Curriculum Vitae (abridged)
Evan Pugh
Research
I am currently a PhD Candidate in Eric Small Tilton's Terrestrial Hydrology Research Group at the University of Colorado Boulder. I am interested in how changes in forest cover associated with tree death affect snow accumulation and melt processes. These processes include canopy snow interception, canopy shortwave transmission, and snow surface albedo. I perform field campaigns and utilize hydrologic models to explore forest water and energy budgets.Education
Ph.D Candidate, Geological Sciences/Hydrologic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, expected May 2012 graduation-Dissertation: "The impacts of pine beetle-induced tree death on snow accumulation and melt"
B.A., Geology, Haverford College, 2007
-Thesis: "Effects of biological activity and precipitation on stormwater retention basin water chemistry in Bryn Mawr, PA"
Undergraduate Research Fellow, Bryn Mawr College: Summers 2005 & 2006
-Established an automated environmental monitoring network on Bryn Mawr's campus
-Sampled bedrock in the Wyoming Salient and analyzed cores for paleomagnetic indicators
-Learned geology field techniques and introduced to HOBO weather dataloggers
Certificate, Information, Society, and Technology, Pennsylvania Governor's School for Excellence, 2002
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO: August 2007-present-Organized and led weekly labs and field trips for the "Introductory Geology Lab"
-Held weekly office hours to help teach techniques for "GIS for Geologists" coursework
-Led field trips and helped teach course material for an upper-level Hydrogeology course
Snow Hydrology Internship Mentor, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO: January - May, 2009-2010
-Created and led a one-credit field course to teach hands-on snow hydrology methods to undergraduate geology and environmental studies students.
Web Design and Programming Experience
Web and Database Designer, Western Water Assessment: May - September, 2010-Designed database product for Western Water Assessment's 2011 Colorado Climate Preparedness Project
-Contributed technical knowledge and skills; worked with a diverse group of policy analysts and decision-makers; helped determine project feasibility and scope.
Awards
Bruce Curtis Graduate Fellowship (2011 & 2012)W.O. Thompson Grant for Graduate Research (2011)
Jeffrey A. Deen Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students (2009)
Bryn Mawr College Summer Science Research Fellowship (2005 & 2006)
Alma Newlin Educational Scholarship (2003)
Eagle Scout Award (2002)
