Nathan Toke

Nathan worked with a team including Lyman Persico, Megan McGee and Jackie Hickerson to understand better the impact of compaction on soil infiltration and run-off water quality. Nathan's work involved late night gutter sampling as well as roto-tilling, manure application and reseeding test plots on campus.

BS Thesis (University of Vermont, 2003)

Compacted green space and effects on storm stormwater hydrology
download pdf of BS thesis

Undergraduate Degree

University of Vermont, B.S. cum laude Geology, 2003

Honors and Awards

NSF GK-12 Fellowship, ASU 2010-2011
NSF IGERT Fellow in Urban Ecology, ASU 2006-2011
NSF REU Award, Plattsburgh State University, 2002
David Hawley Award for undergraduate research in geology, UVM 2001
Vermont Scholars Award, University of Vermont, 1999-2003
John Dewey Scholar, University of Vermont, 1999-2003

Additional Degrees

Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, 2011
Arizona State University, Department of Geology, M.S. Geological Sciences, 2005

Current Position and Contact Information (8/2018)

Associate Professor
Department of Earth Science
Utah Valley University
800 W. University Parkway
Orem, Utah 84058

Abstracts

Lord, A., Lini, A., Toke, N., Parris, A. S. and Bierman, P. R. (2002) Contrasting evolution of northern New England post-glacial lakes. GSA Abstracts with Programs, NE section meeting, Springfield, MA. (download pdf)

Lord, A., Lini, A., Toke, N., Parris, A. and Bierman, P. R. (2001) Post-glacial evolution of northern New England lakes. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Boston, MA. v. 32, p. A-314. (download pdf)