Robert J. Naiman is a professor in both the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Zoology, 1969, California State Polytechnic University
Master of Arts, Zoology and Ichthyology, 1971, University of California, Los Angeles
Doctor of Philosophy, Zoology and Ecosystem Science, 1974, Arizona State University
Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, France).
Career
He also holds the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Chair in Sustainable Rivers at the University of Washington. Doctor Naiman was designated Eminent Ecologist by the Ecological Society of America in 2012. Doctor Naiman is best known for his work on the ecology of rivers and riparian areas.
His work to understand the biogeochemical cycling and role of animals in altering river and riparian systems have been particularly influential.
Doctor Naiman started researching the Queets River in Washington State in 1992 and has since been nicknamed "Doctor Queets" by the Seattle press from his continuing research on that river. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Chair in Sustainable Rivers Coastal Rivers Research Consortium (CRRC) Chair, Organizing Committee DIVERSITAS International (Paris, France) Chair, FreshwaterBIODIVERSITY Member, Scientific Advisory Committee Member, United States. National Committee United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Hydrology Programme (Paris, France) Chair, IHP/MAB Ecohydrology Programme Robert West. Woodruff Foundation - J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center Scientific Advisor Global Water System Project (GWSP.
Bonn, Germany) Member, Executive Committee Member, Scientific Advisory Committee.