Ben Bond-Lamberty

Ben Bond-Lamberty is a research scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), a collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland in College Park. His work focuses on carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, particularly disturbances (e.g., wildfires), ecosystem respiration, and multiscale modeling to understand climate feedbacks.

Education:

• PhD in Forest Ecosystem Ecology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2003
• BA in History and Computer Science, Williams College, 1993

Research interests span forest ecology, carbon cycle dynamics, and climate change impacts. Bond-Lamberty investigates how disturbances alter forest carbon cycling, the response of soil respiration to warming, and the development of scalable ecological models. His interdisciplinary approach integrates field data, global databases, and computational tools to address ecosystem-climate interactions.

Publications emphasize soil respiration, forest resilience, and carbon-climate feedbacks. Recent articles show a trend toward large-scale data synthesis (e.g., global soil respiration databases), model-data integration, and methodological innovations for measuring ecosystem processes. Studies frequently address disturbance legacies, moisture effects on carbon fluxes, and coastal ecosystem vulnerabilities.

Scientific awards and recognition:

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Bond-Lamberty leads collaborative projects at JGCRI, contributing to open-science initiatives and community data standards. He serves as an editor for Ecosystems and Global Biogeochemical Cycles and is a member of the American Geophysical Union and Ecological Society of America.