Val Veirs
Science Advisor
Val studied physics through his PhD (Illinois Institute of Technology) and then taught undergraduate physics and environmental science at Colorado College (Colorado Springs) for 30 years. At Colorado College he served as chair of the Physics Department and then, later, as founding chair of the Environmental Science Department. In 2023 the College inaugurated the annual Val Veirs Environmental Justice Award given for dedication to principles that create a more just and equitable world. Val has also constructed and maintains a network of hydrophones streaming underwater sound orcasound.net, a citizen science program now directed by his son, Scott Veirs, and a large cohort of contributors via a Slack workspace.
