Lydia (she/her) grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Tewa lands) and is Huichol (Wixáritari) and Pascua Yaqui (Yoeme). Lydia earned her Bachelors of Science from California State University, Monterey Bay in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy. Lydia now resides...
Dr. Kelly Gleason is an assistant professor of eco-hydro-climatology and director of the snow hydrology laboratory in the Department of Environmental Science and Management at Portland State University. Gleason’s research examines snow and ice processes in mountain...
Dr. Alix Contosta is an ecosystem ecologist who explores interactions between land use and climate, with emphasis on carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions from ecosystems under a variety of land uses and management regimes. She also studies winter ecology...
Nina Aragon is the captain of the POW Science Alliance team. Her research interests focus on understanding how snow links together human, ecological, and human systems in the context of climate change. Nina is part of the Community Snow Observations research effort at...
Dr. Keith Musselman grew up on the U.S. East Coast where his excitement for the science of weather, climate, and the snow grew from his love for skiing, snowboarding, and surfing. As a hydrologist at the University of Colorado, he studies how mountain snowpack...
