Speaker Bios:
DR. ANNE NOLIN
Dr. Anne Nolin is a hydrologist and mountain geographer with over three decades of experience in snow hydrology, climatology, and remote sensing. She is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Nevada, Reno and serves as as Director of the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences. She has drilled ice cores in Greenland, measured snow across the western US and Alaska, and used satellite observations to monitor changes in glaciers, sea ice, ice sheets, and snowpacks globally. She and her students use field measurements, airborne and satellite remote sensing, and computer simulations to understand how forest management, wildfire, and climate change are impacting our mountain snowpacks.
DR. NEIL LAREAU
Dr. Lareau’s research program leverages modern observing and modeling systems to advance our understanding of atmospheric dynamics across a range of scales. His research focuses on high-impact weather in the western United States. Research foci include: Fire weather and wildfire plume dynamics, complex terrain boundary layers, cumulus convection, orographic precipitation, and synoptic-scale weather systems. Dr. Lareau joined UNR in 2018 and his previous professional appointments include: Faculty at San Jose State University, post-doctoral scholar at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Post-Doctoral Scholar at San Jose State University. Dr. Lareau earned both MS and PhD degrees in Atmospheric Science from the University of Utah. He also holds an undergraduate degree (BFA) in Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University.
