Justin Mathias, Ph.D.

Currently accepting new graduate students!

Teaching Interests

Global change ecology, biogeochemistry, ecological modeling, biometry

Research Interests

Research in the Mathias Lab is centered around understanding the impacts of environmental change on ecosystem biogeochemistry. Specifically, we focus on foundational and use-inspired research that is impactful, timely, and societally relevant spanning topics in forest ecophysiology to climate-smart agriculture. Research in the lab combines experimental, observational, and modeling techniques and aims to provide the next generation of scientists with the training, knowledge, and experience to excel at each of their scientific and professional endeavors. Current research projects include:

1.      Understanding the legacy effects of decades of nitrogen deposition on forest biogeochemistry in eastern US forests

2.      Investigating the impact of wildfire on coupled above- and belowground processes in eastern US forests.

3.      Resolving the impact of wildfire smoke on carbon cycling in western US forests

4.      Examining how changes in climate and atmospheric chemistry have altered plant physiology since the onset of the industrial revolution

5.      Improving the representation of plant physiology and ecosystem biogeochemistry in process-based models

6.      Determining how farm management practices impact soil carbon sequestration and crop yield

 Lab website: https://www.mathiasecology.com

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=v48lbQgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao