Katherine V. Hooker
Research Technician (2014-15) & Summer Undergrad Scholar(Baylor '14)
Katherine examined the effects of stream water chemistry on grass litter chemical composition as an undergrad in our lab. She used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to characterize the relative abundance of organic molecules indicative of decomposition and microbial colonization. She then became a full-time research technician on our Oklahoma Scenic Rivers project before starting a PhD program at the University of Oklahoma in Fall 2015. It was difficult moving her profile to the "Lab Alumni" page....