Ryan Dr. Utz Ph.D.

Ryan Utz is an associate professor of water resources at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and outdoor enthusiast with an obsession for backcountry camping. He has published over 50 scientific articles on subjects ranging from Chinook Salmon restoration in California to long-term rising river salinity levels throughout North America. Less academic but more fun, a few of his outdoor forays into the wilderness appeared in Backpacker magazine. Ryan earned an M.Sc. in wildlife and fisheries management from West Virginia University and a Ph.D. in environmental science from the University of Maryland. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but spends the night in a tent every chance he can get.