Melissa Lucash
Research Assistant Professor at University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolMelissa Lucash is a Research Assistant Professor with 14 years of experience bridging forest ecology, climate change, and ecological modeling in higher education. Holding a PhD in Forest Ecology, she has led research on nutrient dynamics, tree physiology, and climate impacts on forests across academic and applied settings from SUNY-ESF to the University of Oregon. She combines hands-on field and lab expertise with teaching experience, having developed and taught courses on forest ecosystems and energy-climate intersections. Based in Eugene, Oregon, Melissa is known for integrating soil-plant nutrient tracing methods (e.g., Ca/Sr ratios) into broader ecological models—an approach that reveals hidden nutrient sourcing pathways under disturbance and climate stress. Her work emphasizes actionable insights for forest management and resilience in a changing climate.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Biology at SUNY ESFMaster of Science (M.S.), Plant Physiology, Master of Science (M.S.), Plant Physiology at Oregon State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Forest Ecology and Management, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Forest Ecology and Management at SUNY-ESF
Github Skills (22)
nitrogen10
agent9
sketchup8
tabletop8
chrome-extension8
ecosystem7
oculus-quest7
firebase6
twine5
virtual-reality5
cytoscapejs5
chartjs-plugin4
python3
tarantool3
census3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
LANDIS-II-Foundation/Extension-DGS-Succession
Aug 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:1 PR, 89 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
mslucash/Extension-SCRPPLE
Apr 2022 - Nov 2024
Social and Climate-driven fire extension.
Contributions:11 pushes in 2 years 8 months
firebaseclimatefirechrome-extension
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