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Michael Crimmins Assistant Professor/ Extension Specialist, Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona PhD, Geography, University of Arizona, 2004 Michael Crimmins runs the Climate Science Applications Program in Cooperative Extension. He serves as a liaison between the climate research community at the University of Arizona and the communities across Arizona by communicating research findings through education and outreach programs and identifying applied climate research needs. He is also an applied climatologist with training in meteorology, climatology, and physical geography. His research interests focus on the application of climate science in ecology and natural resource management. He is currently working with the National Park Service to develop climate and ecological monitoring strategies for several Arizona national parks, investigating the relationship between climate variability and invasive grass species spread, and developing decision support tools for natural resource managers based on climate monitoring and forecasts.		Contact information Office: Shantz, Room 429 Phone: (520) 626-4244 Fax: (520) 621-1647 Email: crimmins@email.arizona.edu Mailing Address University of Arizona Soil, Water and Environmental Science PO Box 210038 Tucson, AZ 85721-0038 Curriculum Vitae Crimmins CV Related Links Michael's Homepage