Alaska Geobotany Center, Director
Curriculum Vita
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Personal Data - D.A. Walker
- Date of Birth: 16 April 1945 in Denver, Colorado
- Military Experience: U.S. Air Force, 1963-1969
- Work Address:
- Institute of Arctic Biology
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775
- Home Address:
- 3842 Venture Road
- Fairbanks, AK 99709
- (907) 451-0800
Education
- 1964-1967 U.S. Air Force Academy - Mechanical Engineering, Astronautics
- 1972 B.A. Environmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder
- 1977 M.A. Environmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder
- 1981 Ph.D. Environmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder
Areas of Specialization
- Tundra Ecology
- Vegetation Mapping
- Landscape Ecology
- Quantitative Ecology Methods
- Vegetation of Northern Alaska and the Arctic
- Snow Ecology
- Biocomplexity of Patterned Ground
- Landscape Response to Climate Change
- Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
- Disturbance and Recovery of Arctic Ecosystems
Professional Experience
- Editor (1 of 8 Chief Editors) Phytocoenologia, 2014
- Editorial Board, Annali di Botanica 2011-13 Fulbright Scholar, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Spring Semester 2011
- International Arctic Science Committee, Terrestrial Working Group, 2010-present
- Flora Group, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, 2005-present
- National Research Council Committee on Cumulative Environmental Effects of Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas Activities 2000-2003
- Professor, 1999-present, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Director Alaska Geobotany Center, 1999-present
- Professor Attendant Rank, 1998-1999, University of Colorado Boulder
- Associate Professor Attendant Rank, 1996-1998, University of Colorado Boulder, Assistant Professor Attendant Rank, 1989-93, University of Colorado Boulder
- Fellow, 1985-1999, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR, University of Colorado)
- Senior Research Associate, 1998-1999, INSTAAR
- Co-Director, Tundra Ecosystem Analysis and Mapping Laboratory, 1989-1999, INSTAAR
- Research Associate, University of Colorado Herbarium, 1990-1999
Courses Taught
- Plant Community Ecology (CU, EPOB 4120/5120) Fall 1987-94
- General Ecology (CU, EPOB 3020) Spring 1989
- Arctic Ecology (CU, EPOB 410/510) Spring 1988
- Vegetation Description and Analysis (CU, EPOB 4460/5460) Fall 1995-97
- Plant Ecology (UAF, Biol 474) Spring 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
- Vegetation Description and Analysis (UAF, Biol 475) Fall 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
- Quaternary in Northern Alaska (Special Topic, UAF, Biol 693) Spring 2001
- Arctic Ecosystems (Special Topic, UAF, Biol 693) Fall 2005
- Arctic in a Changing Climate (Special Topic, UAF, IARC Biol 495/695) Summer 2010
- Arctic Vegetation Ecology (Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic) Spring 2011
- Arctic Vegetation Ecology (Special Topic, UAF, BIOL 492/692) Spring 2012, 2013, 2014
- Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Field Excursion (Special Topic, UAF, BIOL 495/695) Summer 2012, 2014, 2015
- Vegetation Description and Analysis (UAF, BIOL 475/689) Fall 2012
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