Group Members

Richard Nair

Group Leader (Assistant Professor in Plant Soil Ecology & Research Ireland Royal Society University Research Fellow)
email: richard.nair[@]tcd.ie

• Marie Skldowska-Curie Individual Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 2017-2019
• Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 2015-2022
• PhD, School of Geosciences (University of Edinburgh), 2015
• MRes Ecology and Environmental Management (University of York)

Phoebe Dibben-Dean

PhD Student (2025-, Root Dynamics)
email: dibbendp[@]tcd.ie

• Mbiol Genetics (University of Leads)

Asrit Ganti

PhD Student (2025 - Sensor networks and scaling)
email: gantia[@]tcd.ie

• MEng Electronic Information/Computional Engineering (Trinity College Dublin)

Ian Palk

PhD Student (2025-, Environmental Technology / Soil Respiration)
email: palkia[@]tcd.ie

• BA Earth and Planetary Sciences (Harvard University)

Jason Schevelier

PhD Student (2025-, AI methods for root imagery)
email: schevelij[@]tcd.ie

• MSc Algorithmics & Intelligent Systems (University of Caen)

Moira Newman

PhD Student (2026 - Plant Trait Ecology).
email:

• BA Anthropology and Biology (Amhurst College)

Ryan Brennan

Research Assistant (2025 - ).
email: rybrenna[@]tcd.ie

• Msc Biodiversity and Conservation (Trinity College Dublin)

Taehyeon Lee

Research Intern (2026 - ).
email:

• B.A.I. & M.A.I. Electronic & Computer Engineering (ongoing, Trinity College Dublin)

Visitors

Master students

Arthur Lartigue-Peyrou

Bachelor Students

Cherie Salo

Inga Mainule

Julia Veres

Amelia Daly

Helena Brady

Gordon Kestner