EducationPhD Boston University 2017
Biology, certificate in Terrestrial Biogeoscience Advisor: Adrien Finzi BA Mount Holyoke College 2011 summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa Major - Biology; Minor - Chemistry Advisor: Martha F. Hoopes |
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Biogeochemistry, Excellence in Reviewing Award 2018 Grand Challenges in Biology Postdoctoral Fellowship ($157,500) 2017-2020 DOE Terrestrial Ecosystem Science PI Meeting Student Travel Award 2016 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant 2015-2017 Partitioning rhizosphere effects on microbial community structure and carbon cycling along a peatland water table gradient ($21,091) Department of Energy Graduate Research Fellowship ($151,500) 2012-2015 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ($121,500, declined) 2012-2015 NSF Soil Biogeochemistry Workshop, graduate student support ($3000) 2013 George Bernard Shaw Travel Award, Boston University 2012, 2013 Outstanding Graduate Student Activities Award (BU ALES) 2013 Stein Prize, best research paper in biology, Mount Holyoke College 2011 Mary Lyon Scholar, Mount Holyoke College 2011 Bernice McClean Award, excellence in biology, Mount Holyoke College 2011 Abby T. Howe Award, excellence in biology, Mount Holyoke College 2010 Leadership Award, Mount Holyoke College 2007-2011 |
Publications
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Gill, AL and AC Finzi. Influence of water table position and plant community composition on soil microbial processes and carbon mineralization in a mid-latitude black spruce peatland. In revision. Medvedeff, CA, M Tfaily, L Pfeifer-Meister, R Wilson, X Lin, M Kolton, J Chanton, SD Bridgham, JK Keller, AL Gill, A Finzi, and JE Kolka. 2018. Small differences in ombrotrophy control regional-scale variation in methane cycling among Sphagnum-dominated peatlands. Biogeochemistry DOI: 10.1007/s10533-018-0460-z. Gill, AL, MA Giasson, R Yu*, and AC Finzi. 2017. Deep peat warming increases surface methane and carbon dioxide emissions in a black spruce-dominated ombrotrophic bog. Global Change Biology DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13806. Gill, AL and AC Finzi. 2016. Belowground carbon flux links biogeochemical cycles and resource-use efficiency at the global scale. Ecology Letters 19: 1419-1428. Hanson, PJ, AL Gill, X Xu, JR Phillips, DJ Weston, RK Kolka, JS Riggs, and LA Hook. 2016. Intermediate-scale community-level flux of CO2 and CH4: a large collar application in a Minnesota peatland with seasonal and spatial performance data. Biogeochemistry 129(3): 255-272. Finzi, AC, MA Giasson, and AL Gill. 2016. SPRUCE Autochamber CO2 and CH4 Flux Data for SPRUCE Experimental Plots. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. doi.org/10.334/CDIAC/SPRUCE.016 Gill, AL, AS Gallinat, R Sanders-DeMott, AJ Rigden, DJ Short Gianotti, JA Mantooth, and PH Templer. 2015. Changes in autumn senescence in northern hemisphere deciduous trees: a meta-analysis of autumn phenology studies. Annals of Botany 116(6): 875-888. University of Minnesota 2018 BIOL 1805 Nature of Life @ Cedar Creek (1 session), Dept. of Biology Teaching & Learning 2018 BIOL 1805 Nature of Life @ Itasca (2 sessions), Dept. of Biology Teaching & Learning 2017 Soil Structure & Taxonomy in 4609W/5609 Ecosystem Ecology, Guest Lecturer Saint Catherine University 2018 BIOL 3504 Biogeochemistry: Ecology of the Elements (with J. Welter) Boston University 2017 Wetland Ecology & Response to Global Change in BI 530 Forest Ecology, Guest Lecturer 2017 Understanding Global Change Through Big Experiments in BI 306 Global Change Biology, Guest Lecturer 2016 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands (3 lectures) in BI/GE 643 Biogeochemistry, Guest Lecturer 2016 Global Change and the N Cycle (2 lectures) in BI 306 Global Change Biology, Guest Lecturer 2015 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands (3 lectures) in BI/GE 643 Biogeochemistry, Guest Lecturer 2014 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands (3 lectures) in BI/GE 643 Biogeochemistry, Guest Lecturer 2012 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands (3 lectures) in BI/GE 643 Biogeochemistry, Guest Lecturer 2012 BI108: Principles of Biology II: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics & Physiology, Teaching Fellow 2011 BI107: Principles of Biology I: Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution, Teaching Fellow Mount Holyoke College 2011 Biol226: Evolution, Teaching Assistant 2010 Biol223: Ecology, Teaching Assistant 2010 Chem302: Organic Chemistry II, Teaching Assistant 2009 Chem202: Organic Chemistry I, Teaching Assistant 2018 Cedar Creek EcoExtravaganza, middle school group leader 2017-2018 UMN Broadening Representation and Equity in Science seminar series, organizing committee 2017 UMN College of Biological Sciences UROP Proposal Review Committee 2017-2018 UMN First Year Welcome Week – College of Biological Sciences Tour Leader 2014-2015 BU Biogeoscience Graduate Student Invited Seminar Speaker, coordinator 2014 BU Biogeoscience Workshop Committee, chairperson 2014 DOE High School Science Bowl – reviewer for Life Sciences division 2013 BU Advocates for Literacy in Environmental Sciences (graduate group) – founding member Reviewer: Annals of Botany, Biogeochemistry, Biotropica, Climactic Change, Global Change Biology, Ecosystems, Science of the Total Environment, Soil Biology & Biochemistry Butters, J. 2015. Shake it off: What autumn leaf fall reveals about global warming. Arts and Sciences Insider Boston University. Weir, EH. 2014. Clare Booth Luce supports women in science. Mount Holyoke College. |