Annual summaries and haphazard updates
Check out updates from our lab below, including dispatches from the field, new members, and other general research news.
Be sure to check back each summer for a more in-depth look at what the lab has been up to over the previous year!
2024
It has been an eventful and exciting year in the DEAD Lab! With thanks to our amazing team and a fantastic set of collaborators, we have made major strides in advancing our understanding of the ecology of lightning, storms, lianas, and giant trees. Most importantly, we had many new additions to the research group, which are fueling these achievements.
Welcome to new postdoc Gisele Biem Mori, field technician Flamarion Prado Assunção (Pinduca), and affiliate PhD student Gustavo Lemes! All of them are based in Brazil.
2023
Field update from Panama featuring lightning, drones, and Gigantes.
Welcome to new postdocs (Vanessa and Ian) and field technicians (César and Fernando).
