Morgan Furze
Assistant professor she/her Research interests: physiology, ecology, and evolution of plants; nonstructural carbohydrate reserve dynamics; global change biology I like exercising, pickled foods, and art [email protected] 765-494-4219 Office: WSLR 120 Lab: WSLR 113 Mailing address: Morgan Furze Purdue University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology 915 Mitch Daniels Blvd West Lafayette, IN, USA 47907 |
Asa McCurdy
Ph.D. student, Jan 2024-present he/him Research interests: Ecology, genetics, phylogenesis and heterosis, climate change response, and carbon sequestration Big fan of the wilderness, along with college lacrosse and SEC football (MIZ) Degree program: Ph.D. in Forestry and Natural Resources (Ecology and Natural Systems and TropHTIRC) |
Mary-Margaret Benware
Ph.D. student, August 2024-present NSF Graduate Research Fellow 2025-2028 she/her Research interests: Plant phenology, urban ecology, global change biology, carbon cycling, and remote sensing In my free-time, I enjoy birding, hiking, and reading a good book! Degree program: Ph.D. in Forestry and Natural Resources (Co-advised with Dr. Brady Hardiman) |
Emmeline Seest
Undergraduate researcher, Jan 2024-present Institute for Digital Forestry Undergraduate Summer Research Program 2025 she/her Research interests: plant physiology, climate change resilience, forestry, ecosystem restoration, and soil interactions I am trying to learn how to play the banjo Major: Plant Science | Class year: junior | LinkedIn |
Grace Collins
Undergraduate researcher, Jan 2024-present she/her Research interests: plant physiology, xylem and phloem transport systems, climate change, plant starch storage, plant ecology I enjoy photography, exercising, and cooking Major: Natural Resources and Environmental Science | Class year: senior | Email | LinkedIn |
Lab Alumni
Matt Keller, undergraduate researcher, June 2024-July 2025
Kae Nielson, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2025
Mae Stirrup, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2025
Faith McDevitt, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2025
Forest Summerfield, undergraduate researcher, Jan 2024-May 2025
Lauren Harmon, undergraduate researcher, Sept 2023-Dec 2024
Emily McCallister, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2024
Levi Berry, undergraduate researcher, Summer-Fall 2023
Jo Brigham, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2023
Kyra Prats, postdoctoral researcher, Nov 2022-Mar 2024
Kae Nielson, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2025
Mae Stirrup, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2025
Faith McDevitt, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2025
Forest Summerfield, undergraduate researcher, Jan 2024-May 2025
Lauren Harmon, undergraduate researcher, Sept 2023-Dec 2024
Emily McCallister, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2024
Levi Berry, undergraduate researcher, Summer-Fall 2023
Jo Brigham, undergraduate researcher, Spring 2023
Kyra Prats, postdoctoral researcher, Nov 2022-Mar 2024