Christopher Heckman, PhD
2024 AGU SciAct Affiliate
Affiliate Bio
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Christopher Heckman, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Wake Forest University
Christopher Heckman is a postdoctoral researcher at Wake Forest University specializing in eco-hydrology. His work examines how the inability to directly observe underground root and soil properties limits our capacity to predict plant growth and resilience in response to climate. By combining field measurements, remote sensing, and numerical models, Christopher investigates how uncertainties in root-zone water storage capacity impact plant water availability and how these dynamics vary across different climates and timescales.