Geomorphology and Surface Hydrology
Dr. Jordan Clayton conducts an active research program in fluvial geomorphology and sediment transport. His work focuses on the dynamic balance between the morphology of river channels, their surface sediments, the basin's flow regime and sediment flux, and changes over time. His field studies have included the Colorado River and Fall River basins in Rocky Mountain National Park, the Whitewater River basin in Kansas, the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin (see Quaternary Paleoenvironments), and numerous other watersheds in California, Colorado, Mississippi, New Mexico and Virginia. Current graduate students are working on problems related to Atlanta's urban hydrology and the development of fluvial features on Saturn's moon of Titan.
Dr. Daniel Deocampo conducts research on the geochemical and geomorphic evolution of landscapes in evaporitic and volcaniclastic terrains. He has studied landforms, weathering processes, and controls on water quality in several lake basins of East Africa, and is currently studying paleosols developed on volcanic ash near Rome, Italy (see Archaeological Geology).
