This week, Indu Roychowdhury, PhD candidate in Geography, and Robert Reaser, PhD candidate in Economics, each presented their ongoing work. 

This weekend, the Lab took a trip to Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Gold River, CA. We learned about the life cycle of chinook salmon and steelhead trout, and the complicated policy and management regimes which govern water use and ecosystem health in California. It was a great time, and we even fed some trout!

This week, ARE PhD candidate Ignacio Oliva presented his ongoing work with Bruno Pimenta, entitled "Unintended consequences of nature-based climate mitigation: Exotic natural capital and water scarcity."

Nature-based climate mitigation strategies aim to enhance carbon sequestration by protecting or restoring natural habitats. Additionally, these strategies can improve the provision of ecosystem services. However, these strategies can damage local ecosystems if they prioritize monoculture of exotic species.

ARE PhD candidates Matt Brooks and Stuart Morrison each presented their ongoing research this week in the Lab. 

This week, the Lab hosted Andres de Loera, a PhD candidate in economics at Harvard University. Andres studies environmental and public economics with a focus on the governance of internationally shared ocean resources. He presented his job market paper, entitled "Climate Change and the Common Pool Problem in Fisheries". 

Today, the NatuRE Lab hosted a student panel, where upper-year students in the ARE PhD program answered other students' questions about the program, the research process, and the third-year Qualifying Exams. We will be hosting another student panel later this year, focused on the academic job market. 

This week, ARE PhD candidate Bruno Pimenta presented his job market paper, entitled "The Differential Responses of Farmers on Private and Public Lands to Droughts in the Brazilian Amazon." 

This week, we had a busy lab seminar. First, three PhD students - Tom Cromsjo and Kevin Cao in ARE, and Wantong Yuan in ESP - presented 5 minute egg-timer style presentations detailing their in-progress work. These short talks were a resounding success, and we will continue this new Lab format with another egg timer session later in the quarter. 

We kicked off the Lab on September 29th with a presentation by NatuRE Policy Lab co-coordinator Will Troske, who presented joint work with Laura Alcocer Quinones and Jeffrey Hadachek (UW-Madison) entitled "Behavioral Responses to PFAS in Drinking Water." 

ARE PhD students Matt Dudek and Mahdi Shams presented their respective research in the Lab this week.