Spotlight Faculty Fellow
The Franklin Institute recently gave INSTAAR senior faculty fellow Katherine Suding the Bower Award for achievement in Science citing her transformative contributions to the field of restoration ecology. This mini-documentary tells her story鈥攆rom growing up as a nature-curious Colorado kid to becoming a pioneering ecologist.
Vriend, an expert in avalanches and sand dunes, will join INSTAAR as a senior member of the directorate. Institute leadership hopes her appointment will strengthen ties with the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Julia Moriarty (INSTAAR & ATOC) is one of 14 faculty members selected by the Research and Innovation Office as their 2025 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort. The program supports faculty in achieving their goals through tailored training, experiential learning and leadership development opportunities.
INSTAAR Fellow and EBIO Associate Professor Scott Taylor is just one of three faculty members to win an award for Excellence in Leadership & Service from the Boulder Faculty Assembly. The award includes a monetary prize and an awards ceremony event on April 2nd. Congratulations!
天美传媒 Boulder distinguished professor Katharine Suding was recognized for making 鈥渢ransformative contributions to restoration ecology by increasing our understanding of degraded ecosystems and their recovery dynamics.鈥
INSTAAR Faculty Fellow Katharine Suding received the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science today for her 鈥渢ransformative contributions to restoration ecology.鈥 INSTAAR sat down with the eminent ecologist for a Q&A on the eve of the big announcement.
INSTAAR will welcome its latest faculty fellow in January.听Sisimac Duchicela is an ecologist, botanist and biogeographer. Her research investigates climate change, ecology and human-ecosystem relationships in the Andes.
At INSTAAR, Mulhern will continue his work to investigate environmental contamination and human health-related exposures through a community-engaged approach. He hopes to develop collaborations within the institute and beyond.
Michael Gooseff has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). He was selected for his exemplary leadership and for advancing our understanding of how a changing climate affects ecosystems and freshwater supply.
When she is in Antarctica, Cassandra Brooks (INSTAAR & ENVS) normally works to expand the frontiers of human knowledge. This month, she returned from a trip not focused on scientific research but on expanding the horizons of eco-tourists.