About Sean

I am an Earth Scientist interested in landscape evolution, tectonics, critical zone science, and natural hazards. My research is interdisciplinary and involves some combination of fieldwork, geochronology, geographic information systems (GIS), numerical modeling, and laboratory and data analysis. My projects span topics from the development of topography above subduction zones to the influence of earthquakes on erosion and sediment transport to the co-evolution of landscapes and aquatic species. My current and past work is global, with projects in the US, Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa.

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Interests

  • Landscape Evolution
  • Earth Surface Processes
  • Tectonics
  • Critical Zone Science
  • Natural Hazards
  • Geodynamics

Education

Ph.D., Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences - North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, 2013

M.S., Geology - Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA, 2008

B.A., Geology/Political Science - The University of Vermont
Burlington, VT, 2004

Awards, Honors, Grants

  • Humboldt Research Fellowship, 2024
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2021
  • Turner Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2013