Daniella Rempe - Academic Timeline

Early Formation

Undergraduate: B.S. in Geosystems Engineering and Hydrogeology, The University of Texas at Austin (~2007)
- Joint program between Cockrell School of Engineering and Jackson School of Geosciences
- Early interest in water systems, particularly Barton Springs aquifer

M.S.: Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D.: Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley (2010-2015)
- Dissertation focus: Water storage and transport in fractured weathered bedrock
- Primary field site: Eel River Critical Zone Observatory, Northern California
- Key finding: Trees in mountainous regions derive moisture from rock rather than soil

2016: Joined Jackson School of Geosciences as Assistant Professor
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Established Rempe Research Group
2016-2023: Research Program Development
- Trained graduate students in hydrologic field methods
- Published foundational research on bedrock CO2 emissions
- Documented tree water use from fractured bedrock
- Installed research infrastructure at White Family Outdoor Learning Center

Modernized hydrologic sciences degree programs
Redesigned hydrology field camp to integrate computational tools
Philosophy: “Solving big problems with big data is becoming a standard skillset”

AGU Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award (September 2023)
- Recognizes outstanding contributions to hydrology through research, education, and societal impacts
- Presented at AGU Fall Meeting
Promotion to Associate Professor (2023)
- Tenured position in Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Administrative Leadership
- Department Associate Chair
- Director, Water, Climate and Environment program

Bedrock Moisture Discovery: Demonstrated that trees widely use bedrock moisture as a water reserve during drought
CO2 Emissions: Took some of the first carbon dioxide measurements from within forest bedrock, finding nearly a third of CO2 released by forests comes from microbes in rock fractures
Novel Techniques: Developed innovative geophysical methods to measure moisture and gases in deep bedrock
Critical Zone Science: Advanced understanding of how weathering patterns control water availability

NSF Critical Zone Observatory program
Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics
Interdisciplinary network spanning geology, hydrology, geophysics, and plant physiology