Thomas W. Swetnam
Encyclopedia
Thomas W. Swetnam is a Professor of Dendrochronology and the Director of the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona
, studying disturbances of forest ecosystems across broad temporal and spatial scales.
and subsequently received his master's and PhD from the University of Arizona
in watershed management and dendrochronology
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He has received the A.E. Douglass award from the University of Arizona, the W.S. Cooper award from the Ecological Society of America (with Julio Betancourt), and the Henry Cowles award from the American Association of Geographers (with James Speer).
He has served on the following advisory and editorial boards:
Board of Trustees, Valles Caldera National Preserve (appointed by President William J. Clinton, 2000-2004); Arizona Forest Health Advisory Council (appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano, 2003-2006); Arizona Climate Change Advisory Group (appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano, 2005-2006); Associate Editor, International Journal of Wildland Fire, 1993-present; Editor, Tree-Ring Research (formerly Tree-Ring Bulletin) 2000-2001; Associate Editor, Ecoscience, 1994-1998; Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 1998; Editorial Board, Ecological Applications, 1998-1999; Associate Editor, Dendrochronlogia, 2005-present
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, studying disturbances of forest ecosystems across broad temporal and spatial scales.
Education, Academic and Service Activities
Swetnam received his bachelor's degree in general biology and chemistry from the University of New MexicoUniversity of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
and subsequently received his master's and PhD from the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in watershed management and dendrochronology
Dendrochronology
Dendrochronology or tree-ring dating is the scientific method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree-rings. Dendrochronology can date the time at which tree rings were formed, in many types of wood, to the exact calendar year...
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He has received the A.E. Douglass award from the University of Arizona, the W.S. Cooper award from the Ecological Society of America (with Julio Betancourt), and the Henry Cowles award from the American Association of Geographers (with James Speer).
He has served on the following advisory and editorial boards:
Board of Trustees, Valles Caldera National Preserve (appointed by President William J. Clinton, 2000-2004); Arizona Forest Health Advisory Council (appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano, 2003-2006); Arizona Climate Change Advisory Group (appointed by Governor Janet Napolitano, 2005-2006); Associate Editor, International Journal of Wildland Fire, 1993-present; Editor, Tree-Ring Research (formerly Tree-Ring Bulletin) 2000-2001; Associate Editor, Ecoscience, 1994-1998; Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 1998; Editorial Board, Ecological Applications, 1998-1999; Associate Editor, Dendrochronlogia, 2005-present
Edited books
- Dean, J. S., D. M. Meko, and T. W. Swetnam, eds., 1996. Tree Rings, Environment, and Humanity, Proceedings of the International Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 17-21 May, 1994. Radiocarbon, Tucson Arizona. 889 pp.
- T. T. Veblen, W. Baker, G. Montenegro, and T. W. Swetnam, eds., 2003. Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas. Ecological Studies Vol. 160. Springer, New York. 444 pp.