Jeff Dozier

Dr. Jeff Dozier founded the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and served as its founding dean for six years. Being dean made him appreciate the great job that the faculty have, and he has returned to his position as a professor, teaching Earth system science, remote sensing, and a field course on the mountain snowpack. His interests in snow science stem from his background as a climber. Needing to learn to evaluate the avalanche hazard, he took a course at the American Avalanche Institute in 1976, and shortly afterward he began his first studies of remote sensing of snow. He has now published 20 books and more than 200 papers in the fields of snow hydrology, Earth system science, remote sensing, and information systems. In particular, he has pioneered interdisciplinary studies in two areas: one involves the hydrology, hydrochemistry, and remote sensing of mountainous drainage basins; the other is in the integration of environmental science and computer science and technology.

In addition, he has played a role in development of the educational and scientific infrastructure. Before establishing the Bren School and serving as its first dean, he was the Senior Project Scientist for NASA's Earth Observing System in its formative stages when the configuration for the system was established. He also helped found the MEDEA group, which investigates the use of classified data for environmental research, monitoring, and assessment.

Jeff received his B.A. from California State University, Hayward in 1968 and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1973. He has been a faculty member at UC Santa Barbara since 1974. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an Honorary Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the NASA Public Service Medal.

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