# Harvard Forest Seminar #### calendar\_today Date and Time **September 17, 2020** 11:00AM - 11:00AM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Zoom** Missy Holbrook, Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Interim Director of the Harvard Forest, will present "It's Hard to Be a Tree!". Missy Holbrook, Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Interim Director of the Harvard Forest, will present "It's Hard to Be a Tree!". Missy Holbrook is the Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Interim Director of the Harvard Forest. Her research focuses on the movement of water and carbon in trees. She has made significant contributions to the field of plant physiology, including key concepts in plant hydraulics. At Harvard, Professor Holbrook teaches plant biology, global food systems, and plant physiology, and heads the undergraduate program in Environmental Science and Public Policy. An informal chat with Missy, hosted by Aaron Ellison, will begin at noon, directly following her seminar talk. Get to know more about her research interests by joining the seminar at 12:00pm. Access the event [here](https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95844841900?pwd=SGRKSS9WWVY3bC94VmlLV1RVd3VOQT09#success). [https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95844841900?pwd=SGRKSS9WWVY3bC94VmlLV1RVd3VOQ…](https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95844841900?pwd=SGRKSS9WWVY3bC94VmlLV1RVd3VOQT09#success) Contact: See also:- [ Ecology & Biodiversity ](/research-areas/ecology-and-biodiversity) - [ Faculty of Arts and Sciences ](/school/faculty-arts-and-sciences) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://www.environment.harvard.edu/node/1385438/event-feed.ics) Copy link link