He is an ecosystem ecologist that focuses on spatio-temporal scaling of organic matter processing, and his research builds on fundamental theories of ecology. He has 33 peer-reviewed publications from studies of multiple ecosystem types, spanning short-term small scale to long-term, large scale. He has a passion for communicating science to broad audiences, and has a strong history of offering training to undergraduate researchers. He received his Ph.D. in Ecology at University of Georgia and has been at FIU for 4 years.