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SUMMER RUPPER

Professor

School of Environment, Society & Sustainability

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  • Professor
    School of Environment, Society & Sustainability

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    NSF OPP
    3 Jun 2024
    NSF-Ice Core Facility Sample Allocation Committee
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Superior Research Award
    18 Apr 2024
    CSBS, University of Utah
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    RISE Speaker, Skylikne High School
    8 Sep 2023 - 8 Sep 2023
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Speaker, Meet a Scientist, Utah Science Teacher's Association
    17 Feb 2023 - 17 Feb 2023
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Workshop on Climate, Alpine and Provo School Districts
    10 Oct 2022 - 10 Oct 2022
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    American Geophysical Union
    7 Mar 2022 - 7 Mar 2025
    Cryosphere Section Fellows Committee
  • HONOR/AWARD
    G.K. Gilbert Award for Excellence in Geomorphic Research
    1 Jan 2022
    American Association of Geographers
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Outstanding Utah Higher Education Science Teacher
    3 Oct 2021
    Utah Science Teachers Association
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    NSF
    1 Aug 2020
    US Ice Core Working Group
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Masters of Science for Secondary Science Teachers Project Advisor
    1 May 2020 - 1 Jul 2024
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    US-Pakistan USAID
    1 Jan 2018 - 1 May 2019
    Visiting Scholar Program
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Top Researcher Award, Celebrate U showcase of Extraordinary Faculty Achievements
    1 Mar 2017
    University of Utah
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Top Researcher, Marriott Library and Vice President for Research
    1 Jan 2017
    University of Utah
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    NASA
    1 Aug 2016 - 1 Aug 2025
    HiMAT Science team
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    NASA
    1 Aug 2016 - 1 Aug 2020
    High Mountain Asia Team
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Climate Change Science and Impact Community Presentations
    1 Jun 2016
    Climate change science and impacts presentations and action planning discussions with religious groups and leadership
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    GLIMS
    1 Aug 2014 - 1 Aug 2016
    International Advisory Board
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    Global Land Ice Monitoring from Space
    1 Aug 2014 - 1 Aug 2016
    International Advisory Board
  • PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
    NASA-CAS
    1 May 2014 - 1 May 2016
    Glacier Melt Tool Working Groups 1 and 2
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
    Utah Science Teachers Association Climate Change Workshop
    13 Dec 2013 - 13 Dec 2013
  • HONOR/AWARD
    CITES Fellow
    1 Apr 2013
    BYU-Public School Partnership
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Young Scholars Award
    1 Mar 2012
    College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, BYU
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow
    1 Jun 2011
    National Academy of Sciences
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Hamblin Faculty Research Award
    1 Apr 2011
    Geology Department, BYU
  • HONOR/AWARD
    Antarctic Service Medal
    1 Aug 2010
    USAF