Thomas Meixner, an expert on desert water issues, was head of the UA's hydrology department.
The University of Arizona professor shot and killed by a former student Wednesday on campus was Thomas Meixner, the head of the school's hydrology department and an expert on desert water issues, sources say.
UA Police Chief Paula Balafas refused to identify the victim, but it did not take long for the identity of the well known professor to spread across social media Wednesday night. However, NBC News, says UA President Robert C. Robbins has confirmed Meixner was the professor who was killed. Meixner, who earned a doctorate in hydrology and water resources from the UA in 1999, joined the faculty in 2005. He became the department head in 2019.
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