Current Lab

Jessica Langguth
Lab Affiliate. Fomer REU student, then a returning Lab Fellow, and continuing to Lab affilliate. Jessica is working on a project to understand fine-root functional traits across the gymnosperm phylogeny.
Marvin Lo
Long-time Research Associate in the Root Lab. Marvin maintains all Root Lab operations and helps to design and execute novel research.
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
M. Luke McCormack
Root Lab Principal Investigator
Google Scholar : ResearchGate : Curriculum Vitae
Kelsey Patrick
Funded by a REPS Fellowship from NSF, Kelsey is working to understand the role of roots in defining whole-plant responses to waterlogging stress.
Newton Tran
A former Research Associate in the Root Lab, and now transitioning to a long-distance Lab Affiliate, Newton has established much of the data protocols and standards in the Root Lab as well as establishing research linking belowground processes with tree water movement.
Gary Watson
Root Lab Principal Investigator, Emeritus
Lab Affiliate. Fomer REU student, then a returning Lab Fellow, and continuing to Lab affilliate. Jessica is working on a project to understand fine-root functional traits across the gymnosperm phylogeny.
Marvin Lo
Long-time Research Associate in the Root Lab. Marvin maintains all Root Lab operations and helps to design and execute novel research.
Google Scholar : ResearchGate
M. Luke McCormack
Root Lab Principal Investigator
Google Scholar : ResearchGate : Curriculum Vitae
Kelsey Patrick
Funded by a REPS Fellowship from NSF, Kelsey is working to understand the role of roots in defining whole-plant responses to waterlogging stress.
Newton Tran
A former Research Associate in the Root Lab, and now transitioning to a long-distance Lab Affiliate, Newton has established much of the data protocols and standards in the Root Lab as well as establishing research linking belowground processes with tree water movement.
Gary Watson
Root Lab Principal Investigator, Emeritus
Visiting Scholars
Sarah Romy
2022 Lab Intern. Sarah is contributing to multiple projects working with both field data collection and analysis of long-term datasets
Isabella Vergara
2022 NSF REU student. Project title: The contributions of roots, fungi, and free-living microbes to soil respiration for diverse tree species.
2022 Lab Intern. Sarah is contributing to multiple projects working with both field data collection and analysis of long-term datasets
Isabella Vergara
2022 NSF REU student. Project title: The contributions of roots, fungi, and free-living microbes to soil respiration for diverse tree species.