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Christy Gibson
Christy Gibson is a graduate from Purdue University with a doctorate in Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE). She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Center of Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where her goal is to measure the levels of greenhouse gases across an entire ecosystem. As a black female researcher, Gibson is certainly dedicated to breaking the "women in science" stigma and this apparent in her leadership of Women in CABBI, an organization that provides a welcoming zone for women to " share experiences and host critical, intersectional discussions" Gibson is also an avid reader and creative writer.

Biography
Christy Gibson was born and raised in the Bahamas. Feeling there was no opportunity for her to distinguish herself, she moved her studies from Nassau to Nashville at Tennessee State University. At TSU, she was part of a program that allowed her to study both biology and chemistry at the same time while completing an English minor as well. From there, she went to Purdue University to pursue her Ph.D. in Ecological Sciences and Engineering where her research focused on the effect natural fire products had on belowground cycling in forests. This led her to her current position of Postdoctoral Research Associate at CABBI where she researches the concentrations of greenhouse gases, where the highest and lowest levels occur; and how that can be used to boost the ecosystem’s health.

Publications

 * Weathering of Pyrogenic Organic Matter Induces Fungal Oxidative Enzyme Response in Single Culture Inoculation Experiments (2016)
 * Photooxidation of Pyrogenic Organic Matter Reduces its Reactive, Labile C Pool and the Apparent Soil Oxidative Microbial Enzyme Response (2017)
 * Interacting Controls of Pyrolysis Temperature and Plant Taxa on the Degradability of PyOM in Fire-Prone Northern Temperate Forest Soil (2018)
 * Tree Taxa and Pyrolysis Temperature Interact to Control Pyrogenic Organic Matter Induced Native Soil Organic Carbon Priming (2018)
 * The Interacting Controls of Pyrolysis Temperature and Plant Taxa on Pyrogenic Organic Matter Stability and Decomposition in a Northern Michigan Forest Soil (2017)
 * The Interacting Controls of Pyrolysis Temperature and Plant Taxa on the Reactivity of Pyrogenic Organic Matter and Its Influence on Soil Carbon in a Northern Michigan Forest Soil (2017)
 * Interactive Effects of Source Taxa and Charring Temperature on Pyom Stability, Biological Reactivity, And Influence on Native Soil C In a Northern Forest Soil (2017)
 * The Stability of Pyrogenic Organic Matter is Dependent Upon its Wood Source and Charring Temperature (2015)
 * Linking Wood Source and Charring Temperature to the Stability and Biological Reactivity of PyOM in a Temperate Forest Soil (2015)
 * Influence of Wood Source and Temperature on Pyrogenic Organic Matter-Induced Priming Effect in a High-Latitude Forest Soil (2015)