Biology Department
Stephanie Schmiege
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Areas of expertise
Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology, Forest Ecology, Plants and Climate Change
Research interests
I am a plant physiological ecologist interested in understanding plant responses to environmental stressors. In my research I combine physiology, biochemistry and modeling to understand how plants function in a warmer, higher CO2 world. To answer these questions, I work across scales from leaves to canopies, and in a variety of ecosystems from the tropical highlands of Vietnam to the boreal forest and Arctic tundra of Alaska.
Teaching interests
Cellular Foundations of Life (BIO 104), Plant EcoPhysiology (BIO 353)
Publications
Gregory, L.M., Scott, K.F., Sharpe, L.A., Roze, L.V., Schmiege, S.C., Hammer, J., Way, D.A., Walker, B.J. (2024) Rubisco activity and activation state dictate photorespiratory plasticity in Betula papyrifera acclimated to future climate conditions. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77049-7
Xu, Y., Schmiege, S.C., Sharkey, T.D. (2024) The oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in photosynthesis: A tale of two shunts. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19730
Schmiege, S.C., Heskel, M., Fan, Y., Way, D.A. (2023) It’s only natural: Plant respiration in unmanaged systems. Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad167
Schmiege, S.C., Sharkey, T.D., Walker, B., Hammer, J., Way, D.A. (2023) Laisk measurements in the non-steady state: Tests in plants exposed to warming and variable CO 2 concentrations. Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad305
Schmiege, S.C., Griffin, K.L., Boelman, N., Vierling, L.A., Bruner, S., Min, E., Maguire, A.J., Jensen, J., Eitel, J.U.H. (2022) Vertical gradients in photosynthetic physiology diverge at the latitudinal range extremes of white spruce. Plant, Cell & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14448
Schmiege, S.C., Buckley, B.M., Stevenson, D., Heskel, M.A., Cuong, T., Nam, L., Griffin, K.L. (2021) Respiratory temperature responses of tropical conifers differ with leaf morphology. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13814
Academic credentials
B.A., Bowdoin College; PhD, Columbia University
Integrated Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) 319
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