Dr. Yang was selected as one of five 2021 recipients of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching!
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Global Change Ecology and Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry
Author: Wendy Yang
Dr. Yang was named an I.C. Gunsalus Scholar by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences!
Dr. Yang was named an I.C. Gunsalus Scholar by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in recognition of her outstanding tenure dossier. This award was established by Professor Emeritus I.C. Gunsalus for the development of the scholarship and teaching …
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Dr. Yang and collaborators awarded NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant!
Dr. Yang along with Drs. Kostas Konstantinidis, Frank Loffler, and Robert Sanford were awarded a 5-year $2 M NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant set to start on August 1! The overarching goal of the proposed study is to determine if …
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Dr. Yang elected as Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
Dr. Yang was selected as one of seven Early Career Fellows of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) for 2018-2022. She was “elected for outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and outreach in the fields of biogeochemistry and global change biology.”
Dr. Yang on Fall 2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students
Dr. Yang’s students in Ecosystem Ecology rated her teaching with high marks that placed her on the Fall 2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students!
Recent methane paper highlighted in Eos Research Spotlight
Dr. Yang’s recent paper in Global Biogeochemical Cycles was highlighted in the Eos Research Spotlight, “A New Model Yields a Better Picture of Methane Fluxes.” The Research Spotlights summarize the research and findings of the best accepted articles for the …
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Dr. Yang recognized for excellence in reviewing
Dr. Yang received the Biogeochemistry “Excellence in Reviewing” award for the top 25 reviewers for the journal!
Dr. Yang named LEAP Scholar
Dr. Yang was named one of four 2017-2019 Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholars by the UIUC College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. See article here describing the new LEAP scholars.
Opinion paper published on production agroforestry
Dr. Yang and postdoc, Dr. Will Eddy, are co-authors on an opinion paper led by Dr. Evan DeLucia’s former graduate student, Dr. Kevin Wolz. The paper titled, “Frontiers in alley cropping: transformative solutions for temperate agriculture,” was published online in …
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December 18-19, 2014 AGU Fall Meeting
Dr. Yang, together with Dr. Daniel Liptzin, Dr. Sophie Nixon, and Dr. Jemma Wadham, has organized a session entitled, “Iron Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems and Extreme Environments” at the AGU Fall Meeting. The poster session (B41H) is at 8am-12:20 pm …