Advyth is a PhD Student at CU Boulder in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. He received his B.S. in Biology from UC Riverside. His research interests span fire ecology, plant community ecology, ecosystem ecology, urban ecology, and restoration ecology. He is also passionate about natural history and science policy. Additionally, he is broadly interested in links between plant communities and ecosystem processes, with a particular focus on applying ecological theory to land restoration and nature-based solutions.