Professor Greg Pasternack

Bio:

Prof. Pasternack has been a professor at UC Davis beginning September 1998. His teaching, service, and research revolve around helping society manage and restore its aquatic and riparian environments. Prof. Pasternack participates in a variety of river management activities with local, state, and federal governments, NGOs, communities, and individual citizens. He has also served as an expert witness in legal cases. He has been teaching SAS004 annually since 2005, except for sabbatical years. SAS004 allows Prof. Pasternack to interact with a broad diversity of undergraduate students and provide students with an opportunity to think broadly across societal and environmental issues.

Contact:

223 Veihmeyer Hall
Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
Telephone: (530) 302-5658
E-mail: gpast@ucdavis.edu

Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 pm (in-person) or otherwise by appointment (in-person or online)

2026 TA for sections ## is Tasha Royal

Tasha Royal is a PhD student in the Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group, working in Prof. Pasternack's research group. She is originally from San Diego, CA and received her B.S in Hydrologic Sciences at the UC Santa Barbara. Her research at UC Davis focuses on a mix of fluvial geomorphology and sociology in the California Bay Area. When not doing research, she enjoys baking and crafting at the Craft Center on campus. 

Contact:

219 Veihmeyer Hall
Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
e-mail: kroyal@ucdavis.edu

Office Hours: Fridays 1:00-2:00 pm  (in-person in Veihmeyer Hall room 219) or otherwise by appointment (in-person or online)

2026 TA for sections ## is Maya Akkaraju

Maya Akkaraju is a hydrologic sciences master's student in Professor Pasternack's research group. Before coming to UC Davis, she obtained her BS in molecular environmental biology at UC Berkeley and then worked in aquatic conservation. Her research explores fluvial geomorphic processes and urban influences in incised streams across the SF Bay Area. Outside of work, she enjoys climbing and various crafting hobbies.  

Contact:

219 Veihmeyer Hall
Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources
e-mail: makkaraju@ucdavis.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (in-person in Veihmeyer Hall room 219) or otherwise by appointment (in-person or online)