hi, i'm amy

welcome to my personal website 🌵

I am a PhD candidate at UW in the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science advised by Abby Swann in the Ecoclimate Lab. I am study how plant water-carbon tradeoffs can influence future climate using Earth System Model (ESM) simulations. Beyond my current research, I'm also interested in the role of plants in urban air quality, the consequences of climate change for human health, and the interactions between climate and energy systems. I'm currently exploring the latter through the OpenMinds NextGen Leadership Program.

I graduated with a BS in Chemistry from UC Berkeley's College of Chemistry, where I was fortunate to be mentored by Dr. Erin Delaria and advised by Dr. Ron Cohen. I've interned on the Small Molecule Analytical Chemistry and Business Insights and Analytics teams at Genentech/Roche, where my work spanned from developing analytical methods for the early drug research + development to supporting the planning of global clinical trials with a cross-functional and multinational team. I am grateful to be supported by a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

If you want to reach out, please contact me via email (amyxliu@uw.edu).