Alan D. Ziegler (Professor)
Faculty of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Mae Jo University
Chiang Mai Thailand
Email: thaihawk@gmail.com
My research and teaching address the interactions of physical and ecological systems, with water resources serving as a common nexus. His work typically involves developing environmental monitoring programs that facilitate understanding catchment processes, as they vary both naturally and anthropogenically over different spatial and temporal scales.
I am looking for new graduate students who have interest in various aspects of water resource management, environmental health, natural hazards, and/or hillslope/catchment hydrology. In particular, I am interested in exploring the risks of rural populations in developing areas to ingestion of contaminated drinking water, exposure to anthropogenic contaminants (heavy metals and pesticides), exposure water-borne pathogens (e.g., parasites, bacteria). This type of research requires extended fieldwork in foreign countries, language training, and hands-on work with local populations. The research is a multi-disciplinary balancing act, grounded in science, but with an interest in incorporating elements of human geography.
Interested? I am always eager to start new collaborations with hungry and open-minded people who enjoying learning new things.
