Lucy Hutyra

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Lucy Hutyra
Alma mater University of Washington
Harvard University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
Harvard University
Boston University
Yale University
Thesis Carbon and water exchange in Amazonian rainforests  (2007)

Lucy Hutyra is an American urban ecologist who is a professor of earth and environment at Boston University. Her research uses a multi-disciplinary approach to understand the terrestrial carbon cycle. She was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2023.

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Early life and education

Hutyra was an undergraduate student in forest ecology at the University of Washington. [1] [2] She moved to Yale University as a graduate researcher, where she spent a year doing fieldwork.[ citation needed ] She moved to Harvard University, where she completed a master's degree and doctorate in earth sciences. Her doctoral work investigated water exchange in the Amazonian rainforest. [3] After earning her doctorate, Hutyra returned to the University of Washington, where she spent two years as a research scientist learning about urban ecology.[ citation needed ]

Research and career

In 2009, Hutyra joined the faculty at Boston University as an assistant professor. She was promoted to associate professor in 2015 and professor in 2021. That year she was also appointed Director of the Biogeosciences Programme. [4]

Hutyra's research considers anthropogenic carbon dioxide and how urbanization impacts ecosystem characteristics. Her early work looked to quantify how the ecosystem productivity and dynamics change across urban and rural domains, map historical to contemporary patterns of landcover and develop strategies to scale her investigations and understanding. [5] She became interested in how local and regional ecology contribute to carbon fluxes, and has demonstrated that they absorb and emit carbon in different ways depending on their surrounding soils. [6] She has investigated how human-made boundaries and naturally occurring boundaries affect tree growth and carbon uptake. [7]

In 2017, Hutrya joined the NASA Federal Advisory Committee on Earth Sciences, where she focused on carbon cycles. [4] She is actively fighting to combat climate by reducing carbon emissions, starting in Boston where she currently works.

Awards and honors

Selected publications

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References

  1. ↑ "Lucy Hutyra | URBAN Program". sites.bu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. ↑ "SEFS alumna Lucy Hutyra awarded MacArthur "genius grant"". School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ↑ Hutyra, Lucy (2007). "Carbon and water exchange in Amazonian rainforests".
  4. 1 2 "Lucy Hutyra | Initiative on Cities". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  5. 1 2 "NSF Award Search: Award # 1149471 - CAREER: Assessing urban influences on ecosystem processes". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  6. 1 2 "Lucy Hutyra". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. ↑ "Seminar: Dr. Lucy R. Hutyra - Forest Structure, Carbon Cycle". myUMBC. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. ↑ "2016 Kavli Fellows - News Release". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  9. ↑ "2016-2017 Bullard Fellows Announced | Harvard Forest". harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  10. ↑ "2022 Arts & Sciences Faculty, Staff & Student Awards | Arts & Sciences". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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  12. ↑ "BU Earth & Environment Professor Named MacArthur Fellow | Arts & Sciences". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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