James Kirchner
Faculty

James Kirchner
Watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry, Environmental geochemistry, Geomorphology , Evolutionary ecology, Paleobiology, Analysis of environmental data.
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
1976-80 B.A. (physics) and B.A. (philosophy), Dartmouth College
1980-82 M.S. (systems analysis), Dartmouth College
1985-90 Ph.D. (energy and resources), University of California, Berkeley
1990-91 Postdoc (Earth and planetary sciences), California Institute of Technology
Watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry
Environmental geochemistry
Geomorphology
Evolutionary ecology
Paleobiology
Analysis of environmental data
Link to the Berkeley Geomorphology Group: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~geomorph/
Link to my website: http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~kirchner
2002-2003 Miller Professor, Miller Insitute for Basic Research, University of California
1993-1998 National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award
1990-1991 California Institute of Technology, Bantrell Postdoctoral Fellowship
Students Trained:
Ken Ferrier, Ph.D. 2009 (Post-doc, MIT)
Lisa Micheli, Ph.D. 2000 (Executive Director, Pepperwood Foundation)
Joshua Roering, Ph.D. 2000 (Associate Professor, University of Oregon)
Dyan Whyte, M.S. 2000 (California Water Resources Control Board)
Darryl E. Granger, Ph.D. 1996 (Professor, Purdue University)
My website: http://seismo.berkeley.edu/~kirchner
Berkeley Geomorphology Group: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~geomorph/
Berkeley's Energy and Resources group, where I am a faculty affiliate: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/erg/
Field research stations that I have been involved in:
Central Sierra Snow Laboratory: http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/cssl/
Sagehen Creek Field Station: http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/sagehen/
Chickering American River Reserve: http://http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/chickering.html
North Fork Reserve: http://nrs.ucop.edu/reserves/northfork.html
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory: http://www.rmbl.org/
Please follow one of the two links below...
For a list of my publications in reverse chronological order, see:
http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/~kirchner/jk_vita.html
For my publication list organized by topic, see:
http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/~kirchner/jk_pubs.html