Thomas Dilts
Graduate Student

University of Nevada, Reno
Department of Geography
Mailstop 154
Reno, NV 89557
Tel: (775) 784-1434
Fax: (775) 784-1058
Office: G-Lab - Mackay Science Rm. 327
Email: tdilts@unr.edu

Personal Website: http://mntphotos.blogspot.com
G-Lab Website: http://www.glab.unr.edu/

Research Statement

My interests are in applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and landscape ecology to natural resource management. My thesis research examines ecosystem function and visual function on reclaimed mine lands using spatial methods and terrain metrics. Dr. Jill Heaton is my advisor. This year I am a research assistant on the Newmont scholarship. Last year I served as a teaching assistant for the Cartography and Introduction to GIS courses.

Research Areas of Interest

Landscape ecology, GIS

Education

B.S., Geography/Environmental Studies, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2001

Current and Recent Employment

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nevada Reno, Geography Department,
June 2006 - present.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to GIS, University of Nevada Reno, Geography Department, January 2006 - May 2006

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cartography, University of Nevada Reno, Geography Department, August 2005 - December 2006

ECO Associate, GIS Technician / Land Use Planning, Bureau of Land Management - Northern Field Office, January 2004 - July 2005

ECO Associate, GIS Technician / Recreation Management, Bureau of Land Management - Glennallen Field Office, October 2003 - January 2004

Awards

Best Student Poster - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Annual Meeting 2006 - Poster

Research Assistant through the Newmont Scholarship 2006 - 2007

University of Alaska Fairbanks Geography Student of the Year 2001

Congress - Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship 1995

Alaska State Geography Bee Champion 1992