Daniel Schermaier

Eddy Covariance Tower Technician
MS Student
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science

Office: BICEFS
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Email: dscherm@clemson.edu

Educational Background

B.Cm.E. Chemical Engineering
University of Dayton 2022

Profile

Daniel is an M.S. student and eddy covariance flux tower technician working under Dr. Tom O'Halloran. Broadly, he is interested in biosphere-atmosphere interactions and the complex feedbacks that drive ecosystem function, particularly biogeochemical cycling. In his role, he maintains, builds, and processes data from flux towers that measure mass and energy exchange between the environment and the atmosphere. His research investigates how biotic factors (such as vegetation, microbes, and marsh fauna) and abiotic drivers (such as temperature, water depth, and salinity) influence carbon cycling in salt marsh ecosystems.

Daniel earned his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Bioengineering from the University of Dayton. Prior to joining BICEFS, he helped develop lab-based platforms to study cellular function and behavior across different environments. This work sparked a strong interest in microbiomes and microbial complexity- initially within human systems, and now in the context of natural ecosystems. His current work continues to explore these microscale interactions through ecosystem-scale measurements, with the goal of deepening our understanding of how local ecological processes shape global environmental patterns.

Research Interests

Biogeochemical cycling, greenhouse gas fluxes, micrometeorology, environmental chemistry, salt marsh ecosystems

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