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Congrats to Calvin on the publication of his paper in Soil Biology & Biochemistry!

September 15, 2026

Congratulations to grad student, Calvin Heslop, on the publication of his paper entitled " Faster nitrogen cycling under an expanding nitrogen fixing shrub in the Alaskan Arctic" in the journal Soil Biology & Biochemistry! The paper can be found here.

Alaina Bisson published in the current issue of Arnoldia!

September 29, 2025

Congratulations to Alaina Bisson who shares her research on root-microbial symbioses and leaf herbivory in the current issue of Arnoldia . Way to go, Alaina!

Welcome, Lauren Jaeger!

April 07, 2025

Welcome to research assistant, Lauren Jaeger, who is joining the Taylor Lab! We're happy to have her.

Nikhil Chari and the roots of climate change

August 22, 2025

Check out the following YouTube video in which Taylor lab grad student, Nikhil Chari, discusses the topic of his thesis research, root exudates and their role in the global carbon cycle. Great work, Nikhil!

Congratulations to Ben!

April 30, 2025

The lab congratulates Ben Taylor who was elected as an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America. Way to go, Ben!

Congratulations to Calvin for passing his qualifying exam!

February 24, 2023

Congratulations to Taylor Lab grad student, Calvin Heslop, who just passed his qualifying exam and is now officially a PhD candidate. Way to go, Calvin!

Welcome to the Taylor Lab, Alaina Bisson!

November 03, 2022

The Taylor Lab is happy to welcome Alaina Bisson who will be joining us as a Research Associate. Alaina comes to us from the University of Connecticut where she completed a Master's thesis focused on greenhouse gas dynamics at the surface-ground water...

Welcome, Olive Jane Taylor!!

July 29, 2022

We are thrilled to announce the next tiny addition to the Taylor Lab – Olive Jane Taylor! Born June 24, she’s happy, healthy, and already showing an affinity for terrestrial carbon and nitrogen dynamics.

Welcome Wenying!

August 27, 2020

We are incredibly excited to welcome Dr. Wenying Liao to the Taylor Lab as a postdoctoral scholar. Wenying defended her Ph.D. in the EEB Department at Princeton University in August and will begin working with us on the environmental and social dynamics...

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Welcome Nikhil!

August 27, 2020

We want to extend the warmest of welcomes to Nikhil Chari, who is starting his Ph.D. in the Taylor lab this Fall. Nikhil joins us from Berkeley where he recently graduated with a degree in Chemical Biology and a minor in Earth and Planetary Science. He...

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Welcome Calvin!

August 27, 2020

Calvin Heslop, who is starting his Ph.D. in the Taylor Lab this Fall. Calvin recently defended his Master's at the University of Alaska where he studied the effects of the nitrogen-fixing shrub, Siberian Alder, on soil enzyme dynamics in arctic and boreal...

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