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Chrissy Fairbanks (CU Boulder undergraduate)takes samples to determinehow soil nutrients affect exotic speciesinvasions in thinned forest, Heil ValleyRanch, near Boulder, Colorado,Summer 2006. Photo: Elisa Miller(INSTAAR).Cynthia Cacy (ENVS) and SusanRiggins (INSTAAR) dig a soil pitat 3658 m (12,000 feet) elevationon Mount Osborne, Wind RiverRange, Wyoming, August 2006.The pit extends to bedrock atabout 1 m depth. Susan Rigginsis studying the processes thatbreak rock down to form regolith.Photo: Suzanne Anderson(INSTAAR).Mary Jamieson, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, TimSeastedt.Justin Joslin, MS, Civil, Environmental and ArchitecturalEngineering, Diane McKnight. Stream water chemistry inthe McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER, Antarctica.Kortney Kirkeby, MS, Civil, Environmental and ArchitecturalEngineering, Diane McKnight.David Knochel, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, TimSeastedt.Joshua Koch, PhD, Civil, Environmental and ArchitecturalEngineering, Diane McKnight. Interests include surfacewater/groundwater interactions and effects on nutrientfate and transport.Greta Bjork Kristjansdottir, PhD, Geological Sciences, JohnT. Andrews. Reconstructing late Quaternary paleoclimaticvariations on the Iceland shelf with Mg/Ca and 18 O inforaminifera.Robert Kysela, MS, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, DianaNemergut.Craig Lee, PhD, Anthropology, James Dixon. The earlyhuman occupation of southeastern Alaska.Isabelle Lheritier, MS, Civil, Environmental and ArchitecturalEngineering, Diane McKnight. Climate-induced alterationsin dissolved organic matter on metal toxicity andUV radiation in Rocky Mountain streams.Dan Liptzin, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, TimSeastedt. “Biotic constraints on regional biogeochemistryat the forest-tundra ecotone.”Nathaniel Logar, PhD, Environmental Sciences, Jim White.Stable isotopes, the carbon cycle, and climate change.Ken MacClune, PhD, Geological Sciences, Jim White.“System construction and method development for highspatial and temporal resolution measurements of thedeuterium of atmospheric methane.”Hans-Peter Marshall, PhD, Civil, Environmental andArchitectural Engineering, Tad Pfeffer. “Snow slope stability:modeling and investigations using FMCW radar andfinite elements.”Courtney Meier, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BillBowman. Feedbacks between plant secondary chemicalsand soil microbial communities.Elisa Miller, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, TimSeastedt. “Manipulating the physical and chemical propertiesof soil to inhibit exotic species invasions in thinnedmontane forest.”Matthew Miller, PhD, Civil, Environmental and ArchitecturalEngineering, Diane McKnight. Interests: hydrology, watershed-scalebiogeochemistry, and dissolved organic matter(DOM) chemistry.Leora Nanus, PhD, Geography, Mark Williams. Sensitivitycriteria for atmospheric pollution to lakes in the nationalparks of the Rocky Mountains.Ashley Nielson, MA, Geography, Mark Williams. Interestsinclude water quality, hydrology, and biogeochemistry—specifically in alpine wetlands.Shad O’Neel, PhD, Geological Sciences (Geophysics), TadPfeffer. Interests include glacier dynamics, tidewater glaciers,and sea level change.John Ortega, PhD, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,Detlev Helmig. “Flux measurements of biogenic volatileorganic compounds using disjunct eddy sampling andion trap mass spectrometry.”Jan Pollmann, PhD, Atmospheric Chemistry, DetlevHelmig.Study of the global distribution of volatile nonmethanehydrocarbons from the NOAA CooperativeGreenhouse Gas Sampling Network.30 | TEACHING MISSION
Trevor Popp, PhD, Geological Sciences, James White.Paleoclimate via stable isotopes in ice cores.Ursula Quillmann, PhD, Geological Sciences, Anne Jenningsand Thomas Marchitto. “From fjord head to fjord mouth:Holocene climatic and environmental variability inIsafjardardjup, NW Iceland.”Kim Raby, MS, Environmental Studies, Mark Williams.Evaluating water quality and sensitive areas in high alpinecatchments.Adina Racoviteanu, PhD, Geography, Mark Williams. “GISfor high-altitude Inca sanctuaries in the Peruvian Andes.”Heather Reed, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, TimSeastedt. “Soil biodiversity and ecosystem function.”Sasha Reed, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, AlanTownsend/Steve Schmidt. “Biogeochemical cycling andmicrobiological communities of soils.”Kurt Refsnider, PhD, Geological Sciences, Gifford Miller.Interests include glacial geology and geomorphology.Ursula Rick, PhD, Program in Atmospheric and OceanicSciences, Tad Pfeffer. “Meltwater flow through the percolationfacies of arctic ice caps.”Susan Riggins, PhD, Geography, Suzanne Anderson.Interests include terrestrial weathering, specificallyregolith development.Sarah Sattin, MS, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, DianaNemergut.Annalisa Schilla, PhD, Geological Sciences, Jim White.The stable isotopic measurements of ice from the SipleDome ice core and implications for global climaticreconstruction.Brian Seok, PhD, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, DetlevHelmig. Studying biosphere-atmosphere interactions,snow-atmosphere gas exchange, and development ofanalytical instrumentation for air analysis.Alexandra Sinclair, PhD, Geological Sciences (Geophysics),James Syvitski. Sediment transport in a coastal oceanenvironment.Lee Stanish, PhD, Environmental Studies, Diane McKnight.Interests include examining the molecular and geneticbases for evolution and adaptations of Antarctic diatomsto environmental factors such as UV radiation, temperature,and ecological interactions.Sarah Stapleton, PhD, Environmental Studies, DianeMcKnight and Subhrendu Gangophadyay. Streamflowforecasting and climate change effects on salmon mortalityin the Pacific Northwest and forecasting effects of climatechange on the Rio Grande de Manati aquifer inPuerto Rico.David Tanner, MS, Mechanical Engineering, Detlev Helmig.“Non-methane hydrocarbon measurements for longrangetransport studies at Pico Mountain, Azores,Portugal.”Tim Tomaszewski, PhD, Environmental Studies, HermanSievering. Nitrogen deposition at subalpine forests.Jocelyn Turnbull, PhD, Geological Sciences, Scott Lehman.“Environmental measurements of atmospheric 14 CO 2 :development and applications.”Ryan Vachon, PhD, Geological Sciences, James White.“The distribution of stable isotopes of precipitationacross the United States.”Dylan Ward, PhD, Geological Sciences, Robert Anderson.“Tectonic and geomorphic processes of exhumation anduplift in the Alaska Range.”Lindsay Weber, MS, Environmental Studies, DianeMcKnight. Interests include water quality in the GreenLakes Valley, CO.William Wieder, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,Alan Townsend.Jeff Wong, MS, Civil, Environmental and ArchitecturalEngineering, Diane McKnight.Marcia Wyatt, PhD, Geological Sciences, Tom Marchittoand Peter Molnar.Chi Yang, MS, Civil, Environmental and ArchitecturalEngineering, Diane McKnight. “Effect of acid minedrainage on success of tree swallow nesting in SnakeRiver, Colorado.”Undergraduate StudentsSome of the many INSTAAR Undergraduate Students2005–2006Student Name—Advisor(s)Rebecca Abbey—D. McKnightKatherine Alexander—D. McKnightLudovic Bariteau—D. HelmigKatie Barrett—D. McKnightC. Beckett Hart—S. AndersonNicole Bransford-Smith—C. Wolak, S. LehmanIan Brown—B. Vaughn, J. White, D. HelmigTodd Camnitz—B. Vaughn, J. WhitePatrick Cappa—C. Wolak, S. LehmanDan Carlson—D. HelmigKurt Carson—M. WilliamsCasey Coleman—J. AndrewsKyle Converse—D. HelmigMike Cox—D. McKnightBrendan Cusack—D. McKnightRyan Darby—D. HelmigJess Davis—E. MillerUrsula Quillmann (INSTAAR)presenting a poster at theInternational Symposium onForaminifera (FORAMS 2006) inNatal, Rio Grande do NorteState, Brazil, September 2006.TEACHING MISSION | 31
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Page 5 and 6: INSTAAR: An Earth andEnvironmental
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Page 9 and 10: Where in the world is INSTAAR? Acti
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Page 17 and 18: Arctic WorkshopThe annual Arctic Wo
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Page 27 and 28: Theses Completed2005Breiter, Nehale
Page 29 and 30: Gifford MillerGEOL 1060, Global Cha
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Page 39 and 40: Outreach SpotlightsUNDERGRADUATE ME
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