Graduate Student Email: vanessa.gremler@uga.edu Lab: Johnson Lab | Forestry Research Research Areas: Biochemistry & Physiology Research Interests: My research interests focus on tree physiological ecology in response to disturbances like fire, drought, and flooding. My dissertation research explores how carbon and water use in conifers shifts after drought and fire. This research informs carbon and water cycle models and provides insights into biomass production and mortality post-disturbance. Grants: 2025, 1st Place Oral Presentation Award, Warnell Graduate Student Symposium 2024, Outstanding Forest Ecophysiological Poster Presentation Award, American Geophysical Union 2023, New Phytologist Award, Ecological Society of America Meeting 2023, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient Education Education: Admission to the PhD Program in the Plant Biology Department at the University of Georgia, 2026. B.S. Biology, Ecology and Evolution emphasis, Appalachian State University, 2021. Other Information Other Affiliations: Vanessa Gremler | Website
