Professor Finzi earned his Ph.D. in 1996 at the University of Connecticut. His research interests include forest ecology, terrestrial biogeochemistry, and global change biology. Currently, his focus is in terrestrial biogeochemistry and global change biology. Specifically, he is investigating the effect of free-air CO2 enrichment on carbon-storage and nutrient cycling in a southern pine-hardwood forest. Professor Finzi is author or co-author on more than ten scientific papers.