About the Co-Hosts

Jessica Richardson
Jessica Richardson

Jess is an early career flux scientist and is editor for Season One. She writes the environmental blog, definearth, and a wetland-focused newsletter called Peatmail.

Jason Kelley
Jason Kelley

Jason is principal scientist at Asperatus Consulting and leads the FLUXNET Outreach Working Group. He is script writer for Season One and was instrumental in motivating the group to record its first ever episode.

Maoya Bassiouni
Maoya Bassiouni

Maoya is an early career scientist at the University of California, Berkeley and also leads the FLUXNET Outreach Working Group. She is creative director for Season One and developed the original idea for the podcast in 2023.

Robert Shortt
Robert Shortt

Robert is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley and coordinates creative initiatives in the FLUXNET Outreach Working Group. By providing valuable feedback about connecting with stakeholders and episode ideas, Robert molds podcast content into a better listener experience.

Emma Reich
Emma Reich

Emma is a Ph.D. candidate at Northern Arizona University and coordinates creative initiatives in the FLUXNET Outreach Working Group. Their valuable insights on teamwork and episode content is crucial in making podcast development productive.

Nick Lee
Nick Lee

Nick is research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and coordinates multi-language educational materials in the FLUXNET Outreach Working Group. He helped generate the original idea for the podcast back in 2023.