Summary
I am specializing in paleoclimatology, dendrochronology, and stable isotope analysis. My research focuses on understanding past climate using tree-ring (δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O), quantitative wood anatomy (QWA), and blue intensity (BI) techniques to investigate tree-growth dynamics in response to climatic variability. I have conducted international research in Denmark, Germany, Jordan, Turkey, and the United States, and collaborate with leading labs on isotopic and wood anatomy workflows. My recent projects involve climate and tree growth relationships from the Mediterranean, Himalayan, and Western U.S. regions. I am a recipient of several international awards, including study and research travel grants from the European Union (Erasmus Mundus Scholarship), University of Nevada, Reno, and Desert Research Institute. My research focuses on reconstructing environmental and hydroclimatic histories using tree-ring archives and isotopic proxies from riparian and high elevation forest in Great Basin (Reno, Nevada) to assess ecosystem resilience in water-limited environments. I employ an interdisciplinary approach that integrates a multi-proxy approach to decode long-term variability in precipitation, drought, and vegetation response. I am currently contributing to a collaborative, multi-institutional project aimed at quantifying the historical impacts of natural events on lake conditions, hydrologic input, and fire history in the Summit Lake watershed. As part of this work, I am involved in developing dendroclimatic and wood anatomical reconstructions to assess past streamflow variability and riparian vegetation dynamics, to inform adaptive watershed management strategies for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. This systems-level perspective enables me to connect tree physiological signals with broader environmental processes ranging from atmospheric circulation shifts to aquatic ecosystem changes and landscape-scale resource management.
Research interests
- Paleoecology
- Dendroclimatology
- Isotope dendroecology (δ¹³C, δ¹⁸O)
- Quantitative wood anatomy
- Blue intensity (BI) techniques
- Tree physiological ecology
- Ecohydrology
- Climate-tree growth interactions
- Climate adaptation and management
- Biogeochemistry of forest and aquatic systems
- Science-policy interface in ecosystem management
Education
- M.Sc. in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree), University of Copenhagen, Denmark & Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, 2023
- B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture - Forestry, Range, and Wildlife Management, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 2020