About
Sierra Jech will be a postdoc with the Forest-Rangeland Soil Ecology Lab at Northern Arizona University starting fall 2024. Sierra earned her PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder with the Barger Lab, working on aridland restoration, specifically with biological soil crusts. Previously, Sierra earned a Master’s degree in Environmental Chemistry from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry where she worked on fatty acid and hopanoid composition of microbialites in Green Lake, NY and the Great Salt Lake, UT with Dr. Mark Teece. Sierra has a dual Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Earth Systems Science with a minor in Queer Studies from the University of Wyoming. Sierra enjoys cross-country skiing, trail running, and triathlon. Sierra is a member of the Skiers Nordic of Wyoming (SNOW) board and a co-organizer for the Women in Soil Ecology.