EDUCATION
         Ph.D. Geography,University of Waterloo, 1992.
         M.A. Geography, University of Waterloo, 1986.
         B.E.S. Geography, University of Waterloo, 1984.

    RESEARCH INTERESTS
        My current research interests are primarily focused on snow and ice hydrology. More
        specifically, I am interested in modelling the volumetric change in alpine glaciers through the
        combination of image analysis, geographic information systems and field surveying.

    COURSES FOR 2001-2002*
        Introduction to Quantitative Methods (GEOG 2026E)
        Airphoto Interpretation (GEOG 3036E)
        Pleistocene and Glacial Geomorphology (GEOG 4116E)
        Hydrology (GEOG 4126)
        Directed Studies (GEOG 4985)
        * Recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1995)

    REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
        MATTSON, L. E. (2000). The Influence of a Debris Cover on the Mid-Summer Discharge
                  of Dome Glacier, Canadian Rocky Mountains. In: Debris-Covered Glaciers, International
                  Association of Hydrological SciencesPublication No. 264.

        De Scally, F. A., MATTSON, L. E. and D. Rowbotham.(Under review). The 4th August 1999
                  Debris Flow at Five Mile Creek, Banff National Park, Alberta. Canadian Journal of
                 Earth Sciences.

    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
        Canadian Association of Geographers
        Canadian Geophysical Union (Hydrology Section)
        Canadian Association of Geomorphologists
        Eastern & Western Snow Conferences