Lu Zhai
Associate Professor
Natural Resource Ecology & Management
Orcid identifier0000-0002-7165-3506 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate ProfessorNatural Resource Ecology & Management
- Oklahoma State University, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, 008C Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States
BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs
Zhai lab aims to increase plant resource sustainability in a changing environment by identifying factors related to vegetation dynamics and integrating these factors into plant resource management. The studies of Zhai lab are featured by integrating multiple approaches: statistical- and process-based vegetation model, stable isotope analysis, functional trait analysis, and remote sensing.
Research Interests:
Forest ecology and management; Functional plant ecology; Quantitative ecology; Coastal ecology; Stable isotope ecology
Research Interests:
Forest ecology and management; Functional plant ecology; Quantitative ecology; Coastal ecology; Stable isotope ecology
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- Associate ProfessorOklahoma State University, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2026 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2026
DEGREES
- Ph.D. in, BiologyUniversity of Miami, FL, United States
- Master in MathematicsUniversity of Miami, Coral Gables, United States
- Master in ForestryTexas A&M University, College Station, United States
- B.S. in ForestryNanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT
- Faculty/Staff
CAMPUS
- Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
AVAILABILITY
- Collaborative projects
- Masters or PhD research supervision
- Technical support
DEPARTMENT
- Natural Resource Ecology & Management