Breadcrumb

Pronouns: she/her
Bio
My long-term research goal is to develop predictive surface process models, which form a tool to quantify responses of the Earth system to changing environmental conditions.
I have a keen interest in using field studies to critically assess model performance. I have special interest and concern for remote and pristine regions of the world. The fact that global changes are amplified in high latitudes stresses the importance of working in these regions for a global understanding of the changing environment.
Current research projects involve sedimentary processes in fjord environments, and floodplain sedimentation. I have interest in Greenlandic rivers and their response to Greenland Ice Sheet melt, and in Arctic coastal erosion mostly applied to the Beaufort Sea coast.
Additionally, I am the Deputy Director of the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS), where our team promotes the modeling of surface processes by developing, supporting, and disseminating integrated software modules that predict fluxes of water, sediment and nutrients in landscapes and their sedimentary basins. I am most involved in the ‘Coastal’ and ‘Education and Knowledge Transfer’ Working Groups.
Education
- Ph.D.: Delft University of Technology, 2002
- M.Sc.: Wageningen University, 1996
- B.Sc.: Wageningen University, 1993
Awards
- Science Communication Fellowship, University of Colorado, 2015
- National Oceanographic Partnership Program Award, 2010
- Outstanding Student Award, Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude, The Netherlands, 1996
- Tropenfonds, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 1994
Research
Specialties
Earth surface process modeling; coastal and river geomorphology; sedimentary geology; civil engineering and applied Earth sciences
Research interests
Numerical modeling of river and coastal processes; sedimentary systems; polar regions
Publications
Recent publications
CSDMS Data Components: data-model integration tools for Earth surface processes modeling
Gan T; Tucker GE; Hutton EWH; Piper MD; Overeem I; Kettner AJ; Campforts B; Moriarty JM; Undzis B; Pierce E...
- Gan T
- Tucker GE
- Hutton EWH
- Piper MD
- Overeem I
- Kettner AJ
- Campforts B
- Moriarty JM
- Undzis B
- Pierce E
Type: Journal Article
Are spatial and temporal patterns of landslide triggering events reflected in topography and sediment dynamics?
Type: Journal Article
Warming-driven erosion and sediment transport in the world’s cold regions
Type: Journal Article
Lessons in FAIR software from the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System
Type: Journal Article
Supplementary material to "Alpine hillslope failure in the western US: Insights from the Chaos Canyon landslide, Rocky Mountain National Park USA"
Morriss MC; Lehmann B; Campforts B; Brencher G; Rick B; Anderson L; Handwerger AL; Overeem I; Moore J...
- Morriss MC
- Lehmann B
- Campforts B
- Brencher G
- Rick B
- Anderson L
- Handwerger AL
- Overeem I
- Moore J
Type: Journal Article
Alpine hillslope failure in the western US: Insights from the Chaos Canyon landslide, Rocky Mountain National Park USA
Morriss MC; Lehmann B; Campforts B; Brencher G; Rick B; Anderson L; Handwerger AL; Overeem I; Moore J...
- Morriss MC
- Lehmann B
- Campforts B
- Brencher G
- Rick B
- Anderson L
- Handwerger AL
- Overeem I
- Moore J
Type: Journal Article
Warmer and muddier rivers in High Mountain Asia
Type: Conference Proceeding
OpenEarthscape and CSDMS: Modeling Resources by and for the Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Community
Type: Conference Proceeding
Overcoming challenges in adopting FAIR principals for community open-source software
Type: Conference Proceeding
Warming-driven erosion and sediment transport in cold regions
Type: Journal Article
Sediment concentrations and transport in icebergs, Scoresby Sound, East Greenland
Publication Date: 2022-10-01
Type: Journal Article
The Art of Landslides: How Stochastic Mass Wasting Shapes Topography and Influences Landscape Dynamics
Publication Date: 2022-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Substantial increases in riverine sediment loads in a warmer and wetter Third Pole
Type: Conference Proceeding
Substantial increases in riverine sediment loads in a warmer and wetter Third Pole
Type: Journal Article
Ice-dominated Arctic deltas
Type: Journal Article
Earth's sediment cycle during the Anthropocene
Type: Journal Article
CSDMS: a community platform for numerical modeling of Earth surface processes
Tucker GE; Hutton EWH; Piper MD; Campforts B; Gan T; Barnhart KR; Kettner AJ; Overeem I; Peckham SD; McCready L...
- Tucker GE
- Hutton EWH
- Piper MD
- Campforts B
- Gan T
- Barnhart KR
- Kettner AJ
- Overeem I
- Peckham SD
- McCready L
Publication Date: 2022-02-17
Type: Journal Article
Making Earth Surface community software more FAIR
Type: Conference Proceeding
Exceptional increases in fluvial sediment fluxes in a warmer and wetter High Mountain Asia
Publication Date: 2021-10-29
Type: Journal Article
CSDMS: A community platform for numerical modeling of Earth-surface processes
Tucker GE; Hutton EWH; Piper MD; Campforts B; Gan T; Barnhart KR; Kettner A; Overeem I; Peckham SD; McCready L...
- Tucker GE
- Hutton EWH
- Piper MD
- Campforts B
- Gan T
- Barnhart KR
- Kettner A
- Overeem I
- Peckham SD
- McCready L
Type: Journal Article
Stable not equal Sustainable: Delta Dynamics Versus the Human Need for Stability
Publication Date: 2021-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Numerical modeling of Earth's dynamic surface: a community approach
Tucker G; Hutton E; Piper M; Campforts B; Gan T; Barnhart K; Kettner A; Overeem I; Peckham S; McCready L...
- Tucker G
- Hutton E
- Piper M
- Campforts B
- Gan T
- Barnhart K
- Kettner A
- Overeem I
- Peckham S
- McCready L
Type: Journal Article
Air Temperature Regulates Erodible Landscape, Water, and Sediment Fluxes in the Permafrost-Dominated Catchment on the Tibetan Plateau
Publication Date: 2021-02-01
Type: Journal Article
The Presence and Widespread Distribution of Dark Sediment in Greenland Ice Sheet Supraglacial Streams Implies Substantial Impact of Microbial Communities on Sediment Deposition and Albedo
Publication Date: 2021-01-16
Type: Journal Article
Permafrost thaw dictates erodible landscapes and fluvial sediment dynamics on the Tibetan Plateau.
Type: Conference Proceeding
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Teaching
I have always greatly enjoyed sharing my enthusiasm for the Earth Sciences. As a teacher I want to inspire, provide opportunities and empower. I see science as a process that highlights questioning, discovery, challenge, and synthesis towards solution. For me, science and engineering is all about investigating the world around oneself, and drawing conclusions based on a combination of collected data, hypotheses, and thorough analysis. If that can happen in the field, all for the better! I strive to pass along an exciting view of science, as well as a firm footing in methodologies and quantitative reasoning.
I am always interested in engaging with students who are looking into graduate research. Work in my growing group of sedimentary process modelers investigates sediment fluxes from Greenland, river and delta permafrost dynamics in Alaska and sedimentation rates in the Ganges delta in Bangladesh. These projects provide opportunities for new exciting new sedimentology and river/delta science topics, with a combination of fieldwork and modeling.
Please feel free to email me for more information!
Current courses
- GEOL 1010: Exploring Earth
- Investigates the processes operating on and below Earth’s surface, the composition of the Earth, and the resulting features of landscapes, natural hazards, and earth materials & resources.
- GEOL 4700-023/5700-023: Sedimentary Systems Modeling
- Sweeps though theory of sediment transport, morphodynamics and source to sink sedimentary systems. Modeling labs run existing river and coastal models and teach skills in Python.
- GEOL 5702: Geomorphology Seminar
- Explores the dynamics and forms of Earth's surface through critical reading and discussion of both classical and modern literature. Weekly, we will choose two papers to read and discuss, with participants taking turns in leading the discussion.
- GEOL 4700-123: Field Methods in Earth Surface Processes
- Learn about fieldwork preparation, map reading, GPS location marking, DEM analysis, design of sample strategies. Conduct field measurements for quantifying river dynamics with modern equipment, collect/analyze sediment samples. Participants create a fieldbook and project report.
Past courses
- GEOG 5700: Surface Process Modeling: Applying the CSDMS Modeling Tool
- Numerical surface process modeling and hydrological modeling with Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System tools.
- Geological Modeling
- Hands-on course on numerical geological modeling techniques for process studies and subsurface modeling.
- Reservoir Geological Fieldwork
- 3 week field course on fluvial outcrop studies and quantitative reservoir geological architecture, taught in the Pyrennees in Spain.
- Sedimentary Geology and Tectonic Processes of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River System
- 2 week field school, 32 students, Bangladesh, February 2014.
- River and Coastal System Modeling
- Two day short course on numerical modeling with a variety of models, teach this every summer for about 30 US and International students in the National Center for Earth Dynamics Summer Institute, University of Minnesota.
Current postdoc and students
Former postdocs and students
- Mette Bendixen, Postdoctoral Scholar
- Katy Barnhart PhD 2015 in Geological Sciences
- co-supervision
- Ben Hudson, Research Assistant & PhD 2015
- Stephanie Higgins, Postdoctoral Researcher
- co-supervision
- Kimberly G. Rogers, Research Associate
- Jordan Adams, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Kang Wang, Postdoctoral Scholar
- Lei Zheng, Graduate student
Outreach
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