Lynn G. Clark

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Lynn G. Clark
Born1956 (age 69–70)
Alma mater Iowa State University
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Institutions Iowa State University
Doctoral advisor Richard Pohl
Author abbrev. (botany) L.G.Clark

Lynn G. Clark (born 1956) is an American professor of botany at Iowa State University, who is an expert in tropical woody bamboos. During her time at Iowa State, Clark has received several awards, including the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences International Service Award and the Iowa State University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research. [1] As a high school student, Clark worked summers with grass expert Thomas Soderstrom at the National Museum of Natural History. [2] She obtained her Ph.D. in botany working with Richard Pohl at Iowa State. [2]

The standard author abbreviation L.G.Clark is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [3]

Education

In 1979, Clark obtained her B.S. in botany and horticulture at Michigan State University. [4] [5] She received her Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1986 and is currently a professor at the university in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. [6] Her work currently focuses on investigating the systematics, evolution, and functional trait ecology of Neotropical bamboo, as well as general evolution of grasses. [7]

References

  1. ↑ las-digital (June 20, 2022). "Lynn Clark reappointed as interim chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology". LAS News. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Brazilian Bamboo Group Interviews". Bambu Brasileiro. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ International Plant Names Index. L.G.Clark.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Lynn G Clark". Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB). Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Clark, Lynn G. (1956-) on JSTOR".
  6. ↑ "Dr. Lynn G Clark". Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB). Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Lynn G Clark". Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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