Curriculum Vitae
Fred M. Phillips, Professor of Hydrology

Education

• University of California at Santa Cruz 1972-76, B.A. Earth Science, B.A. History, with Honors
• University of Arizona, 1976-79; M.S. Hydrology
• University of Arizona, 1979-81; Ph.D. Hydrology
  

Positions

• 1981-1986, Assistant Professor of Hydrology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro
• 1986-1991, Associate Professor of Hydrology
• 1991-present, Professor of Hydrology
• 1996-1999, Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Science
• 1999-2001, Associate Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Science
• 2005-present, Director of the Hydrology Program, New Mexico Tech

Professional Affiliations

• American Geophysical Union
• Geological Society of America
• American Quaternary Association
• Geochemical Society
• Sigma Xi

Professional Services

• Associate Editor, Water Resources Research (1989 - 1994)
• Associate Editor, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (1989 - Present)
• Groundwater Committee, American Geophysical Union (1990 - Present)
• Co-Convenor, Penrose Conference "New Methods for Dating of Geomorphic Surfaces," Mammoth Lakes, California, 12-17 October, 1990
• NSF Graduate Fellowship Review Panel (1992 - 1993)
• National Research Council (National Academy of Science/Engineering)
• Committee on Technical Bases for Yucca Mountain Standards (1993 - 1995)
• Executive Committee, NSF-Funded Science & Technology Center on Sustainability of semiArid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) (2000 - present)
• O.E. Meinzer Award Committee, Hydrogeology Division, Geological Society of America (2001 - 2003)
• Hydrology Award Committee, Hydrology Section, American Geophysical Union (2002 - 2004)
• Director, Cosmic-Ray Produced Nuclide Systematics on Earth Project (CRONUS-Earth Project), an NSF-funded research consortium involving 14 research universities and other research institutions in the U.S. and abroad (2005 - present)
• Associate Editor, Quaternary Geochronology (2006-present)

Honors

• 1988: F.W. Clarke Medal, Geochemical Society
• 1989: New Mexico "Eminent Scholar" Award
• 1989: University of California at Santa Cruz "Alumnus of the Year" in Earth Sciences
• 1991: D. Foster Hewitt Lecturer, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• 1994: Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer in Hydrogeology, Geological Society of America
• 1994: Distinguished Research Award, New Mexico Tech
• 2001: O.E. Meinzer Award (Hydrogeology), Geological Society of America
• 2003: Outstanding Teacher Award, Sigma Gamma Epsilon Chapter, New Mexico Tech
• 2005: Kirk Bryan Award, Geological Society of America (Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)
• 2008: Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2008: Fellow, American Geophysical Union