Articles from April 2026

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Xiuchen Jiang successfully defends thesis on bur oak thermal safety margins

Sunday, April 12, 2026
On Wednesday, April 8, Xiuchen successfully defended his M.A. thesis on "Changes in bur oak leaf temperature, critical temperature, and thermal safety margin under elevated temperature and CO2." Congratulations Xiuchen!
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Riley Pacer successfully defends thesis on cooling potential of restored prairie

Sunday, April 12, 2026
On Friday, April 3, Riley successfully defended her M.A. thesis on "Assessing the Biogeophysical Cooling Potential of Constructed Prairie with Eddy Covariance & Thermal UAS Remote Sensing." Congratulations Riley!