Peter Christopher Hartsough
Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences

Department of Geography MS 154
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 784-7585
phartsou@unr.nevada.edu
http://www.unr.nevada.edu/~phartsou

Employment Objectives

To work in a field related to the impacts of global change on water supply issues, teaching in ecohydrology, environmental and geosciences

Educational Background

Ph.D. Candidate
Graduate Program in Hydrologic Sciences
University of Nevada,  Reno, NV Present

Master of Science in Hydrogeology
Graduate Program in Hydrologic Sciences
University of Nevada, Reno, NV  2000

Bachelor of Arts in Geology and Earth Sciences
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA 1993

Complete graduate course work

Work Experience

Lecturer
        Department of Natural Resource and Envrionmental Sciences and Department of Geography
        University of Nevada, Reno, NV
        Responsible for Teaching NRES 304 Principle of Hydrology and GEOG 103 Geography of the Worlds Environment

Research and Teaching Assistant
        Department of Geography
        University of Nevada, Reno, NV
        Responsible for lab and field work relating to the ongoing work in Colima, Mexico relating high elevation tree growth
        to Monsoon activity  2003-

  • Worked on initial installation of equipment on Zapotepetl in Mexico to monitor weather and tree growth for a long term study
  • Organized ongoing data collection trips for electronic and isotopic data including ongoing maintenance of equipment
  • Set up lab for extraction of cellulose and water samples for isotopic analysis
  • Assisted in lab set up for Physical Dendrochronology Lab
  • Responsible for teaching and running labs in Geography of the World’s Environment


Research Assistant and Maki Fellow
        Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV
        Responsible for running field work and lab work for a drilling program to assess paleorecharge
        at the Nevada Test Site,  1997-2000
        North American Monsoon research 2001-2003

  • Organized  and oversaw two drilling projects at the Nevada Test Site
  • Responsible for all sample collection, extraction and analytical chemistry of soil water samples
  • Oversaw Soils Lab at DRI 1997-1999
  • Performed unsaturated flow modeling
  • Measured soil physical properties
  • Developed techniques and samplers for dryfall chemistry
  • Field assistant in surface water sampling, ground water sampling and monitoring and precipitation chemistry sampling
  • Proficient in MODFLOW, HYDRUS2D, NETPATH
  • Built and maintained automated weather stations
  • Proficient in Campbell Data logger systems
  • Designed and modified system for digital acquisition of borehole temperature measurements
  • Oversaw and ran a radiation lab for primary production assessment in Antarctica

 

Field Technician and Technical Writer
        McGinley and Associates, Environmental Consultants, Reno, NV
        Responsible for field sampling, drilling supervision and writing technical quarterly reports for government agencies, 2001-Present

       

Webmaster
        Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences, Reno, NV
        Responsible for running and maintaining a database driven web site, teaching
        classes in web site design,  1998-2002

Contract Researcher
        Friends of the Ganges, San Francisco, CA
        Researched  small, appropriate technology, water filtration systems for use in India, 1996-1997

General Contractor
        Hartnsoul Woodscapes, San Francisco, CA
        Self employed General Contractor,  1994-1996

Job Site Foreman
        SkyThomNel Developers, San Francisco, CA
        On-site foreman in charge of remodeling residential properties for resale,  1993-1995

Caterer
         Four Stars Catering, Manhattan Beach, CA
         Traveled extensively throughout the United States cooking food on location for movie sets,  1992-1993

Trip Leader
        Leisure Education Program, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
        Responsible for leading kayaking, rafting and climbing trips for the college and the general public, 1989-92

Selected Publications

      

Biondi, F., P.C. Hartsough, and I. Galindo Estrada. Daily weather and tree growth at the tropical treeline of North America. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 37(1): 16-24

 

Hartsough, P., Biondi, F. A Project Update from Southwestern Mexico:  Real Time Measurement of Tree Growth and Weather from a High Elevation Tropical Site.  Abstracts and Program, IAI CRN003 Final Science Meeting, Akumal, Mexico, March, 2005

 

Hartsough, P. Biondi, F. High Elevation Monitoring in the North American Tropics: Ecosystem/Climate Relationships on Nevado de Colima, Mexico, Eos, Transactions, AGU Annual Fall Meeting, Dec 8, 2004

 

Hartsough, P, Biondi, F., Characterization of a high elevation tropical pine forest for isotopic analysis of the North American Monsoon System: Nevado de Colima, Mexico, Eos, Transactions, AGU Annual Fall Meeting, Dec 8, 2003

Walvoord, M.A., Phillips, F.A., Stonestrom, D.A., Evans, R.D.., Hartsough, P.C., Newman, B.D.,  Striegl, R.G., A Reservoir of Nitrate Beneath Desert Soils, Science, 302, Nov 7, 2003.

Biondi, F., McCurdy, G., Hartsough, P., Strachan, S., Daily to Annual Meteorological Patterns at High Elevation in the North American Monsoon Region, 28th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, October, 2003

Hartsough, P., Biondi, F. The Importance of High Elevation Monitoring in a Tropical Tree line Environment:  A Project Update from Southwestern Mexico Abstracts and Program, IAI CRN003 annual meeting, Mendoza, Argentina, October, 2003

Fritsen, C.H., F.J. Stewart, S.M. Marschall, J.C. Memmot, P.C. Hartsough, L.M. Cunningham, J. Boc, M.K. Blees, and P. Adkins, Interannual variation in winter sea ice biota: response to interannual variability in sea ice formation along the Western Antarctic. ASLO 2003 Aquatic Sciences Meeting

Walvoord, M., Phillips, F., Tyler, S., Hartsough, P. Deep arid system hydrodynamics Part 2: Application to paleohydrologic reconstruction using vadose-zone profiles from the Northern Mojave Desert, WRR, 38:12, 2002

Hartsough, P., Biondi, F. Update on the North American Monsoon work on Nevado de Colima, Mexico Abstracts and Program, IAI annual meeting, Oaxaca, Mexico, March, 2002

Hartsough, P., Tyler, S., Walvoord, M., Sterling, J. A 14.6 kyr record of nitrogen flux from desert soil profiles as inferred from vadose zone pore waters,  Geo. Res. Let., 28:15, 2955-2958, 2001

Walvoord, M., Phillips, F., Tyler, S., Hartsough, P. Reinterpretation of Vadose Zone Paleohydrology in the Northern Mojave Desert Using a New Conceptual Model of Desert Vadose Zone Hydrodynamics Abstracts and Programs, GSA, November, 2000

Hartsough, P., Tyler, S., Walvoord, M., Sterling, J. The Use of Environmental Tracers as Indicators of Paleoclimate and the Paleohydrologic Response in Southern Nevada, USA, Eos, Transactions, AGU 81:19, May 9, 2000

Hartsough, P., Walvoord, M., Sterling, J., Tyler, S., Phillips, F
Holocene Record of Nitrogen Deposition as Archived in Vadose Zone Profiles Abstracts and Programs, GSA, October, 1999

Hartsough, P., Walvoord, M., Sterling, J., Tyler, S., Phillips, F.
Recent Studies of Paleorecharge from the Nevada Test Site. Presented at DOE-NV Vadose Zone Monitoring Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, 1998

Hartsough, P., Walvoord, M., Sterling, J., Tyler, S., Phillips, F.
The Use of Deep Vadose Zone Chloride Profiles to Resolve Multi-Epoch Tracer Tests in the Southern Great Basin, Eos, Transactions, AGU 79:45, November 10,1998

Collins, E.W., Hartsough, P.C., Tyler, S.W., Warwick, J.J., Comparison of Shallow Subsurface Water Movement Using MIKESHE and HYDRUS-2D in Arid   Environments, Eos, Transactions, AGU 69:45, November 10, 1997

Selected Awards

        1st Place Graduate Student Association Poster Contest, 1997

       GSA Outstanding Student Award, 1999-2000

        Maki Fellowship Recipient 2000-2002

        GSA Research Grant 2005-2006


Professional Affiliations

        Geological Society of America
        American Geophysical Union
        Ecological Society of America
        American Quaternary Association
        International Association of Hydrologic Scientists
        National Groundwater Water Association
        Tree Ring Society


Extracurricular Activities

        Student Association for International Water Issues, Co-President, 2002-2003
        University of Nevada, Reno Hydrologic Colloquium Series, Committee Member, 1998-Present
        University of Nevada, Reno Hydrologic Colloquium Series, Committee Chair, 2001-2002
        American Water Resource Association Student Chapter, Vice President, 1996-1997

Interests

Baseball, travel, mountaineering, cooking, eating, brewing beer and Vikings.