Thomas Detmer, ecology and evolutionary biology research, outreach, and service

Tommy Detmer, who recently defended his PhD with William Lewis, Jr. is the recipient of the 2015 George C. and Joan A. Reid Award. Made possible by the Reids’ generous contribution to an endowed scholarship fund, the Reid Award celebrates intellectual contributions to CIRES and leadership within the broader University of Colorado Boulder community.

Detmer has demonstrated exceptional scholarship in his research and is dedicated to the Boulder academic community. He began his academic career at the University of Colorado Boulder, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Environmental Studies. As a doctoral candidate, he received an NSF GK-12 Fellowship and a prestigious CIRES Graduate Student Award. As a Ph.D. student, he served as co-chair of the CIRES Graduate Association for more than four years, during which he has grown and transformed the organization. Detmer has also been recognized for his contributions to other organizations across the CU Boulder community.

• Detmer received the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology TA Award (2011),
• Detmer has served as the elected student to the Eco/Evo Curriculum Development Committee, and
• Detmer has volunteered for many ancillary community outreach activities, including the NOAA Ocean Sciences Bowl, the Boulder Valley School District Science Symposium, and the National Geographic and Rocky Mountain National Park Bio Blitz.

Detmer embodies the standards of excellence that George and Joan Reid demonstrated through their own lives.