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 …

Galapagos Conference Website

I’m working on a review paper on evolution of volcanic ocean islands coming out of the Chapman Conference on the Galapagos I participated in last summer. Rather handily, the conference organizers have put together a nice website with all of the talks, posters, and field trip guides. If you are …

What do you use Twitter for?

Share “ Off to tell 1st year faculty about benefits/perils of social media. Anyone want to share why you use Twitter? @highlyanne with your reply. Anne Jefferson Wed, Mar 14 2012 13:45:09 ReplyRetweet And here’s the answers I got. Share “ @highlyanne networking & following progress/ideas/field trips with global geotweeps …

How I use "new media"

Ironically, I write a blog post about it. I’ve been asked to talk to first year faculty about “Communications Strategies: Using the Internet, Email and New Media in Teaching and Scholarship.” My mandate is vague, so I thought I’d focus on how I use “social media” in my professional life. …