2006 - Present: Geosciences Field and Research

  • Staff Research Associate, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Consulting: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) --- analysis, cartography, data development
  • Dendrochronology --- paleoclimate, archaeology, landscape disturbance
  • Consulting: Project Logistics Management --- field operations
  • Information Technology (IT) --- hardware configuration, troubleshooting, web design

Education:

Bachelor of Science, University of Nevada, Reno 2001 GPA 3.95/4.0
Major: Geography GPA 4.0/4.0
Minor: Economics GPA 4.0/4.0

Associate of Arts, Western Nevada Community College 1998 GPA 3.85/4.0

Course of study emphases
*Physical Geography
*Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
*Cartography
*Land Use Planning

Semester projects described by faculty as graduate-level work
*Ground Water Modeling: an inexpensive statistical approach
*Time-series analysis of suburban growth
*Public Land Access planning in Douglas County, Nevada
ref: Dan Holler, County Manager
ref: Mimi Moss, Planning & Economic Development Manager

Credits: Cosponsors of Scotty's Higher Education, ordered chronologically:
*Bently Nevada Corporation, A.A. tuition & books advance
*Ernie Kuehnel's Hotel & Catering Service
*DHL Worldwide Express, B.S. tuition & books reimbursement
*UNR Geography Department, Desert Mountain Research Scholarship, 2000
*Western Nevada Supply Company, B.S. tuition & books advance
*Anthea Strachan, B.S. family expenses aid --- hi honey!

Selected Publications and Presentations

    2007 Biondi, F., S. Strachan, S.A. Mensing, and G. Piovesan. Radiocarbon analysis confirms the annual nature of sagebrush growth rings. Radiocarbon 49(3): 1232-1240 (PDF format)

2006 Biondi, F. , J. Kleppe, and S. Strachan. Underwater Dendrochronology of Sierra Nevada Lakes. Workshop on Science as a Tool in Lake Tahoe Basin Management, Incline Village, Nevada. ( PDF format - about 0.9 Mb)

2006 Biondi, F. , S. Mensing, and S. Strachan. 14 C Analysis Confirms the Annual Nature of Sagebrush Wood Layers. Mountain Climate Sciences Symposium (MTNCLIM), Mt. Hood, Oregon. ( PDF format - about 0.9 Mb)

2006 Strachan, S., F. Biondi, and J. Kleppe. Tree-Ring Dating of Submerged Trees in Fallen Leaf Lake, California. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

2005 Strachan, S., F. Biondi, and J. Kleppe. Tree-Ring Dating of Submerged Wood Samples Recovered from Fallen Leaf Lake, California. Workshop on Coring in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Tahoe City, California. (PDF format - about 1.3 Mb)

2005 Biondi, F., T.J. Kozubowski, A.K. Panorska, and S. Strachan. "Give Climate a Chance": Estimates from Tree Rings. Planning Workshop to Develop Hydroclimatic Reconstructions for Decision Support in the Colorado River Basin, Tucson, Arizona. (PDF format - about 2.1 Mb)

2005 Biondi, F., and S. Strachan. Pyroclimatic Hypothesis for Mt. Irish, Nevada, Derived from Tree-Ring Records. Fire History and Climate Synthesis in the Western United States Workshop, Flagstaff, Arizona. (PDF format - about 5.6 Mb)

2005 Biondi, F., T. Kozubowski, A. Panorska and S. Strachan. A Pinus monophylla tree-ring network for hydroclimatic studies in the Great Basin of North America. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

2005 Biondi, F., and S. Strachan. Great Basin Tree-Ring Records from Lower-Forest-Border Sites. Mountain Climate Sciences Symposium (MTNCLIM), Chico Hot Springs, Montana. (PDF format - 3.5Mb)

2004 Biondi, F., T.J. Kozubowski, and A.K. Panorska; K.T. Redmond, and S. Strachan. Drought Risk Estimation from Tree Rings. Mountain Climate Sciences Symposium (MTNCLIM), South Lake Tahoe, California. (PDF format - 2Mb)

2004 Biondi, F., G.D. McCurdy, P.C. Hartsough, and S. Strachan. Daily Weather and Tree Growth at the Tropical Treeline of North America. Meeting on Tree Rings and Climate: Sharpening the Focus, Tucson, Arizona. (PDF format - 2.8Mb)

2004 Biondi, F., T. Kozubowski, A. Panorska, L. Saito and S. Strachan. New approaches in dendrohydrology: theory and preliminary application to a 2300-year long record for the Walker River basin, California and Nevada, USA. Meeting on Tree Rings and Climate: Sharpening the Focus, Tucson, Arizona.

2004 Biondi, F., T. Kozubowski, A. Panorska and S. Strachan. A 2000-year hydroclimatic reconstruction for the Walker River basin, California and Nevada, USA. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2003 Biondi, F. and S. Strachan. Tree-Ring Dating of Truckee Charcoal Ovens. Final Report. Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno.

2003 Biondi, F., G. McCurdy, P. Hartsough and S. Strachan. Daily to annual meteorological patterns at high elevation in the North American monsoon region. 28th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, Reno, Nevada.

Prior Experience:

  • 2006 Field Logistics Coordinator, Tonogold Resources Inc., Nyac Camp, Alaska.
    • On-site camp resources supervision, planning, execution
    • Helicopter drilling program support/field construction
    • GIS data management
  • 2002-2006 Research Technician, Dendrochronology, Geography Department, University of Nevada, Reno. Laboratory maintenance; field collections; dendrochronological analyses; computer construction and service; GIS analyses; website development. Projects include:
    • Development of a 2400-year chronology of moisture-sensitive tree-ring records.
    • Development of many multi-century chronologies from Pinyon Pine, Yellow Pine, and Juniper species.
    • Precise dating of various archaeological sites, including cabins and charcoal ovens.
    • GIS processing of the OSU PRISM climate dataset to fit the Great Basin and coordination of its publication on an Internet Map Server.
    • Collaboration on a high-altitude tropical climate study in Mexico.
  • Delivery Driver, Western Nevada Supply Company, Sparks, Nevada
    • ref: Tom Reviglio, Vice President (ret.)
    • ref: Clint Wiseman, Shipping Manager
  • Delivery Driver, DHL Worldwide Express, Sparks, Nevada
    • ref: Karen Neill, Lead Driver
  • Box Monkey, Bently Nevada Corporation, Minden, Nevada
    • ref: Adrian Cobb, Shipping Supervisor
    • ref: Dick Straw, Shipping Supervisor (ret.)
  • Delivery Driver, Winans Furniture, Minden, Nevada
    • ref: Andrew Winans, Owner
  • Landscape Supervisor, Draper Landscaping, Yerington, Nevada
    • ref: Scott Draper, Owner
  • Ranch Hand, Flying M Cattle Company, Flying M Ranch, Yerington, Nevada
    • ref: Ernie Paine, Cattle Boss
    • ref: Jack Waltz, Conference Center Manager

 
 
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