Current Lab

Marvin Lo
Research Assistant in the Root Lab
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
Claire Kaliski
Research Intern
M. Luke McCormack
Root Lab Principal Investigator
Google Scholar : ResearchGate : Curriculum Vitae
Nicholas Medina
Postdoctoral Scholar
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
Kelsey Patrick
PhD Student
Blog
Carla Rosenfeld
Lab affiliate, US Environmental Protection Agency
Google Scholar : Website
Teddy Stoycheva
Reseaerch Assistant
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
Gary Watson
Root Lab Principal Investigator, Emeritus
Research Assistant in the Root Lab
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
Claire Kaliski
Research Intern
M. Luke McCormack
Root Lab Principal Investigator
Google Scholar : ResearchGate : Curriculum Vitae
Nicholas Medina
Postdoctoral Scholar
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
Kelsey Patrick
PhD Student
Blog
Carla Rosenfeld
Lab affiliate, US Environmental Protection Agency
Google Scholar : Website
Teddy Stoycheva
Reseaerch Assistant
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
Gary Watson
Root Lab Principal Investigator, Emeritus
Lab Volunteers
We are very lucky to have an outstanding group of volunteers that support our work and help make what we do possible.
Veta Bonnewell
Data processing and analysis
Don Brown
Bit of everything
Cathy Cox
Soil Respiration
Larry Peterman
Soil Respiration
Bill Prescott
Bit of everything
Veta Bonnewell
Data processing and analysis
Don Brown
Bit of everything
Cathy Cox
Soil Respiration
Larry Peterman
Soil Respiration
Bill Prescott
Bit of everything
Prospective students and visitors
We strive to maintain a collaborative, respecful, and inclusive work environment. We are broadly interested in addressing exciting and impactful questions relating to plant, root, and mycorrhizal ecology, forest ecosystems and urban tree ecology, as well as ecosystem and global-scale modeling. If you are intersted in visiting or joining our lab, reach out to Luke (lmccormack-at-mortonarb.org) or Marvin (marvinlo-at-mortonarb.org) to discuss your interests.
Lab alumni
Elizabeth Angyal - Volunteer and minirhizotronologist
Jessica Langguth - Lab Affiliate, REU student and REEF Fellow (2019-2023)
Emily Myers - NSF REU student (2023)
Renee Ramos - Research Intern (2023)
Sarah Romy - Research Intern (2022)
Newton Tran - Research Assistant and Lab Affiliate (2019-2023)
Isabella Vergara - NSF REU student (2022)
Ashley Wrobel - Research Technician Fellow (2020)
Lab Time Machine
2021...2020...2018...why were we so bad at taking photos?