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Mike Loranty

Professor of Geography; Director of the Environmental Studies Program

Department/Office Information

Geography, Environmental Studies
307 Ho Science Center

Contact

(315) 228-6057

My research seeks to answer questions regarding the spatial and temporal dynamics of biosphere-atmosphere interactions in boreal and arctic ecosystems. This involves studying water, carbon, and energy cycles in order to understand how terrestrial ecosystems respond to climate, and also to investigate how changing ecosystem processes will feed back to climate. 

As a geographer, I employ a variety of methods including field observations, simulation modeling, and satellite remote sensing to readily place my results in regional and global contexts. 

BS, West Virginia Wesleyan
PhD, University at Buffalo (State University of New York)

I teach a range of topical courses focused on earth system ecology and physical geography, as well as courses on geospatial analyses, remote sensing, and environmental data science. 

Over 70 publications in a wide range of journals. See my Google Scholar profile for an up to date list. 

Grants and Awards

  • NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, 2024-2026. CC* Campus compute: Colgate compute acceleration for research and education, $499,850
  • NSF Office of Polar Programs, 2023-2026. Combining drone imagery and deep learning to map fine-scale heterogeneity in Arctic vegetation, $232,268
  • Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute, 2023-2024. Elucidating drivers of griaffe movement ecology in the greater Etosha south-west landscape, $26,000
  • NASA Terrestrial Ecology, 2022-2025. Characterizing a widespread disturbance regime in the ABoVE domain: Beaver engineering, $174, 167 to Colgate
  • NSF Polar Sciences Division, 2018-2021.Fire influences on forest recovery and associated climate feedbacks in the Siberian Arctic, $392,179 to Colgate
  • National Geographic Society CRE, 2016-2017. Disentangling tree and shrub phenology in Siberian taiga ecosystems, $20,395
  • Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute, 2016-2018. Impacts of boreal climate feedbacks on climate change, $136,545
  • NSF Office of Polar Programs, 2015-2018.Vegetation and Ecosystem Impacts on Permafrost Vulnerability, $443,250 to Colgate
  • NSF Office of Polar Programs, 2013-2017. Fire regime influences on carbon dynamics of Siberian boreal forests, $96,039 to Colgate

"Towards a mechanistic understanding of spatial patterns of forest transpiration and its implications for scaling"

Postdoctoral fellow, Woods Hole Research Center