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Elizabeth Ainsworth

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UIUC

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Integrative Biology

Department of Plant Biology

Elizabeth Ainsworth is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at Uiuc.

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environmental science plant physiology photosynthesis ecology botany plant science crop physiology greenhouse gas agronomy agricultural economics ecosystems sustainable agriculture earth science biogeochemistry climate change carbon sequestration global change atmospheric environment plant metabolism plant-abiotic interaction experimental botany ozone layer depletion photorespiration carbon allocation plant stress forest ecosystems carbon sinks plant ecology o 3 crop yields soybean cultivars forest ecology crop production terrestrial ecosystem productivity crop ecology precision agriculture crop improvement crop science greenhouse gas control canopy micrometeorology atmospheric photochemistry crop growth modeling tree physiology production research air quality greenhouse gas emissions climate-smart agriculture plant soil global ecology carbon dioxide co 2 agricultural biotechnology biological carbon fixation plant breeding forest carbon tree growth plant analysis plant genetics leaf photosynthesis yield loss soybean yield hyperspectral imaging terrestrial ecosystems carbon farming forest productivity water stress zea mays plant metabolomics carbon dioxide concentration c4 photosynthesis ozone effects glycine max free-air co2 enrichment soybean response elevated co2 ozone concentration plant physiological responses carbohydrate metabolism

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A Unified Framework to Reconcile Different Approaches of Modeling Transpiration Response to Water Stress: Plant Hydraulics, Supply Demand Balance, and Empirical Soil Water Stress Function. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (2025)

Yi YangKaiyu GuanBin PengXue FengXiangtao XuMing PanBrandon P. SloanJingwen ZhangWang ZhouLingcheng LiMurugesu SivapalanElizabeth A. AinsworthKimberly A. NovickZong‐Liang YangSheng Wang

droughtsoil dynamicsenvironmental modellingwater balanceplant water stressecohydrologywater stressenvironmental scienceempirical approachesearth sciencesoil modelingecology

Bigger is Not Always Better: Optimizing Leaf Area Index With Narrow Leaf Shape in Soybean. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Bishal TamangGregory BernardCarl BernacchiBrian DiersElizabeth Ainsworth

sustainable agricultureexperimental botanyphotosynthesiscrop physiologyagronomycrop improvementplant physiologyintegrative plant biologyleaf area indexmodern soybean varietiesnarrow-leaf linesexperimental plant biologyecologyplant sciencebotanyagricultural economicscrop science

Crops and Rising Atmospheric Co 2: Friends or Foes?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2025)

Elizabeth A. AinsworthAlvaro Sanz-SaezCourtney P. Leisner

photorespirationplant-abiotic interactionglobal change biologyglobal changegreenhouse gasphotosynthesiscarbon allocationenvironmental sciencebiogeochemistryplant physiologyclimate changeco 2crop physiologyplant sciencecarbon sequestrationecologyagricultural economicsplant productivity

Designing a Nitrogen-Efficient Cold-Tolerant Maize for Modern Agricultural Systems. The Plant Cell (2025)

Jonathan Odilón Ojeda-RiveraAllison C BarnesElizabeth A AinsworthRuthie AngeloviciBruno BassoLara J BrindisiMatthew D BrooksWolfgang BuschGretta L ButtelmannMichael J CastellanoJunping ChenDenise E CostichNatalia de LeonBryan D EmmettDavid ErtlSarah L FitzsimmonsSherry A Flint-GarciaMichael A GoreKaiyu GuanCharles O HaleSam HerrCandice N HirschDavid H HoldingJames B HollandSheng-Kai HsuJian HuaMatthew B HuffordShawn M KaepplerEmma N LearyZong-Yan LiuAnthony A MahamaTyler J McCubbinCarlos D MessinaTodd P MichaelSara J MillerSeth C MurraySakiko OkumotoElad OrenAlexa N ParkMiguel A PiñerosNicholas Ace PughVictor RaboyRubén Rellán-ÁlvarezM Cinta RomayTravis RooneyRebecca L RostonRuairidh J H SawersJames C SchnableAimee J SchulzM Paul ScottNathan M SpringerJacob D WashburnMichelle A ZambranoJingjing ZhaiJitao ZouEdward S Buckler

fertilizer inputssustainable agriculturesoilbioenergyfood systemsfertilizer demandsoil fertilityagronomycrop productionc4 photosynthesisplant soilagricultural economicscrop science

Dominant Foliar Endophytes Influence Soybean Yield and Transcriptome. FEMS Microbiology Ecology (2025)

Ivan Sosa MarquezKarla GriesbaumLindsay V ClarkElizabeth A AinsworthNatalie ChristianKaty D Heath

symbiosismolecular plant pathologysoybean leavessoybean growthgeneticsbiologymicrobial ecologyplant physiologyrhizospheremolecular plant-microbe interactionsendophyte researchmicroorganismsplant-microbe interactionsplant scienceplant endophytesmicrobiologysoil biologyinfluence soybean yield

Drought Does Not Mitigate Reductions in Soybean Photosynthesis and Yield Caused by Elevated Ozone. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2025)

Duncan G MartinElise K AsprayShuai LiAndrew D B LeakeyElizabeth A Ainsworth

droughtsustainable agricultureplant stressplant-abiotic interactionsoybean photosynthesisphotosynthesisecosystemsenvironmental scienceplant physiologyelevated ozoneclimate changeabiotic stresscrop physiologyplant sciencebotanyagricultural economics

Environmental Factors Have a Greater Influence on Photosynthetic Capacity in C4 Plants Than Biochemical Subtypes or Growth Forms. New Phytologist (2025)

Yuzhen FanDaniel W. A. NobleBelinda E. MedlynRussell K. MonsonRowan F. SageNicholas G. SmithElizabeth A. AinsworthFlorian A. BuschFlorence R. DanilaMaria ErmakovaPatrick FriesenRobert T. FurbankShu Han GanOula GhannoumDaniel M. GriffithLianhong GuVinod JacobJürgen KnauerAndrew D. B. LeakeyShuai LiDanica L. LombardozziMartha LudwigVarsha S. PathareMurilo M. PeixotoKarine PradoBalasaheb V. SonawaneChristopher J. StillSusanne von CaemmererRussell WoodfordDanielle A. Way

photorespirationphotosynthesisecosystemsbiologyenvironmental scienceplant physiologyplant metabolismc 4classical c 4other c 4ecologyplant sciencebotanycrop physiology

Investigating the Impact of Elevated Co 2 on Biomass Accumulation and Mineral Concentration in Foliar and Edible Tissues in Soybeans. Plant Cell & Environment (2025)

Ravneet KaurMary DurstockStephen A. PriorG. Brett RunionElizabeth A. AinsworthIvan BaxterAlvaro Sanz‐SáezCourtney P. Leisner

plant-abiotic interactionsoilgreenhouse gasphotosynthesisecosystemsenvironmental sciencebiogeochemistryplant physiologysoybean cultivarscrop physiologyecologybiomass accumulationplant soilcarbon sequestrationedible tissuessoil carbon sequestration

Real-Time Phosphate Monitoring via Plant-Derived Graphene Ink Fet Sensors Integrated With Deep Learning. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

Rapti GhoshFengxue ZhangHyun-June JangJanan HuiKayla VittoreHaoyang YouRozyyev VepaWen ZhuangXingkang HuangHaihui PuJeffrey ElamStuart J. RowanDoKyoung LeeElizabeth A. AinsworthMark C. HersamYuxin ChenJunhong Chen

chemical engineeringelectroanalytical sensorsensor applicationssensorsreal-time phosphate monitoringdeep learninggraphenebiological engineering

C 4 Photosynthesis, Trait Spectra, and the Fast‐Efficient Phenotype. New Phytologist (2025)

Russell K. MonsonShuai LiElizabeth A. AinsworthYuzhen FanJohn G. HodgeAlan K. KnappAndrew D. B. LeakeyDanica LombardozziSasha C. ReedRowan F. SageMelinda D. SmithNicholas G. SmithChristopher J. StillDanielle A. Way

invasive speciesglobal change biologyexperimental botanybiological carbon fixationcarbon allocationphotosynthesisecosystemsplant adaptationfunctional ecologyecologyplant scienceplant ecologybotanyc4 photosynthesisevolutionary biology

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Elizabeth Ainsworth

Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Integrative Biology

Department of Plant Biology

Elizabeth Ainsworth is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Elizabeth Ainsworth

UIUC

Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Yi YangKaiyu GuanBin PengXue FengXiangtao XuMing PanBrandon P. SloanJingwen ZhangWang ZhouLingcheng LiMurugesu SivapalanElizabeth A. AinsworthKimberly A. NovickZong‐Liang YangSheng Wang

droughtsoil dynamicsenvironmental modellingwater balanceplant water stressecohydrologywater stressenvironmental scienceempirical approachesearth sciencesoil modelingecology

Bigger is Not Always Better: Optimizing Leaf Area Index With Narrow Leaf Shape in Soybean. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Bishal TamangGregory BernardCarl BernacchiBrian DiersElizabeth Ainsworth

Crops and Rising Atmospheric Co 2: Friends or Foes?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2025)

Elizabeth A. AinsworthAlvaro Sanz-SaezCourtney P. Leisner

Designing a Nitrogen-Efficient Cold-Tolerant Maize for Modern Agricultural Systems. The Plant Cell (2025)

fertilizer inputssustainable agriculturesoilbioenergyfood systemsfertilizer demandsoil fertilityagronomycrop productionc4 photosynthesisplant soilagricultural economicscrop science

Dominant Foliar Endophytes Influence Soybean Yield and Transcriptome. FEMS Microbiology Ecology (2025)

Ivan Sosa MarquezKarla GriesbaumLindsay V ClarkElizabeth A AinsworthNatalie ChristianKaty D Heath

Drought Does Not Mitigate Reductions in Soybean Photosynthesis and Yield Caused by Elevated Ozone. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2025)

Duncan G MartinElise K AsprayShuai LiAndrew D B LeakeyElizabeth A Ainsworth

Environmental Factors Have a Greater Influence on Photosynthetic Capacity in C4 Plants Than Biochemical Subtypes or Growth Forms. New Phytologist (2025)

photorespirationphotosynthesisecosystemsbiologyenvironmental scienceplant physiologyplant metabolismc 4classical c 4other c 4ecologyplant sciencebotanycrop physiology

Investigating the Impact of Elevated Co 2 on Biomass Accumulation and Mineral Concentration in Foliar and Edible Tissues in Soybeans. Plant Cell & Environment (2025)

Ravneet KaurMary DurstockStephen A. PriorG. Brett RunionElizabeth A. AinsworthIvan BaxterAlvaro Sanz‐SáezCourtney P. Leisner

Real-Time Phosphate Monitoring via Plant-Derived Graphene Ink Fet Sensors Integrated With Deep Learning. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

chemical engineeringelectroanalytical sensorsensor applicationssensorsreal-time phosphate monitoringdeep learninggraphenebiological engineering

C 4 Photosynthesis, Trait Spectra, and the Fast‐Efficient Phenotype. New Phytologist (2025)

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