Diane E. Pataki

Diane E. Pataki is an Associate Dean for Research in the College of Science at the University of Utah.[1] She won the James B. Macelwane Medal in 2008 from the American Geophysical Union for her research on coupled water and carbon cycles. The award is given to “significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by an outstanding early career scientist.”[2]

Diane E Pataki
Born
New York, NY
OccupationProfessor at the University of Utah
Parent(s)George and Eva Pataki
Academic background
EducationB.A. Barnard College, Columbia University

M.S. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

Ph.D. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
ThesisWater use of co-occurring species in response to environmental conditions at varying temporal scales
Doctoral advisorProfessor Ram Oren
Other academic advisorsDr. James Ehleringer, Dr. James Coleman, Dr. Stuart Gaffin, Fred Krupp
Academic work
DisciplinePlant and Ecosystem Ecology
InstitutionsUniversity of Utah

Utah State University

University of California, Irvine
Websitehttp://pataki.biology.utah.edu

Early life and education

Diane E. Pataki was born in New York City, NY. She attended Jamaica High School and was included in the first group of students to participate in the Gateway to Higher Education (program) which started in 1986. The Gateway program allowed for students to receive extra exposure and mentorship in science and math. Pataki has cited this as what inspired her to pursue scientific research. Pataki took extra science, research and writing classes at the City University of New York.

Pataki graduated from Barnard College with a major in Environmental Science in 1993. During this time she worked as an intern at the headquarters of the Environmental Defense Fund assisting the Executive Director, Fred Krupp.

Pataki attended the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment to pursue a M.S. and Ph.D.. While at Duke, she met Professor Ram Oren who became her Ph.D. advisor. Pakati's dissertation is titled "Water use of co-occurring species in response to environmental conditions at varying temporal scales".[3] Her two post-doctoral mentors were James Coleman at the Desert Research Institute and James Ehleringer at University of Utah.

Career and research

After her doctoral research, Pataki became a professor at the University of California, Irvine in 2004. While at UCI, she was the founding Director of the Center for the Environmental Biology and the Steele Burnard Anza Borrego Desert Research Center in 2011.[4]

Pataki then went to the University of Utah in 2012 as an associate professor for the Department of Biology as well as an adjunct in the Department of City & Metropolitan Planning. In 2014, she served as a Program Director of the Division of Environmental Biology at the National Science Foundation.[5] In the same year, Pataki was also a member of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors.[6]

Diane's earlier research under Ram Oren while at the Desert Research Institute looked at the variance of somatic conductance in species.[7] She now specializes in the coupling of biogeochemical cycles in urban environments and how they interact with ecosystem services and she also uses carbon isotopes in ecosystem studies to calculate carbon dioxide fluxes produced.[8][9]

Diane was honored in 2015 by the Leopold Leadership Program to be inducted as a Fellow for her research on the effects of urban ecosystems on local climate, pollution, and water resources in cities.[10] She currently serves on National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences as well as the NSF's Advisory Committee on Environmental Research and Education.[5][11]

Honors

Awards

Selected publications

Diane E Pataki publications indexed by Google Scholar:

  • Pataki, D.E. (2015). Grand challenges in urban ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Vol. 3, doi: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00057. Published, 06/2015. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2015.00057/full
  • Avolio ML, Pataki DE, Pincetl S, Gillespie TW, Jenerette GD, McCarthy HR. (2015). Understanding preferences for tree attributes: the relative effects of socio-economic and local environmental factors. Urban Ecosystems 18(1):73-86. Published, 03/2015.
  • Pataki DE, Carreiro MM, Cherrier J, Grulke NE, Jenning V, Pincetl S, Pouyat RV, Whitlow TH, Zipperer WC. (2011). Coupling biogeochemical cycles in urban environments: Ecosystem services, green solutions, and misconceptions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9: 27-36. Published, 02/2011
  • Pataki DE, Bowling DR, Ehleringer JR. (2003). Seasonal cycle of carbon dioxide and its isotopic composition in an urban atmosphere: anthropogenic and biogenic effects. JGR Atmospheres. 108(D23), 4735, doi:10.1029/2003JD003865. Published, 12/2003.
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References
  1. "DIANE E PATAKI - Home - Faculty Profile - The University of Utah". faculty.utah.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. "2008 James B. Macelwane Medal Winner". American Geophysical Union. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  3. "Diane E. Pataki Curriculum Vitae". University of Utah. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. "Desert research station will open". UCI News. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. "Biological Sciences Advisory Committee Members". National Science Foundation. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  6. "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee July 2014 U.S. EPA, July 2014" (PDF). U.S. EPA. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  7. Oren, R.; Sperry, J. S.; Katul, G. G.; Pataki, D. E.; Ewers, B. E.; Phillips, N.; Schäfer, K. V. R. (January 4, 2002). "Survey and synthesis of intra- and interspecific variation in stomatal sensitivity to vapour pressure deficit". Plant, Cell & Environment. 22 (12): 1515–1526. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00513.x. ISSN 0140-7791.
  8. Bowling, David R.; Pataki, Diane E.; Randerson, James T. (January 7, 2008). "Carbon isotopes in terrestrial ecosystem pools and CO2fluxes" (PDF). New Phytologist. 178 (1): 24–40. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02342.x. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 18179603.
  9. Pataki, Diane E; Carreiro, Margaret M; Cherrier, Jennifer; Grulke, Nancy E; Jennings, Viniece; Pincetl, Stephanie; Pouyat, Richard V; Whitlow, Thomas H; Zipperer, Wayne C (February 1, 2011). "Coupling biogeochemical cycles in urban environments: ecosystem services, green solutions, and misconceptions". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 9 (1): 27–36. doi:10.1890/090220. ISSN 1540-9295.
  10. "20 Researchers Selected as 2015 Leopold Leadership Fellows". Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  11. "Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education". National Science Foundation. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  12. "Urban Ecology, Speciality Chief Editor". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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