Dr. Tom Ptak

  • Associate Professor at Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Climate Action Task Force: American Association of Geographers. August 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Energy Policy Institute. October 2018 - Present.

2025

  • Chair, Alumni Committee. September 2024 - May 2025.
  • Member, Promotion Committee. September 2024 - May 2025.

2024

  • Chair, American Association of Geographers, Energy and Environment Specialty Group. February 2022 - July 2024.
  • Member, Undergraduate Committee. August 2023 - May 2024.
  • Member, Promotion Committee. August 2023 - May 2024.

2023

  • Member, Undergraduate Committee. August 2022 - June 2023.
  • Member, Recruitment Committee. August 2022 - June 2023.

2022

  • Member, Endowed Chair in Water Conservation Search Committee. February 2022 - December 2022.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. August 2021 - August 2022.
  • Undergraduate Advisor, Bobcat Stream Team. August 2021 - August 2022.
  • Co-Chair, American Association of Geographers, Energy and Environment Specialty Group. March 2020 - February 2022.

2020

  • Member, General Education Steering Committee, University of Idaho. 2019 - 2020.
  • Member, R1 Research Plan Committee, University of Idaho. 2019 - 2020.
  • Member, College of Science Faculty and Staff Council, University of Idaho. 2018 - 2020.
  • Treasurer, American Association of Geographers, Energy and Environment Specialty Group. March 2019 - March 2020.

2017

  • Member, PhD student representative, University of Oregon Graduate Council. 2015 - 2017.

2011

  • Organizer, Adventure Leadership Institute, Holden Center for Leadership. 2011.
  • Organizer, Geographic Knowledge and Values Survey, Oregon Coordinator. 2011.