Dr. Steve Blumenshine

Dr. Steve Blumenshine is the Interim Executive Director of CSU-WATER. Previously he directed the Research & Education Division of the California Water Institute at Fresno State University. And before that he was a biology professor at Fresno State University for 21 years.

CSU-WATER (Water Advocacy for Education and Research) develops and strengthens water research and education in the CSU in collaboration with external partners and other water stakeholders. These efforts focus on critical impacts of stressed water resources on agricultural, urban, and environmental water allocations. Blumenshine’s International water research experience includes two U.S. Fulbright Awards, and engagement in China, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Thailand, Australia, and Spain.

He has a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame, MS from George Mason University and a BS from the University of Wisconsin.

For fun he cooks, plays racquetball and tennis, goes mountain biking, does Nordic skiing, and plays fantasy football.