James Kirchner - Faculty
Professor
479 McCone Hall
Berkeley, CA

Phone: (510) 643-8559
Fax: (510) 643-9980
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My training is in physics and systems analysis, and I work at the interface between Earth science and environmental science. My current research spans the fields of geomorphology, hydrology, environmental geochemistry, evolutionary ecology, and paleobiology. Much of my research involves a combination of field work, laboratory measurements, and mathematical modeling.

I also serve as the director of the Berkeley's Central Sierra Field Research Stations, comprising:
Sagehen Creek Field Station ( http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/sagehen/ )
Central Sierra Snow Laboratory ( http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/cssl/ )
Chickering American River Reserve ( http://http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/chickering.html )
North Fork Reserve ( http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/northfork.html )
Onion Creek Experimental Forest

I am always on the lookout for prospective students with strong analytical skills and a firm grounding in math, physics, chemistry, and/or engineering.