This image shows a scenic desert landscape filled with various types of cacti, including large saguaro cacti and clusters of prickly pear. The terrain is sandy with a visible dirt path winding through the vegetation. In the background, hazy blue mountains rise against a clear sky, and sparse desert trees and shrubs are scattered throughout the scene.

Current Graduate Students

Portrait of Lily Nichols

Lily Nichols

Master's Student

lrnichol@asu.edu

Lily is joining the Sala lab in the Fall 2024 semester as a master’s student in the Plant Biology and Conservation program through the School of Life Sciences. She received her Bsc in Biology and… Read more

Portrait of Annessa Foss

Annessa Foss

Master's Student

amfoss2@asu.edu

Annessa joined the Sala lab in the fall of 2023 as a master’s student through the School of Life Sciences & the Plant Biology and Conservation program. She received her Bsc from the School of… Read more

Portrait of Chris Vito

Chris Vito

Ph.D. Student

cvito@asu.edu

Chris joined the Sala lab in the fall of 2019 as a Ph.D. student in the ELS program. He received a Bsc in Geoscience from Drexel University in 2016, where he researched paleontology and tropical… Read more