Splash Biography

LIAT ADLER, Hi! I'm a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford

Major: Not available.

College/Employer: Stanford university

Year of Graduation: Not available.

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I research how plants and algae do photosynthesis. You'd be surprised how different organisms have different strategies for optimizing photosynthesis. Some need to combat high temperatures, some drought and many low levels of CO2!

Past Classes

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S952: Botanical and photosynthetic oddities: What are Hornworts and why are they so good at photosynthesis?? in Rainstorm Summer 2025 (Jul. 26 - 27, 2025)

We will dive into a fascinating but sometimes overlooked group of plants: the hornworts. As well as their unique shape, featuring a long 'horn' containing their spores, hornworts have a special way of doing photosynthesis. We will learn how photosynthesis can be done in different ways and how some plants, like hornworts can do it better than others! Finally, we will learn how to recognize these hard-to-spot plants in the wild.