WildFIRE PIRE Project Team

WildFIRE PIRE is an international collaboration led by Montana State University and involving leading researchers from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina. Our multidisciplinary team brings together expertise in paleoecology, fire ecology, climate science, and ecosystem modeling.

Principal Investigators & Key Collaborators

United States

  • Cathy Whitlock – Montana State University (Project Lead)
  • Jerry Marlon – Yale University
  • Ryan Kelly – University of Illinois

Australia

  • David Bowman – University of Tasmania
  • Lynda Prior – University of Tasmania

New Zealand

  • Janet Wilmshurst – Landcare Research
  • Dave McWethy – Montana State University / University of Otago

Patagonia (Argentina/Chile)

  • Thomas Veblen – University of Colorado
  • Virginia Iglesias – University of Colorado

Postdoctoral Researchers & Students

The project supports a large cohort of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students who are gaining international research experience and contributing to all aspects of the science plan.

Institutional Partners

  • Montana State University (USA)
  • University of Tasmania (Australia)
  • Landcare Research (New Zealand)
  • University of Colorado (USA)
  • Additional partners in Argentina and Chile

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NSF | PIRE | Team | Fire Ecology | Paleoecology | Soil Erosion Control | Climate Change | International Collaboration

This page is faithfully restored from the 2013–2015 historical archives of wildfirepire.org. Team information originates from the NSF-funded WildFIRE PIRE project and remains in the public domain.