Biography:Diane McKnight

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Diane McKnight
CottonGlacier-Diane McKnight.jpg
Diane McKnight in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
Born (1953-03-22) March 22, 1953 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AwardsFellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scientific career
FieldsLimnology
Biogeochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Websiteinstaar.colorado.edu/people/diane-m-mcknight/

Diane McKnight (born March 22, 1953) is a professor of civil, environmental, and architectural engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder and a fellow at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR).[1] McKnight is a founding principal investigator of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.[2]

Early life and education

McKnight received a BS in mechanical engineering (1975), MS in civil engineering (1978), and her PhD in environmental engineering in 1979, all from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3]

Career and impact

After completing her graduate studies, McKnight began working for the US Geological Survey (USGS) as a fesearch scientist for the Water Resources Division.[4] As part of her work with USGS, she conducted research on lakes in the blast zone of Mount St. Helens in 1980.[5]

In 1996, McKnight transitioned to the University of Colorado – Boulder,[5] where she became one of the founding principal investigators of the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research Program[6] in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys. While continuing to conduct extensive research in Antarctica, she also conducts research in the Rocky Mountains,[7] where she develops interactions with state and local groups involved in mine drainage and watershed issues.[5] In total McKnight has authored or co-authored over 300 publications.[8]

McKnight has been nationally and internationally recognized for her "seminal"[9] and "visionary"[10] contributions to Antarctic science. McKnight Creek in Taylor Valley, Victoria Land is named after her. She is also responsible for naming Antarctic features, including Furlong Creek.

Her contributions to major scientific institutions include service on several National Research Council committees; service on the Water, Science and Technology Board and the Polar Research Board;[4] and tenure as president of the American Geophysical Union Biogeosciences section.[10] In 2015 she was awarded CU-Boulder's Distinguished Research Lectureship, which the university cites as being "among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at CU-Boulder". McKnight also was founding editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences.[10]

Awards and honors

  • John Dalton Medal, European Geosciences Union, 2015[9]
  • Distinguished Research Lectureship, CU-Boulder, 2015[11]
  • Hydrologic Science Award, American Geophysical Union, 2014[10]
  • Elected member, National Academy of Engineering, 2012[12]
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009[13]
  • Walter B. Langbein Lectureship, American Geophysical Union, 2005[14]
  • Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2004[15]
  • Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Geological Survey, 1995[1]

Selected works

  • McKnight, Diane M., et al. "Spectrofluorometric characterization of dissolved organic matter for indication of precursor organic material and aromaticity". Limnology and Oceanography. 46.1 (2001): 38-48.
  • Aiken, George R., et al. Humic Substances in Soil, Sediment, and Water: Geochemistry, Isolation and Characterization. John Wiley & Sons, 1985.
  • Tranvik, Lars J., et al. "Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate". Limnology and Oceanography. 54.6 part 2 (2009): 2298-2314.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Diane M. McKnight INSTAAR". University of Colorado Boulder. https://instaar.colorado.edu/people/diane-m-mcknight/. 
  2. ↑ "Colorado high peaks losing glaciers as climate warms". National Science Foundation. 2016. http://nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=137309. 
  3. ↑ "Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering". University of Colorado Boulder. 2014-11-25. http://www.colorado.edu/ceae/diane-marie-mcknight. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Committee on US Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning (2012). Corps of Engineers Water Resources Infrastructure: Deterioration, Investment, or Divestment?. Washington, D.C: The National Academies Press. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Pasquale, Cynthia (2012-06-21). "Five questions for Diane McKnight". https://connections.cu.edu/stories/five-questions-diane-mcknight. 
  6. ↑ "Principal Investigators". McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER. http://www.mcmlter.org/principal-investigators. 
  7. ↑ Worl, Justin. "What The Colorado Waste Water Spill Tells Us About Mining Contamination". http://time.com/3991302/colorado-waste-water-spill/. 
  8. ↑ "Diane Mcknight". McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER. http://www.mcmlter.org/people/diane-mcknight. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "John Dalton Medal". 2015. http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/john-dalton/2015/diane-mcknight/. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "McKnight Receives 2014 Hydrologic Sciences Award". American Geophysical Union. 2015-04-09. http://honors.agu.org/sfg-awardees/mcknight-receives-2014-hydrologic-sciences-award/. 
  11. ↑ "McKnight to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture". University of Colorado Boulder. 2015. http://www.colorado.edu/ceae/2015/05/14/mcknight-deliver-2015-distinguished-research-lecture-oct-29. 
  12. ↑ "Professor Diane M. McKnight". National Academy of Engineering. 2012. https://www.nae.edu/56106.aspx. 
  13. ↑ "Three CU-Boulder Faculty Members Elected AAAS Fellows for 2009". 2009-12-17. http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2009/12/17/three-cu-boulder-faculty-members-elected-aaas-fellows-2009. 
  14. ↑ "Langbein Lecture - Hydrology". American Geophysical Union. http://hydrology.agu.org/awards/langbein-lecture/. 
  15. ↑ "Union Fellows". American Geophysical Union. 2015-03-23. http://honors.agu.org/fellows/?name-2=McKnight&fellow_year-2=0&sectionfocus_group-2=0&institution=&country=0&l=%25252Ffellows%25252F&fellows_directory=1&simian_search=1&fellows_directory_paged=1. 

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