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Education
M.S., Bradley University
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Professional Information
Impacts of climate change on crop physiology, energy fluxes between the atmosphere and plant canopies, carbon sequestration, crop canopy responses to stress
The overall focus of my research is to understand the impacts of atmospheric and climatic change on crop species important to the Midwestern U.S. Included in these analyses are global change scenarios as well as natural variations in growth conditions over a wide range of temporal scales.
Specific research includes:
- determining how vegetation responds to atmospheric change with emphasis on energy fluxes between the atmosphere and plant canopies,
- measuring net ecosystem carbon exchange using eddy covariance techniques to estimate the carbon sequestration potential of Midwest agriculture, and
- working toward a mechanistic understanding of crop canopy responses to stresses, such as drought or insect infestation. In addition, I am also involved in numerous projects that focus on soybean physiological responses to growth in elevated CO2 and O3.
Specific research experiments in which I am involved include SoyFACE and the Ameriflux network. My participation with this project includes running two eddy covariance flux towers in Bondville, IL.
Office Address
1201 W. Gregory Drive
196 E.R. Madigan Laboratory
Urbana, IL 61801
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessing the Impact of Agrivoltaics on Water, Energy, and Carbon Cycles Using the Community Land Model Version 5
Jia, M., Peng, B., Guan, K., Lawrence, D. M., DeLucia, E. H., Lombardozzi, D. L., Sturchio, M. A., Kannenberg, S. A., Knapp, A. K., Du, X., Time, A., Bernacchi, C. J., Lee, D. K., Miljkovic, N., Branham, B. & Khanna, M., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 18, 2, e2025MS005092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bigger is not always better: Optimizing leaf area index with narrow-leaf shape in soybean
Tamang, B. G., Bernard, G., Bernacchi, C. J., Diers, B. W. & Ainsworth, E. A., Mar 2 2026, In: Plant physiology. 200, 3, kiaf663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate-driven divergence in biophysical and economic impacts of agrivoltaics
Jia, M., Peng, B., Guan, K., Lawrence, D. M., DeLucia, E. H., Knapp, A. K., Barron-Gafford, G. A., Khanna, M., Lombardozzi, D. L., Sturchio, M. A., Kannenberg, S. A., Zhao, L., McCall, J., Tang, J., Bernacchi, C. J., Mwebaze, P., Majeed, F., Lee, D. & Time, A., Mar 10 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123, 10, e2514380123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disentangling the contribution of trait plasticity to improve the productivity of a maize–soybean intercrop system for the Midwest, USA
Pelech, E. A., Evers, J. B. & Bernacchi, C. J., 2026, In: In Silico Plants. 8, 1, diag003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-Throughput Screen of NPQ in Sorghum Shows Highly Polygenic Architecture of Photoprotection
Vath, R. L., Fernandes, S. B., Monier, B., Głowacka, K., Walter, J., Lipka, A. E., Ferguson, J., Bernacchi, C. J., Pederson, T. & Kromdijk, J., Feb 2026, In: Plant-Environment Interactions. 7, 1, e70114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for Improved Net Carbon Budgets in the US Midwest through Direct Measured Impacts of Enhanced Weathering
Kantola, I. B. (Creator), Blanc-Betes, E. (Creator), Masters, M. (Creator), Chang, E. (Creator), Marklein, A. (Creator), Moore, C. (Creator), von Haden, A. (Creator), Bernacchi, C. (Creator), Wolf, A. (Creator), Epihov, D. (Creator), Beerling, D. (Creator) & Delucia, E. H. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Jul 26 2023
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-1917166_V1
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Biogeochemical Fluxes for Three Bioenergy Crops
Moore, C. E. (Creator), von Haden, A. C. (Creator), Burnham, M. B. (Creator), Kantola, I. B. (Creator), Gibson, C. (Creator), Blakely, B. (Creator), Dracup, E. (Creator), Masters, M. D. (Creator), Yang, W. (Creator), Delucia, E. H. (Creator) & Bernacchi, C. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Sep 25 2025
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-8157843_V1
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Data for "Ammonia Flux Measurements above a Corn Canopy using Relaxed Eddy Accumulation and a Flux Gradient System"
Nelson, A. J. (Creator), Lichiheb, N. (Creator), Koloutsou-Vakakis, S. (Creator), Rood, M. J. (Creator), Heuer, M. (Creator), Myles, L. (Creator), Joo, E. (Creator), Miller, J. (Creator) & Bernacchi, C. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dec 1 2018
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-0071156_V1
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Photosynethic Performance Measurements in Biomass Sorghum Varietals in Central Illinois during Four Growing Seasons.
Jaikumar, N. S. (Creator), Fernandes, S. (Creator), Leakey, A. (Creator), Brown, P. J. (Creator), Stutz, S. (Creator), Ort, D. R. (Creator), Long, S. P. (Creator) & Bernacchi, C. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mar 8 2021
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-4580996_V2
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SoyFACE Fumigation Data Files
Kole Aspray, E. (Creator), Ainsworth, E. (Creator), McGrath, J. (Creator), McGrath, J. (Creator), Montes, C. (Creator), Whetten, A. (Creator), Ort, D. R. (Creator), Long, S. P. (Creator), Puthuval, K. (Creator), Mies, T. (Creator), Bernacchi, C. (Creator), Delucia, E. H. (Creator), Dalsing, B. (Creator), Leakey, A. (Creator), Li, S. (Creator), Herriott, J. (Creator) & Miglietta, F. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Oct 7 2024
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-3496460_V4
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Press/Media
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Illinois team tests the costs, benefits of agrivoltaics across the Midwest
Peng, B., Guan, K., Khanna, M., Delucia, E. H., Zhao, L., Bernacchi, C., Lee, D., Miljkovic, N. & Branham, B. E.
3/2/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Review: Heat-resilient crops are within reach — given enough time and money
Bernacchi, C., Long, S. P. & Ort, D. R.
6/12/25
1 Media contribution
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What can researchers learn about ecosystems and the environment during the total solar eclipse?
4/3/24
1 Media contribution
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A warming Midwest increases likelihood that farmers will need to irrigate
Delucia, E. H., Guan, K., Bernacchi, C., Long, S. P. & Ort, D. R.
6/18/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research