Elizabeth Clark

Research Scientist at Beamline 8.3.2, Hard X-ray Microtomography

Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley (2021-2023, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management) and Yale University (2018-2020, School of the Environment)

Ph.D. at Yale University (2013-2018, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics)

B. S. from Duke University in Biology with a minor in Earth and Ocean Sciences (2009-2013)

As a beamline scientist, I perform research and facilitate science through advancing techniques for 3D imaging data acquisition, processing, and visualization. Through interdisciplinary collaborations, I hone new data acquisition techniques to tackle critical questions in energy science, materials sciences, agriculture, and more. In the field of image data processing, I strive to embody the state-of-the art in my own research to help beamline users achieve cutting-edge results and lower the barrier of entry to scientists new to the field. I work to leverage 3D data to improve how emerging research findings are communicated so that complex science concepts can be shared easily and intuitively.

Clark, E. G., Cornara, D., Brodersen, C. R., McElrone, A. J., Parkinson, D. Y., Almeida, R. P. P. 2023. Anatomy of an agricultural antagonist: feeding complex structure and function of three xylem sap-feeding insects illuminated with synchrotron-based 3D imaging. Journal of Morphology 284: e12639.

Clark, E. G., Jenkins, K. M., Brodersen, C. R. 2023. Back to life: Techniques for developing high-quality 3D reconstructions of plants and animals from digitized specimens. PLOS ONE 18: e0283027.