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BSE Welcomes Dr. Durelle Scott08/10/2008
Dr. Durelle (Scotty) Scott will be joining our department in August as Assistant Professor in Land and Water Resources Engineering with particular focus on in-stream processes and interactions.
Dr. Scott graduated from the University of Colorado in 2001 in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The primary focus of his dissertation was on diurnal metal cycling within streams affected by acid mine drainage, where he examined both the hydrologic and biogeochemical processes that alter metal transport. Following graduation, Scotty accepted a fellowship at Landcare Research in New Zealand where he worked on an interdisciplinary science team, examining organic carbon export from the landscape through the river network to the ocean. This experience provided an opportunity to explore large spatial scales and long-term carbon fluxes, resulting in the development of a model that estimated the amount and hotspots of carbon yields across the landscape.
In 2003, Dr. Scott returned to the US and received a National Research Council postdoctoral fellowship at the US Geological Survey in Reston, VA. Here, he worked at a range of spatial and temporal scales, with the primary focus on nitrogen retention within small and large river systems. In 2005, Scotty accepted a faculty position at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. His research continued to explore hydrologic and biogeochemical processes across the annual hydrograph, with projects ranging from glacial melt in Alaska to floodplain interactions in southeastern US.
Scotty has two daughters Nola (age 5) and Beatrice (age 9), sharing parenting with his partner Brigitte, a high-school teacher and editor. Personal interests include running, hiking, photography, and cooking.
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