Allen, Keanan

Member Profile

Keanan Allen
School of Integrative Plant Science
Cornell University
110 Arboretum Rd
Ithaca, NY 14853
Email: kta32@cornell.edu

Education
2022-2023 Ph.D., Soil and Crop Science
Advisor: Prof. Yiqi Luo
Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

2020-2022 Ph.D., Biological Sciences
Advisor: Prof. Yiqi Luo
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ, Transferred)

2016-2020 B.A., B.Sc., Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Research Interests
● Assessing the uncertainties of terrestrial carbon cycle models
● Implementing isotope data to modeling parameters
● Compare ecosystem responses under different climatic variables with model forecasting

Publications
In prep Mathias, J.M., K.R. Smith, K.E. Lantz, K.T. Allen, and R.B. Thomas. Air pollution and climate interactively influence the growth and intrinsic water use efficiency of Quercus rubra and Liriodendron tulipifera in the Central Appalachian Mountains.

Experiences
08/2017-12/2019 Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Aided in conducting review lectures, proctoring examinations, and teaching students in individual office hours in introductory and advanced Biology courses
● Conduct Review Sessions
● Implement Personal Office Hours
● Grade and Assess Students' Exams and Assignments

05/2018-12/2019 Research Assistant, West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Processed and analyzed carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen isotope data to investigate the effects the impact of climate change upon deciduous trees within the Appalachian Mountain Range
● Mass Spectroscopy Preparation
● Record and Organize Data

Skills
● Python
● R