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Caitlin E. Hicks Pries is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, where she leads the Ecology, Evolution, Environment & Society (EEES) program graduate research initiatives. Her work bridges terrestrial carbon cycling, soil-plant-climate interactions, and isotope ecology, with a focus on deep soil organic carbon stability under climate change.
- Education: B.A. from Middlebury College, M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
Her research leverages isotopic tracers (13C, 15N, radiocarbon) to quantify carbon and nitrogen fluxes in soils, partition respiration sources, and model climate feedbacks. Current projects include NSF-funded Arctic permafrost studies and DOE-supported modeling of mycorrhizal-soil interactions.
- Scientific Awards: S.A. Wilde Early Career Achievement Award (2018), EGU Biogeosciences Outstanding Early Career Scientist (2020).
The Hicks Pries Lab actively mentors graduate and undergraduate students, including Amelia Fitch (Ph.D. candidate) and Ashley Lang (EEES alum). The lab designs winter climate change experiments and explores low-cost CO2 sensor technologies in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of New Hampshire.
