Peter Hernes, PI
Professor – Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
Email me: pjhernes@ucdavis.edu
Alyssa Burns
PhD Candidate – Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry Graduate Group
Alyssa earned her B.S. in Chemistry from North Carolina State University. She spent several years working as a research assistant in industry and academia before continuing her academic pursuits as a PhD student within the Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry graduate group at UC Davis. Alyssa joined the lab in September 2020. Her research is focused on terrestrial organic carbon transport and transformation across Arctic land-sea continuums, specifically within the Yukon River delta and Bering Sea and subterranean estuaries flowing into lagoon ecosystems along the Beaufort Sea coast (Alaska). Her fieldwork and lab analyses have allowed her to collaborate with individuals from Florida State University, Texas A&M-Galveston, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, University of Texas-Austin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, City University of New York, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Alaskan native communities (Yup’ik people of Alakanuk, AK). When not working in the lab, Alyssa enjoys spending time outside gardening, hiking, running, cycling, and skiing.
Email me: ajburns@ucdavis.edu
