Alexandra G. Konings

Alexandra G. Konings is an associate professor at Stanford University known for her research on water and carbon cycling. She was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2024.

Education and career Konings received an S.B. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009 and an M.S. from Duke University in 2011. She earned her Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015. In 2016 she moved to Stanford University as an assistant professor, and she was promoted to associate professor in 2023. and the use of passive microwave measurements to estimate the amount of water in soils. Her subsequent research examined how plants control their responses to arid conditions. She has also used satellite data to characterize the moisture content of soils, forests, and plants.

Awards and honors Konings was named a Sloan Foundation fellow in 2023, and she was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and received the James B. Macelwane Medal in 2024.

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