Congratulations to Sala Lab colleague Uffe Nielsen (Western Sydney University) on the recent funding from the Australian Research Council granted to his project entitled: “Biogeochemical mismatches: Decoupling of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles during drought.” This project brings together expertise from Western Sydney University (U. Nielsen, T. Jeffries, Y. Carrillo), University of Sydney (F. Dijkstra), and Arizona State University, USA…
Distinguished Sustainability Scientist and Founding Director of the Global Drylands Center at Arizona State University, Dr. Osvaldo Sala, has been named an honorary member of the Asociacion Argentina de Ecologia (AsAE). Honorary members are recognized for their extraordinary contribution to ecology as a science and to the functioning of AsAE. Dr. Sala was recognized at the XXVIII Reunion Argentina de…
Sam, a Ph.D. student with the Sala Lab, was recently awarded the best oral presentation in Vegetation Science at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting in New Orleans. This prestigious award is dedicated to the advancement of Vegetation Science. Sam presented research from his Master’s thesis. His research surveyed over 50 sites across Wyoming to explore plant diversity in…
Esteban Jobbagy, an ASU Sala Lab alumni, has been named a 2018 American Geophysical Union Ambassador Award recipient. Recipients are chosen and recognized for their achievements in space and earth science and also their dedication to science that benefits humanity. On the press release from this week, AGU President Eric Davidson stated “this year’s awardees exemplify AGU’s ongoing commitment to…