Carolina Tree-Ring Science Laboratory

Highlights

2023

• Hunter Lewis Graduates and Publishes His Thesis
• Avery Catherwood, Tree-Ring Lab Student, Received the John Fraser Hart Best Ph.D. Paper Award at the 2023 SEDAAG Conference

2021

• Avery Catherwood, Tree-Ring Lab Student, Received the Best Master’s Paper Award at the 2021 SEDAAG Conference
• The Great Suppression of Tropical Cyclone Activity along the Carolina Coast during 1843–1876

2020

• Infrequent, High-Intensity Rainfall Events Critical to Longleaf Pine Growth

2019

• Tree-Ring Growth Variability Reflects Specific Precipitation Types
• A 400-Year Reconstruction of Wintertime Arctic Sea-Ice Extent Using A High-Elevation, Mid-Latitude Tree-Ring Record

2018

• Tyler Mitchell, Tree-Ring Lab Student, Received the Best Master’s Paper Award at the 2018 SEDAAG Conference

2017

• Tommy Patterson, Tree-Ring Lab Student, awarded cover art on the Southeastern Geographer in 2017
• Dr. Knapp receives NSF grant
• Tommy Patterson Ph.D. and Keith Watkins M.A. Graduate
• New Study Links Climate Change To Increased Western Wildfire Activity

2016

• Keith Watkins, Tree-Ring Lab Student, Received the Best Master’s Paper Award at the 2016 SEDAAG Conference
• MA student Keith Watkins featured in UNCG Magazine

2015

• Keith Watkins, Tree-Ring Student, is awarded 1^st Place at the 2015 9th annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo
• Tree-Ring Scientists highlighted in O.Henry Magazine (pages 68-69)

2013

• Old tulip poplar on Guilford College campus (page 5)
• Tommy Patterson, Tree-Ring Lab student, received the Best Master’s Paper Award at the 2013 SEDAAG Conference
• Climate science: Drought-busting cyclones

2009

• Researchers study relationship between carbon dioxide and western coniferous tree growth; Research is funded by an NSF grant

2007

• Scientists address a burning question
• Blue-sky thinking