Welcome to the Photon Informed Ecology Lab!

The Photon Informed Ecology (PIE) Lab at the University of California Santa Barbara combines remote sensing and data science to understand terrestrial ecosystems in a changing climate. PIE lab research is multi-scale in nature and mechanistically links remote sensing observations with biologic processes - with a particular emphasis on quantifying carbon and water fluxes. We do this by leveraging proximal (tower-mounted) optical systems to understand how physical and physiological drivers impact remote sensing signals and ultimately how we can scale to what is observable from space. 

The PIE lab will be recruiting graduate students and a postdoctoral researchers Fall of 2025 so please stay tuned for updates. 

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