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Katharine N. Suding
SpousePaul Suding
AwardsRobert H. MacArthur Award
Academic background
EducationBsc, 1994, Williams College
PhD, 1999, University of Michigan
ThesisProcesses responsible for changes in plant species abundance following disturbance. (1999)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado Boulder
University of California, Irvine

Katharine Nash Suding is an American plant ecologist. Suding is a Distinguished Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder and a 2020 Professor of Distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Early life and education

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Suding was born to geologist J. Thomas and mother Marti Nash alongside sister Laura.[1] She completed her Bachelor of Science degree from Williams College in 1994 and her PhD from the University of Michigan in 1999.[2] As a graduate student, Suding received a fellowship from the Helen Olsen Brower Fellowship in Environmental Studies.[3]

Career

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UC Irvine

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Upon completing her formal education, Suding accepted a faculty position at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine). During her tenure, she was named a Distinguished Assistant Professor Award for Research in 2007[4] and received the 2008-09 Distinguished Assistant Professor Award for Research for her project "Forays into the Field: Local Impacts of Global Biological Change."[5]

CU Boulder

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As a faculty member in the University of Colorado Boulder's (CU Boulder) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2014, Suding began leading the Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program.[6][7] She was shortly thereafter elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) for advancing the science of ecology.[8] In 2017, Suding established the Boulder Apple Tree Project to explore the identity and history of apple varieties in Boulder and the surrounding area in the hopes of improving future urban agricultural planning.[9]

During her tenure at the University of Colorado Boulder, Suding established the Suding Lab to "apply cutting-edge "usable" science to the challenges of restoration, species invasion, and environmental change in partnership with conservation groups, government agencies and land managers." In 2018, she was recognized for her work with the ESA's Robert H. MacArthur award; an award given to an established, mid-career ecologist for meritorious contributions to ecology, in the expectation of continued outstanding ecological research.[10] Following this, Suding was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for her "scientifically significant or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications."[11] She also earned the University of Colorado Boulder's Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Award.[12] In 2019, Suding was recognized as one of the world's most influential researchers of the past decade.[13]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Suding was appointed a Distinguished Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.[14][15] She was also named a 2020 Professor of Distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences.[16]

Personal life

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Suding is married to Paul Suding.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituary". amherst.edu. August 18, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Katharine Suding". instaar.colorado.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Brower Fellowship Presented to Two Graduate Students" (PDF). lsa.umich.edu. 1998. p. 15. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARLY HONORS AND AWARDS" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "An Evening of Distinguished Faculty Lectures". engineering.uci.edu. October 15, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Rom, Zoë (February 22, 2017). "Long-term ecological study to continue at very special site, Niwot Ridge". colorado.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Brennan, Charlie (June 1, 2019). "Monitoring changing world at CU Boulder's Mountain Research Station". Daily Camera. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ecological Society of America Announces 2016 Fellows". The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 97 (4): 352–356. October 3, 2016. Bibcode:2016BuESA..97..352.. doi:10.1002/bes2.1280.
  9. ^ Knoss, Trent (May 22, 2018). "Uncovering Boulder's forgotten apple tree legacy". colorado.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "Katharine Suding receives Ecological Society of America Robert H. MacArthur award". instaar.colorado.edu. March 16, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "2 professors named AAAS fellows for 2018". colorado.edu. November 27, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Excellence Awards". colorado.edu. 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "(Suding, Katharine Nash - 2019) -- Highly Cited Researcher Award or Honor". experts.colorado.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "Congratulations to Katie Suding on being named a University of Colorado Distinguished Professor". nwt.lternet.edu. December 11, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  15. ^ "8 CU Boulder faculty members become distinguished professors". colorado.edu. December 10, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  16. ^ "Pieter T.J. Johnson, new college professor of distinction, focuses on 'profound threats' of species invasion and emerging diseases". colorado.edu. October 29, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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