Alexia Kelley, Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Alexia came to the Tree Physiology lab after receiving her Ph.D. from University of Virginia in 2007 and working as postdoc at Duke University's Department of Biology. Her primary interests are in terrestrial ecosystem ecology and the interaction between soils and vegetation. She is currently studying the links between early establishment and carbon cycling in loblolly plantations and hardwood bioenergy plantations.
Janine Albaugh, Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Janine received her Ph.D. in 2005 from University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is currently a a postdoctoral research associate investigating the effect of intercropping with switchgrass on site productivity and sustainability in a loblolly pine plantation on the Lower Costal Plain of North Carolina. Her research specifically focuses on quantifying water use and water use efficiency of these species when grown alone and in combination. Janine's research interests lie in forest ecophysiology, the effect of global climate change on ecosystem processes, improving plantation productivity on a sustainable basis, and plant-water relations in forest ecosystems.