Sebastián Escobar-Alonso

Sebastián, originally from Colombia, is deeply interested in understanding the mechanisms that limit recruitment after high-severity wildfires, with the goal of predicting the resilience of California's conifer forests. He is also personally interested in exploring whether there are significant genetic differences in the thresholds of drought- and temperature-induced damage in conifer seedlings, particularly regarding seed sources used for restoration.

Sebastián earned his degree in Environmental Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and then completed his Master's in Forest Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo in Mexico in 2019. He recently completed his PhD at the Colegio de Postgraduados in Mexico in 2024. Eager to keep learning and start his career as a professor, Sebastián is also passionate about sports and traveling is one of his biggest hobbies.