Congratulations to Stephen Caron for receiving the Thomas H. Kunz Award! This award is given to EBE Ph.D. candidates who have completed the qualifying exam conducting research.
Stephen studies the impacts of urbanization and climate change on crucial nutrient cycles in mixed temperate and northern hardwood forests. In particular, he is interested in exploring the effects of changing seasonality, including reduced winter snowpack, earlier spring snowmelt, and longer growing seasons, on nitrogen cycling in forests. His work aims to better understand how multiple global change drivers impact a forest’s ability to cycle nutrients and sequester carbon.
Stephen’s advice for student interested in ecology is:
“Utilize the incredible ecology community here at BU and New England in general! My time in the Templer Lab has included collaborations across departments at BU and with researchers around the region, which has enriched my experience and allowed me to explore larger scientific questions.”
Congratulations, Stephen!