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Katharine Cary

Assistant Professor

Office: SJU PENGL 303

320-363-3174

[email protected]

Visiting Assistant Professor

Education

B.S., University of California, Irvine, with a minor in Earth and Atmospheric Science
M.A. and Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

Teaches

Introductory Biology, Biostatistics, Plant Systematics, Plant Physiology, Plants and Society

Research interests

Anatomy and physiology of plants under challenging environmental conditions, plant water transport and resistance to water stress, and the interaction between plant community assembly and physiological traits.