NSF Award to advance carbonyl sulfide as a tracer for global photosynthesis

November 2, 2020 /

NSF AGS Atmospheric Chemistry #1933280: Advancing Carbonyl Sulfide (OCS) as an Independent Atmospheric Tracer for Global Photosynthesis through Quantification of Microbial-mediated Sources and Sinks in Soils. 

Team: PI Laura Meredith, Co-PI Jana U’Ren (UA), Co-PI Róisín Commane (Columbia University), Co-PI Ian Baker (Colorado State University), PhD Student C. Allison Newton (UA)

Recent news story on project from UA BIO5 Institute: COVID-19 Forces a Change in Plans for Researchers Studying Global Photosynthesis

Drs. Laura Meredith and Jana U’Ren pivoted their scheduled field work trip to Alaska to infer the impact of terrestrial carbon loss on climate change.

Jana U’Ren (left) and Laura Meredith (right) in field work mode!