Congratulations Dr. VanderRoest!
Last week, our very own Jacob VanderRoest successfully defended his dissertation titled Wildfire Impacts on Soil Organic Matter Biodegradability, Metabolomics, and Biogeochemical Carbon Cycling. In his dissertation, Jacob explored post-fire changes in soil organic matter composition and dissolved organic matter composition using high-resolution mass spectrometry and various incubation techniques. Read more about his work (and see his recent publications) here. Jacob will continue studying in the Borch lab for a few more months, then he is off to begin work as a post-doctoral researcher in Dr. Scott Fendorf’s lab at Stanford University. Congratulations Dr. VanderRoest!
