The DendroLab was established in 1994 at SIO-UCSD by Dr. Franco Biondi, who then moved it to UNR in 2000. It is currently housed by the Department of Geography, a resident of the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering within the College of Science.

Research in the DendroLab is centered on climate and forest dynamics, Holocene processes, and environmental change. Study sites range from Alaska to Mexico, with the Great Basin region in North America as the primary focus. The science of Dendrochronology allows reconstructions of past environments, processes, and events using records obtained from tree-rings. Our work ranges from precise archaeological dating to predicting variations in regional hydroclimatics, using a variety of techniques and tools.

Innovation is an emphasis in the DendroLab, whether it be providing Internet Map Service access to climate data or developing statistical software tools. Look around, check the Resources page for useful information, and feel free to email us!