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Dr. Kevin Gurney | |
Adjunct Professor |
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E-mail: kgurney@purdue.edu |
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Curriculum Vitae <pdf> |
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Associated Website(s): Carbon Group, Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC) |
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Education
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Ph.D. 2004 - Ecology, Colorado State University
M.P.P 1996 - University of California, Berkeley
S.M. 1990 - Massachussetts Institute of Technology
B.A. 1986 - University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests
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I am interested in quantification and mechanistic exploration of the global carbon cycle with emphasis on exchanges of CO2 with the terrestrial biosphere and the fossil fuel sources of CO2 to the atmosphere. The future evolution of the global carbon cycle and how the terrestrial biosphere and fossil fuel emissions respond to a warming world are fundamental to climate change research and require delving into the physical and human aspects of the carbon/climate nexus. In addition to my science research, I have also continued work in the area of climate change policy through research on those aspects of the Kyoto Protocol that relate to the carbon cycle with particular emphasis on carbon sequestration and deforestation.
Teaching Interests
EAS 113: "Introduction to Environmental Science", a large undergraduate course in which we cover the suite of environmental science topics from the perspective of quantitative science.
EAS 591T: "Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology" with Qianlai Zhuang which caters to not only EAS students but students from Agronomy, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
CN@P: one of six instructors who taught the "Carbon Neutrality at Purdue" course which was a novel, exciting course aimed at developing a quantitative footprint of Purdue's carbon emissions and a plan on how that footprint might be reduced.
Awards and Honors
CAREER award recipient, 2009
Member: Global Carbon Project, Scientific Steering Committee
"Air Conservationist of the Year" from Indiana Wildlife Federation, 2008
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contributing author (organizational co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize)
Showalter Award Recipient, 2007
Associate Director, Purdue Climate Change Research Center
Member, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration Global Carbon Cycle Steering Committee
Member, NACP Mid-continent Intensive Task Force
Member, Carbon Balance and Management Editorial Board
Professional Experience
August 2005 - present
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, DEPT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES & DEPT OF AGRONOMY, West Lafayette, IN
Assistant ProfessorJuly 1998 - August 2005
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, Fort Collins, CO
Research Scientist I: BioCycle@atmos group (global carbon cycle simulation)April 1997 - June 1998
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, Santa Barbara, CA
Staff Research Associate: Earth Systems ScienceSeptember 1992 - January 1997
Senior Scientist, Institute for Energy and Environmental ResearchFebruary 1992 - September 1992
Research Associate, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.February 1990 - October 1991
Research Associate, Tellus InstituteSummer 1988
Research Assistant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNov 1986 - Sept 1987
Research Intern, Environmental Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Grants
NSF CAREER: PI, US $673,210, “A Global High Resolution fossil fuel CO2
inventory and Assimilation System to advance carbon science, climate
science, and decision-support”NASA CARBON/04-0325-0167: PI, US $746,260, “High-resolution fossil
fuel emission estimates in support of NACP CO2 measurement and
assimilation systems”Showalter Trust award in support of the Hestia Project, PI, “Etna”
pilot, US $74,591Knauf Insulation, Inc gift in support of the Hestia Project, PI,
“Etna” pilot, US $75,000DOE: PI, US $373,388, “Exploration of the mechanistic relationship
between improved regional North American inverse carbon fluxes and
climate variability/trends”NASA, co-PI, US $20,551, “Resolving net CO2 exchange in the mid-
continent region of North America by comparing and reconciling results
from inverse modeling and inventory-based approaches”DOE: PI, US $332,593, “Impacts of high resolution extreme events on US
energy demand and CO2 emissions in the 21st century”
Selected Publications
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