Research Bio

Whendee Silver is a biogeochemist and ecosystem ecologist whose research investigates carbon and nitrogen biogeochemistry and redox dynamics in natural and managed ecosystems. She is best known for her work on greenhouse gas fluxes and drivers and the role of ecosystems in mitigating climate change. Her group has pioneered continuous environmental sensing. Silver’s research integrates ecology, biogeochemistry, and environmental science to quantify how climate and land management affect greenhouse gas fluxes and ecosystem function. Her work contributes to climate mitigation strategies and sustainable ecosystem management.

She is Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley and Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Her research has been published in wide range of scientific journals (See Google Scholar). Silver has been recognized for her achievements as a Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, The Ecological Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Berkeley, she teaches courses on ecosystem ecology, climate change science, and climate change solutions and mentors students in biogeochemical research.

Research Expertise and Interest

climate change, global change, greenhouse gases, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, grasslands, tropical forests, carbon sequestration, environmental sensing