Vince Pacific | GK12

Vince Pacific

Tue, 2007-10-30 20:03 — freddd

Pacific, Vince Department Land Resources & Environmental Sciences Degree PhD Email vincent.pacific@myportal.montana.edu Personal Web Page Personal Web Page
Anderson School Teacher Partner Laurie Kinna Fellowship Year 2007
Research I grew up in Richmond I am currently a member of the Watershed Hydrology Research Group at Montana State University. My research focuses on the carbon cycle and its connection to the landscape and water cycle. I’m specifically interested in how soil respiration (sum of root and microbial activity) changes through space and time in a complex mountain watershed, the impact of the snowpack on the carbon cycle, and the export of dissolved organic carbon in stream and ground water. I conduct my research in the Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest in the Lewis and Clark National Forest of Montana. I plan on integrating aspects of my research into a GK-12 classroom by discussing the carbon cycle, its tie to the water cycle, and how these can affect climate change. Bio I grew up in Richmond I grew up in Richmond, Virginia and spent most of my free time hiking, biking, camping, and skiing in the Appalachian Mountains. Such immersion in the outdoors led to my interest and passion of the environment. I received my B.S. in Integrated Science and Technology, with a focus on environmental science and hydrology, from James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Virginia) in 2003. While an undergraduate, I studied abroad at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, which helped to foster my desire to work in the field of environmental science. Upon graduation, I worked as an Environmental Technician for Joyce Engineering in Richmond, VA, where I helped to monitor water pollution by collecting ground and surface water samples. I moved to Bozeman in the summer of 2004 to begin graduate school and partake in the incredible hiking, biking, and skiing that the mountains of Montana have to offer. .