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Research Themes
My research focuses on advancement of fluvial geomorphology and water resources through innovative fieldwork and geospatial tools and methods, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to complex problems.
Fluvial systems are characterized by broad and interrelated processes, which I study with detailed, rigorous field observation and GIS/remote sensing. My expertise in the field is informed by theory, analytics, statistics, and models, which can then be further refined and tested through my own work and through intensive collaboration.
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Scroll through the slide show below to see more information on my areas of expertise/current research!
River Confluences
River confluences are hotspots of non-uniformity and thus are defined by sharp environmental gradients – from morphologic change, to fluid mixing, to habitat.
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I began working at river confluences during my MS and PhD work at Illinois, and am continuing work on better understanding these complex fluvial environments.
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Important questions that drive my research on river confluences include:
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What role do confluences play in sediment and flow mixing in watersheds, and how does mixing change with hydrologic and morphologic characteristics?
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What are the relationships between confluence flow and form, and aquatic and riparian ecology?
"Where Rivers Meet" - Summary of recent collaborative work with Alexander Sukhodolov (IGB) and George Constantinescu (U Iowa)
Field-scale experiments & discordant confluences
Numerical modeling
of density effects
on flow and mixing
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