Biogeosciences



AI and Digital Tools for Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture
Primary Convener:  Peng Fu, Louisiana State University, AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Conveners:  Sushant Mehan, South Dakota State University, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Brookings, United States, Jingyi Huang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States and Vinit Sehgal, Louisiana State University, School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States


Advances in Land Carbon Cycle Modeling
Primary Convener:  Feng Tao, Nanyang Technological University, Asian School of the Environment, Singapore, Singapore
Conveners:  Bailey Murphy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Corvallis, United States, Xiangzhong Luo, National University of Singapore, Department of Geography, Singapore, Singapore and Zherong WU, Cornell University, School of Integrative Plant Science, Ithaca, United States


Advances in Measurements, Synthesis, and Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Natural Ecosystems
Primary Convener:  Rafael Stern, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners:  Fa Li1, Alison Hoyt2 and Robert B Jackson2, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Austin, United States(2)Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States


Advances in Mercury Biogeochemistry
Primary Convener:  Brett A Poulin, University of California Davis, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Davis, CA, United States
Conveners:  Sarah E Janssen, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Madison, United States and Benjamin Peterson, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences, Milwaukee, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Taylor Evinger, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States


Advances in Modeling of Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes
Primary Convener:  Cheng Meng, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, School of Biological Sciences, Norman, United States
Convener:  Xiangming Xiao, School of Biological Sciences, Center for Earth Observation and Modeling, University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States


Advances in Mountain Ecohydrology: Coupled Snow, Water, and Vegetation Dynamics Under Stress
Primary Convener:  Marshall Worsham, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
Conveners:  Nicola Falco, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States, Ian Breckheimer, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, WA, United States and Anna Herzog, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany


Advances in Soil Carbon Sequestration: Processes, Management, and Scalable Storage
Primary Convener:  Feng Tao, Nanyang Technological University, Asian School of the Environment, Singapore, Singapore
Conveners:  Benjamin Z Houlton, Cornell University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of Global Development, Ithaca, United States, Umakant Mishra, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, United States, Simon A T Redfern, Nanyang Technological University, Asian School of the Environment, Singapore, Singapore and Yakun Zhang, University of Wisconsin Madison, Soil Science, Madison, United States


Advances in Understanding Water-Energy-Carbon Interactions
Primary Convener:  Yanlan Liu, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Geography, Los Angeles, United States
Conveners:  Xiangtao Xu, Cornell University, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ithaca, NY, United States, Dan Gianotti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, MA, United States, Justin S Mankin, Dartmouth College, Hanover, United States and Flavio Lehner, Cornell University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Bowen Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States


Advances in Understanding and Predicting Forest Demography and Carbon in a Changing World
Primary Convener:  Kelly Heilman, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, St. Paul, United States; Oak Ridge Associated Universities, St Paul, United States
Conveners:  Jennifer Kowalczyk, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, United States, Jeremy W Lichstein, University of Florida, Department of Biology, Gainesville, United States and Margaret Evans, University of Arizona, Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, Tucson, United States


Advances in remote sensing capabilities leading to a better understanding of ecosystem and natural resource management
Primary Convener:  Amanda Whitehurst, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  Amber E Emory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Eleanor C Stokes, NASA Headquarters, SMD/ Earth Science Division, Washington, DC, United States and Laura Lorenzoni, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States


Advancing Agricultural and Ecosystem Science with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
Primary Convener:  Peng Fu, Louisiana State University, AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Shawn Serbin, BA, MS, PhD, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Environmental Science and Technologies Department, Upton, United States and Carl Bernacchi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, Urbana, United States


Advancing Applications of Earth Observation Foundation Models and Embeddings for Biodiversity Monitoring: Methods, Challenges, and Insights
Primary Convener:  Tom Auer, Cornell University, Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, United States
Convener:  Tanya Birch, Google, Mountain View, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Marc Grimson, Cornell University, Department of Computer Science, Ithaca, NY, United States


Advancing Climate-Resilient Agriculture through AI, Earth Observation, and Digital Twins
Primary Convener:  Meijian Yang, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, United States; Columbia University of New York, NYC, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Liyin He, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, United States, Sonali Shukla McDermid, New York University, Environmental Studies, New York, NY, United States, Corey Lesk, University of Québec in Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada and Yongfa You, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Blacksburg, United States


Advancing Environmental Monitoring through Near-Surface Remote Sensing: Capabilities, Applications, and Future Directions
Primary Convener:  Mostafa Javadian, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tucson, United States
Conveners:  Lin Meng, Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Nashville, United States, Troy Magney, University of Montana, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, Missoula, United States and William Kolby Smith, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States


Advancing Remote Sensing of Forest and Ecosystem Health Across Scales
Primary Convener:  Ms. Swati Singh, PhD, Auburn University, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn, United States
Convener:  Swati Singh, Auburn University, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Ms. Swati Singh, PhD, Auburn University, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn, United States


Advancing Wetland Biogeochemical and Ecohydrological Processes: Observations, Models, and Emerging Approaches
Primary Convener:  Kunxiaojia Yuan, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
Conveners:  Ashley M Matheny, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, Avni Malhotra, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States and Qing Zhu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, United States


Advancing biogeochemical cycle modeling with artificial intelligence (AI): Bridging data-driven methods and process-based approaches
Primary Convener:  Yang Song, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States
Conveners:  Forrest M. Hoffman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Oak Ridge, United States and Umakant Mishra, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, United States


Advancing understanding of Warming-Induced Emissions and Climate Feedbacks: From process insights to model and policy integration
Primary Convener:  Danielle Potocek, Spark Climate Solutions, San Francisco, United States and Christina Schädel
Conveners:  Christina Schaedel, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, United States, Brian Buma, Environmental Defense Fund Boulder, Boulder, United States, Shuo Chen, Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, United States and Christina Schädel
Student/Early Career Convener:  T. Eren Bilir, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States and Christina Schädel


Agriculture, Air Quality, Nitrogen Cycle, and Climate Connections
Primary Convener:  Da Pan, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, United States
Conveners:  Ilana Pollack, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder & NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, United States, Genevieve Plant, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States and Amos P. K. Tai, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Student/Early Career Convener:  Matthew Davis, Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, United States


Agroecosystem Dynamics of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Energy fluxes
Primary Convener:  Omodara Obisesan, University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources, Columbia, United States
Convener:  Adam Schreiner-McGraw, USDA ARS, Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, Columbia, United States


Applied Remote sensing for Coastal Ecosystem Studies
Primary Convener:  Dr. Ranjani Kulawardhana, PhD, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL, United States
Conveners:  Rusty A Feagin, Texas A&M University, Ecology and Conservation Biology, College Station, TX, United States and Kelly San Antonio, Bethune-Cookman University, Integrated Environmental Science, Daytona Beach, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Jada Cummings, Alabama A&M University, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Normal, AL, United States


Biogeochemical Controls on Critical Mineral Behavior in Unconventional Sources
Primary Convener:  Jayde Aufrecht, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Yoshiko Fujita, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, United States, Odeta Qafoku, Battelle Pacific Northwest, Richland, United States and Gregory W Vandergrift, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Nurun Nahar Lata, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, EMSL, Richland, United States


Biosphere–Atmosphere Interactions Across Scales: Emissions, Chemistry, and Responses to a Changing Earth
Primary Convener:  Hui Wang, University of California Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States
Conveners:  Qindan Zhu, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, United States, Yingnan Zhang, University of California Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, United States, Quazi Ziaur Rasool, NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, United States and Erin F. Katz, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, United States


Bridging Above- and Belowground Processes to Predict Dryland Carbon Fluxes and Stocks to Support Management and Mitigation Efforts
Primary Convener:  Johny Arteaga, Utah State University, Environment and Society Department, Moab, United States
Conveners:  Brooke Osborne, Utah State University, ENVS, Moab, United States, Benjamin Poulter, Spark Climate Solutions, San Francisco, United States, Scott L Collins, Department of Biology, MSC03-2020, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United States and Katerina Georgiou, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Ngoc Bao Nguyen, University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, CA, United States


Building a More Complete Representation of Methane Dynamics Across Earth's Ecosystems
Primary Convener:  Benjamin Runkle, University of Arkansas, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Fayetteville, AR, United States
Conveners:  Clarice R Perryman, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States and Dr. Bassil El Masri, Murray State University, Watershed Studies Institute, Murray, KY, United States; Murray State University, Earth and Environmental Science, Murray, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Isabel Wargowsky, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, United States


Carbon Cycling in Global Wetlands and Peatlands
Primary Convener:  Clarice R Perryman, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States
Conveners:  Julie Loisel, University of Nevada Reno, Department of Geography, Reno, United States, Jennifer C Bowen, Georgia Institute of Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, United States and Alison Hoyt, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Julie Shahan, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States


Carbon Monitoring Systems Research and Applications
Primary Convener:  Katharine Stover, University of Maryland, ESSIC/ NASA Goddard, Earth Sciences Division, Hyattsville, United States
Conveners:  George C Hurtt, University of Maryland College Park, Department of Geographical Sciences, College Park, MD, United States, Kenneth W Jucks, NASA HQ, Washington, United States, Abhishek Chatterjee, California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States and Cecile S Rousseaux, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Mallory Barnes, Indiana University, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, United States


Characterizing Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Impacts on Vegetation and Soil: Towards Standardizing Existing Fire Metric Terminology and Understanding Gaps in Measuring and Monitoring Fire’s Impacts on Ecosystems
Primary Convener:  Julia B Gaudinski, San Jose State University, Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center, San Jose, CA, United States
Conveners:  Mary Ellen Miller, Michigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, United States and James J Guilinger, Idaho State University, Idaho Falls, ID, United States


Coastal Wetland Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles: Recent Advances in Measurements, Modeling, and Syntheses
Primary Convener:  Omar I. Abdul-Aziz, West Virginia University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Morgantown, WV, United States
Conveners:  Kevin D Kroeger, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, United States, Joseph Tamborski, Old Dominion University, Ocean and Earth Sciences, Norfolk, VA, United States and Patty Oikawa, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, United States


Consequences of drought and heat stress for terrestrial vegetation: From physiology to global feedbacks
Primary Convener:  Steven Kannenberg, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
Conveners:  Julia K. Green, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States, Brandon Strange, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States and Meng Zhao, University of Idaho, Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences, Moscow, United States


Crop Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Machine Learning for Agricultural Decision Support
Primary Convener:  Zhou Zhang, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States
Conveners:  Licheng LIU1, Meijian Yang2, Danyang Yu3 and Zezhong Tian1, (1)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biological Systems Engineering, Madison, United States(2)Columbia University, New York, United States(3)Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Zezhong Tian, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biological Systems Engineering, Madison, United States


Deciphering Land Carbon Sinks: Integrating Data, Models, and Observations
Primary Convener:  Tackang Yang, Seoul National University, Interdisciplinary Program in Lanscape Architecture, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Conveners:  Dr. Changhyun Choi, Seoul National University, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul, South Korea, Huiqi Wang, University of California Berkeley, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Berkeley, CA, United States, Jianing Fang, Columbia University, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, New York, United States and Youngryel Ryu, Seoul National University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)


Ecological Forecasting in the Earth System
Primary Convener:  Michael Dietze, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
Conveners:  Tong Qiu, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, NC, United States and Jason S McLachlan, University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences, Notre Dame, IN, United States


Emerging Contaminants from High-Intensity Fires: Sources, Transport, and Fate Across the Earth System
Primary Convener:  Ivano W Aiello, San Jose State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Jose, CA, United States
Convener:  Maxime Grand, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, United States


Emerging Machine Learning Approaches for Ecosystem Process Understanding and Knowledge Discovery
Primary Convener:  Maoya Bassiouni, University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, CA, United States
Conveners:  Yanghui Kang1, Weiwei Zhan2 and Pierre Gentine2, (1)Virginia Tech, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States(2)Columbia University, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, New York, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Yilun Zhao, Virginia Tech, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, United States


End-of-Life Oil and Gas Wells: Identification, Characterizing Impacts, Mitigation, and Repurposing Opportunities
Primary Convener:  Jade Boutot, McGill University, Civil Engineering, Montreal, QC, Canada
Conveners:  Margaret Coleman, Environmental Defense Fund, New York, United States, Nicholas J. Gianoutsos, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Science Center, Denver, United States and Amy Townsend-Small, University of Cincinnati Main Campus, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Sina Saneiyan, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States


Enhanced Weathering for Carbon Dioxide Removal: From Source to Sink
Primary Convener:  Tim Jesper Suhrhoff, Yale University, Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture, New Haven, CT, United States
Conveners:  Jennifer Pett-Ridge1, Isabel P Montanez2 and Noah Sokol1, (1)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, United States(2)University of California Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Samuel Shaheen, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, United States


Fallow to Fuel: Coupling Biofuel Production with Carbon, Nutrient, and Water Dynamics in Agricultural Landscapes
Primary Convener:  Esther S Parish, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Conveners:  Edward Yu, University of Tennessee, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Knoxville, United States, Marisol Berti, North Dakota State University Main Campus, Department of Plant Sciences, Fargo, United States, Tom Richard, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University Park, United States and Hao Cai, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Kevin Monk, Ohio State University Main Campus, Columbus, United States


Farm‑Scale Integrated Assessment for Regenerative Agriculture: Monitoring, Modeling, and AI/ML Innovations
Primary Convener:  Dr. Limei Ran, PhD, USDA NRCS, Resource Inventory and Assessment Division, Raleigh, United States
Conveners:  Thanos Papanicolaou, USDA-ARS, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, Ames, United States, Jaehak Jeong, Texas A&M University AgriLife Research, Temple, United States and Conghe Song, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Geography and Environment, Chapel Hill, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Henrique Haas, Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research, New York, United States


Flux Measurements for Immediate Societal Benefits
Primary Convener:  Syam Chintala, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Civil Engineering, Hydearbad, India
Conveners:  George G Burba, LI-COR, Lincoln, United States, Stefan Metzger, AtmoFacts, Longmont, United States and Rui Cheng, Claremont McKenna College, Department of Integrated Sciences, Claremont, United States


Forest Ecophysiology: Forest Physiological and Ecological Processes from Molecules to Ecosystems
Primary Convener:  Doug P Aubrey, University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Athens, GA, United States
Conveners:  William M. Hammond, University of Florida, Agronomy Department, Ft Walton Beach, FL, United States and Daniel Patrick Beverly, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, United States


Forest Structural Diversity: Metrics, Methods, and Links to Ecosystem Functions
Primary Convener:  Jingfeng Xiao, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Conveners:  Jeff Atkins, Virginia Commonwealth University, Biology, Richmond, United States and Qinfeng Guo, USDA Forest Service - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States


From Field to Space: Integrating Observations Across Scales for Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring
Primary Convener:  Erika Podest, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Conveners:  Erin Lee Hestir, University of California Merced, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Merced, CA, United States and Natalie Queally, University of California Los Angeles, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Los Angeles, United States


From Genomes to Biogeochemical Function: Novel Approaches for Decoding and Representing Microbiome Traits in the Earth System
Primary Convener:  Gianna Marschmann, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Molecular Ecology and Biogeochemistry, Berkeley, United States
Conveners:  Eoin Brodie, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, CA, United States, Noah Fierer, University of Colorado at Boulder, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, United States, Marcin Joachimiak, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, Berkeley, United States and Ulas Karaoz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Molecular Ecology and Biogeochemistry, Berkeley, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Jackie Weissman, Stony Brook University, Department of Ecology and Evolution; Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Stony Brook, United States


From Observation to Manipulation and Prediction: Experimental Systems for Deep Soil and Subsurface Earth System Science
Primary Convener:  Zachary Eric Kayler, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
Conveners:  Michael Strickland, University of Idaho, Moscow, United States, David G Williams, University of Wyoming, Botany, Laramie, United States and Zeli Tan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States


From Observation to Manipulation to Prediction: Experimental Systems for Deep Soil and Subsurface Earth System Science
Primary Convener:  Zachary Eric Kayler, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States
Conveners:  Michael Strickland, University of Idaho, Moscow, United States, David G Williams, University of Wyoming, Botany, Laramie, United States and Zeli Tan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States


From Pixels to Practice: Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Driving Agricultural Innovation
Primary Convener:  Itiya Aneece, USGS, Flagstaff, United States
Conveners:  Jyoti Jennewein, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville, United States, Alifu Haireti, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (GPS), California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, United States and Adam Oliphant, USGS, Flagstaff, United States


From Signals to Processes: Soil Sensing for Predicting Biogeochemical Functions Across Scales
Primary Convener:  Zac Freedman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States
Conveners:  Jingyi Huang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States, Alfred E Hartemink, University of Wisconsin Madison, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Madison, United States and Erica Majumder, University of Wisconsin Madison, Bacteriology, Madison, WI, United States


Frontiers and future of Biometeorology: Building on Dennis D Baldocchi’s “Physics wins, biology is how it’s done”
Primary Convener:  Tianxin Wang, University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, United States
Conveners:  Jose D. Fuentes, Penn State University, University Park, United States, Martha Anderson, USDA ARS, Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, United States and Patty Oikawa, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Ariane Arias Ortiz, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Department of Physics, Bellaterra, Spain


Frontiers in AI for Ecosystem Studies and Global Change Science
Primary Convener:  Jiquan Chen, Michigan State University, CGCEO/Geography, East Lansing, MI, United States
Convener:  Atul K. Jain, University of Illinois at Urbana, Urbana, United States


Generative AI in Hydrology and Interdisciplinary Environmental Research: Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges
Primary Convener:  Mewcha AMHA Gebremedhin, Florida Gulf Coast University, Department of Bioengineering, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, Fort Myers, United States
Conveners:  Vidya Samadi, Clemson University, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Clemson, SC, United States, Nikolaos Tziolas, University of Florida, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Immokalee, United States and Elshall Ahmed S. Sr, Florida Gulf Coast University, Department of Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering, Fort Myers, United States


Geoclimatic drivers of nitric oxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N2O), and nitrogen (N2) emissions: Microscale to global scale controls
Primary Convener:  Peter M Homyak, University of California Riverside, Environmental Sciences, Riverside, CA, United States and Eliza Harris, University of Bern
Conveners:  Caroline Buchen-Tschiskale, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Braunschweig, Germany, Longfei Yu, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Wendy H Yang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Plant Biology, Urbana, IL, United States and Eliza Harris, University of Bern


Global Nitrous Oxide Budget: Sources, Drivers, Uncertainties, and Mitigation Pathways
Primary Convener:  Hanqin Tian, Boston College Center for Earth System Science and Global Sustainability, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States
Conveners:  Eric A Davidson, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD, United States, Prabir Kumar Patra, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, Japan and Josep Gili Canadell, CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Student/Early Career Convener:  Dr. Xingchen Tony Wang, PhD, Boston College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States


Greenhouse Gas Flux through Inland Waters: Models, Observations, and Uncertainties
Primary Convener:  Dr. Dustin Roten, Utah Valley University, Physics, Orem, UT, United States
Conveners:  Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, United States, Abhishek Chatterjee, Schmidt Sciences, New York, United States and Tamlin Pavelsky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, United States


Human Footprints on Landscapes: Observations, Models, and Data Integration
Primary Convener:  Hangkai You, University of Wisconsin Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Madison, WI, United States
Conveners:  Chen Min, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Madison, WI, United States and Taejin Park, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners:  Fujiang Ji, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States and Junxiong Zhou, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States


Hydro-biogeochemical Dynamics in Coastal Temperate Rainforests: From Stand to Biome Scales
Primary Convener:  Gavin McNicol, University of Illinois Chicago, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chicago, United States
Convener:  Jessica Murray, University of Illinois Chicago, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chicago, United States


Hydrogen Cycling and Interactions with Methane in a Changing Climate: Measurements and Modeling from Site-level to a Global Scale
Primary Convener:  Zutao Yang, Auburn University, Auburn, United States
Conveners:  Eric Lebel, PSE Healthy Energy, Ithaca, NY, United States, Robert B Jackson, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States and Joseph R Roscioli, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Fangzhou Guo, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, United States


Integrating Earth Observations for Operational Natural Resource Stewardship and Land Management
Primary Convener:  Elizabeth Embury Hoy, Global Science and Technology Inc Greenbelt, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Conveners:  Andrew Lister, U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Forest Inventory and Analysis, York, PA, United States, Birgit Peterson, USGS, EROS, Sioux Falls, United States and Amanda Hildt Armstrong, Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Aimee Renee Neeley, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States


Intersections of Ecology, Hydrology, and Climatology in Earth’s Drylands
Primary Convener:  Matthew P Dannenberg, University of Iowa, School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, Iowa City, IA, United States
Conveners:  Mallory Barnes, Indiana University, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, United States, Dr. Joel A Biederman, PhD, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, William Kolby Smith, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States and Andrew Feldman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Wen Zhang, University of Arizona, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, Tucson, AZ, United States


Isotopes in Earth System: Across Spheres and Timescales
Primary Convener:  Xueying Yu, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, United States
Conveners:  Karis J McFarlane, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States and Robert B Jackson, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States


Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning for Ecosystem and Earth Sciences
Primary Convener:  Licheng LIU, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
Conveners:  Zhenong Jin, Peking University, The Institute of Ecology, College of Urban and Environmental Science, Beijing, China, Kaiyu Guan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, Urbana, United States, Youmi Oh, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Boulder, United States and Vipin Kumar, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Minneapolis, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Fenghui Yuan, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, St. Paul, United States


Leveraging Remote Sensing for Biodiversity and Habitat Quality Assessments
Primary Convener:  Brandon Alveshere, Virginia Commonwealth University, Biology, Richmond, United States
Convener:  Kelsey Susanne Huelsman, Earth Resources Technology Inc, Laurel, United States


Linked Biological, Biogeochemical, and Transport Processes at the Pore Scale: From Experiments to Models
Primary Convener:  Jasquelin Pena, University of California Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Davis, CA, United States
Conveners:  Veronica L Morales, University of California Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Davis, CA, United States and Kevin Roche, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Charles Graddy, University of California Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Davis, United States


Linking Land and Water: Mechanisms of Solute Transfer Across Ecosystems
Primary Convener:  Cheristy Jones, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Ruth K Varner, PhD1, Allison Herreid2 and Maria Florencia Fahnestock2, (1)University of New Hampshire, Department of Earth Sciences, Durham, United States(2)University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Cheristy Jones, University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States


Linking Land–Atmosphere Fluxes to Ecosystem Stability Across Natural and Agricultural Systems
Primary Convener:  Yiran Wang, University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, United States
Conveners:  Matthew Roby, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems Research Unit, Davis, United States and Kosana Suvocarev, University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, United States


Measuring and Modeling the Role of Roots and Belowground Processes in Biogeochemical Cycles
Primary Convener:  Emma Hauser, University of Wisconsin Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Madison, WI, United States
Conveners:  Avni Malhotra, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States, M. Luke McCormack, The Morton Arboretum, Center for Tree Science, Lisle, IL, United States and Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila, Dartmouth College, Environmental Studies, Hanover, United States


Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere
Primary Convener:  Sean T Michaletz, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Conveners:  Stephanie Pau, University of California Berkeley, Geography, Berkeley, United States, Luiza Maria T Aparecido, University of Utah, School of Biological Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, United States and Bradley Posch, Desert Botanical Garden, Research, Conservation, and Collections, Phoenix, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Nicole Bison, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada


Molecules to Models: Integrating Multi-omic and Molecular-scale Observations into Predictive Biogeochemical Frameworks
Primary Convener:  Emily Bonnell Graham, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Arjun Chakrawal, Stockholm University, Physical Geography, Stockholm, Sweden, Tamas Varga, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States and Samantha R Weintraub-Leff, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Christian Ayala-Ortiz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States


Multifunctionality of Biochar in Agriculture and Natural Systems
Primary Convener:  Dinesh Panday, Rodale Institute, Kutztown, United States
Convener:  Roshan Ojha, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Nepal


NISAR for Ecosystems:  A new frontier and early results
Primary Convener:  Paul Siqueira, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Amherst, MA, United States
Conveners:  Alexandra Christensen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Suborbital Radar Science and Engineering, Pasadena, United States, Amanda Whitehurst, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States, Bruce D Chapman, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States and Brandi Downs, Ohio State University Main Campus, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Columbus, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Brandi Downs, Ohio State University Main Campus, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Columbus, United States


New Approaches for Predicting Biogeochemical Cycles in Biological-Earth-Energy System Modeling
Primary Convener:  Forrest M. Hoffman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Oak Ridge, United States
Conveners:  Shijie Shu, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, United States, Bharat Sharma, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Jing Tao, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, United States and Anukesh Krishnankutty Krishnankutty Ambika, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Earth Science, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Anukesh Krishnankutty Krishnankutty Ambika, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Earth Science, Oak Ridge, TN, United States


Non-Perennial and Variably Inundated Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary Studies of Temporary Waterways Across Scales
Primary Convener:  Vanessa Alessandra Garayburu-Caruso, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Sara R Warix, University of Utah, Geosciences, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Peter Regier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, Delaney Peterson, University of Alabama, Biological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States and Julianne Scamardo, Utah State University, Department of Watershed Science, Logan, UT, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Jenna N Abrahamson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States


Process-based Modeling of Agroecosystem Outcomes for Improved Ecosystem Productivity, Soil Health, and Resource Use Efficiency
Primary Convener:  Yushu Xia, Columbia University of New York, NYC, United States
Conveners:  Jonas Jägermeyr, Columbia University of New York, NYC, United States, Natalja Čerkasova, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Temple, United States and Javier Osorio, Blackland Research Center, Texas A&M Agrilife Research, Temple, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Henrique Haas, Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research, New York, United States


Radiative Transfer over Land Surfaces: Observations, Modeling, Inversion, and Applications
Primary Convener:  Dalei Hao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Atmospheric, Climate, & Earth Sciences Division, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Yelu Zeng, CAU China Agricultural University, College of Land Science and Technology, Beijing, China, Chen Min, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Madison, WI, United States and Tiangang Yin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Student/Early Career Convener:  Haoran Liu, University of Wisconsin Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, Madison, WI, United States


Remote Sensing of Biodiversity–Flux Relationships Across Scales: From Traits to Ecosystem Function
Primary Convener:  Dr. Mohammad Saif, Colorado State University, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Fort Collins, United States
Conveners:  Sandra M Duran, Colorado State University, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Fort Collins, United States, Oliver Sonnentag, University of Montreal, Département de Géographie, Montreal, QC, Canada and Nicola Falco, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Aylin Barreras Apodaca, Colorado State University, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Fort Collins, United States


Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Monitoring, Understanding, and Management Across Scales
Primary Convener:  Yanghui Kang, Virginia Tech, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Liyin He, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, United States, Andrew Feldman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States and Youngryel Ryu, Seoul National University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, Seoul, South Korea
Student/Early Career Convener:  Wantong Li, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, Berkeley, United States


Science Origin Stories
Primary Convener:  Claudia Christine Escobar Avila, University of San Diego, San Diego, United States
Conveners:  Peter C Griffith, Johns Hopkins University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Baltimore, United States and Sam Rabin, CGD, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States


Science and Applications Enabled by Remote Sensing Data Fusion, Time Series Analysis, and AI
Primary Convener:  Yun Yang, Cornell University, Soil and Crop Sciences Section, Ithaca, NY, United States
Conveners:  Martha Anderson, USDA ARS, Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, United States, Zhe Zhu, University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Groton, CT, United States and Hankui Zhang, South Dakota State University, Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, and Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence (GSCE), Brookings, SD, United States


Soils in the Anthropocene: Advancing Characterization and Evaluation of Soil Health
Primary Convener:  Daniel Liptzin, Soil Health Institute, Morrisville, United States
Conveners:  Yang Lin, University of Florida, Soil and Water Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, United States and Arshdeep Singh, Oregon State University, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Corvallis, United States


Soils in the Anthropocene: Cross-scale Mechanisms of Stabilization and Change
Primary Convener:  Samantha R Weintraub-Leff, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States
Conveners:  Sophie von Fromm, University of Montana, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Bozeman, United States, Avni Malhotra, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States and Katerina Georgiou, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Katherine Rocci, University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, United States


Soils in the Anthropocene: The Effect of Plant Communities and Their Microbial Associations on Soil Biogeochemistry
Primary Convener:  Caitlin Hicks Pries, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States
Convener:  Richard P Phillips, Indiana University, Department of Biology, Bloomington, IN, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Sean M Schaeffer, University of Tennessee, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Knoxville, TN, United States


Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Forest Disturbance and Recovery
Primary Convener:  Na Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
Conveners:  Di Yang, University of Florida, Department of Geography, Gainesville, United States, Yaqian He, Indiana University Bloomington, Department of Geography, Bloomington, United States and Chenchen Zhang, School of Biological Sciences, Center for Earth Observation and Modeling, University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States


Strengthening Soil Carbon MRV to Support Climate-Smart Land Management
Primary Convener:  Jagos Radovic, University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, TX, United States
Conveners:  Cristina Lazcano1, Rebecca Lybrand2, Kosana Suvocarev1 and Sutie Xu1, (1)University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, Davis, United States(2)University of California Davis, Department of Land, Air & Water Resources, Davis, United States


Sun-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence: Measurements, Modeling, and Applications from Field, Airborne, and Satellite Platforms
Primary Convener:  Dr. Liyin He, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, United States
Conveners:  Xi Yang, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charlottesville, United States, Jennifer E Johnson, University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Lawrence, KS, United States and Zhaoying Zhang, Nanjing University, International Institute for Earth System Sciences, Nanjing, China
Student/Early Career Convener:  David Martini, Université Paris-Saclay, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Saint-Aubin, France


Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: Flux data synthesis enabled by the new FLUXNET Data System
Primary Convener:  Kyle B Delwiche, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Conveners:  Dario Papale, University of Tuscia, DIBAF, Viterbo, Italy, Kazuhito Ichii, Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, Housen Chu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States and David Durden, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Kyle B Delwiche, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States


Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: Scaling Fluxes through the Integration of Physics, Remote Sensing, and AI
Primary Convener:  Nicola Falco, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
Conveners:  David Durden, National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States, Stefan Metzger, AtmoFacts, Longmont, United States and Yanghui Kang, Virginia Tech, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Leila Constanza Hernandez Rodriguez, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States


Synergizing LiDAR and AI to Unveil Forest Structure, Function, and Ecosystem Services Across Scales
Primary Convener:  Qinghua Guo, Peking University, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Beijing, China
Conveners:  Lu Liang, University of California Berkeley, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, Berkeley, United States, Yanjun Su, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and Jin Wu, The University of Hong Kong, School of Biological Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong


Targeting Fire Emissions for Future Implications
Primary Convener:  Jacquelyn K Shuman, PhD, Environmental Defense Fund, Boulder, United States
Conveners:  Jessica McCarty, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, Brian Buma, Environmental Defense Fund Boulder, Boulder, United States and Winslow Hansen, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Katherine Hayes, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States


Terrestrial Ecosystem Hydraulics in a Changing World
Primary Convener:  Kimberly A Novick, Indiana University Bloomington, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, IN, United States
Conveners:  Steve Kannenberg, West Virginia University, Morgantown, United States and Jessica Sijia Guo, University of Utah, Geology and Geophysics, Salt Lake City, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners:  Michael Contie Benson, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, United States and Ana Maria Restrepo Acevedo, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, United States


The Future of the Fossil Record: Developments, Trends and Innovative Approaches in Paleontology
Primary Convener:  Narimane Chatar, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Conveners:  Lisa D White, University of California Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA, United States and Mark Nikolic, Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Leah Kahn, Stanford Earth Sciences, Stanford, United States


The Global Methane Budget: Sources and Sinks in Natural and Anthopogenic Systems
Primary Convener:  Robert B Jackson, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, CA, United States and Josep Gili Canadell
Conveners:  Marielle Saunois, LSCE Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France, Josep Gili Canadell, CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Benjamin Poulter, Spark Climate Solutions, San Francisco, United States and Josep Gili Canadell
Student/Early Career Convener:  Xinyu Dou, Tsinghua University, Department of Earth System Science, Beijing, China and Josep Gili Canadell


The Resilience and Vulnerability of Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems to Change
Primary Convener:  Elizabeth Embury Hoy, Global Science and Technology Inc Greenbelt, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Conveners:  Jonathan A Wang, University of Utah, School of Biological Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Jennifer Watts, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, United States and Amanda Whitehurst, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Melissa Schwab, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada


The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere, and Society
Primary Convener:  Rebecca Scholten, University of California Irvine, Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States
Conveners:  Tempest Diana McCabe, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, Xiulin Gao, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States and Marta Basso, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Student/Early Career Convener:  Qian He, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Geography, Los Angeles, United States


The Water-Soil-Carbon Nexus in the Desert Irrigated Agriculture
Primary Convener:  Timothy R Filley, The University of Oklahoma, Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, Norman, United States
Conveners:  Edwin Bocardo Delagdo, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa, Biology, Arequipa, Peru, Nishan Bhattarai, University of Oklahoma, Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, Norman, United States and Lixin Jin, The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, El Paso, United States


Tire Wear Particles and Associated Chemicals Across the Environment
Primary Convener:  Monica M Arienzo, Desert Research Institute Reno, Reno, NV, United States
Conveners:  Andrew B Gray, University of California Riverside, Environmental Science, Riverside, CA, United States, Meredith Evans Seeley, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, United States, McKenzie Skiles, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States and James Lofty, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Student/Early Career Convener:  Hannah Hapich, University of California Riverside, Riverside, United States


Tropical Forests Under a Changing Environment
Primary Convener:  Robinson I Negron Juarez, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
Conveners:  Santiago Botia, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Biogeochemical Signals, Jena, Germany and Le Bienfaiteur Sagang Takougoum, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Jennifer Kowalczyk, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States


Tropical Mountains, Islands, and Forests: Understanding Heterogeneity and Interacting Processes
Primary Convener:  Thomas W Giambelluca, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant, Honolulu, United States
Conveners:  Han Tseng, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Water Resources Research Center, Honolulu, United States and Yi-Shin Jang, National Taiwan University, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan


Understanding Historic Trends in Environmental Pollution Through Proxy Records
Primary Convener:  Heather Ann Haines, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Geography, Reno, United States
Conveners:  Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernandez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Mexico City, Mexico and Adam Z Csank, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Geography, Reno, NV, United States


Understanding Phenological Responses, Changes, and Feedback: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Consequences
Primary Convener:  Jitendra Kumar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, United States
Conveners:  Lin Meng, Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Nashville, United States, Kai Zhu, University of Michigan, Washington, DC, United States and Forrest Hoffman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Oak Ridge, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Lin Meng, Vanderbilt University, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Nashville, United States


Vegetation Canopies: Physiology, Structure, Function
Primary Convener:  Chi Chen, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Conveners:  Nicholas G Smith, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States, Xiangzhong Luo, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Department of Geography, Singapore, Singapore and Liling Chang, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners:  Chi Chen, Rutgers University, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resource, New Brunswick, United States and Liling Chang, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States


Vegetation Detection, Characterization, and Monitoring Through Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Data Fusion Techniques
Primary Convener:  Chad Melton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Conveners:  Dr. Matthew McCarthy, PhD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Anukesh Krishnankutty Krishnankutty Ambika, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Earth Science, Oak Ridge, TN, United States and Hannah Herrero, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States


Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change
Primary Convener:  Edward Schuur, Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
Convener:  Emma Lathrop, Northern Arizona University, Biological Sciences and Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Flagstaff, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Emma Lathrop, Northern Arizona University, Biological Sciences and Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Flagstaff, United States


Where Land Meets Water: Biogeochemical Cycling at the Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface
Primary Convener:  Kaizad F. Patel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Peter Regier, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States and Allison Myers-Pigg, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
Student/Early Career Conveners:  Ashleigh Montgomery, Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Tempe, United States and Chieh-Ying Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States


Who Builds the Biosphere? Ecosystem Engineers in a Changing World
Primary Convener:  Erin Lee Hestir, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, United States
Convener:  Shruti Khanna, University of California, Davis, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Bailey Danielle Morrison, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States


Wildfire Impacts on Watershed Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, and Biodiversity
Primary Convener:  Michelle E Newcomer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth & Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, CA, United States
Conveners:  Rachel Meyer, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States and Andrew B Gray, University of California Riverside, Environmental Science, Riverside, CA, United States


Wildfire Impacts on Watersheds: Resilience, Recovery, and Restoration in Riparian Corridors.
Primary Convener:  Timothy Fegel, U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, United States
Convener:  Aleah Hahn, MS, Colorado State University Fort Collins, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fort Collins, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Williams James, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States