Alison Hoyt is an Assistant Professor of Earth System Science at Stanford. She studies tropical soil carbon and greenhouse gas emissions and their response to climate and land use change, with a particular focus on the carbon cycle of tropical wetlands and peatlands. Her research group takes field measurement of CO2 and CH4 emissions from these ecosystems, as well as other biogeochemical, isotopic, and hydrological measurements, and synthesizes them with a combination of modeling and remote sensing to understand ecosystem processes and changes resulting from climate and land use change. She has conducted fieldwork across the tropics, including in Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America.
Education
Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017 • M.Phil., Environment, Society and Development, University of Cambridge, 2010 • B.S., Physics and Engineering Sciences (Environmental), Yale University, 2009
- Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2017
- M.Phil., Environment, Society and Development | University of Cambridge | 2010
- B.S., Physics and Engineering Sciences (Environmental) | Yale University | 2009
Professional Experience
- 2016-present: Assistant Professor, Stanford
