Luiza Aparecido

Luiza Aparecido is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah within the School of Biological Sciences. Her research focuses on plant physiological responses to climate change, particularly water use strategies and carbon assimilation across tropical, temperate, and arid ecosystems. She leads the Aparecido Lab (https://www.aparecidolab.com/), emphasizing climate change awareness through outreach initiatives.

• Research Interests: Plant ecophysiology, ecohydrology, climate change impacts, transpiration dynamics, leaf thermoregulation, and water-carbon cycle modeling.

Recent Publication Trends: Her work spans leaf venation evolution (2025), heatwave survival mechanisms (2024), and hydraulic constraints in desert trees (2023). Key subfields include thermal adaptation, hydraulic efficiency, and integrating plant physiology into land-surface models.

Outreach & Education: She develops climate change education materials and investigates plant-water interactions in urban heat-stressed environments.