Science Team

Anne Nolin received the M.S. degree in Soils, Water, and Engineering, from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of California-Santa Barbara. In 2018 she joined the faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno as a Professor in the Department of Geography and Director of the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences. Prior to that, she served on the faculty at Oregon State University from 2003-2018. From 1993-2003, Dr. Nolin worked as research scientist at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Her scientific research focuses on snow and glaciers in the climate system, how they melt and become water supply for people and ecosystems. She has been involved in algorithm development and applications of remote sensing snow for over three decades. Dr. Nolin joined the MISR Science Team in 2000 and acts as the liaison to the Cryosphere community. She has served on a number of National Academy of Sciences committees, including the first Decadal Survey, and has served as associate editor of Water Resources Research and the Journal of Hydrometeorology.