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Dr.
Stephen G. Wells |
STEPHEN G. WELLS
President
Desert Research Institute
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Professional Summary
Currently, Dr.
Wells is President of the Desert Research Institute (DRI), an autonomous
nonprofit division of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), reporting
to the NSHE Chancellor and ultimately to the Board of Regents. The President
is the chief executive officer of an approximately $31 million per year
not-for-profit organization that conducts unique and highly specialized
scientific research in the State of Nevada and throughout the world.
DRI is one of the world's largest multidisciplinary environmental research
organizations with approximately 400 scientists, technologists, and other
support staff. The President oversees two state-of-the-art facilities
in both Las Vegas and Reno where activities are directed from three core
research divisions (Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences,
and Hydrologic Sciences) and three interdisciplinary centers (Arid Lands
Environmental Management, Frank
H. Rogers Center for Environmental Remediation and Monitoring, and Watersheds
and Environmental Sustainability). One of DRI's principal missions is
the effective utilization of research to support economic and technological
development in Nevada. As part of this mission, Dr. Wells is responsible
for development of the Dandini Research Park. In addition, Dr. Wells
works with the Board of Trustees of the DRI Research Foundation to promote
the mission and vision of DRI.
Primary Research Interests
Geomorphology
and Quaternary geology of arid and semiarid regions in the southwestern
United States; geomorphic and hydrologic responses to Quaternary climate
change; landscape evolution in tectonically active areas and volcanic
regions; application of geomorphology to land management, hazardous waste
disposal, and natural hazards. Dr. Wells has authored and coauthored
approximately 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and edited six volumes
in these scientific areas. A summary of his professional career, awards,
and achievements is provided below:
Professional History:
| 1999
- present |
President:
Desert Research Institute, University and Community College System
of Nevada |
| 1995
- present |
Cooperating
Faculty: Graduate Faculty Status, Department of Geological
Sciences, University of Nevada-Reno; andGraduate Faculty, Hydrologic
Sciences Program, University of Nevada-Reno |
| 1995
- 2001 |
Adjunct
Professor of Geomorphology, Department of Earth Sciences, University
of California-Riverside |
| 1995
- 1998 |
Executive
Director and Research Professor, Rank IVQuaternary Sciences Center,
Desert Research InstituteUniversity and Community College System
of Nevada |
| 1994
- 1995 |
Professor
of Geomorphology, Step V, Department of Earth Sciences, University
of California-Riverside |
| 1991
- 1994 |
Professor
of Geomorphology, Step IV, Department of Earth Sciences, University
of California-Riverside |
| 1991
- 1994 |
Adjunct
Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University
of New Mexico |
| 1989
- 1991 |
Professor
and Chair, Department of Geology, University of New Mexico |
| 1986
- 1989 |
Associate
Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Geology, University
of New Mexico |
| 1982
- 1986 |
Associate
Professor, Department of Geology, University of New Mexico |
| 1976
- 1982 |
Assistant
Professor, Department of Geology, University of New Mexico |
Visiting Appointments and Board
Memberships:
| 1999
- 2001 |
Board
Member, Lake Mead Water Quality Forum |
| 1999
- present |
Board
Member, Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation |
| 1999
- 2002 |
Board
Member, Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society |
| 1999
- 2001 |
Board
Member, International Arid Lands Consortium |
| 1999
- present |
Trustee,
Nevada Development Authority |
| 1999
- 2000 |
Member,
Senator Harry Reid's Committee for Developing High Technology in
Nevada |
| 1989 |
Visiting
Affiliate, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos
National Laboratory |
| 1983 |
Visiting
Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, England |
| 1982
- 1985 |
Faculty
Appointment Geologist, Western Minerals Branch, U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1977 |
Faculty
Research Associate, U.S. Air Force and American Society for Engineering
Education, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico |
Selected Honors and Professional
Activities:
| 2001 |
Chair,
Search Committee for position of Executive Director, Geological Society
of America |
| 1999
- 2001 |
Council
Member, Geological Society of America |
| 2000 |
Farouk
El-Baz Award, Geological Society of America |
| 1997 |
Geological
Society of America Kirk Bryan Award, with Drs. G. Meyer and T. Jull |
| 1997
- 2003 |
U.S.
National Committee/International Quaternary Association |
| 1996 |
International
Who's Who of Professionals |
| 1996 |
Committee
of Visitors, Geoscience Directorate, National Science Foundation |
| 1995
- 2002 |
Associate
Editor, Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| 1995
- 1998 |
Editorial
Board, Geological Society of America Geology |
| 1994
- 1997 |
Panel
Member, Tectonics Program, National Science Foundation |
| 1992
- 1993 |
Chairman,
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Geological Society
of America |
| 1991
- 1992 |
Chair,
Research Grants Committee, Geological Society of America |
| 1991 |
Gladys
Cole Research Award in Arid Lands Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology
and Geomorphology Division, Geological Society of America |
| 1991 |
American
Men and Women in Sciences |
| 1990 |
Fellow
of the Geological Society of America |
| 1988
- 1990 |
Presidential
Lecturer, University of New Mexico |
| 1985 |
Who's
Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology |
| 1985
- 2002 |
Editorial
Board, Geomorphology |
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