Jordan Fields Email & Phone Number

Boise, Idaho, United States

I work to improve river and wetland restoration in practice through research about stream response to disturbance and by working directly with TU project managers across the U.S. to implement effective restorations in diverse environments. As an Aquatic Resiliency Scientist, one area of focus for me will be undertaking research, in collaboration with TU Project Managers and academic partners, to understand carbon storage and sequestration in floodplains and whether river restoration can serve as an effective natural climate solution.

Hanover, New Hampshire

During my PhD at Dartmouth College I worked Frank Magilligan and Carl Renshaw to study sediment transport dynamics in rivers and how such dynamics affect riverine responses to disturbances, including large floods, dam construction/removal, and climate change.

San Francisco Bay Area

Williamstown, Ma

Bend, Or

Conducting research for the Center for Environmental Studies at Williams College in regards to the issue of declining snowfalls in the American West and how this will effect watersheds. Monitoring a glacier on Broken Top Mtn. in Bend, OR and examining how water is allocated, stored and used and evaluating the efficiency and of the watershed. Bend serves as a microcosm of the broader issue in the West and this project seeks to develop a means of understanding changing climate patterns and developing a plan to adapt to winters with less snowfall and thus less water.

Bend, Or

As a summer intern at the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, I am working on three main projects: 1. A GIS analysis of Whychus Creek in Sisters, OR in order to determine and quantify the channelization of the creek and the extent of its connection (or disconnection) from its original floodplain. The maps created will be used to identify stream reaches most in need of restoration by the UDWC and the US Forest Service in coming years. 2. Regression analysis of stream temperature and flow data from key sites on Whychus Creekfor dates corresponding to critical life history functions, e.g. spawning (O. mykiss andChinook), to determine flow required to meet state and biological criteria. This analysis will use R open-source statistical software and Microsoft Excel and will result in regression plots, equations, and temperatures and prediction intervals calculated for the range of flows included in analyses for two sites and two to three month‐long intervals(spring O. mykiss spawning; fall Chinook spawning).3. Whychus Canyon groundwater data and processing. Collecting and tabulating data from 11 wells in order to determine the water available for the planting of riparian vegetation as part of a larger restoration effort on this stream reach.

Running farm equipment, managing property, haying and working largely independently to complete tasks.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Fluvial Geomorphology

As a PhD student at Dartmouth, advised by Carl Renshaw and Frank Magilligan, I studied river responses to disturbance and asked how.

Master Of Science - Ms, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

During my Master's Degree, I used a dam removal in Norwich, VT as a full-scale field experiment to understand the mechanisms underlying.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Alum

Activities and Societies: Real Food Williams Varsity Nordic Ski TeamAt Williams I majored in Geoscience. I chose to stick to a single.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Cross Country Running Team (captain), Nordic Ski Team (captain), Lacrosse (captain), Student Council.