Biography
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Bio: Scott Jasechko is an assistant professor of water resources with the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. He completed his masters at the University of Waterloo, his doctorate at The University of New Mexico, three years as faculty at the University of Calgary, before joining UCSB in November 2017. Scott’s research uses large datasets to understand how we can preserve the quality and sustain the quantity of river water and groundwater resources around the globe. He has published more than 20 articles in journals including Science Magazine, Nature, Nature Geoscience, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scott is an active member of the American Geophysical Union. His work has been recognized by numerous early career awards, including the Horton Hydrology Research Award from the American Geophysical Union (2013), the Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Geophysical Union (2016), and the Kohout Early Career Award from the Geological Society of America (2018).
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Awards:
2018 - Kohout Early Career Award – Geological Society of America, Hydrogeology Division
2016 - Distinguished Academic Early Career Award – Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations [Link to press release]
2016 - Young Scientist Award – Canadian Geophysical Union [Link to citation]
2016 - New Scholar Research Award – University of Calgary, Faculty of Arts [Link to award webpage]
2014 - Visiting Research Fellowship – University of Saskatchewan
2013 - Horton Hydrology Research Grant – American Geophysical Union
2013 - Graduate Student Research Grant – Geological Society of America
2012 - Pathfinder Fellowship – Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of the Hydrological Sciences [Link to award webpage]
2011 - Caswell Silver Fellowship – University of New Mexico, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
2011 - Dean of Science Award (for outstanding MSc thesis) – University of Waterloo
2009 - Undergraduate Student Research Award – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
2018 - Kohout Early Career Award – Geological Society of America, Hydrogeology Division
2016 - Distinguished Academic Early Career Award – Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations [Link to press release]
2016 - Young Scientist Award – Canadian Geophysical Union [Link to citation]
2016 - New Scholar Research Award – University of Calgary, Faculty of Arts [Link to award webpage]
2014 - Visiting Research Fellowship – University of Saskatchewan
2013 - Horton Hydrology Research Grant – American Geophysical Union
2013 - Graduate Student Research Grant – Geological Society of America
2012 - Pathfinder Fellowship – Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of the Hydrological Sciences [Link to award webpage]
2011 - Caswell Silver Fellowship – University of New Mexico, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences
2011 - Dean of Science Award (for outstanding MSc thesis) – University of Waterloo
2009 - Undergraduate Student Research Award – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
