People
We represent hundreds of faculty, researchers, staff and students who are physically distributed throughout the campus and region. Through the John Muir Institute of the Environment, we collaborate to develop and communicate a greater understanding of the natural and human environment.
Director
Dr. Geoffrey Schladow, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was appointed founding director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center in August, 2004. As director of the largest limnological facility west of the Great Lakes, Dr. Schladow is uniquely qualified in serving as the focal point for UC Davis’ research, teaching and outreach agenda at Lake Tahoe. Dr. Schladow, who holds a doctoral degree in civil engineering, is an expert in the areas of environmental fluid mechanics, water quality modeling, and the dynamics of inland waters. He is developing computer models to link stream flow, meteorological and remote-sensing information that provide Tahoe decision-makers new management tools. Originally from Australia, Dr. Schladow has been on the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis since 1993.
Core Staff
Our dedicated staff works together to accomplish the goals of the center. Twenty core staff fulfill the administrative, research and communication needs of the center and provide services and assistance to TERC programs and projects, UC Davis initiatives, and visiting faculty and researchers.
Faculty Experts
The faculty and researchers affiliated with TERC are leaders in interdisciplinary problem-solving, facing the environmental challenges of resource management, pollution, climate change, ecological economics, technology, urban development, society and culture.
Students