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Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University

Dr. Beverly Law is now an Emeritus Professor, and was previously Professor of Global Change Biology & Terrestrial Systems Science in the Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society, and an Adjunct Professor in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. She is an American Geophysical Union Fellow and Aldo Leopold Fellow.

Dr. Law’s research focuses on the effects of climate change, fire, and management on ecosystem carbon and water cycling, addressing issues such as vulnerability of forests to drought-related mortality, and ecological implications of human actions intended to minimize drought and fire effects. She is an author or co-author of over 240 peer-reviewed publications, and is a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, in the top 1% in the world across fields. She was also awarded best female scientist in the world in 2022 (ranked 668th by research.com).

Dr. Law served as Science Chair of the AmeriFlux network of 100+ land-atmosphere research sites (2000-2011), Chair of the Global Terrestrial Observing System – Terrestrial Carbon Observations (GTOS-TCO), and on the National Research Council committees “Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Methods to Support International Climate Agreements,” and “Air Quality Management in the U.S.” She served on the international advisory board of the European Integrated Carbon Observation System.

Dr. Law has testified before U.S. House and Senate Committees on a variety of issues, such as "Managing forests in response to climate change including for natural resource adaptation and carbon sequestration," and "Monitoring, measurement, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions." Mentoring: Dr. Law has mentored 7 MS and 7 PhD students, and over 20 post-docs and visiting scientists. Teaching: Graduate courses include Global Change Ecology: Impacts, Mitigation, and Adaptation; Drought and Heat Effects on Forests; Measuring and Modeling Carbon and Water Dynamics; Forest Carbon Accounting.

Experience

  • –present
    Professor Emeritus of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University

Honours

American Geophysical Union Fellow; Leopold Leadership Fellow