Water
Karl Birkeland, Physical Geographer, “Avalanche Scientist”
- Ph.D., Arizona State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Avalanche scientists study all aspects of snow and avalanches. My specialty involves looking at how the snowpack on slopes varies and changes over time.
- Ph.D., Arizona State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Avalanche scientists study all aspects of snow and avalanches. My specialty involves looking at how the snowpack on slopes varies and changes over time.
Ruby Johnson, Mining Engineer
- B.S., Virginia Tech
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a mining engineer, I am responsible for mine design, safety, earth-moving equipment, calculations, and developing plans that are economical and time-efficient. Mining engineers compile data from geology, hydrology, and other factors related to mine development and production.
- B.S., Virginia Tech
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a mining engineer, I am responsible for mine design, safety, earth-moving equipment, calculations, and developing plans that are economical and time-efficient. Mining engineers compile data from geology, hydrology, and other factors related to mine development and production.
Leslie J. Boak, Construction Engineer
- B.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A construction engineer is responsible for making sure all of the world’s infrastructures (e.g. the roads you drive on, the buildings that you go to school in, the systems that supply the water you drink) are built safely and correctly.
- B.S., Oregon State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A construction engineer is responsible for making sure all of the world’s infrastructures (e.g. the roads you drive on, the buildings that you go to school in, the systems that supply the water you drink) are built safely and correctly.
Michael Balen – Civil, Mining, & Geological Engineer
- B.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a Forest Service engineer, I manage the built environment, including the roads, bridges, and facilities, that connect people to the national forest landscape and enable Forest Service employees to do their jobs.
- B.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a Forest Service engineer, I manage the built environment, including the roads, bridges, and facilities, that connect people to the national forest landscape and enable Forest Service employees to do their jobs.
Susie Adams, Aquatic Ecologist & Astacologist
- Ph.D., The University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An aquatic ecologist studies interactions in aquatic ecosystems, and an astacologist studies crayfish. I often focus on interactions involving fish and crayfish.
- Ph.D., The University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An aquatic ecologist studies interactions in aquatic ecosystems, and an astacologist studies crayfish. I often focus on interactions involving fish and crayfish.
