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CURRICULUM VITAE, LAWREN SACKAddressDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tel: 310-825-6525University of California, Los Angeles Fax: 310-825-9433621 Charles E. Young Drive South email: lawrensack@ucla.eduLos Angeles, CAUSA 90095-1606Faculty web page: http://www.eeb.ucla.edu/indivfaculty.php?FacultyKey=8417Lab web site: http://www.eeb.ucla.edu/Faculty/Sack/Education and Research Positions• Professor of Plant Ecology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and AffiliateFaculty Member, Institute of the Environment, Center of Tropical Research, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles, as of July 2011-• Associate Professor of Plant Ecology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, andAffiliate Faculty Member, Institute of the Environment, Center of Tropical Research,University of California Los Angeles, 2007-2011• Affiliate Faculty Member, Department of Botany, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, 2008-• Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Department of Botany, and Ecology; andEvolution and Conservation Biology Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, 2003-2007• Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plant Biology, Department of Organismic and EvolutionaryBiology, Harvard University, 2000-2003• Ph.D. in Plant Ecology and Physiology, Cambridge University, UK, 2001, “Plant Responses toDeep Shade Plus Drought”• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and second major English Literature. Great Distinction.McGill University, Canada, 1995• Research Assistantships, Experimental Evolution and Ecology, McGill University 1993-1995Research Interests• Ecology and physiology of plant species coexistence.• Hydraulics of plant water transport.• Evolution and functional consequences of diversity in leaf size, shape and venation.• Forest dynamics and ecohydrology.• Conservation physiology.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 2Grants, Awards, Fellowships, and Organized Working Groups• “Vine responses to water deficit: a multidisciplinary study including plant physiology,metabolism and spectroscopy”. Participant Investigator, with Arnon Karnieli, Aaron Fait,Shimon Rachmilevitch, and Gregory Okin. Sol Leshin Program for Collaboration between BenGurion University and UCLA. 2010. $26,000.• “Salinity tolerance along an aridity gradient: linking physiological processes withmorphological constraints on leaf function in mangroves”. Partner Investigator, with ChiefInvestigators Marilyn Ball, Brendan Choat, and Catherine Lovelock. Australian ResearchCouncil 2009-2012. AUS$507,352.• “PROMETHEUS: toward a web wiki for protocols and standard methods in plant ecologyand physiology”. Multi-participant workshop proposed and organized for the AustralianVegetation Research Network (http://www.vegfunction.net/wg/68/68_Prometheus.htm).Organizer, with Lou Santiago and Will Cornwell. Australian National University, October2009.• “The crown concert: division of labour among tree canopy modules”. Research team member,with Principal Investigator Luis Balaguer. Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, 2009-2011. 129,000 euros.• “The evolution of leaf form in Viburnum (Adoxaceae)”. Collaborative Principal Investigator,with Erika Edwards and Michael Donoghue. National Science Foundation 2008-2011.$750,597.• “Tolerance of temperature extremes under drought: linking physiological processes withmorphological constraints on leaf function”. Partner Investigator, with Chief InvestigatorsMarilyn Ball, Adrienne Nicotra, and Gary Bryant, and other Partner Investigator MissyHolbrook. Australian Research Council 2007-2010. AUS$553,015.• “CAREER: The coordination of leaf hydraulics, structure and gas exchange”. PrincipalInvestigator. National Science Foundation 2006-2011. $887,989.• “Drought responses of C 4 plants: resolving the effects of physiological pathway fromphylogenetic history”. Project partner (with Principal Investigator Colin Osborne, co-PrincipalInvestigator Ian Woodward, and two other project partners). Natural Enviroment ResearchCouncil 2006-2009. GB£475,000.• “Synergistic effects of light and water on physiological diversification in the Hawaiianlobeliads”. Project Collaborator (with Principal Investigator Rebecca Montgomery, and ProjectCollaborator Tom Givnish). National Science Foundation 2006-2009. $230,000.• “Ecohydrology in Hawaii: Linking Volume and Quantity of Water Flow through Soil, Streams,Vegetation and Atmosphere, from Mountain to Coastal Discharge”. Co-coordinator of acollaborative team of Principal Investigators across University of Hawaii campuses. 2007-2009. Hawaii EPSCoR.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 3• “Hawaii Permanent Forest Plots Network (HIPPNET) – A permanent forest plot network forresearch, education and conservation”. Principal Investigator with other PIs Becky Ostertag,Susan Cordell and Christian Giardina. 2007-2009. Hawaii EPSCoR.• “University of Hawaii EPSCoR II: Research Infrastructure”. Focus Area Leader for Ecology(with Principal Investigator Jim Gaines, co-Principal Investigators Ken Kaneshiro and DonPrice, and five other Focus Area Leaders). National Science Foundation 2006-2009.$9,000,000.• “Bridging ecology and genetics for a key adaptive radiation: phylogeny, and evolutionary andconservation physiology of the Hawaiian Chamaesyce”. Principal Investigator (with otherPrincipal Investigator Cliff Morden). Hawaii NSF EPSCoR Research Enhancement ActivitiesProgram 2006-2007. $24,429.• “Development of microsatellite (SSR) markers for ecological and evolutionary studies of themodel tree species, Metrosideros polymorpha.” Collaborator (with Principal InvestigatorHeather Sahli and six other collaborators). Hawaii NSF EPSCoR Research EnhancementActivities Program 2006-2007. $24,960.• “Key instrumentation for inter-disciplinary botanical training” Principal Investigator.University of Hawai‘i Educational Improvement Grant 2004. $2700.• Principal Investigator. University of Hawai‘i Travel Grants 2004-2005. $3300.• Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Putnam Research Fellowship 2002-2003.• Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short-Term Fellowship 2003.• Frank Smart Studentship, Plant Sciences Department, Cambridge University, 2000• Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Bursary, Cambridge University, 1999-2000• National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship 1998-2000.• Junta de Andalucia (Spanish government) Research Grant 2000.• University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship, University of British Columbia 1997(awarded but declined)• University of Glasgow Postgraduate Scholarship, University of Glasgow 1997 (awarded butdeclined)• Dean’s Honour List, McGill University, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995• McConnell Award, Emily Crawford Scholarships, Charles Snyder Scholarships, McGillUniversity 1993, 1994, 1995.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 4• National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Fellowships1993, 1994Scientific Infrastructure Organization and Development• “Prometheus Wiki: Protocols in ecological & environmental plant physiology. Proposed andco-led multi-participant workshop that developed and established the innovative wiki journalpublished by CSIRO (http://prometheuswiki.publish.csiro.au/tiki-index.php)• “National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Pacific Domain”. Co-leader, withRebecca Ostertag, Susan Cordell and Christian Giardina, of successful “Request ForInformation” documents co-authored by over 80 participants from across University of Hawaiicampuses, and other research and land management agencies, leading to the designation ofCore, Observation and Experimental components for the NEON in Hawaii. 2007.• Hawaii Permanent Forest Plot Network (2006-), co-PI of proposal and development of two 4-ha plots with trees mapped and tagged, now part of the Center for Tropical Forest Scienceinternational plot network.• Participant and contributor to TRY Database for compiling and providing access to plantfunctional trait data worldwide (http://www.try-db.org/index.php)Experience and Awards for Mentorship, Teaching and Curriculum Development• Awarded the first annual Achievements in Diversity Award of the Ecological Society ofAmerica, 2010, “This prestigious award recognizes his outstanding mentorship of students andfellow ecologists and exemplary inclusivity of women and minorities in all aspects of hisprofessional career.”• Awarded the Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award of the UCLA Ecology and EvolutionaryBiology Department, 2010, “In recognition of his excellence in teaching exhibited both in andout of the classroom.”• Graduate student mentorship: UCLA (2007-) Chair of committee for four PhD students in theEcology and Evolutionary Biology Department. Supervisor of four visiting graduate students.Member of committee for five PhD students in EEB Department. University of Hawai‘i (2003-)Chair of committee for one MS student (graduated 2008), and of three PhD students (twograduated in 2010-11) in the Botany Department. Member of MS and PhD permanentcommittees for ten students in the Botany, Natural Resources and EnvironmentalManagement, and Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences (Agriculture) departments. Member orChair of interim MS and Ph.D committees for numerous students in the Botany Department.Harvard University (2003) supervisor of visiting PhD student.• Postdoctoral researcher mentorship: Mentor of three postdoctoral fellows who have completedtheir training at UCLA (2007-8), and at University of Hawai‘i (2006-2009); trained threevisiting postdocs (2008-2010).• Course teaching: UCLA (2008-) Lecturer and developed curriculum for undergraduateadvanced ‘Plant Physiology’, and ‘Ecology and Physiology of World Vegetation’ courses andgraduate course in ‘Plant Hydraulic Design’. University of Hawai‘i (2003-7); lectured and

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 5developed curriculum for undergraduate courses: ‘Plant Physiology’, ‘Plant PhysiologyLaboratory’, ‘Plant Ecophysiology and Environmental Measurements’, ‘Hawaiian Ecosystems’,‘Natural Resources Issues and Ethics’, ‘Strategies in Hawaiian Resource Use’, and ‘HawaiianResource-Use Strategies Internship’; and graduate courses, ‘Foundations of Current Botany’,and ‘Botanical Seminars’, and ‘Environmental Physiology’. Member of the new “Hui KonohikiProgram” at University of Hawai‘i, an initiative to bring together Hawaiian knowledge andpractices and contemporary scientific tools and methods to provide interdisciplinary trainingfor land and resource management and environmental careers. University of Cambridge (1995-2000) Supervisor and demonstrator of Plant Sciences courses, including Biology of Organisms,Dynamics and Physiology of World Vegetation, Plant Sciences, Ecology, Cell BiologyLaboratory, Plant Sciences Laboratory, and Statistics Laboratory. Organization of TropicalStudies. Instructor in OTS PASI Program course: Expanding the frontier in tropical ecologythrough embedded sensors (August 2010).• Undergraduate mentorship (worked with 61 undergraduate assistants from 2001 onward):UCLA (2007-) Mentor or co-mentor of 37 undergraduate research assistants; University ofHawai‘i (2003-) Developed the “Integrated Mentorship in Hawaiian Research, Education andOutreach” program, and mentored or co-mentored ten indigenous undergraduate sciencestudents in ongoing research in this program and in the NSF-funded Kumu Ola, andUndergraduate Mentorship in Environmental Biology programs; mentored six otherundergraduate research assistants. Harvard University (2001-2003) Mentor of twoundergraduate research assistants and an undergraduate thesis student in Department ofOrganismic and Evolutionary Biology; mentor of five undergraduate students in HarvardForest Research Experience for Undergraduates program.Editorial and Professional Positions• Editor for Frontiers in Functional Plant Ecology (2011-)• Editor for PrometheusWiki: Protocols in ecological & environmental plant physiology (2010-)• Associate Editor for Functional Ecology (2006-)• Associate Editor for American Journal of Botany (2009-)• Editorial Review Board for Tree Physiology (2005, 2007)• Advisor to Editorial Board for New Phytologist (2006-2011)• Referee of 161 manuscripts, for 42 journals and book publishers: Acta Oecologica; AmericanJournal of Botany (7); American Naturalist; Annals of Botany (4); Australian Journal ofBotany (3); Biologia Plantarum; BioScience; Biotropica (3); Botanical Journal of the LinneanSociety; Botany; Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (2); Canadian Journal of Forest Research(2); Ecography; Ecological Applications; Ecological Monographs (2); Ecology (3); EcologyLetters (2); Evolution; Functional Ecology (7); Functional Plant Biology (4); Global ChangeBiology, International Journal of Plant Sciences (2); Journal of Arid Environments; Journal ofEcology (6); Journal of Experimental Botany; Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society (3); NewPhytologist (33); New Zealand Journal of Ecology; Oecologia (9); Physiologia Plantarum (2);Planta; Plant, Cell and Environment (14); Plant and Soil; Plant Ecology (2); Plant Physiology(12); Plant Physiology and Biochemistry; Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesUSA; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2); Science; Tree Physiology (8);Trees—Structure and Function (7); for the edited volume, Holbrook, NM & Zwieniecki, MA(2005) Vascular Transport in Plants (3); and of a book manuscript for New York BotanicalGarden Press.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 6• Referee for the National Science Foundation, Directorate for Biological Sciences (12proposals): Ecological & Evolutionary Physiology 2004, Environmental and Structural Systems2005, Ecological Biology 2006, Research Experiences for Students, Office of InternationalScience and Engineering 2008, Physiological and Structural Systems 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010Ecosystem Studies 2008, 2009, 2010.• Referee for Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO, the Dutch NSF) for VIDI(Innovative Research) proposal, 2005.• Referee for Sigma Delta Epsilon / Graduate Women in Science Eloise-Gerry Fellowship, 2006.• Referee for University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Research Growth Initiative Panel, 2007• Referee for Mildred Mathias Grant, University of California, 2008.• External examiner for PhD Program, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ (2004) and forMSc Program, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2007)Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Plant Biologists, Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, BotanicalSociety of America, British Ecological Society, Ecological Society of AmericaPublications (alphabetical order by year; *undergraduate co-author)60. Hao G-Y, Goldstein G, Sack L, Holbrook NM, Liu Z-H, Wang AY, Harrison RD, Su Z-H,Cao KF. in review. Ecology of hemi-epiphytism in fig species is based on evolutionarycorrelation of hydraulics and carbon economy. For Ecology59. Kattge J, Díaz S, Lavorel S, Prentice IC, Leadley P, Bönisch G, Garnier E, Westoby M, ReichPB, Wright IJ, Cornelissen JH, Violle CV, Harrison SP, van Bogedom PM, Reichstein M,Soudzilovskaia NA, Ackerly DD, Anand M, Atkin O, Bahn M, Baldocchi D, Blanco C,Blonder B, Bond W, Bradstock R, Bunker DE, Casanoves F, Cavender-Bares J, ChambersJ, Chapin FS, Chave J, Coomes D, Cluesener-Godt M, Cornwell WK, Craine JM, DurkaW, Dickie J, Duarte L, Elser J, Enquist BJ, Esser G, Estiarte M, Fagan W, Fang J,Fernández F, Fidelis A, Finegan B, Fitter A, Flores O, Ford H, Frank D, Freschet G, FyllasN, Gallagher R, Gillison A, Green W, Hickler T, Higgins S, Hodgson JG, Jalili A, JansenS, Joly C, Kerkhoff AJ, Kirkup D, Kleyer M, Klotz S, Kramer K, Kühn I, Kurokawa H,Lange O, Laughlin D, Leishman M, Lens F, Lenz T, Lewis S, Liu K, Lloyd J, Louault F,Mahecha MD, Manning P, Massad T, Medlyn B, Messier J, Moles A, Montserrat-MartíG, Müller S, Nadrowski K, Naeem S, Niinemets Ü, Nöllert S, Nüske A, Ogaya R, OleksynJ, Ordoñez J, Onipchenko VG, Overbeck G, Ozinga W, Paula S, Pausas J, Peñuelas J,Pillar V, Poorter H, Poorter L, Poschlod P, Proulx R, Rammig A, Reinsch S, Reu B, SackL, Salgado B, Soussana J, Shiodera S, Shipley JW, Sosinski E, Swaine E, Swenson N,Thompson K, Thornton P, Waldram M, Weiher E, White M, Wright SJ, Zaehle S, ZanneAE, Wirth C. in revision. TRY - a global database of plant traits. For Global ChangeBiology

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 758. Scoffoni C, McKown AD, Rawls M*, Sack L. in revision. Dynamics of leaf hydraulicconductance with water status: quantification and analysis of species differences understeady-state. For Journal of Experimental Botany57. Scoffoni C, Rawls M*, McKown AD, Cochard H, Sack L. in review. Decline of leaf hydraulicconductance with dehydration: relationship to leaf size and venation architecture. ForPlant Physiology.56. Sommerville KE, Sack L, Ball MC. In revision. Hydraulic conductance of Acacia phyllodes(leaves) is driven by primary nerve (vein) conductance and density. For Plant, Cell &Environment.55. Buckley TN, Sack L, Gilbert ME. 2011. The role of bundle sheath extensions and life form instomatal responses to leaf water status. Plant Physiology, in press.54. Choat B, Medek DE, Stuart SA, Pasquet-Kok J, Egerton JJG, Salari H, Sack L, Ball MC. 2011.Xylem traits mediate a trade-off between resistance to freeze/thaw-induced embolism andphotosynthetic capacity in over-wintering evergreens. New Phytologist, in press.53. Creese C, Lee A*, Sack L. 2011. Drivers of morphological diversity and distribution in theHawaiian fern flora: trait associations with size, growth form, and environment. ForAmerican Journal of Botany, in press.52. Gaoue O, Sack L, Ticktin T. 2011. Human impacts on leaf economics in heterogeneouslandscapes: the effect of harvesting non-timber forest products from African mahoganyacross habitats and climates. For Journal of Applied Ecology, in press.51. Markesteijn L, Poorter L, Paz H, Bongers L, Sack L. 2011. Hydraulic niche partitioningamong saplings of tropical dry forest species: coordination of species moisture and lightrequirements. New Phytologist, in press.50. Markesteijn L, Poorter L, Paz H, Sack L, Bongers L. 2011. Ecological differentiation in xylemcavitation resistance is associated with stem and leaf structural traits. Plant, Cell &Environment 34, 137-148.49. Sellin A, Sack L, Õunapuu E, Karusion A. 2011. Impact of light quality on leaf and shoothydraulic properties: a case study in silver birch (Betula pendula) Plant, Cell &Environment, in press.48. Waite M, Sack L. 2011. Does global stoichiometric theory apply to bryophytes? Tests acrossan elevation × soil age ecosystem matrix on Mauna Loa, Hawaii. Journal of Ecology 99.122-134.47. Waite M, Sack L. 2011. Shifts in moss carbon isotope ratio across an elevation and soil agematrix on Mauna Loa, Hawaii: do mosses behave like vascular plants? Oecologia. inpress.46. Brodribb TJ, Feild TS, Sack L. 2010. Viewing leaf structure and evolution from a hydraulicperspective. Functional Plant Biology 37: 488-498.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 845. Cavaleri MA, Sack L. 2010. Comparative water use of native and invasive plants at multiplescales: a global meta-analysis. Ecology 91: 2705-2715.44. Hao G-Y, Sack L, Wang A-Y, Cao K-F, Goldstein G. 2010. Differentiation of leaf water fluxand drought tolerance traits in hemiepiphytic and non-hemiepiphytic Ficus tree species.Functional Ecology 24: 731-740.43. Inman-Narahari F, Giardina C, Ostertag R, Cordell S, Sack L. 2010. Digital data collection inforest dynamics plots. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 1: 274-297.42. McKown AD, Cochard H, Sack L. 2010. Decoding leaf hydraulics with a spatially explicitmodel: principles of venation architecture and implications for its evolution. AmericanNaturalist 175: 447-460.41. Pasquet-Kok J, Creese C, Sack L. 2010. Turning over a new “leaf”: multiple functionalsignificances of leaves versus phyllodes in Hawaiian Acacia koa. Plant, Cell &Environment 33, 2084-2100.40. Sack L, Cornwell WK, Santiago LS, Barbour M, Choat B, Evans JR, Munns R, Nicotra A.2010. A unique web resource for physiology, ecology and the environmental sciences:PrometheusWiki. Functional Plant Biology 387: 687-693.39. Waite M, Sack L. 2010. How does moss photosynthesis relate to leaf and canopy structure?Trait relationships for ten Hawaiian species of contrasting light habitats. New Phytologist185: 156-172.38. Coomes DA, Sack L. 2009. Response to "Comment on Coomes et al. 2008, 'Scaling of xylemvessels and veins within the leaves of oak species' by CA Price and BJ Enquist". BiologyLetters 3, 381-382.37. Dunbar-Co S, Sporck MJ, Sack L. 2009. Leaf trait diversification and design in seven raretaxa of the Hawaiian Plantago radiation. International Journal of Plant Sciences 170, 61-75.36. Kagawa AK, Sack L, Duarte K, James S. 2009. Hawaiian native forest conserves water relativeto timber plantation: species and stand traits influence water use. Ecological Applications19: 1429-1443.35. Arcand N, Kagawa AK, Sack L, Giambelluca TW. 2008. Scaling of frond form in Hawaiiantree fern Cibotium glaucum: compliance with global trends, and application for fieldestimation. Biotropica 40, 686-691.34. Coomes DA, Heathcote S*, Godfrey ER*, Shepherd JJ*, Sack L. 2008. Scaling of xylemvessels and veins within the leaves of oak species. Biology Letters 4, 302-306.33. Hoof J, Sack L, Webb DT, Nilsen ET. 2008. Contrasting structure and function of pubescentand glabrous varieties of Hawaiian Metrosideros polymorpha at high elevation. Biotropica40, 113-118.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 932. Pratt RB, Jacobsen AL, North GB, Sack L, Schenk HJ. 2008. Plant hydraulics: new discoveriesin the pipeline. Meeting Report. New Phytologist 179, 590-593.31. Quero JL, Villar R, Marañón T, Zamora R, Vega D, Sack L. 2008. Relating leafphotosynthetic rate to whole plant growth: drought and shade effects on seedlings of fourQuercus species. Functional Plant Biology 35, 725-737.30. Sack L, Dietrich EM*, Streeter CM*, Sánchez-Gómez D, Holbrook NM. 2008. Leaf palmatevenation and vascular redundancy confer tolerance of hydraulic disruption. Proceedings ofthe National Academy of Sciences USA 105, 1567-1572.29. Scoffoni C, Pou A, Aasamaa K, Sack L. 2008. The rapid light response of leaf hydraulicconductance: new evidence from two experimental methods. Plant, Cell & Environment31, 1803-1812.28. Cavender-Bares J, Sack L, Savage J. 2007. Atmospheric and soil drought reduce nocturnalconductance in live oaks. Tree Physiology 27, 611-620.27. Choat B, Sack L, Holbrook NM. 2007. Diversity of hydraulic traits in nine Cordia speciesgrowing in tropical rainforests with contrasting precipitation. New Phytologist 175, 686-698.26. Cornwell WK, Bhaskar R, Sack L, Cordell S, Lunch C. 2007. Adjustment of structure andfunction of Hawaiian Metrosideros polymorpha at high versus low precipitation.Functional Ecology 21, 1063-1071.25. Martin RE, Asner GP, Sack L. 2007. Genetic variation in leaf pigment, optical andphotosynthetic function among diverse phenotypes of Metrosideros polymorpha grown ina common garden. Oecologia 151, 387-400.24. Royer DL, Sack L, Wilf P, Lusk C, Jordan GJ, Niinemets Ü, Wright IJ, Westoby M, CariglinoB, Coley PD, Cutter AD, Johnson KR, Labandeira CC, Moles AT, Palmer MB, ValladaresF. 2007. Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications.Paleobiology 33, 574-589.23. Niinemets Ü, Sack L. 2006. Structural determinants of leaf photosynthetic potentials and lightharvesting capacity. Progress in Botany, Vol 67. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 385-419.22. Sack L, Frole K*. 2006. Leaf structural diversity is related to hydraulic capacity in tropicalrainforest trees. Ecology 87, 483-491.21. Sack L, Holbrook NM. 2006. Leaf hydraulics. Annual Review of Plant Biology 57, 361-381.20. Sack L, Melcher PJ, Liu WH*, Middleton E* Pardee T*. 2006. How strong is intra-canopyleaf plasticity in temperate deciduous trees? American Journal of Botany 93, 829-839.19. Nakahashi C*, Frole K*, Sack L. 2005. Bacterial leaf nodule symbiosis in Ardisia: does itcontribute to seedling growth capacity? Plant Biology 7, 495-500.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 1018. Orians CM, Smith SDP*, Sack L. 2005. How are leaves plumbed inside a branch? Differencesin leaf-to-leaf hydraulic sectoriality among six temperate tree species. Journal ofExperimental Botany 56, 2267-2273.17. Sack, L, Tyree, MT. 2005. Leaf hydraulics and its implications in plant structure and function.In Vascular Transport in Plants. eds N.M. Holbrook and M.A. Zwieniecki.Elsevier/Academic Press, Oxford, 93-114.16. Sack L, Tyree MT, Holbrook NM. 2005. Leaf hydraulic architecture correlates withregeneration irradiance in tropical rainforest trees. New Phytologist 167, 403-413.15. Tyree MT, Nardini A, Salleo S, Sack L, El Omari B. 2005. The dependence of leaf hydraulicconductance on irradiance during HPFM measurements: any role for stomatal response?Journal of Experimental Botany 56, 737-744.14. Angeles G, Bond B, Boyer JS, Brodribb T, Brooks JR, Burns MJ, Cavender-Bares J, ClearwaterM, Cochard H, Comstock J, Davis SD, Domec J-C, Donovan L, Ewers F, Gartner B, HackeU, Hinckley T, Holbrook NM, Jones HG, Kavanagh K, Law B, López-Portillo J, LovisoloC, Martin T, Martínez-Vilalta J, Mayr S, Meinzer FC, Melcher P, Mencuccini M, Mulkey S,Nardini A, Neufeld HS, Passioura J, Pockman WT, Pratt RB, Rambal S, Richter H, Sack L,Salleo S, Schubert A, Schulte P, Sparks JP, Sperry J, Teskey R, Tyree M. 2004. Letter: Thecohesion-tension theory. New Phytologist 163, 451-452.13. Sack L. 2004. Responses of temperate woody seedlings to shade and drought: do trade-offslimit potential niche differentiation? Oikos, 107: 107-127.12. Sack L, Streeter CM*, and Holbrook NM. 2004. Hydraulic analysis of water flow throughleaves of sugar maple and red oak. Plant Physiology 134, 1824-1833.11. Sack L, Cowan PD*, Jaikumar NJ*, Holbrook NM. 2003. The ‘hydrology’ of leaves:coordination of structure and function in temperate woody species. Plant, Cell andEnvironment 26, 1343-1356.10. Sack L, Cowan PD*, Holbrook NM. 2003. The major veins of mesomorphic leaves revisited:testing for conductive overload in Acer saccharum (Aceraceae) and Quercus rubra(Fagaceae). American Journal of Botany 90: 32-39.9. Sack L, Dechmann D. 2003. Design of paradise. Review of ‘A Magic Web’ by E.G. Leigh andC. Ziegler. Nature 424, 132.8. Sack L, Grubb PJ. 2003. Crossovers in seedling relative growth rates between low and highirradiance: analyses and ecological potential. Functional Ecology 17, 281-287.7. Sack L, Grubb PJ, Marañón T. 2003. The functional morphology of juvenile plants tolerant ofstrong summer drought in shaded forest understories in southern Spain. Plant Ecology 168,139-163.6. Sack L, Grubb PJ. 2002. The combined impacts of deep shade and drought on the growth andbiomass allocation of shade tolerant woody seedlings. Oecologia 131: 175-185.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 115. Sack L, Marañón T, Grubb PJ. 2002. Global allocation rules for patterns of biomasspartitioning. Science 296: 1923a.4. Sack L, Melcher PJ, Zwieniecki MA, Holbrook NM. 2002. The hydraulic conductance of theangiosperm leaf lamina: a comparison of three measurement methods. Journal ofExperimental Botany 53: 2177-2184.3. Zwieniecki MA, Melcher PJ, Boyce CK, Sack L, Holbrook NM. 2002. The hydraulicarchitecture of the leaf venation in Laurus nobilis L. Plant, Cell and Environment: 25: 1445-1450.2. Sack L, Grubb PJ. 2001. Why do species of woody seedlings change rank in relative growthrate between low and high irradiance? Functional Ecology 15: 145-154.1. Sack L, Zeyl C, Bell G, Sharbel T, Reboud X, Bernhardt T, Koelewyn H. 1994. Isolation offour new strains of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlorophyta) from soil samples. Journal ofPhycology 30, 770-773.Published protocols1. Sack L and PrometheusWiki contributors. "PROTOCOL: Leaf pressure-volume curveparameters." PrometheusWiki. 01 Jan. 2010 Web. 09 Apr. 2011.2. Sack L, Scoffoni C and PrometheusWiki contributors. "PROTOCOL: Minimum epidermalconductance (g min , a.k.a. cuticular conductance)." PrometheusWiki, 25 Mar. 2011 Web. 09Apr. 2011.Recommendations / CommentariesRana Munns. 2010. Editorial: New ventures in scientific publication. On Sack et al.(2010)Functional Plant Biology article. Functional Plant Biology 37: 687-693.David J. Beerling and Peter J. Franks. 2010. News & Views: The hidden cost of transpiration. OnMcKown, Cochard & Sack (2010) American Naturalist article. Nature 464, 495-496.Michael C. F. Proctor. 2010. Commentary: Trait correlations in bryophytes: exploring analternative world. On Waite & Sack (2010) New Phytologist article. New Phytologist185: 1-3.Evan DeLucia. 2008. On Sack et al. (2008) PNAS article. Faculty of 1000 Biology.Peter Reich. 2008. On Choat et al. (2007) New Phytologist article. Faculty of 1000 Biology.Guy Riddihough. 2007. Editor's Choice, on Royer et al. (2007) Paleobiology article. Science 318:1219.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 12Coverage by Popular Press"Exotic Timber Plantations Found To Use More Than Twice the Water of Native Forests", pressrelease by the Ecological Society of America. Reposts include ScienceDaily, RedOrbit, 15September 2009.“$888,000 Grant to Botany Professor”. Honolulu Advertiser, 28 August 2006, p. B2.“What is Leaf Hydraulics?” Interview on ThinkTech Hawaii, Hawaii Public Radio, June 2006.“UH Teacher to Study Leaf Hydraulics.” Pacific Business News, May 2006.Crites J. “Water in Peril.” Malamalama, May 2005.Presentations at professional meetings (alphabetical order by year)65. Creese C, Sack L. 2010. The coordination of structure and function in 15 fern species fromSouthern California. Contributed paper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Providence,RI.64. Inman-Narahari F, Ostertag R, Giardina C, Cordell S, Sack L. 2010. Hawaii Permanent PlotNetwork: First Census Results and Ongoing Research. Contributed paper. Botanical Societyof America Meeting, Providence, RI.63. Inman-Narahari F, Ostertag R, Giardina C, Cordell S, Sack L. 2010. Seedling dynamics innative dominated Hawaiian rain forest. Contributed paper. Botanical Society of AmericaMeeting, Providence, RI.62. Locke AM, Sack L. Ort DR. 2010. Response of leaf hydraulic conductance to changes inatmospheric CO 2 and temperature. Contributed paper. American Society of Plant BiologistsMeeting, Montreal, Canada.61. Nicotra AB, Cornwell WK, Sack L, Santiago LS. 2010. PrometheusWiki: PROtocols,METHods, Explanations and Updated Standards for ecological and environmental plantphysiology. Contributed paper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Providence, RI.60. Nicotra AB, Sack L, Santiago L, Cornwell WK. 2010. PrometheusWiki: Protocols, methods,explanations and updated standards for ecological and environmental plant physiology.Contributed paper. Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation Meeting, Bali.59. Nicotra AB, Sack L, Santiago L, Cornwell WK. 2010. PrometheusWiki: Protocols, methods,explanations and updated standards for ecological and environmental plant physiology.Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.58. Pasquet-Kok J, Creese C, Sack L. 2010. Turning over a new “leaf”: multiple functionalsignificances of leaves versus phyllodes in Hawaiian Acacia koa.Contributed paper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Providence, RI.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 1357. Pivovaroff A, Sharifi R, Sack L, Rundel PW. 2010. Best of both worlds: gas exchange andhydraulics of shade and drought tolerant species Ruscus aculeatus and R. microglossum(Ruscaceae). Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.56. Sack L, Scoffoni C, Barron R, Frole K, Zanne A. E. 2010. The evolution of maple leafdiversity. Contributed paper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Providence, RI.55. Schmandt KR, Donoghue MJ, Sack L, Schmerler SB, Williard A, Clement WL, Edwards EJ.2010. Leaf lifespan is controlled by branching patterns in Viburnum (Adoxaceae).Contributed paper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Providence, RI.54. Scoffoni C, Rawls M, McKown AD, Sack L. 2010. Decline of leaf hydraulic conductanceduring desiccation: relationships to venation architecture. Contributed paper. BotanicalSociety of America Meeting, Providence, RI.53. Sporck MJ, Sack L. 2010 Adaptive radiation of leaf venation and the meaning of disjunctveins in the C 4 Hawaiian Euphorbia. Contributed paper. Botanical Society of AmericaMeeting, Providence, RI.52. Waite M, Sack L. 2010. Shifts in moss carbon isotope composition across an elevation andsoil age matrix on Mauna Loa, Hawaii: do mosses behave like vascular plants? Contributedpaper. Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation Meeting, Bali.51. Cavaleri MA, Sack L, Cordell S, Michaud JD, Ostertag R. 2009. Hawaiian ecohydrology:Water use of native and invasive trees in a lowland tropical rainforest. Contributed paper.Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.50. Creese C, Sack L. 2009. From frond to fern flora: An analysis of the Hawaiian pteridophytetrait database. Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque,NM.49. Inman-Narahari F, Nelson-Kaula, Ostertag R, Cordell S, Giardina C, Sack L. 2009.Regeneration patterns in a native dominated Hawaiian montane wet forest. Contributedpaper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.48. Inman-Narahari F, Ostertag R, Giardina C, Cordell S, Sack L. 2009. The Hawaii PermanentPlot Network: Research Infrastructure for Studying the Effects of Climate Change andForest Dynamics. Contributed Poster, Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI.47. Nakahashi CD, Sack L. 2009. The determinants and significance of stomatal responses tovapor pressure deficit in native Hawaiian wet and dry forest species. Contributed poster.American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting, Honolulu, HI.46. Nakahashi CD, Sack L. 2009. The determinants and significance of stomatal responses tovapor pressure deficit in native Hawaiian wet and dry forest species. Contributed poster.Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 1445. Nelson-Kaula KK, Inman-Narahari F, Ostertag O, Giardina G, Cordell S, Sack L. 2009.Digital data collection methods for tree and seedling census data in forest dynamics plots.Contributed poster. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.44. Orona GM, Ramirez AR, Sack L, Kaneakua IN, Scoffoni C, McKown A, Davis SD. 2009.Water transport properties in leaves of the chaparral shrub, Heteromeles arbutifolia, in apost-fire environment. Contributed poster. Ecological Society of America Meeting,Albuquerque, NM.43. Sack L, Havran JC, Nakahashi CD, McKown A, Ballard HE, Jr. 2009. Structural versusfunctional leaf trait coordination in the adaptive radiation of Hawaiian violets.Contributed poster. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.42. Sack L, Havran JC, Nakahashi CD, McKown A, Ballard HE, Jr. 2009. Structural versusfunctional leaf trait coordination in the adaptive radiation of Hawaiian violets.Contributed poster. American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting, Honolulu, HI.41. Sack L. 2009. The function and scaling of the leaf venation architecture. Contributedpresentation. Leaf Summit Meeting. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.40. Sporck MJ, Sack L. 2009. The adaptive radiation of leaf venation in Hawaiian Chamaesyce(including disjunct veins). Contributed poster. American Society of Plant BiologistsMeeting, Honolulu, HI.39. Sporck MJ, Sack L. 2009. Extraordinary diversification of leaf surface characters in theadaptive radiation of Hawaiian Chamaesyce. Contributed poster. Association of TropicalBiology and Conservation Meeting, Marburg, Germany.38. Waite M, Sack L. 2009. Stoichiometry of mosses across an elevation and temperature gradienton Mauna Loa, Hawaii: Testing predictions from global theory. Contributed poster.American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting, Honolulu, HI.37. Waite M, Sack L. 2009. Stoichiometry of mosses across an elevation and temperature gradienton Mauna Loa, Hawaii: Testing predictions from global theory. Contributed poster.Ecological Society of America Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.36. Yang Y, Morden CW, Sack L, Sporck MJ, Berry PE. 2009. Phylogeny and adaptive radiationof woody Hawaiian Chamaesyce from herbaceous and annual ancestors in subtropicalNorth America (Euphorbia-Euphorbiaceae). Contributed paper. Botanical Society ofAmerica Meeting, Snowbird, Utah.35. Cavaleri MA, Sack L. 2008. Impacts of plant invasions on ecosystem hydrology: a globalmeta-analysis. Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.34. Kagawa AK, Sack L, Duarte K, James SA. 2008. Does native forest conserve water? Speciescomposition and stand structure influence water use for a Hawaiian wet forest.Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 1533. McKown AD, Cochard H, Sack L. 2008. Decoding the leaf venation architecture: testinghydraulic design features with a spatially explicit model. Contributed paper. BotanicalSociety of America Meeting, Vancouver.32. Nakahashi CD, Sack L. 2008. The determinants and significance of stomatal responses to dryair in Hawaiian wet and dry forest species. Contributed paper. Botanical Society ofAmerica Meeting, Vancouver.31. Ostertag R, Giardina C, Cordell S, Sack L, Ellsworth L, Inman F. 2008. HIPPNET: Hawaii’sPermanent Plot Network for Research, Monitoring and Education. Contributed poster.Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu.30. Sack L. 2008. Design, dynamics and evolution of the leaf hydraulic system. Symposium,“Structure and Function of Plant Hydraulic Systems.” Invited paper. California StateUniversity, Fullerton.29. Sack L, Scoffoni C, Frole K, McKown AD, Havran CJ, Tran S. 2008. The scaling of leafvenation architecture: General laws, functional implications, and paleo-applications.Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.28. Sack L, Scoffoni C, Frole K, McKown AD, Havran CJ, Tran S. 2008. The scaling of leafvenation architecture: laws, functional implications and paleo-applications. Contributedpaper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Vancouver.27. Sporck MJ, Sack L. 2008. Exceptional diversification of leaf surfaces in the HawaiianChamaesyce. Contributed paper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Vancouver.26. Sporck MJ, Sack L. 2008. Hyperstomaty in Hawaiian Chamaesyce, a remarkable case ofadaptive radiation. Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting,Milwaukee, WI.25. Waite M, Sack L. 2008. Do mosses measure up to vascular plants in functional traits?Interlinkages of photosynthetic light responses and structure and function. Contributedpaper. Botanical Society of America Meeting, Vancouver.24. Choat B, Sack L, Holbrook NM. 2007. Diversity of hydraulic traits in nine Cordia speciesgrowing in tropical rainforests with contrasting precipitation. Contributed paper.Ecological Society of America Meeting, San Jose.23. Kagawa AK, Sack L, Duarte TK, James SA. 2007. Does Hawaiian native forest conservewater? Lower uptake rates at tree and stand scale by Metrosideros polymorpha relative toplantation species. Contributed paper. American Geophysical Union Meeting, SanFrancisco.22. Royer DL, Sack L, Wilf P, Lusk C, Jordan GJ, Niinemets U, Wright IJ, Westoby M, CariglinoB, Coley PD, Cutter AD, Johnson KR, Labandeira CC, Moles AT, Palmer MB, ValladaresF. 2007. Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration and Eocene case study. Contributedpaper. Botanical Society of America and American Society of Plant Biology Joint Congress,Chicago.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 1621. Sack L. 2007. Needs for research on rare Hawaiian plants. Contributed paper. HawaiiEcosystem Project Symposium, Volcano, Hawaii.20. Sack L, Cordell S, Ostertag R, Giardina C, Cole C. 2007. How do Hawaiian native forestsfunction over the long-term? The Hawaii Permanent Plot Network (HIPPNET) formonitoring, research and education. Contributed poster. Hawaii Conservation Conference2007—Conservation Strategies: Matching Science and Management.19. Royer DL, Sack L, Wilf P, Lusk C, Jordan GJ, Niinemets U, Wright IJ, Westoby M, CariglinoB, Coley PD, Cutter AD, Johnson KR, Labandeira CC, Moles AT, Palmer MB, ValladaresF. 2006. Fossil leaf economics from scaling principles. Contributed paper. GeologicalSociety of America Meeting, Philadelphia.18. Sack L. 2006. Ecohydrology: Exploring the relationship between water quantity andvegetation in Hawaiian forested ecosystems. Invited paper and panel discussion. HawaiiAssociation of Watershed Partnerships Symposium.17. Sack L. 2006. Petiole-lamina scaling. Invited paper. Working Groups on Stomata and Leaves,Australian Research Council Research Network for Vegetation Function, MacquarieUniversity, Sydney, Australia.16. Sack L. 2006. The coordination of leaf hydraulics, structure and function. Contributed paper.Hawaii Ecosystem Project Symposium, Volcano, Hawaii.15. Sack L, Dietrich E, Sanchez D, Streeter C, Holbrook NM. 2005. Palmate versus pinnate leafvenation systems: Do they diverge in function? Contributed paper. Ecological Society ofAmerica Meeting. Montreal.14. Sack L, Dietrich E, Sanchez D, Streeter C, Holbrook NM. 2005. Palmate versus pinnate leafvenation systems: how do they differ in function? Invited paper. Symposium, “Land plantarchitecture: multifunctional design and evolution.” XVII International BotanicalCongress, Vienna.13. Cornwell W, Bhaskar R, Sack L, Cordell S. 2005. Hydraulic strategies of Metrosiderospolymorpha at high and low precipitation. Contributed paper. Ecological Society ofAmerica Meeting. Montreal.12. Sack L. 2005. Leaf hydraulics. Invited paper. Working Group on Leaves, Australian ResearchCouncil Research Network for Vegetation Function, Macquarie University, Sydney,Australia11. Sack L, Ostertag B, Cordell S, Montgomery R, Price J. 2005. A comprehensive database offunctional traits and distributions of Hawaiian native and alien plants: a toolfor research and management. Contributed paper. Hawai‘i Ecosystem Project Symposium,Volcano, Hawaii.

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 1710. Sack L. 2004. Leaf laws and outlaws: scaling form and function from lamina to stomata.Invited paper. Symposium, “Evolutionary Constraints on Life History and PhysiologicalTraits in Tropical Plants.” Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Miami.9. Sack L. 2004. Leaf laws and outlaws: scaling form and function from lamina to stomata.Contributed paper. Hawai‘i Ecosystem Project Symposium, Volcano, Hawaii8. Orians CM, Smith S, Sack L. 2003. How are leaves plumbed on a branch? A new hydraulicmethod for measuring branch-level sectoriality. Contributed paper. Ecological Society ofAmerica Meeting, Savannah, Georgia.7. Sack L. 2003. Plant responses to deep shade plus drought. Invited paper. Workshop, “PlantResponses to Shade and Drought”. University of Madrid.6. Sack L, Holbrook NM. 2003. The ‘hydrology’ of tropical tree leaves: can hydraulics explain thediversity of leaf structure and function? Contributed paper. Association of TropicalBiology and Conservation Meeting. Aberdeen, UK.5. Sack L. 2002. Leaf hydraulics. Invited paper. Workshop, “Integration of Long-DistanceTransport Processes in Plants.” Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA.4. Sack L, Holbrook NM. 2002. Leaf ‘hydrology’: linking hydraulic conductance with structureand function in temperate woody species. Contributed paper. Ecological Society ofAmerica Meeting, Tucson, AZ.3. Sack L, Holbrook NM. 2002. The 'hydrology' of temperate deciduous leaves: linkages betweenleaf hydraulic conductance and leaf form, structure and function. Invited paper. 13 thAnnual Harvard Forest Ecology Symposium, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA.2. Sack L. 2001. Temperate woody seedling responses to deep shade plus drought: testing for atolerance trade-off. Contributed paper. Ecological Society of America Meeting, Madison,WI.1. Sack L. 2000. How does shade plus drought affect seedling growth? Contributed poster. BritishEcological Society/Ecological Society of America Meeting, Orlando, FL.Invited SeminarsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, October 2010University of California, Los Angeles, September 2010Ecology Center, Utah State University, February 2010Xishuangbanna Tropical Garden, China, March 2009University of Nebraska, Lincoln, March 2009University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, January 2009University of California, Irvine. April 2008.Pepperdine University. March 2008.University of Cambridge, UK. February 2008.Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. January 2008.University of California, Riverside. January 2008.University of California, Los Angeles. November 2006

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 18Botany Department, University of Hawaii. September 2006.Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University. May 2005.University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. October 2004.University of California, Berkeley. March 2004.Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawai‘i. December 2003Zoology Department, University of Hawai‘i. October 2003Botany Department, University of Hawai‘i., February 2003Organization of Tropical Studies Field Course Seminar, Panama. March 2003Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Seminars, Panama. February 2003Harvard University Herbarium Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. September 2002Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. March 2001University ServiceService at UCLA• Service to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department:o Chair of EcoLunch Committee (2008-10, helped develop transition to graduate studentleadership of that committee 2010-), Co-chair of Seminar Committee (2010-2011),DWQE Committee (2008-2010), Graduate Admissions and Support Committee(2007-2009, 2010-2011), Graduate Student Award Committee (2009-2010), IGERTCommittee (2008-9).• Service to local scientific community:o Organizing committee for symposium, “Structure and Function of Plant HydraulicSystems.” California State University, Fullerton, March 2008. (With Jochen Schenk, leadorganizer, and Gretchen North).• Service to University, Campus Level:oRepresentative from Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department to the UCLALegislative Assembly (2008-11).o UCLA Representative to Organization of Tropical Studies Assembly of Delegates, 2010-o Reviewer for Mildred Mathias Grants 2008, 2009.Service at University of Hawaii• Service to University, System Level:o Co-leader (with Rebecca Ostertag, Susan Cordell and Christian Giardina) of successful“Request For Information” documents, leading to the designation of Core, Observationand Experimental components for the National Ecological Observatory Network(NEON), Pacific Domain (2007).o Member of the team that wrote the successful $9,000,000 National Science Foundationgrant for Research Infrastructure (“EPSCoR IMUA II”; 2006-2009), with PrincipalInvestigator Jim Gaines, co-Principal Investigators Ken Kaneshiro and Don Price, andwith five other Area Leaders, to promote productivity and develop researchinfrastructure at University of Hawaii. Leader of Ecology Area for University of Hawaiiat Manoa for administering this grant, with five other Area Leaders and senior mentorPeter Vitousek (Stanford University). Led writing of proposal with over 80 participantsfrom across University of Hawaii campuses, and State and Federal Agencies and otherresearch and land management institutions. With a widely-inclusive and transparent

Curriculum Vitae, Lawren Sack 19strategic planning process, $1,500,000 was allocated to research infrastructure projectsincluding over 80 researchers within UH, outside UH in Hawaii, and outside Hawaii.• Service to University, Campus Level:o Member of the UH Manoa Chancellor’s Council on Sustainability (October 2005-);University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Library Committee (2004-2006); University ofHawai‘i’s Task Force on the Lyon Arboretum (2004-2005).• Service to Botany Department:o Chair of Website Committee (2004-), Chair of Wilder Chair Committee (2004-2006),member of other Botany committes, including Graduate Curriculum InnovationCommittee, Undergraduate Curriculum Integration Committee, Graduate AdmissionsCommittee, Search Committee for Anatomy Position, Vehicle Committee, Chair’s SpaceAdvisory Committee, Greenhouse and Courtyard Garden Committee, Search ProceduresCommittee.• Service to Hui Konohiki Program:o Member of the five-person team that developed the Hui Konohiki Program, includingdesign of mission and the development, and ongoing teaching of four core courses. TheHui Konohiki Program at University of Hawai‘i combines faculty from Botany, Biologyand Hawaiian Studies, an initiative to bring together Hawaiian knowledge and practiceswith contemporary scientific tools and methods to provide interdisciplinary training forland and resource management and environmental research careers.• Service to Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Program (EECB):o Appointed to EECB in Fall 2003. Member of the EECB Program DevelopmentCommittee (2004), Student Admissions Committee (2005, 2006)• Service to Lyon Arboretum:o Research affiliate at Lyon Arboretum from 2003 to 2006. Served as campus liaisonofficer to bridge the Lyon Arboretum with the Hui Konohiki Program, from Fall 2003 toSpring 2005.• Service to local community:o Advisor/supervisor to three local high school students for their senior science projects,including advising by email as well as supervising lab work and plant growthexperiments; Faculty Sponsor of the Hawaii Botanical Society 2004-2006