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Smith lab in the news!
Melinda Smith discussing the International Drought Experiment (IDE) Read about the lighter side of field work at Konza Prairie, written by Mary Linabury https://www.9news.com/article/weather/weather-colorado/scientists-artificial-drought-study-impacts-grasslands/73-2e7e6331-4bf1-4dd9-8034-8c663792a223
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Smith lab goes painting!
Can’t get enough of grasslands!
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Congrats to Alicia!
Congratulations to Alicia for successfully defending her Master’s thesis focused on the Shortgrass Steppe! The Smith lab is excited to see the great things Alicia…
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Fall 2022 Graduate Showcase
Alex, Carina and Mary presented their research at the Graduate Showcase on November 16. Carina won the New Graduate Student Award! Congrats all!
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LTER All Scientist’s Meeting
In September, Smith lab members got a chance to go to the LTER All Scientists Meeting 2022 in sunny California!!
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New Postdoc in the lab
We are pleased to announce that Tim Ohlert is joining the Smith Lab in Fall 2022 as our new postdoc. Check out his website for…
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Grassland Ecologists.. in the lab!
We are interested in species changes at the community level, but we’re also interested in different, smaller scales. Looking at how transcription changes can help…
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Shortgrass Steppe
Although most of the Smith Lab works at Konza, we sometimes visit the Shortgrass Steppe site in Eastern Colorado. Early season rainfall brings out the…
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Oxalis stricta
Oxalis stricta (yellow wood sorrel) enjoys the early season sun before its grass neighbors grow tall.
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Field Season
The semester is over, which means the lab is gearing up for field season! We are starting new projects and performing spring measurements on our…
