The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is pleased to welcome Stephanie Hampton as the new director of TERC and professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy.

In this role, Hampton will apply her leadership and strategic skills to expand the range of scientific contributions of TERC research and outreach activities. She will work closely with the center’s staff and campus stakeholders to explore the many opportunities the center brings to advance the study of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems that occur beyond the Lake Tahoe region and has impacts around the world. Hampton will play an active role in fostering responsible actions and stewardship in the center’s operations, including facilities and equipment, educational and interdisciplinary research efforts, and creating a larger community of financial supporters for TERC.

For the past two decades, Hampton has been advancing research in freshwater ecology, focusing on the dynamic factors that shape aquatic ecosystems. With long-term ecological data collected from lakes as globally diverse as Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Washington in Seattle, she has helped inform environmental conservation efforts and policymaking. Much of her work involves understanding the implications of climate change on water quality, human safety, biodiversity and global nutrient cycles.

Learn more about her career and breadth of work as it relates to freshwater ecosystems on our changing planet. 

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Presentation begins at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets purchased in advance are $10 through EventBrite and free for students with a student ID. Tickets at the door are $15. The lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the UC Davis Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences located on the UNR Lake Tahoe Campus in Incline Village. 

Registration link coming soon.