The Snake River Futures Report

2026 Harlow Summer Seminar Series: July 30, 2026

Talk Title: The Snake River Futures Report 
Speaker: Dr. Bryan Shuman, University of Wyoming Professor and Wyoming Excellence Chair in the Department of Geology and Geophysics
Time: BBQ at 5:30pm followed by the seminar at 6:30pm (Mountain time)
Location: UW Research Institute at AMK Ranch

$10.00 suggested donation for attending the event. The event is open to the public and reservations are not required.

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Abstract

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Bio

Dr. Bryan Shuman (Ph.D. and Sc.M. in Geological Sciences, Brown University), Professor and Wyoming Excellence Chair in Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming (UW). Shuman has taught at UW since 2007 and uses geological evidence to examine how past climate changes affected water and ecosystems. A central theme of his research is reconstructing the temperature, precipitation, and vegetation history of North America since the last ice age based on evidence from lake sediments. The work uses fossils, physical sedimentology, geophysics and geochemical techniques to determine the full spectrum of natural climate variation, evaluate climate model projections about the past, gain insight into how water and ecosystems respond to climate change, and provide context for the archeological record. Recent projects have examined the histories of wildfire and the snowpack in the Rocky Mountains over past millennia to anticipate climate impacts on society and landscapes today. Shuman has written over 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications on related topics. He has also built upon this research background to co-lead the 2021 Greater Yellowstone Climate Assessment and to serve as one of the principal investigators leading the NSF-funded, $20 million WyACT (Wyoming Anticipating the Climate Transitions) project. He also heads UW’s Roy J. Shlemon Center for Quaternary Studies focused on Earth’s most recent geological history and has served in leadership roles in the the American Quaternary Association, the Ecological Society of America, and DOSECC (Drilling, Observing, and Sampling Earth’s Continental Crust). Past awards include the William S. Cooper Award from the Ecological Society of America, the Henry C. Cowles Award from the American Association of Geographers, and an NSF CAREER grant. He was previously a tenured faculty member at the University of Minnesota and a NOAA Climate and Global Change post-doctoral fellow at the University of Oregon. Shuman also feels fortunate to have hiked across Wyoming and adjacent states along the Continental Divide among other adventures.

Photo Credits

Featured Image: Casey Brucker
Headshot: University of Wyoming