Arid and semi-arid lands, such as those in Arizona, occupy more than 40% of the Earth’s land surface.
These landscapes contain forests, grasslands, agricultural, and built environments that may be affected by increased temperature and prolonged drought.
Our faculty are experts in:
- Arid zone hydrology
- Dust production and human exposures
- Energy balance and soil/ecosystem response
- Drought resiliency planning
- Regional meteorology and climatology
Faculty
Alicja Babst-Kostecka
Associate Professor
Director, Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining
Joseph "Joey" Blankinship
Associate Professor
Director, Desert Agriculture Soil Health Initiative (DASHI)
Jon Chorover
Interim Associate Vice President (ALVSCE)
Interim Associate Dean for Research (CALES)
Professor
Arizona Lab for Emerging Contaminants (ALEC)
Dan Ferguson
Associate Professor
Director, Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS)
Associate Professor, Arizona Institutes for Resilience (AIR)
Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta
Professor
Director, Project Harvest
Director, Gardenroots
Debankur Sanyal
Assistant Specialist and Assistant Professor - Soil Health
Soil Health Specialist
