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Jed P. Sparks is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. He obtained his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1998 and a B.S. from the University of Utah in 1994. Sparks' research interests encompass biogeochemistry and ecosystem science with a focus on terrestrial ecosystems and their responses to environmental conditions. His work seeks to understand the physiological characteristics of plants and microbes and how they interact with soil communities and the atmosphere. His research employs modern ecological methodologies to study processes within ecosystems against an evolutionary backdrop. Sparks is particularly interested in the role of gaseous nitrogen compounds and their impact on ecosystem nitrogen availability and cycling. He teaches a variety of courses at Cornell, including Ecology and Advanced Ecology. Sparks leads the Sparks Lab, which explores plant physiological ecology and the exchange of compounds between the atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems, aiming to illuminate the significant influences of biogeochemical cycles on global climate and air quality.
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