Arid and semi-arid lands, such as those in Arizona, occupy more than 40% of the Earth’s land surface. These landscapes contain forests, grasslands, agricultural, and built environments that may be affected by increased temperature and prolonged drought.
Our faculty are experts in:
- arid zone hydrology
- dust production and human exposures
- energy balance and soil/ecosystem response
- drought resiliency planning
- regional meteorology and climatology
Click on the profiles to learn more about who we are and what we research in climate change and drought impacts.
Alicja Babst-Kostecka
Assistant Professor

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Room 312A
Saguaro Hall
1110 E South Campus Drive
My Research Interests
- Plant adaptation to changing environmental conditions
- Metal tolerance and hyperaccumulation
- Plant-soil interactions in metalliferous habitats
- Phytoremediation and restoration of arid lands
Degrees
- Ph.D in Biology (Genetics of Populations & Evolutionary Ecology), Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences
- I focus on dust production and human exposures in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on arid zone hydrology, drought resiliency planning, and regional meteorology and climatology in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research:
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Find out about my work in extension and outreach:

Jon Chorover
Interim Associate Vice President (ALVSCE)
Interim Associate Dean for Research (CALES)
Professor
Arizona Lab for Emerging Contaminants (ALEC)
- I focus on dust production and human exposures in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on drought resiliency planning, regional meteorology and climatology, and energy balances in our ecosystems (soil/ecosystem response) in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research:
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Find out about my work in extension and outreach:
- I focus on dust production and human exposures in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research:

- I focus on dust production and human exposures in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
-
Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on regional meteorology and climatology and energy balances in our ecosystems (soil/ecosystem response) in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research:
- I focus on regional meteorology and climatology and energy balances in our ecosystems (soil/ecosystem response) in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research
- I focus on arid zone hydrology, drought resiliency planning, and regional meteorology and climatology in our work on climate change and drought impacts.
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Explore my other areas of research: