contact mjlara(at)illinois.edu for more details!
Micro to Macro-scale Hot-spot and Hot-moment dynamics in Arctic Tundra Ecosystems
New NSF funded project starts July 2023!
NASA-ABoVE decodes the secrets of the Arctic
Lara to receive the 2022 American Geophysical Union Global Environmental Change Early Career Award!
ABoVE-Ground Characterization of Plant Species Succession in Retrogressive Thaw Slumps Using Imaging Spectroscopy
New NASA project Funded!
Invasion of Services: Impacts of fire and grass invasions on forest ecosystem services
New USDA Hatch Project Funded!
Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms
New article published this week in “The Conversation“!
Wildfires Are Digging Carbon-Spewing Holes in the Arctic
Research featured in WIRED magazine
Arctic Fires Are Melting Permafrost That Keeps Carbon Underground
Research featured in Bloomburg News
Study: Fire hastens permafrost collapse in Arctic Alaska
Research featured in the Illinois News Bureau