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Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
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114 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN GEOGRAPHY AT THE USGS geographic research in GIScience, spatial analysis, and nature-society interactions. UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF THE LAND SURFACE-HUMAN ACTIVITIES CONNECTION Part of the USGS role in advancing knowledge in geography includes specific contributions related to the Critical Zone.
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His present research emphasis is on the physical environmental effects of large dams, and he is an advisor to federal agencies on decision making regarding dam decommissioning. He is a member of the NRC Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and has been a member of the NRC Water Science and Technology Board.
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His previous positions include terms at Oklahoma State University; CNRS Centre Emberger, Montpellier; and Southwest Texas State University. He is a past chair of the Biogeography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers and was a task leader in the International GeosphereBiosphere Programme's Global Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems project.
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She served as a national councilor for the Association of American Geographers and was a member of the National Research Council's Mapping Science Committee. Risa Palm is Professor of Geography and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Dr. Vaux is immediate past Chair of the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Research Council and is a National Associate of the National Academies.
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Prior to this appointment she was a research associate at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, and an intern at the National Science Resources Center at the Smithsonian Institution. Her research interests include environmental perception and decision making, international development, natural resource management, and the role of interdisciplinary studies in environmental protection.
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