He completed his Master’s at Queen’s (with Lonnie Aarssen) and his PhD at the University of Toronto (with Robert Jefferies). Hugh is broadly interested in nutrient cycling, plant physiology, and global climate change, and how these factors affect plants and micro organisms at the individual, community and ecosystem level. Current research in the Henry lab examines nitrogen (N) uptake during winter (when N uptake is assumed to be unimportant) and during late fall and early spring when freeze-thaw cycles and water runoff create dynamic transitions in the nitrogen cycle. To explore these ideas, Hugh uses large-scale experiments that simulate climate warming, laboratory techniques, and theoretical modeling. His work has taken place in sunny California, snowy Ontario, and salt marshes in the Arctic. Everyone is welcome to attend