Peter Ibsen, PhD
Peter is Research Ecologist working at the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center in Denver, Colorado.
Peter is trained as a Botanist and Ecologist, and calls himself an Urban Ecologist. His research examines the how interactions of climate and land cover change within urban ecosystems influences the quantification, and resulting valuation, of ecosystem services. He specializes in the modelling and mapping of extreme urban heat at microscales within cities, analyzing climate and land use drivers of monarch abundances, and the integration of in-situ low-cost sensor data and high-resolution land cover data though multivariate analysis and machine learning models.
Professional Experience
2021 - Present: Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, Lakewood Colorado
Education and Certifications
2021: PhD, Botany and Plant Science, University of California Riverside
2012: BA, Sociology, University of San Francisco