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Cliff N Dahm, Ph.D. Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico Education: Ph.D. in Aquatic Ecology at Oregon State University 1980 Research Interests : Aquatic ecology, stream/groundwater interactions, microbial ecology, nutrient cycling, microbial and chemical processes in volcanic environments, and dissolved organic carbon in streams; stream ecosystems.
Julie E Alfred Coonrod, Ph.D., P.E. Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico Education: Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin 1998 registered professional engineer in the state of New Mexico M.S. in Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico 1991 B.E. in Civil Engineering at Vanderbilt University 1987 Research Interests: issues relating to the Middle Rio Grande
Kristin Vanderbilt, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Education: Ph.D. in Forest Ecology at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 2000 M.A. in Biology at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 1991 B.S. in Biology Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1989 Research Interests: ecoinformatics, biogeochemistry, and ecohydrology
James R Thibault Research Scientist Education: B.S. at the University of New Mexico Research Interests: groundwater-surface water interactions, daily, seasonal, and interannual groundwater fluctuations, field site construction, and instrument maintenance
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James R Cleverly, Ph.D.

1998-2009: Research Assistant Professor, Biology Department at the University of New Mexico

2009-: Research Fellow, Ecohydrology Group, Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney

Education:

Ph.D. in plant physiological ecology at the University of Nevada 1999
BS in biology at the University of Utah 1993

Research Interests: ecohydrology, biometeorology, ecosystem-atmosphere interactions, physiological and ecological relationships between saltcedar and native riparian species, water relations, drought, growth, invasion of riparian habitats by saltcedar, evapotranspiration (ET), restoration water salvage, climate, and water loss from the Middle Rio Grande's shallow aquifer to the atmosphere

Cliff N Dahm, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico

Education:

Ph.D. in Aquatic Ecology at Oregon State University 1980

Research Interests : Aquatic ecology, stream/groundwater interactions, microbial ecology, nutrient cycling, microbial and chemical processes in volcanic environments, and dissolved organic carbon in streams; stream ecosystems.

Julie E Alfred Coonrod, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico

Education:

Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin 1998
registered professional engineer in the state of New Mexico
M.S. in Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico 1991
B.E. in Civil Engineering at Vanderbilt University 1987

Research Interests: issues relating to the Middle Rio Grande

Kristin Vanderbilt, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor

Education:

Ph.D. in Forest Ecology at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 2000
M.A. in Biology at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 1991
B.S. in Biology Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 1989

Research Interests: ecoinformatics, biogeochemistry, and ecohydrology

James R Thibault

Research Scientist

Education:

B.S. at the University of New Mexico

Research Interests: groundwater-surface water interactions, daily, seasonal, and interannual groundwater fluctuations, field site construction, and instrument maintenance

Last Updated: January 14, 2008

For more information please contact: Dr. James Cleverly

Created by: Kimberly Bandy, January 2008