Fall 2026

Environmental Biophysics

Environmental Biophysics covers plant-environment interactions, focusing on energy exchanges, water relations, and quantitative modeling using plant physiology, soil physics, and micrometeorology.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Christopher Kucharik

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.87 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.87 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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(BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 130,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 152, or BIOCORE 381) and (MATH 211, 217, or 221) and (PHYSICS 103, 201, 207, or 247), or graduate/professional standing

ATMOCN/PLANTSCI 532

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.87 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.87 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CHRISTOPHER KUCHARIK is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction14 / 450
LEC 001Classroom Instruction10 / 450

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.87 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.87 GPA, 91.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Energy exchanges and water relations
  • Plant physiology, soil physics, and micrometeorology
  • Plant-pest interactions

Skills

  • Quantitative synthesis of plant-environment data
  • Modeling energy exchanges and water relations

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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ATMOCN/PLANTSCI 532 · Fall 2026

Environmental Biophysics

Recorded 2026-09-07
ATMOCN/PLANTSCI 532 · Fall 2026

Environmental Biophysics

Recorded 2026-09-07
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