Fellow, INSTAAR • Professor, Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder Lead Investigator, Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research site • Lead Investigator, Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research site • Co-Director, Colorado Water and Energy Research Center • Investigator, Contribution to High Asia Runoff from Ice and Snow (CHARIS)
INSTAAR
Ph.D., 1991, University of California at Santa Barbara
Research Interests
Research focuses on the ecology of mountain areas, looking at the interaction of organisms with their environment, focusing on classical environmental variables such as soil, rocks, and minerals as well as surrounding water sources and the local atmosphere. Current and past mountain areas studied include: the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada of California, the Tien Shan and Qilian Shan, China, Andes of South America, European Alps, and the Himalayas.