Diana Wall | |
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| Born | Diana Harrison Wall December 27, 1943 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 2024 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Awards | SCAR medal (2012) Tyler Prize (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Soil ecology Environmental science |
| Institutions | Colorado State University |
| Website | walllab.colostate.edu/ |
Diana Harrison Wall (December 27, 1943 – March 25, 2024) was an American environmental scientist and soil ecologist. She was the founding director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability,[1] a distinguished biology professor, and senior research scientist at the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University. Wall investigated ecosystem processes, soil biodiversity and ecosystem services. Her research focused on the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys and its Wall Valley was named after her. Wall was a globally recognized leader and speaker on life in Antarctica and climate change.[2][3][4]
- ^ "SoGES Leadership". School of Global Environmental Sustainability. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ Handy, Ryan Maye (April 29, 2014). "Diana Wall: A research star is born star in Antarctica". The Coloradoan. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Tansley Lecture". www.britishecologicalsociety.org. British Ecological Society. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ Jeracki, Kate (June 16, 2015). "UDP Diana Wall receives 2015 Ulysses Medal". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 1, 2024.