David W. Beilman

David W. Beilman is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Geography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 2009. His research focuses on terrestrial ecosystem responses to global change, with a particular emphasis on carbon cycle dynamics (including ¹³C and ¹⁴C isotope analysis) across diverse environments such as Kamchatka, the Canadian Arctic, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Hawaiʻi.

Education

• Postdoctoral: Queen’s University Belfast (2007-2008)
• Postdoctoral: University of California Los Angeles (2006-2007)
• PhD in Geography, University of California Los Angeles (2006)
• MSc in Environmental Biology & Ecology, University of Alberta (2001)
• BSc in Environmental Biology, University of Alberta (1996)

Research Interests

The Beilman Lab integrates field and laboratory investigations to study long-term terrestrial ecosystem dynamics, particularly carbon stocks and fluxes in the context of climate change. The lab’s work bridges biogeography, paleoecology, and isotope geochemistry to address global environmental challenges.

Scientific Awards

• CSS Excellence in Teaching Award (2012)

Teaching

• GEO 101: The Natural Environment
• GEO 309: Introduction to Biogeography
• GEO 411: Past Global Change and the Human Era
• GEO 750: Research Seminar in Biogeography