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Member Since 1985
Roger C. Bales
Professor, University of California Merced
Professional Experience
University of California Merced
Professor
Education
Doctorate
1985
Honors & Awards
John F. Nye Lecture
Received December 2017
Union Fellow
Received January 2001
Publications
Earth Sciences Are the Model Sciences of the Anthropocene

After 4.5 billion years as an evolving and dynamic planet, the Earth continues to evolve but with human‐altered dynamics. Earth scientists ha...

September 21, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Making up for Lost Snow in Forested Mountain Headwaters
MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY IN A CHANGING WORLD II ORAL
hydrology | 13 december 2024
Roger C. Bales, Michael Goulden, Martha H. Conklin...
Seasonal water storage in the snowpack, subsurface, and surface reservoirs of mountain headwaters together provide resilience for both ecosystems and ...
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Knowing Outcomes of Forest Restoration Leads to Further Investments
SCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND, MANAGE, AND RESTORE FLOODPLAINS, WATERSHEDS, AND AQUATIC HABITATS II ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 12 december 2024
Roger C. Bales, Phil Saksa, Michael Goulden, Han G...
Public investments alone cannot restore degraded public lands across the Western U.S. and other areas. This is leading to stakeholder partnerships mon...
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Solar over canals: valuing the co-benefits of a water-energy-land nexus project in California
ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE POSTER PRESENTATIONS: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
global environmental change | 09 december 2024
Han Guo, Brandi McKuin, Jeremiah Reagan, Joliette ...
California faces the multi-dimensional challenge of expanding solar-energy production and ensuring water-supply resilience while also increasing biodi...
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Volunteer Experience
2008 - 2010
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
2006 - 2008
Member
Macelwane Medal Committee
1998 - 2000
Chair
Flinn Award Committee
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