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Faculty Dean Abbott Roger Clemence Ann Forsyth Clint Hewitt John Koepke Rebecca Krinke Roger Martin Kristine Miller Laura Musacchio Lance Neckar David Pitt Robert Sykes Adjunct Faculty Joseph R. Favour Robert J. Gunderson Jon Kingstad Richard Murphy, Jr. Patrick Nunnally Peter Olin Sharon Pfeifer Dan Shaw Lecturers Research Fellows Stephen Roos  faculty+staff main page | |||
Stephen Roos Since becoming interested in landscape architecture, Steve Roos' interests in the field have steadily expanded in scale. He came to the field after spending eight years working in the horticulture industry. "Even within the context of a large site, I was focused on specific spots," he recalls, "the north side of this building, the entrance to that one." He first became interested in design--and landscape architecture--while serving as retail manager in a large garden supply center. "I ended up doing a lot of on-the-spot design for customers. That sparked in an interest in design and eventually I began to ask 'what the hell is design?'" Roos also became more interested in how humans relate to and use the environment. To pursue those burgeoning interests, he ultimately enrolled at the University, where he received his BED and MLA. Stepping slightly up in size, Roos' first research project at the University was designing a system of bio-infiltration swales for a neighborhood in Maplewood, MN with Joan Nassauer. Next, while looking for a summer job, he accepted a project to study changes in land ownership in Wabasha County. That project, which was supposed to last only the summer, ended up lasting one-and-a-half years and evolved into a comprehensive land use plan for Wabasha County. During that project Roos began to teach himself about GIS, and he is now the department's acknowledged GIS "guru," especially having rescued many a confounded second-year graduate student. In addition to his duties as systems administrator and technical support person for the department's research efforts, Roos works on the Green Infrastructure initiative, the Generic Environmental Impact Statement Project for Animal Agriculture, and the Dairy Quality Assurance Program. Roos is especially excited about the department's agriculture projects and the diversity of research subjects they contain. "We get to deal with not only environmental impact issues, but also habitat assessment and enhancement, visual impacts, and cultural interpretation of the landscape." | |||
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