FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY LAB


Department of Watershed Sciences
College of Natural Resources
Utah State University
Logan, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

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FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS


Greg Larson, M.S. 2004

Thesis: Tamarisk and fluvial geomorphic form in Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah: Effects of flow regulation and implications for resource management (Abstract).

Dave Gaeuman, Ph.D. 2003

Doctoral Dissertation: Integration of historical geomorphology with existing methods for specifying in-stream flow requirements for habitat and channel maintenance on the lower Duchesne River.

Dave is currently with the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Isaac Larsen, M.S. 2003

Thesis: Mass-movement sediment delivery to the Green River: Linking bedrock geology, precipitation, and hillslope processes in Dinosaur National Monument (Abstract).

Caroline Elliott, M.S. 2002

Thesis: Debris fans and geomorphology of Desolation and Gray canyons, Utah

Carrie now works for the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Hoda Sondossi, M.S. 2001

Thesis: Historical analysis of the geomorphology of sand bars along the Colorado River in upper Marble Canyon, Arizona

Hoda is now working for the Utah Water Research Lab in the Dept. of Civil Engineering at Utah State University.

Betty Paepke, M.S. 2001

Thesis: Controls on channel organization and morphology in a glaciated basin in the Uinta Mountains, Utah

Melissa Stamp, M.S. 1999

Thesis:Hydrologic and geomorphic effects of dams and water diversions on Lake Fork River and Rock Creek, Uinta mountains, Utah

Melissa works as a hydrologist for the environmental consultanting company Bio-West, Inc., in Logan, Utah.

Jen Martin, M.S. 1999

Thesis: Debris-flow activity in Canyon of Lodore, Colorado: Implications for debris-fan formation and evolution

Jen is currently employed by EA Engineering, Science, and Technology in Syracuse, New York.

Brandy Blank, B.S. 1999

Senior Thesis: Use of stereo-photogrammetry to measure sand-bar erosion and deposition on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.

Lynn Orchard, B.S. 1998

Senior Thesis: Fish habitat availability in Desolation and Gray Canyons (abstract).

Tyler Allred, M.S. 1998

Thesis: Channel narrowing of the Green River near Green River, Utah: History, rates, and processes of narrowing

Tyler now works as a hydrological consultant for the Provo River Restoration Project, Utah.

Paul Grams, M.S. 1997

Thesis: Geomorphology of the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument

Paul is currently pursuing a Ph.D. with Peter Wilcock at The Johns Hopkins University.

Cindy Rakowski, M.S. 1997

Thesis: The geomorphic basis of Colorado Sqawfish nursery habitat in the Green River near Ouray, Utah

Cindy works for Battelle Northwest Laboratories in Hanford, Washington.

Mark Smelser, M.S. 1997

Thesis: Geomorphic adjustibility of streams draining the Uinta Mountains of Utah

Mark is part of the California Division of Mines and Geology in Arcata, California.