Anna Jiselle Ongjoco

Anna is a Ph.D student, co-advised by Dr. Elsa Ordway at UCLA and Dr. Leander Anderegg at UCSB. She received an M.S. and a B.S. in Biological Science at Cal Poly Pomona, where she studied the ecophysiology of two native pine species in the San Bernardino Mountains. Currently, her work focuses on understanding the water-use strategies of three California native oak species and how they will respond to more frequent and intense droughts. Anna aims to advance the understanding of the coordination of hydraulic function and carbon metabolism using both in situ field measurements and remote sensing to shed light on the physiological mechanisms that underpin drought induced mortality.