Richard Lammers is a Research Assistant Professor in the Earth Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space at the University of New Hampshire. Richard was one of the founding members of the Water Systems Analysis Group and has been Co-Director since 2008. He received a B.Sc. (Geography and Economics) in 1988, an M.Sc. in 1990 and a Ph.D. in 1998 (Physical Geography) from the University of Toronto, Department of Geography. He has been a researcher in Earth Systems Research Center since 1996.
The focus of Richard's research is on global and regional-scale hydrometeorological modeling and analysis with an emphasis on human interactions within the hydrological cycle. His research interests include: understanding the convergence of human and biogeophysical datasets, modeling, and analysis; inter-basin hydrological transfers; tracking glacier water through land surface hydrology; coupling agent-based and physically-based models; high latitude hydrological cycle; uncertainty of future change scenarios; spatial datasets and geoprocessing; river networks; and techniques of Internet-based data serving and analysis. His most recent work involves integrating hydrology with power generation systems, economic models and water rights to understand the resilience and vulnerability of water, land, food and energy systems.
Richard has also served as Science Advisor to Ice Worlds. This documentary was uniquely designed for planetariums by Evans & Sutherland Creative Media in association with the University of New Hampshire, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the National Science Foundation.