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Alex Cobb

Postdoctoral Associate
S16-05-08, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543
Tel: +65 6516 6170, E-mail: alex.cobb@smart.mit.edu

Academic Preparation:

• Ph.D. (Plant Physiology), Harvard University, 2006
• M. Sc. (Plant Physiology), Harvard University, 2000
• B.A. (Liberal Arts), The Evergreen State College, 1998

Appointments:

• 2009 - Present: Post-doctoral Associate, CENSAM, SMART Centre
• 2007 - 2008: Post-doctoral researcher, Harvard University (Jacques Dumais)
• 2007 - 2008: Post-doctoral researcher, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Tobias Baskin)
• 2006: Visiting Scholar, Malaysia University of Science and Technology

Honors:

• Fulbright Fellow (Malaysia), 2000-2001

Four Recent Publications:

• Choat, B., A.R. Cobb and S. Jansen. 2008. Structure and function of bordered pits: new discoveries and impacts on whole-plant hydraulic function. New Phytologist 177:608--626
• Cobb, A.R., B. Choat and N.M. Holbrook. 2007. Dynamics of freeze-thaw embolism in Smilax rotundifolia (Smilacaceae). American Journal of Botany 94(4):640--649
• Choat, B., T.W. Brodie, A.R. Cobb, M.A. Zwieniecki and N.M. Holbrook. 2006. Direct measurements of intervessel pit membrane hydraulic resistance in two angiosperm tree species. American Journal of Botany 93:993--1000
• Lee Y.F. and A.R. Cobb. 2004. Rattan plantations, intercropping and use of rattan in multicropping systems. In: Rattan: A state-of-the-art review. International Network of Bamboo and Rattan

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