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Collaborating Scientist
VanArtsdalen Professor of
Geology & Department Head-Geomorphologist
Lafayette College,
Department Geology
and Environmental Geosciences
Projects:
The Great Basin Ecosystem Management Project for
Restoring and Maintaining Watersheds and Riparian Ecosystems
Geomorphic, Hydrologic and Vegetation Interactions
Related to Alluvial Fans and Meadow Complexes
A Demonstration Area on Ecosystem Response to
Prescribed Burns in the Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands
Relevant Publications:
Germanoski, D. , Miller, J.R., Jewett, D.,
Lord, M., Chambers, J, and Bergman, J. 2004. The importance of alluvial valley
history on modern channel instability and reach-specific restoration. GSA
Abstracts with Programs Vol. 35, No. 6.
Miller, J.R., House,K, and Germanoski, D.,
Tausch R.J., and Chambers, J.C., 2004. Fluvial geomorphic responses in central
Nevada to natural and anthropogenic disturbances during the late Holoene,
Great Basin Riparian
Ecosystems: Ecology, Management, and Restoration, p. 49-87. Island Press.
Germanoski, D. and Miller, J.R., 2004. Basin
sensitivity to natural and anthropogenic disturbance. In: Chambers, J. C. and
Miller, J.R. (editors). Great Basin Riparian Ecosystems: Ecology, Management,
and Restoration; Island Press.
Chambers, J.C., Tausch R.J., KorfmacherJ.L.,
Germanoski, D., Miller, J.R., and
Jewett , D., 2004. Effects of Geomorphic Processes and Hydrologic Regimes on
riparian vegetation, Great
Basin Riparian Ecosystems: Ecology, Management, and Restoration, p.196-231.
Island Press.
Chambers, J.C., Miller, J.R., and
Germanoski, D , and Weixelman. 2004. Process-based approaches for managing and
restoring riparian ecosystems in the Central Great Basin., p. 261-292.
Great Basin Riparian
Ecosystems: Ecology, Management, and Restoration, Island Press.
Miller, J.R., House,K, and Germanoski, D.,
2002. Fluvial geomorphic responses in central Nevada to natural and
anthropogenic disturbances during the late Holoene. Ecological Society of
America 87th Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 32 August, 2002.
Korfmacher, J., Chambers, J.C., Miller, J.R.,
Tausch, R.J., and Germanoski, D., 2002. Riparian vegetation dynamics: Effects of
geomorphic processes, flow regimes, and groundwater systems. Ecological Society
of America 87th Annual Meeting Abstracts, p. 37 August, 2002.
Germanoski, D., and Miller, J.R., and
Latham, D. 2002. The importance of event sequencing on the geomorphic impact of
wildfire in the central Great Basin. GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 34, No. 6,
p. 319, October 2002
Germanoski, D., and Miller, J.R., 2002.
Sensitivity of upland watersheds to natural and anthropogenic disturbance.
Ecological Society of America 87th Annual Meeting Abstracts, p.21 August, 2002.
Germanoski, D., Ryder, C., and Miller, J.R
, 2001. Spatial variation of incision and deposition within a rapidly incised
upland watershed, central Nevada. Proceedings of the 7th Interagency
Sedimentation Conference, v. 2 p. XI41-XI 48.
Miller, J.R., Germanoski, D., Waltman, K.,
Tausch, R.J., and Chambers, J.C., 2001. Influence of Late Holocene hillslope
processes and landforms on modern channel dynamics in upland Watersheds of
Central Nevada. Geomorphology v. 38, p. 373-391.
Miller, J.R., Germanoski, D., Waltman, K.,
Tausch, R.J., and Chambers, J.C., 2001. Influence of Late Holocene hillslope
processes and landforms on modern channel dynamics in upland Watersheds of
Central Nevada. Geomorphology v. 38, p. 373-391.
Chambers, J.C., Miller, J.R., Tausch, R.J.,
and Germanoski, D. 2001. Changes in
Vegetation and geomorphic processes in central Nevada watersheds over the past
5,000 years: Implications for riparian ecosystems. Proceedings of the 7th
Interagency Sedimentation Conference v. 1, p. II115.
Germanoski, D.
and Miller, J.R ., 2000. Variation in the rates and nature of channel
incision in upland streams of central Nevada. Geological Society of
America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 7 p. A252.
Davis, C., J. C. Chambers, J. R. Miller, and Germanoski, D., 2000. Influences of
alluvial fans on stream incision and vegetation dynamics in central Nevada
watersheds. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 7
p. A183.
Ryder,
C., Germanoski, D., Miller, J.R ., 2000. Spatial
variation in erosion and deposition in a rapidly incising upland drainage basin,
central Nevada. In press for the
Geological Society of America - Northeast Section Meeting, March, 2000.
Germanoski, D., Miller, J.R., and Chambers,
J.C., 1999. Incision in upland watersheds of central Nevada: controls on channel
sensitivity. Geological Society of America
Abstracts with Programs v. 31, no. 7 p. A-201.
Germanoski,
D., Miller, J.R., and Chambers, J.C., 1999.
Incision in upland watersheds of central Nevada:
controls on channel sensitivity. Geological
Society of America Abstracts with
Programs v. 31, no. 7 p. A-201.
Chambers, J.C., Farleigh, K, Tausch, R.J.,
Miller, J.R., Germanoski, D., Martin, D., and Nowak, C., 1998. Understanding
long- and short-term changes in vegetation and geomorphic processes: The key to
riparian restoration? Rangeland Management and Water Resources Proceedings.
Edited by D.E. Potts. American Water Resources Association, p. 101-110.
Germanoski,
D., Miller, J.R., and Farleigh, K., Chambers, J.C., and Tausch, R.J, 1998.
Influence of Late Holocene hillslope erosion and fan building on modern
channel dynamics in upland watersheds, central Nevada. Geological Society of
America Abstracts with Programs, v.
30, no. 7 p. A-295.
Waltman,
K., Miller, J.R., Germanoski, D., Chambers, J.C., and Tausch, R.J., 1998.
Relations between climate change and geomorphic responses in the
Cottonwood Creek Watershed, Toiyabe Mountains, Central Nevada. Geological
Society of America Abstracts with Programs,
v. 30, no. 7 p. A-140.
Chambers,
J.C., Farleigh, K, Tausch, R.J., Miller, J.R., Germanoski, D., Martin, D., and
Nowak, C., 1998. Understanding
long- and short-term changes in vegetation and geomorphic processes:
The key to riparian restoration? Rangeland
Management and Water Resources Proceedings. Edited by D.E. Potts.
American Water Resources Association, p. 101-110.
Germanoski,
D. and Miller, J.R., 1995. Geomorphic
impact of wildfire in an arid watershed, Crow Canyon, Nevada. Physical Geography, v. 16, no. 3, p. 266-279.
Germanoski, D. and Miller, J.R., 1995.
Geomorphic impact of wildfire in an arid
watershed, Crow Canyon, Nevada. Physical Geography, v. 16, no. 3, p. 266-279.
Germanoski, D. and Miller, J.R., 1992.
Geomorphic responses to wildfire in the arid, Crow Creek watershed, central
Nevada. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with
Programs, v. 24, no. 7, p. A 121.
Education:
Ph.D.,
1989, Colorado State University (Geology/Earth Resources)
M.S.,
1984, Southern Illinois University (Geology)
B.S.,
1982, Pennsylvania State University (Earth Science w/Distinction)
Professional
Experience:
Professor
and Head, Geology Department, Lafayette College, 2000 - present
Associate
Professor, Geology Department, Lafayette College, 1994 - 2000
Acting
Head Spring 1998; Academic Year 1994-1995
Assistant
Professor of Geology, Geology Department, Lafayette College, 1990 - 1994
Instructor
of Geology, Geology Department, Lafayette College, 1987 – 1990
Certified
and Registered Professional Geologist # PG-001159-G, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, 1997 - present
Awards
and Grants:
USDA
Forest Service, Ecosystem Management Project Subcontract, "Restoring and
Maintaining Riparian Ecosystems and Watersheds in the Great Basin"
American
Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund support for research on
"Reevaluation of
Relationships
Between Bar-Forming Processes and Sedimentary Structures In Gravel-Bed Braided
Rivers”.
199:
Committee on Advanced Study and Research, Lafayette College Summer Research
Fellowship for research on "Reevaluation of Relationships Between
Bar-Forming Processes and Sedimentary Structures in Gravel-Bed Braided
Rivers".
Marquis
Distinguished Teaching Award, Lafayette College, 1998
Jones
Lecture Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research, Lafayette College, 1995
Student
Government Superior Teaching Award, Lafayette College, 1995
Student
Government Superior Teaching Award, Lafayette College, 1991
Braddock
Catholic Schools Hall of Fame, 1993
Professional
Services:
Society
Memberships:
Sigma
Xi Scientific Research Society, American Geophysical Union, Geological Society
of America, American Quaternary Association, Philadelphia Geological Society
Friends
of the Pleistocene – Southeast Cell
Committee
Memberships, reviews, etc.:
In
last 5 years have served on 4 EPA STAR Fellowship panels, reviewed manuscripts
for 8 journals or book publishers, reviewed proposals for 2 funding agencies.
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Address :
Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Lafayette
College
101B Van Wickle Hall
Easton, PA 18042
Phone: 610.330.5196
Fax: 610.330.5717
EMail : germanod@lafvax.lafayette.edu
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