Spotlight on Professor Madison Douglas: Model Authority

May 27, 2025

As a new member of our faculty, Douglas is thrilled to carry on the transmission of geomorphological wisdom and institutional know-how to her own students as they carry permafrost study forward. Bill Dietrich continues to model a career where Prof. Douglas joins in his advice to “take science very seriously but don’t take yourself too seriously.” Another great part of joining the Berkeley faculty? Douglas’s eyes light up when she says, “On my first day here I met and gabbed with Walter Alvarez!” Almost like the padawan that meets her masters and takes her place by their side. 

Learn more about Professor Douglas and her work in the full article here.