Mark W. Williams

Snow hydrology, hydrochemistry and biogeochemistry of high-elevation basins, nutrient cycling, and hydrologic pathways.

Associate Professor - Geography ; Core faculty - Environmental Studies Program ; Fellow - Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research ; Affiliate - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute

Ph.D. 1991 University of California-Santa Barbara

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Geography

Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute

ENVS Graduate Program - Secondary Core prior to Fall 2012

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Research topics

  • Processes that determine the hydrochemistry and biogeochemistry of high-elevation basins including the storage and release of solutes from the snowpack.
  • Biogeochemical modifications of snowpack runoff.
  • Nutrient cycling.
  • Hydrologic pathways and residence time.

April 24 2013

Shrinking Snow Means Steep Slide for Ski Industry

April 23 2013

Earth Week: The Search for White Gold—Snowmelt

April 01 2013

Undergraduates take critical snowpack measurements in the high mountains

March 22 2013

Skiing for science: Undergraduates take critical snowpack measurements in the high mountains

October 11 2012

UCB wins $1.4 million NSF award for climate change, water sustainability study

March 01 2012

Mark Williams elected American Geophysical Union Fellow in 2012

December 18 2011

CU researchers wade into effect of shrinking Himalayan glaciers on Asia’s water supply

December 06 2011

USAID, CU-Boulder partner to study water resources in Asia mountains

November 19 2009

New Method to Measure Snow, Soil Moisture With GPS May Benefit Meteorologists, Farmers

March 31 2009

In the Long-term Forecast

December 15 2008

Warming Climate Signals Big Changes for Ski Areas, Says New Colorado Study

May 08 2007

CU-Boulder To Lead Massive Ecological Research Project In West

January 12 2007

Global Warming To Change Ski Industry in Western USA

February 09 2006

Declining Snowpack In Rockies Cools Off CO2 Emissions From Forest Soils In Winter

November 29 2005

CU-Boulder Awards 14 Faculty Fellowships For Research And Creative Work In 2006-07

January 12 2005

NSF awards $4.9 million to continue alpine ecosystem research at Niwot Ridge

December 13 2004

First evidence of life in rock glaciers observed on Niwot Ridge

November 07 2004

Unseen Colorado mountain aquifers throw water on “teflon basin” myth

February 01 2004

Niwot Ridge provides a new model for terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems