Liz Cunningham - PhD Student

Liz Cunningham joined Dr. Wunch’s research group at the beginning of their PhD in 2017. Liz’s research focusses on improving the retrievals of carbonyl sulphide (OCS) from the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) of ground based Fourier transform infrared spectrometers. OCS is a gas of interest because it has the potential to be used as a proxy for photosynthesis in terrestrial ecosystems. In addition to their research, Liz is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion work in STEM spaces. Liz co-founded Physibility, a student run equity group in the physics department. Liz is also the recipient of the 2021 UCAR Next Generation Fellowship Diversity and Inclusion track. With this fellowship Liz will be working in UCAR’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion where they will be researching best practices in improving accessibility in the workplace.