| Department of Soil and Water Systems | llynch@uidaho.edu |
| University of Idaho | 970.689.9116 |
| 875 Perimeter Drive | laurellynch9.wixsite.com/research |
| Moscow, ID 83844 | |
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laurel_Lynch
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-lynch-39566341/
| Research Interests | |
| Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, dissolved organic matter composition, watershed chemistry | |
| Education and Training | |
| 2018-2020 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Soil & Crop Sciences |
| Cornell University | |
| Supervisor: Dr. Johannes Lehmann | |
| 2012-2017 | Doctor of Philosophy, Ecology |
| Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO | |
| Primary Advisor: Dr. Matthew Wallenstein | |
| Committee Members: Drs. Francesca Cotrufo, Claudia Boot, Timothy Covino | |
| Dissertation: Tracing carbon flows through Arctic and alpine watersheds | |
| 2008-2012 | Bachelor of Arts, Biology |
| St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN | |
| Primary Advisor: Dr. John Schade | |
| Senior Thesis: Extracellular enzyme and soil biogeochemical cycling in restored prairies | |
| Research and Professional Experience | |
| August 2020 | Assistant Professor, Department of Soil and Water Systems, University of Idaho |
| 2019—present | Adjunct Faculty, Department of Soil and Water Systems, University of Idaho |
| 2018—present | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University |
| 2017 | Graduate Research Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Publications | |
| 2020 | Machmuller, M.B., L. Lynch, M.F. Cotrufo, F. Calderon, E. Paul, G. Shaver, M. Wallenstein. Arctic soil C loss mitigated by plant-soil-microbe interactions. In review. |
| 2020 | Sutfin, N.A., E.E. Wohl, T. Fegel, L. Lynch. Geologic and biogeomorphic controls on organic carbon retention along mountainous headwater streams in the Colorado Front Range. In Review. |
| 2020 | Shabtai, I.A., L. Lynch, Y.G. Mishael. Scientific and technological challenges in designing polymer-clay composite sorbents for water treatment: A meta-analysis of the past decade. In Review. |
| 2020 | Shao, P., L. Lynch, H. Xiea, X. Baoa, C. Liang. Tradeoff of microbial strategies influence microbial residue fate in subtropical forest soil. In Review. |
| 2019 | Lynch, L., N. Sutfin, T. Fegel, T. Covino, C. Boot, M. Wallenstein (2019). River channel connectivity shifts metabolite composition and dissolved organic matter chemistry. Nature Communications, 10:459, 1-11. |
| 2019 | Lynch, L., C.M. Boot, T. Covino, M. Machmuller, M.F. Cotrufo, C. Rithner, M.D. Wallenstein (2019). Dissolved organic matter chemistry and transport along an Arctic landscape gradient. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 33, 47-62. |
| 2019 | Shao, P., C. Liang, L. Lynch, H. Xie, X. Bao (2019). Forest restoration accelerates soil organic carbon accumulation: Evidence from microbial biomarkers. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 131, 182-190. |
| 2018 | Lynch, L., M. Machmuller, E. Paul, F. Cotrufo, M. Wallenstein (2018). Tracking the fate of fresh carbon in the Arctic tundra: will shrub expansion induce soil priming? Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 120, 134-144. |
| 2017 | Ernakovich, J., L. Lynch, P. Brewer, F. Calderon, M. Wallenstein (2017). Redox and temperature-sensitive changes in microbial communities and soil chemistry dictate greenhouse gas loss from thawed permafrost. Biogeochemistry, 134, 183-200. |
| Fellowships & Awards | |
| 2019 | Cornell Institute of Biotechnology Seed Grant Award Program ($10,000) |
| 2017 | Department of Energy | Science Graduate Student Research Fellowship ($11,000) |
| 2016 | Environmental Science and Sustainability | Graduate Student Travel Award ($500) |
| 2012 | National Science Foundation | IGERT Fellow ($80,000) |
| 2011 | Polaris Project Fellow, Cherskiy, Siberia | Woods Hole Research Center ($6,000) |
| Selected Oral Presentations | |
| 2019 | Moving beyond stoichiometry: Simple substrates do not adequately capture complex pathways of root exudate decomposition. European Geophysical Union, Vienna, Austria. |
| 2018 | Invited seminar. Carbon flows in Arctic and alpine watersheds. Cornell University Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science, and Sustainability Seminar Series, Ithaca, NY. |
| 2018 | Using ultrahigh resolution FT-ICR-MS to model complex pathways of root exudate decomposition. Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. |
| 2017 | Invited speaker. From roots to rivers: Tracking the fate of dissolved organic matter through Arctic tundra soils. Department of Energy Principal Investigators Meeting, Washington, DC. |
| 2016 | Will Arctic shrub expansion result in a loss or gain of soil carbon? Ecological Societies of America Meeting, Baltimore, MD. |