Education:

• PhD, 2017, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
• MEng, 2012, Geophysical Engineering, Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST), France
• MSc, 2011, Environmental Engineering, Uni. of Strasbourg, France
• BSc, 2009, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Uni. of Strasbourg, France

Research Interests: ^top

Using CYGNSS data to understand the daily cycle of canopy water dynamics and rainfall interception and remotely sensed solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to study carbon-water relations. Combining multiple sensors to look at reforestation in drylands.

Specializations and Research Interests

• Remote sensing of vegetation
• Ecohydrology
• Canopy water dynamics
• Non-meteoric water deposition
• Land-use change

Awards: ^top

• Michigan Society of Fellows (2017-2020)
• NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (2014-2017)
• NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Strategic University Research Partnerships Program (2017)
• Mary and Randall Hack ’69 Graduate Award, Princeton Environmental Institute (2016)
• Science, Technology & Environmental Policy Fellowship, Princeton Environmental Institute (2014-2016)

Publications: ^top

Full list available on my Google Scholar profile

Recent publications

F. Wang, X. Pan, C. Gerlein-Safdi, L. Gu, S. Wang, X. Cao, and Q. Lu, 2019. Vegetation restoration in Northern China: a contrasted picture, Land Degradation & Development, doi: 10.1002/ldr.3314

C. Gerlein-Safdi , M.C. Koohafkan, M. Chung, F.E. Rockwell, S. Thompson, and K.K. Caylor, 2018, Dew deposition suppresses transpiration and carbon uptake in leaves, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 259, 305-316, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.05.015

C. Gerlein-Safdi, P.P.G. Gauthier, and K.K. Caylor, 2018, Dew-induced transpiration suppression impacts the water and isotope balances of Colocasia leaves, Oecologia, 187 :4, 1041-1051, doi: 10.1007/s00442-018-4199-y

C. Wright, A. Kagawa-Viviani, C. Gerlein-Safdi, G. Mosquera, M. Poca, H. Tseng, and K.P. Chun, 2017. Advancing ecohydrology in the changing tropics: Perspectives from early career scientists, Ecohydrology, 106 :17, e1918, doi: 10.1002/eco.1918

C. Gerlein-Safdi, P.P.G. Gauthier, C.J. Sinkler, and K.K. Caylor, 2017, Leaf water 18O and 2H maps show directional enrichment discrepancy in Colocasia esculenta, Plant, Cell and Environment, 40, 2095-2108, doi: 10.1111/pce.13002