Dr. Al Rango passed away on April 26, 2018. His impact on science and the Jornada will not be forgotten. You can learn more about Dr. Rango’s life and career here: http://www.history-of-hydrology.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Rango,_Al.
- Research Hydrologist , USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range
- Co-Principal Investigator, Jornada Basin LTER
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography, New Mexico State University
Primary Research Interests:
- Global change effects on snowmelt water supply in the Western U.S.
- Remote sensing detection of vegetation change
- Detection and assessment of rangeland remediation treatments using historical aerial photography
- UAV application in arid ecosystems
Professional Experience:
- 2001 to present - Research Hydrologist, Supergrade ST(SL-1), USDA-ARS-SPA-Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM
- 2014 to present - Director, USDA Southwest Regional Hub for Risk Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change
- 2008 to 2013 - Principal Investigator, NSF EPSCoR Project - Climate Change Impacts on New Mexico's Mountain Sources of Water
- 1997 to 2003 - President, International Commission on Remote Sensing, International Association of Hydrological Sciences
- 1994 to present - Principal Investigator, JORNEX Project, Jornada Experimental Range, Las Cruces, NM
- 1994 to 2001 - Research Hydrologist, GS-15, USDA-ARS-HL, Beltsville, Maryland
- 1993 to 1997 - Principal Investigator, CRADA, Regional Watershed Modeling Under Conditions of Change, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California
- 1991 to 1996 - U.S. National Representative to the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
- 1990 to 1992 - President and General Chairman, Western Snow Conference
- 1989 to 1995 - Rapporteur on Remote Sensing for Hydrology, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- 1986 - President, American Water Resources Association
- 1983 to 1994 - Hydrologist and Research Leader, USDA/ARS/BA/NRI/HL, Beltsville, Maryland
- 1972 to 1983 - Hydrologist and Branch Head, Hydrological Sciences Branch
- 1969 to 1972 - Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University
Education:
| 1969 | Ph.D. | Colorado State University; Watershed Management |
| 1966 | M.S. | Pennsylvania State University; Meteorology |
| 1965 | B.S. | Pennsylvania State University; Meteorology |