Earth’s surface hosts critical interfaces between the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Our faculty use a variety of field and lab-based methods to answer questions about the complex interaction of these Earth systems:
How do rivers, glaciers, and humans influence landform evolution?- What role does urbanization play in stream erosion and contaminant transport?
- What is Earth's history of glaciation?
- At what rates are land surfaces eroded and how does this influence mountain building?
| Faculty | Areas of Interest |
|---|---|
| Sharon Cowling | global carbon cycle |
| Joe Desloges | fluvial geomorphology, glaciolacustrine sedimentation, paleohydrology |
| Sarah Peirce | fluvial geomorphology, physical geography, field methods |
| Lindsay Schoenbohm | neotectonics and landscape evolution |