Water Science & Education Center Members
M. Karl Wood 
Director
New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
New Mexico State University
P.O. Box 30001, MSC 3LAS
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Office: 505-646-4337
Fax: 505-646-6418
Email: kwood@wrri.nmsu.edu
Education
1974 B.S. Forestry and Range Management, University of Nevada at Reno
1976 M.S. Range Soils, University of Nevada at Reno
1979 Ph.D. Rangeland Watershed Management, Texas A&M University
Professional Experience
1979-2000 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Watershed Management, Department of Animal and Range Sciences and Member of the Range Improvement Task Forces, New Mexico State University
2000 to present Director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
Primary Research Interests
Watershed Management, Surface Hydrology, Erosion Processes, Water Law and Policy
Professional Activities and Honors (last 6 years)
Current:
Chair of the Lower Rio Grande Water User’s Organization
Co-Chair of the New Mexico-Texas Water Commission
Past Chair of the Paso del Norte Water Task Force
Past President of the Universities Council on Water Resources
President Elect of the New Mexico Section of the Society for Range Management