Welcome to the webpage for the Loik Laboratory in the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Our research focuses on the following:
1. Impacts: Understanding how short-term weather patterns, altered atmospheric composition, and climate change affect plant physiology, the structure of biological communities, and ecosystem processes.
2. Adaptation: Using results to help prepare for ongoing climate change. We are interested in informing adaptation for drought and fire risk in particular.
3. Mitigation: Development of new technologies to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.
4. Education, Outreach & Communication: Training a diverse workforce and engaging communities.
The link boxes at the top will take you to pages with more details.
Our work addresses questions at different spatial and temporal scales, and is situated at the intersections of Plant Physiological Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Biometeorology, Climatology, Ecohydrology, Alpine Ecology, Desert Ecology, Snow Ecology, Grassland Ecology, Restoration Ecology & Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry.
We utilize a variety of approaches, and specialize in the following:
Interested in graduate studies? Contact me via email, or click here.
Our research focuses on the following:
1. Impacts: Understanding how short-term weather patterns, altered atmospheric composition, and climate change affect plant physiology, the structure of biological communities, and ecosystem processes.
2. Adaptation: Using results to help prepare for ongoing climate change. We are interested in informing adaptation for drought and fire risk in particular.
3. Mitigation: Development of new technologies to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.
4. Education, Outreach & Communication: Training a diverse workforce and engaging communities.
The link boxes at the top will take you to pages with more details.
Our work addresses questions at different spatial and temporal scales, and is situated at the intersections of Plant Physiological Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Biometeorology, Climatology, Ecohydrology, Alpine Ecology, Desert Ecology, Snow Ecology, Grassland Ecology, Restoration Ecology & Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry.
We utilize a variety of approaches, and specialize in the following:
- Soil - Plant -Atmosphere Water Relations
- Surface-Atmosphere Energy Budgets
- Leaf - Canopy - Landscape Carbon Fluxes
- Environmental Sensors
- Sustainable Solar and Thermal Energy Development
- Embedded Networks
- Robotics
Interested in graduate studies? Contact me via email, or click here.
| loik_cv_2019.pdf |
