▁Colorado , ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Me ier ▁founded ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ' s ▁department ▁of ▁gla ci ology . ▁He ▁obtained ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁from ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology . ▁Me ier ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ge ological ▁Survey ' s ▁Project ▁Office ▁of ▁Gla ci ology ▁in ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington , ▁until ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁IN ST A AR ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Me ier ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁gla ci olog ists ▁to ▁use ▁remote ▁sens ing ▁to ▁study ▁gla ci ers ▁and ▁rates ▁of ▁mel ting . ▁He ▁head ed ▁several ▁studies ▁of ▁t ide water ▁gla cier ▁dynamics ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Al aska . ▁Me ier ▁organized ▁the ▁system atic ▁measurement ▁and ▁assess ment ▁of ▁gla cier ▁mass ▁balance ▁within ▁North ▁America ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁International ▁Ge oph ys ical ▁Year ▁and ▁International ▁H ydro log ical ▁Dec ade , ▁which ▁was ▁observed ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁His ▁numerous ▁recogn itions ▁and ▁awards ▁included ▁the ▁Sel ig man ▁Cry stal ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Gla ci ological ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁Robert ▁E . ▁H orton ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁three ▁med als ▁from ▁the ▁USS R ▁Academy