiparameter sensors), and drones capable of trace gas/weather sampling [DJI Matrice 600 Pro; DJI Matrice 300 RTK]. We commonly collect trace gas observations in our quick deploy mobile platform (Dodge Caravan) and with sensors backpacked.


I taught at SUNY Plattsburgh's Center for Earth and Environmental Science before moving to Ithaca College in Fall 2020. Before that, I was a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working with Alan Plumb. I completed my Ph.D. in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. I worked with Daniel Jacob and Loretta Mickley at Harvard. I graduated with a BA in chemistry and physics from Ithaca College.