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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 鶹ý.Emily Elliott was selected as a fellow of the Ecological Society of America
, a professor of geology and environmental science in the Kenneth P. Dietrich 鶹ý of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a (ESA), the organization announced April 30.
ESA, the world’s largest community of professional ecologists, awards the recognition to members who make “outstanding contributions” in applying or advancing ecological knowledge across academia, government and the nonprofit and private sectors.
Elliott, who also serves as the director of the , which she co-founded, is one of nine academicians and scientists to receive the honor. Her research has advanced the use of stable isotopes to unravel nutrient dynamics in ecosystems; she also directs the Pitt Isotope Tracers Lab.
Elliott, along with the other awardees, will be formally recognized at an awards ceremony at ESA’s annual meeting this August in Long Beach, California.