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Joanmarie Del Vecchio

Assistant Professor

Office: McGlothlin Street Hall 215
Email: [[joanmarie]]
Office Phone: TBA
Research Areas: Surface Processes, Permafrost Landscapes, Remote Sensing, Computational and "Big Data" Approaches to Earth and Environmental Science

Education

  • Ph.D., Geoscience, Penn State
  • M.S., Geoscience, Penn State
  • B.A., Geology, Pomona College

Research Interests

Current Projects

  • How does permafrost extent control the development of rivers, and how might warming change erosion rates and patterns?
  • How did landscapes and vegetation communities co-evolve after permafrost thawed in ancient Appalachia?
  • What are the best kinds of data and models to train computers to "find" landforms of interest in the Arctic?
  • How does the layering and tilting of bedrock in Appalachia affect the formation of mountains and rivers?