Max Torbenson

Dr. Max Torbenson serves as an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, specializing in paleoclimatology and dendrochronology. His research focuses on hydroclimatic variability over the past millennium using tree-ring proxies. With fieldwork spanning multiple continents, he combines climate reconstruction with modern environmental challenges in water resources and risk management.

• Education:
  • PhD in Geoscience, University of Arkansas (2019)
  • MA in Geography, University of Minnesota (2014)
  • BSc in Archaeology-Palaeoecology, Queen's University Belfast (2011)

His research emphasizes paleoclimatic extremes, ENSO teleconnections, and drought patterns across diverse regions including the Rocky Mountains, Tibetan Plateau, and Amazon Basin. Recent work explores anthropogenic signals in climate proxies and methodological improvements for tree-ring analysis.

Publications reveal expertise in multi-proxy integration, climate reconstruction techniques, and historical climate-society interactions. His fieldwork spans the American Southwest, Spanish Pyrenees, and subtropical catchments, with current work focusing on temperature trends in the Mediterranean region and El Niño impacts on North American precipitation.