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Personal profile
Research Interests
Physiological ecology of vascular plants, photosynthesis, plant architecture, stress, climate change
Education
PhD, 1986, Duke University
M.S., 1982, Yale University
B.A., 1979, Bennington College
Professional Information
My laboratory is studying the physiological ecology of vascular plants with an emphasis on the environmental limitations to photosynthesis and resource allocation. I am particularly interested in developing integrated models of light utilization by plants in different habitats, with an emphasis on woody plants.
Other research projects include investigations of the effects of UV-B irradiation on growth and photosynthesis, and the impact of elevated CO2 on nutrient acquisition of trees. Currently we are using growth analysis, leaf and plant gas exchange, water relations, tissue chemistry, carbon isotope discrimination, and foliar optical properties, among other methods, in these studies. Research sites include grasslands, old fields, and deciduous forests in Illinois; subalpine and alpine habitats in Wyoming; and shrub steppe in Nevada.
Office Address
286 Morrill Hall
505 S. Goodwin Ave
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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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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Mitigating the soil carbon deficit of annual agriculture with perennial bioenergy crops in the U.S. Midwest
Kantola, I. B., Nakayama, Y., Moses, E., Blanc-Betes, E., Davis, S. C., Masters, M. D., Darmody, R. G., Margenot, A. J. & DeLucia, E. H., Jun 2026, In: Geoderma. 470, 117830.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying soil organic matter stock distribution and origin following over a century of maize-based cropping in the former tallgrass prairie region of central USA
Nakayama, Y., Masters, M. D., DeLucia, E. H. & Margenot, A. J., Apr 1 2026, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 399, 110195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A 13‐Year Record Indicates Differences in the Duration and Depth of Soil Carbon Accrual Among Potential Bioenergy Crops
Kantola, I. B., Blanc‐Betes, E., von Haden, A., Masters, M. D., Blakely, B., Bernacchi, C. J. & DeLucia, E. H., Oct 2025, In: GCB Bioenergy. 17, 10, e70080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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BEPAM Model Code and CABBI Simulation Results for "Assessing the Returns to Land and Greenhouse Gas Savings from Producing Energy Crops on Conservation Reserve Program Land"
Chen, L. (Creator), Blanc-Betes, E. (Creator), Hudiburg, T. (Creator), Hellerstein, D. (Creator), Wallander, S. (Creator), Delucia, E. H. (Creator) & Khanna, M. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Sep 7 2020
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-2224392_V2
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Data for Root Exudation Links Root Traits to Soil Functioning in Agroecosystems
von Haden, A. C. (Creator), Eddy, W. (Creator), Burnham, M. B. (Creator), Brzostek, E. (Creator), Yang, W. (Creator) & Delucia, E. H. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Nov 3 2025
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-8894698_V1
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Data for - The carbon budget of land conversion: sugarcane expansion and implications for a sustainable bioenergy landscape in SE US
Blanc-Betes, E. (Creator), Gomez-Casanovas, N. (Creator), Bernacchi, C. (Creator), Boughton, E. (Creator), Yang, W. (Creator) & Delucia, E. H. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Jun 16 2025
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-2245335_V1
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Data for "A 13-year record indicates differences in the duration and depth of soil carbon accrual among potential bioenergy crops"
Kantola, I. (Creator), Masters, M. (Creator) & Delucia, E. H. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Sep 15 2025
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-2312795_V1
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Data for Hot or not? An evaluation of methods for identifying hot moments of nitrous oxide emissions from soils
Stuchiner, E. (Creator), Xu, J. (Creator), Eddy, W. C. (Creator), Delucia, E. H. (Creator) & Yang, W. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dec 20 2024
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-8414089_V1
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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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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