Meet the team

German Vargas Gutiérrez

Assistant Professor

I am a plant ecophysiologist interested in understanding how plants and ecosystems respond to climate change.

Tropical Ecology | Ecophysiology | Ecological Forecasting | Legumes

vargasgg@oregonstate.edu

Dr. Justine C. Rojas

Postdoctoral Scholar

I am an ecophysiologist, focusing on how climate change affects the physiological responses and ecological performance of organisms.

Forest Ecology | Ecophysiology | Temperate Rainforest

rojasjus@oregonstate.edu

MSc. Sofía Hernández-Cortez

PhD Student

I am a Colombian ecophysiologist interested in understanding how plants from different ecosystems respond to abiotic stress.

Plant physiology | Climate change | Ecology | Evolution

Haley Sotelo

MSc Student

I am a master's student studying forest pathology and ecophysiology. I am interested in drought tolerance and pathogen susceptibility, and the broader implications of these interactions within the context of climate change and ecosystem resilience.

Ecophysiology | Forest Pathology | Ecology | Environmental Science

Colin Pannikat

Undergraduate Student

I am a third-year Computer Science student with minors in Math and Economics, passionate about using my computational and analytical skills to address environmental challenges and foster sustainable, data-driven solutions.

Data-Driven Solutions | Environmental Sustainability | Modeling | Artificial Intelligence

Cooper Parkins

Undergraduate Student

I am a second-year student studying Natural Resources and Fish and Wildlife Conservation. I am interested in studying how ecosystem stressors affect plant physiology.

Natural Resources | Environmental Research | Fish & Wildlife Biology

José D. Vargas-Murillo

Field Scientist

Tropical biologist interested in functional ecology and plant ecophysiology, focusing on how tropical and high-mountain ecosystems respond to climate change.

Sustainability | Ecophysiology | Tropics | Environmental Monitoring