Our Postdoctoral Scholars have completed PhDs and hold temporary academic appointments at CU, where they work closely with one or several INSTAAR researchers on a specific topic. Mentoring Postdoctoral Scholars on research innovation and professional development is a key INSTAAR mission. Current postdocs with questions or concerns should contact Kristýna Kantnerová (Postdoc Representative). Current postdocs might want to check out the CU Boulder Postdoc Peer Mentoring Program. Prospective postdocs should contact individual INSTAAR Faculty to explore potential collaborations; see Faculty pages for Fellows, Research Scientists, and Fellow Emeriti.

Nicolò Ardenghi
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Paleoclimate • Biomarkers • Environmental analytical chemistry

Josh Coupe
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Stratospheric aerosols • Paleoclimate modeling

Edgart Flores
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Organic geochemistry • Microbial lipodomics

Matthias Fuchs
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Permafrost • Soil carbon • Methane emissions

Tian Gan
Postdoctoral Scholar • Software engineer •
• Hydroinformatics • Snow hydrology • Water resources management
• Hydroinformatics • Snow hydrology • Water resources management

David Harning
Postdoctoral Scholar •
• Quaternary paleoclimate • Lake and marine sediment • Organic geochemistry • Ancient DNA • Tephra
• Quaternary paleoclimate • Lake and marine sediment • Organic geochemistry • Ancient DNA • Tephra
Geological Sciences

Jonathan Henn
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Alpine plant ecology

Annika Horlings
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Glaciology • Glacial hydrology • Geophysics

Dean Howard
Postdoctoral Scholar •
• Atmospheric pollution • Micrometeorology • Boundary layer meteorology • Emissions • Mercury
• Atmospheric pollution • Micrometeorology • Boundary layer meteorology • Emissions • Mercury

Katya Jay
Postdoctoral Scholar •
• Plant ecology • Climate change
• Plant ecology • Climate change

Kristýna Kantnerová
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Stable isotope analysis • Greenhouse gases • Nitrogen cycle

Cara Nissen
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Ocean biogeochemical cycles • Bio-physical interactions • Ocean modeling
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Ross Palomaki
Postdoctoral Scholar •
• Snow hydrology • Remote sensing • River ice
• Snow hydrology • Remote sensing • River ice

Courtney Payne
Postdoctoral scholar • • Ocean biogeochemical cycling • Ocean modeling • High latitude environments

Jennifer Pensky
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Ecohydrology

Jonathan Raberg
Postdoctoral Scholar •
• Paleoclimatology • Organic geochemistry • Quaternary research • Spectroscopy
• Paleoclimatology • Organic geochemistry • Quaternary research • Spectroscopy

Marisa Repasch
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Fluvial geomorphology • Isotope geochemistry • Carbon cycle

Katherine Rocci
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Soil biogeochemistry • Global change

Maria Luisa Sánchez Montes
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Paleoclimate reconstruction

Jason Shabaga
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Biogeochemistry • Soil carbon cycling

Laura Sunberg
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Environmental fluid mechanics • Coastal oceanography • Particle transport

Khum Thapa-Magar
Postdoctoral Scholar • • Plant-insect interaction • Dryland ecology • Ecological modeling

Peyton Thomas
Postdoctoral Scholar •