Name:
Rutherford (Rud) V. PlattEmail: rplatt@gettysburg.edu
Title/Dept: Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Box: Campus Box 2455
Address: Science Center
North Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400
Phone: (717) 337 - 6078
Degree(s): BA Bowdoin College, 1996
MA University of Colorado, Boulder, 2001
PhD University of Colorado, Boulder, 2004
Rutherford V. Platt, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the GIS laboratory, specializes in spatial models of human-environment interactions. His current NSF-sponsored work focuses on modeling wildfire hazard and land use change in the western U.S. Rud's theoretical interests include: the role of uncertainty in spatial decision support systems and the link between structure and function in complex human-environment landscapes. He also enjoys hiking, skiing, traveling, photography, and especially being a dad.
300 North Washington Street · Gettysburg, PA 17325