New paper in press: Jefferson and McGee, Channel network extent …in the North Carolina Piedmont

Jefferson, A. and McGee, R.W. in press. Channel network extent in the context of historical land use, flow generation processes, and landscape evolution in the North Carolina Piedmont, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Here’s the abstract: Intensive agricultural land use in the 18th through early 20th centuries on the southeastern …

Brandon Blue to defend his MS project on July 23rd

Brandon S. Blue will defend his M.S. in Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte on Monday, July 23rd, 2012 at 10:30 am in McEniry 329. His presentation is open to the public. Brandon’s project is Seasonal Urban Stream Temperature Response to Storm Events Within the Piedmont of North Carolina. He is …

Abstract: Evalulating restoration effects on transient storage and hyporheic exchange in urban and forested streams

Mackenzie Osypian presented the following poster at the Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky in May 2012.   EVALUATING RESTORATION EFFECTS ON TRANSIENT STORAGE AND HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE IN URBAN AND FORESTED STREAMS   Osypian, M. L., Clinton, S. M., and Jefferson, A. J., Millions of dollars are spent each …

Abstract: Timescales of drainage network evolution are driven by coupled changes in landscape properties and hydrologic response

I will be at the CUAHSI 3rd Biennial Colloquium on Hydrologic Science and Engineering on July 16-18, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado. I’ve been asked to speak in a session on the co-evolution of geomorphology and hydrology. This is a cool opportunity for me, as I’ve been thinking about co-evolution in …

Alea Tuttle to defend her M.S. on Monday, April 30th

Earth Science M.S. student, Alea Tuttle, will defend her thesis POST-PROJECT EVALUATIONS OF URBAN STREAM RESTORATION SITES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT: STREAMBED SEDIMENT DENITRIFICATION AND GEOMORPHIC COMPLEXITY on Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 9:30 am in the 4th floor conference room of McEniry Hall on the UNC Charlotte campus. Alea …

Positions Available: Urban Hydrology and Water Quality Research Assistants at UNC Charlotte

Join the exciting Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Watersheds research group at UNC Charlotte in learning about the effects of stormwater management on urban stream ecosystems.  We are looking for one or more student research assistants for full or part-time work. This is a great opportunity for students looking for hands-on …