Personnel
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Jill Baron, PhD
Principal Investigator
Dr. Baron is a research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory. Her research interests include applying ecosystem concepts to management of human-dominated regions, and the effects of climate change and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on mountain ecosystems.
(970) 491-2153; jill.baron@colostate.edu |
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Jared Heath
Program Manager/Research Associate II
Jared oversees the Loch Vale Watershed Long-term Research and Monitoring Program. He has a Master of Science in Watershed Science from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Gonzaga University. Jared's research interests include integrated water resource management, watershed hydrology and ecology, and snow and avalanche science.
(970) 491-2153; jared.heath@colostate.edu |
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Stephanie Kampf, PhD
Assistant Professor, Watershed Science
Dr. Kampf's research encompasses multiple aspects of physical hydrology. Using both field measurements and hydrologic process models, she explores dynamic connections between water and energy fluxes in the subsurface and atmosphere.
(970) 491-2153; stephanie.kampf@colostate.edu |
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Matthew Wallenstein, PhD
Assistant Professor, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Dr. Wallenstein's research addresses the role of soil microbial communities in controlling ecosystem response to global change.
(970) 491-1623; matthew.wallenstein@colostate.edu |
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Edward Hall, PhD
Research Biologist, USGS Mendenhall Fellow
Dr. Hall is a microbial and ecosystem ecologist working in aquatic ecosystems and at the aquatic/terrestrial interface. His research focuses on how constraints on microbial community dynamics affect ecosystem processes.
(970) 491-2153; ed.hall@colostate.edu |
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Brooke Osborne
Graduate Student, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology
Brooke is interested in alpine ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry. She recently received her Master of Science in Alpine Ecosystem Ecology investigating the effects of summer warming and glacier melt on alpine nitrifier abundance and activity in the Loch Vale watershed. Brooke is planning on pursing a PhD.
(970) 491-5630; bosborne@nrel.colostate.edu |
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Tim Fegel
Field and Lab Technician
Tim is a recent graduate from Eastern Michigan University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Geology. Tim started with the Loch Vale team as a USGS NAGT intern conducting field work and laboratory analyses. His interests include geology, glaciology, and alpine ecology. Tim plans on pursuing a Master of Science degree beginning in the fall of 2013.
(970) 491-2153; tim.fegel@colostate.edu |
Thank you volunteers!
We are truly grateful for the volunteers who have helped collected samples over the years. The Loch Vale research program would not be possible without their enthusiasm and assistance.
