Distinguished Professor • Geomorphology • Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program
Geological Sciences • INSTAAR
Offices: Benson 246C, SEEC N141A
Lab: SEEL 376
Pronouns: he/him
Research
I am a geomorphologist interested in the evolution of landscapes, with particular emphasis on alpine landscapes.
I focus on processes, including glacial, coastal and fluvial erosion of bedrock. I employ cosmogenic radionuclides to constrain rates and timing in the landscape, field studies to document the specific processes acting, and numerical modeling to knit it all together.
Keywords
glaciers, permafrost, cryosphere, hillslopes, rivers, coastal erosion, weathering, cosmogenic dating, landscape evolution models
Department Topic Areas
- Primary: Geomorphology and Cryosphere, Geochronology, Global Change
- Secondary: Earth Science Education, Geodynamics, Geophysics, and Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Natural Hazards, Paleoclimate and Paleoceanography, Planetary Geology
Education
- PhD: University of Washington, 1986
- MS: Stanford, 1977
- BS: Williams College, 1974
Awards
- Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado, 2015
- Hazel Barnes Prize, CU-Boulder, 2014
- Fellow, AGU, 2006
- Gladys Cole Award, GSA, 1995
- Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF, 1991