Principal Investigator | |
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| Amélie Gaudin agaudin@ucdavis.edu
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Staff | |
| Dr. Qing ZhengProject Scientist Effects of root functional traits on plant microbial interactions regulating nitrogen cycling and use efficiency Email: qgzheng@ucdavis.edu 2023- present, Read more |
| Dr. Niuniu JiPost Doctoral Scholar Effects of the livestock grazing on plant-soil-microbe interactions regulating Email: nnji@ucdavis.edu 2024-present, Read more |
| Ellie CoonJunior Specialist, Gaudin and Williams Lab Regenerative almond systems Email: eacoon@ucdavis.edu 2023-present |
Graduate Students | |
| Mariana Muñoz-Araya, PhD student (Hort&Ag), Fulbright FellowImpacts and potential of ecological approaches to build drought resilience of irrigated landscapes Email: munoz@ucdavis.edu 2020- present Read More |
| Thomas Fenster, PhD student (Hort&Ag, Ecdydis Foundation)Quantifying multifunctionality of sheep grazing in California's vineyards Email: tlfenster@ucdavis.edu 2021- present |
| Peter Geoghan, PhD student (Ecology)Long term impacts of land management on soil health of California veg crop systems Email: pjgeoghan@ucdavis.edu 2022- present |
| Sarah Brickman, PhD student (Soil&BioGeochem; co advised with C.Lazcano)Stacking regenerative practices in vineyards: nutrient cycling and retention Email: sbrickman@ucdavis.edu 2022- present Read more |
| Alessandra Zuniga, PhD student (Ecology, JDPE), NOAA-CESSRST Doctoral FellowQuantifying Rhizosphere Microbial Feedbacks to Drought Resistance in Processing Tomato Email: alezuniga@ucdavis.edu 2020- present Read More |
| Danielle Merrell, MSc (Hort&Ag)Yield and nutritional stability if Agroforestry systems Email: dmerrell@ucdavis.edu 2024- present |
| Claire Beckstoffer, PhD (Soil&BioGeochem; NSF fellow)Impacts of cover crop functional traits and diversity on microbial activity and soil carbon storage Email: cbeckstoffer@ucdavis.edu 2024- present |
| Tanya Gemperle-Goncalves, PhD (Hort&Ag)Outcomes of stacking regenerative practices in Almond systems Email: tgemperle@ucdavis.edu 2024- present |
| Grayson Messenger, MSc (Ecology)Quantifying cover crop multifunctionality in almond systems Email: gmessenger@ucdavis.edu 2024- present |
Undergraduate Researchers | |
| 2024- present | Noah Homsy King (nhomsyking@ucdavis.edu) Emily Chou (ekchou@ucdavis.edu) Thea Wagner (tmwagner@ucdavis.edu) Aldo Vorkapich (ajvorkapich@ucdavis.edu) |
Alumni
Post doctoral fellows
Vivian Wauters, now working at UC-SAREP. Developing best management practices for cover crop systems in Almond. Read More
Vanessa Brisson, now at LLNL, Rhizosphere microbiome recruitment in maize: impacts of breeding and selection on P solubilizers. Read More
Emad Jahanzad, now at CDFA, Potential of whole orchard recycling and organic amendments to build sustainability and resilience of Almond production. Read More
Meng Li , now at Penn State. Breeding for healthy soils: importance of rhizosphere microbes and functions. Read More
Andrea Leptin, Effects of root functional traits on plant microbial interactions regulating nitrogen cycling and use efficiency Read More
Graduate students
Katherine Simpson-Johnson, MSc (SBG, 2023). Impact of mycorrhizal inoculants on processing tomato and soil health outcomes across different cropping systems. Read More
Sequoia Williams, MSc (SBG, 2023), Plant Science Award. Carbon and nitrogen coupling in integrated crop-livestock systems in California. Read More
Kelsey Brewer, PhD (SBG, 2023), UC Presidential Fellow. Carbon storage potential and nutrient flows in integrated sheep vineyard systems. Read More
Krista Marshall, MSc (Hort&Ag, 2022), FFAR Fellow. Managing for soil health: targets and significance in almond orchards. Read more
Alexandra Gulachenski, MSc (Ecology, 2022), Plant Science Award. Exploring the Role of Agroecosystem Design and Management in Building Californian Orchard System Resilience. Read More
Lindsay Dahlen, MSc (Hort&Agronomy, 2021), Impact of artificial selection on maize adaptation to low P. Read more
Leah Renwick, PhD/MSc (Hort&Ag- MSc IAD 2020), NSF Fellow, Plant Science Award. Impact of cropping system diversification on drought resilience and soil-plant-water relations. Read More
Jennifer Schmidt, PhD (Hort&Ag, 2020), UCD Graduate Fellow, Plant Science Award. Impact of maize domestication and breeding on rhizosphere eco-physiology and resource acquisition. Read More
Caitlin Peterson, PhD (GGE-IAD, 2019), NSF Fellow. Field level resilience and ecosystems services provision from integrated crop and livestock systems in Brazil. Read More
Emily Webster, MSc (Hort&Agronomy – IAD, 2017) Impact of pasture management on soil health and functioning in Nicaragua
Undergraduate Students and Junior Specialists
Josh Estes, Junior Specialist. Multifunctional outcomes of diversified CA vegetable and vineyard systems. 2023-2024.
Kyle Muller, the perceptions of agroecology and positionality on the Gaudin Lab team. Bowdoin College 2024
Ivan Martinez, SAFS Major 2021-2023. Impact of sheep grazing on vineyards understory and soil C cycling (CDFA)
Frances Neill, SAFS Major 2020-2022. Impact of sheep grazing of cover crops on C and N cycling of vegetable cropping systems (CDFA)
Frieda Schwebel, Plant Sciences Major 2019-2021. Impact of sheep grazing on vineyards understory and soil C cycling (CDFA)
Aaron Lee, Brady Waino, SAFS Major 2018-2020. Effects of timing and quality of compost on N leaching potential on an organic farm (Scott Park)
Jesper Richardy, Intern, University of Copenhagen 2018. Impact of organic management on tomato attractiveness to beet leafhoppers (CTRI)
Joshua Garcia, McNair Scholar 2015-2017. Antarctic rhizobacterium: evaluating potential for root growth and productivity (Creative BioSc.)
Rebekah Velasco, IAD major 2016-2018. Soil health and resilience of vegetable cropping systems (OFRF)
Anna Azimi, SAFS Major 2016-2017. Soil health and resilience of vegetable cropping systems (OFRF)
Sort term general help on various projects (2016-present): Hannah Kim, Zulema Renteria, Lupe Garcia, Vivian Thieu, Jennifer Law, Daniel O’Brien, Hanna Ibiapina de Jesus, Thais Soares
Visiting scholars
Christos Vasilikiotis, Assistant professor, Perrotis College/American Farm School, Greece. 2018 Survey of almond root colonization by mycorrhizae.
Pedro de Albuquerque Nunes, PhD scholar, Department of Forage Plants and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2019
Alessio Costa, PhD scholar, Department of Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2023
Edith LeCadre, Professor and Fullbright Fellow, Agrocampus Ouest. 2023 Agroecological management and Resistance, Resilience of soil functions: microbial network Stability hypothesis
Daniel Ortiz Gonzalo, Postdoctoral Fellow (Marie Curie, University of Copenhagen, ICRAF) 2022 Trees4Climate: quantifying carbon storage of agroforestry systems
Laura Caruther, PhD scholar, University of Saskatchewan (Kate Congreve) 2024 Impact of Cover Crop Species and Diversity on 15N Recovery in Almond Orchards