Students in the College Teaching of Applied Geology class did an amazing job of compiling a list of on- and off-campus resources that may be of use for undergraduate and graduate students in the department. Please check out the list here. There is also a university prepared list of on-campus …
Cross-posted at Highly Allochthonous Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the lovely Bethany Brookshire for her Eureka!Lab blog at Student Science, part of Society for Science and the Public. You can check out the interview on Eureka!Lab or scroll down to watch the video. I loved doing …
Cross-posted at Highly Allochthonous Storify by Anne Jefferson Add to story or collection Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email Anne Jefferson@highlyanne Dear everyone, there’s a difference between hydrologic and hydraulic. May seem arcane, but it matters. Love, A Hydrologist Thu, Oct …
Today in Fluvial Processes, I’ll be talking about sediment transport. It’s one of those subjects that can easily get bogged down in lots and lots of math, but I prefer to start out with getting students to watch and describe the processes that occur as grains move along the bed …
This video is a pretty good primer on the ideas and some of the techniques of stream restoration, as illustrated by a project in the South Branch of the Raritan River in New Jersey. Stream Restoration Project from Tightline Productions on Vimeo.
Cross-posted at Highly Allochthonous This summer we were treated to not one but two dam removals on the Cuyahoga River, ~10 miles downstream from Kent. Those following me on twitter know that I obsessed about these removals all summer long, first as they were delayed by weeks of high water, …
In various places around Kent, visitors with a smart phone can scan a QR code and watch a short video about the historical significance of that location. This super-cool project was actually done by students at one of the local elementary schools, with funding from the NEH and the help …
While I’ll be missing the festivities at the 125th anniversary edition of the the Geological Society of America, my able collaborator Sarah Lewis will be presenting our work in a session on “Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology: Past, Present, and Future.” Here’s what she’ll be showing off: Revisiting watershed drainage density: …
Abstract season is upon us. I’ll be at AGU, where there looks to be loads of good sessions, including one on “Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions: Physical, biological, and chemical relevance“. Hopefully, my work (abstracted below) will be part of this session. Transient Storage versus Hyporheic Exchange in Low-gradient Headwater Streams A.J. …
I was hired as part of a cluster hire focused on urban ecosystems at Kent State University, and while my research has a significant urban component to it, I had not taught an urban-focused class… until this past semester, when I created a new class in Urban Hydrology. Urban hydrology …