PhD The Ohio State University, 2020
GEOG and INSTAAR
Before coming to CU, Dr. Melisa Diaz was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and will be joining INSTAAR and Geography Summer 2022 as an Assistant Professor. She is an interdisciplinary scientist and uses analytical geochemistry as a tool to bridge physical, biological, and social sciences. Her core research focuses on the geochemistry of ice-free and ice-covered environments in both the Arctic and Antarctic and applying this knowledge towards understanding landscape development, biogeochemical cycling, biogeography, and habitat suitability.