Marianne Cowherd
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I am a PhD student at UC Berkeley in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management where I study how wildland fires impact water supply. I use satellite and airborne remote sensing to track snow depth and density across post-fire mountain landscapes to better understand how the water supply in the American West responds to fires and climate change. Before starting at Berkeley, I completed BS and MS degrees at Stanford in environmental fluid mechanics. I'm big on environmental education and outreach and in addition to graduate school have worked for the Inian Islands Institute (Gustavus, Alaska), Outer Coast (Sitka, Alaska), the US Forest Service (Durango, Colorado), and the Stanford Outdoors Program (Stanford, California).
Education
University of California-Berkeley
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)Majors:
- Environmental Science
Stanford University
Master's degree programMajors:
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Stanford University
Bachelor's degree programMajors:
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
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Career
Dream career field:
Environmental Services
Dream career goals:
researcher
Sports
Ultimate Frisbee
Club2019 – 20201 year
Research
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory — Research Assistant2018 – 2020
Public services
Volunteering
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve — Naturalist docent2018 – 2020Volunteering
Stanford Outdoor Outreach Program — Trip leader coordination, trip leader2015 – 2018