Joe Celebrezze

Joe is broadly interested in plants respond to wildfire and drought and how various plant traits can drive differences in plant-level flammability. Focusing on post-fire recovery in the Sierra Nevadas, he seeks to predict vegetation dynamics following high severity wildfire and better understand shrubs’ role in conifer recovery after high severity wildfires. Additionally, he seeks to better understand differences in flammability amongst shrubs in the chaparral and coastal sage scrub with an emphasis on how foliar chemistry (i.e., volatile organic compounds) predicts differences in flammability relative to plant hydration and structural morphology.

Joe received his B.S. in biological sciences from UCSB in 2022. When he isn’t burning plants or analyzing data, he enjoys playing and watching soccer, taking his dogs for long walks, and taking photos of birds and plants!