Jeffrey S. Deems, Ph.D.
Research Scientist

Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-4325

deems (at)
u.washington.edu

 

"The virtuous
find delight in mountains,
the wise in rivers"
- Confucius

 

Research Interests

• Climate change impacts on water resources
• Scale effects in mountain system processes, observations, and modeling
• Fractal analysis of snow depth distributions in mountain environments
• Spatial variability in snowpack processes affecting avalanches and hydrology
• Remote sensing of snow distributions and snowpack properties
  

Education

• Ph.D. (Watershed Science) 2007 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  Dissertation: "Quantifying scale relationships in snow distributions." [pdf]
  
• M.S. (Earth Sciences) 2002 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
  Thesis: "Topographic effects on the spatial and temporal patterns of snow temperature gradients in a mountain snowpack." [pdf]
  
• B.A. (Majors: Geology, Environmental Conservation; Minor: Geography) 1995 University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

Teaching Interests

I am interested in guiding students to make connections between natural systems - the interactions
between atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere that forge the
complexity and marvel of the world around us.

Deep understanding comes from experience and context. It has been my privilege to study the dynamics of
earth surface systems in outstanding natural locations, and to build experience and context with exceptional peers.
I aspire to provide the same for my students.

Publications

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

 

 

 

Last update: deems, 10.02.2008