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Zachary Lundeen is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Utah's School of Environment, Society & Sustainability, a position he has held since July 2012. Concurrently, he serves as Director of the Bonderman Field Station at Rio Mesa. Lundeen also chairs the College Board's AP Environmental Science Test Development Committee since 2020.
He holds a BA in Geology from Idaho State University (2001), an MS in Geosciences from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2005), and a PhD in Geography from the University of Utah (2012).
Lundeen's research focuses on reconstructing past climate-ecosystem interactions through sedimentary analysis. Primary interests include:
- Paleoclimatology and paleoecology of western North America
- Landscape evolution responses to climate change
- Seasonal biases in sedimentary climate proxies
- Interdisciplinary environmental research at Bonderman Field Station spanning biology, geology, and atmospheric science
His publication corpus (15+ articles) demonstrates consistent focus on Holocene climate dynamics, wildfire history, and isotope geochemistry. Research predominantly examines:
- Western U.S. paleoenvironmental records (Utah, Idaho, Rocky Mountains)
- Multi-proxy approaches using speleothems, lake sediments, and pollen
- Climate-ecosystem-human interactions during key periods (Medieval Climate Anomaly, Little Ice Age)
Significant grants include:
- RIO MESA PLANT RESTORATION ($1.3M, US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2013-2018)
- NATIVE PLANT GARDEN (Bureau of Land Management, 2011-2017)
As Bonderman Field Station Director, Lundeen facilitates interdisciplinary research in biology, geology, environmental humanities, and archaeology across diverse ecosystems.
