Kathryn Atherton
Kathryn Atherton is a Bioinformatics PhD candidate and Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health Trainee in the Bhatnagar Lab at Boston University. She received her BS in Biological Engineering from Purdue University in 2019. Her research focuses on how the soil microbiome impacts the health of urban street trees. Following her PhD, she hopes to become a […]
Jennifer Bhatnagar
Jennifer Bhatnagar and her lab study the ecology, chemistry, and biology of microorganisms in the environment. Microbes are the engines of carbon and nutrient cycling through ecosystems. The goal of their research is to uncover the biochemical mechanisms that microbes use to drive these large-scale processes. To do this, they use a combination of biochemical […]
Caroline Fleming
Caroline Fleming (she/her/hers) is a PhD candidate and an NSF GRFP Award Winner. She is a member of the Rotjan Marine Ecology Lab at BU, where she investigates the energetic trade-offs corals make under anthropogenic stressors. One aspect of this work is investigating the physiological effects of urban pollutants on the temperate coral Astrangia poculata […]
Catherine M. Klapperich, Ph. D.
Dr. Catherine Klapperich is Professor of Biomedical Engineering. She is the Scientific Director of the DAMP Lab at BU. She was the Founding Director of the BU Precision Diagnostics Center, and currently serves as its Associate Director. Professor Klapperich holds appointments in the Division of Materials Science and Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. […]
Richard B. Primack
Richard Primack is interested in the impact of climate change on the phenology plants, birds and insects, as well as conservation biology, noise pollution, and the ecological and conservation impacts of the pandemic. He received an Early Stage Urban Research Award from the IOC in 2019.