Deborah Clark

Deborah A. Clark met her long-time collaborator and husband David B. Clark on their first day of college at the University of North Carolina in 1966. They have been married since 1970. == Education ==

Clark graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1970 with a B.A. in biology. She then went on to the University of Wisconsin, where she completed a Ph.D. in zoology with a minor in botany in 1978. == Professional work ==

In 1978 Clark accepted a position with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory in Stinson Beach, California. She left this position in 1979, when she and her husband became the first co-directors of the Organization for Tropical Studies's La Selva Biological Station. In addition to rapidly expanding the scope of research carried out at La Selva, they also establish some of the long-term studies on forest dynamics that continue to this day. With funding from numerous source they implemented a 42-meter tower to measure atmospheric carbon as part a global array dedicated to studying climate change. == References ==