Brian Yellen
Staff
Fellows Program Coordinator
Research Assistant Professor
UMass Amherst
Research Interests
I study catchment processes related to sediment and water movement at or near the earth’s surface. I am especially interested in the sedimentary and erosion signatures of extreme floods and how rivers interact with adjacent aquifers. My research informs water resource management, infrastructure planning, and fisheries management.
Education
PhD - University of Massachusetts, Amherst. GeoSciences, 2016
MEd – University of Hawaii, Manoa. Teaching secondary science, 2008
BS – Brown University. Geology-Biology, 2006.
Affiliations
Department of Geosciences
Projects
Climate change impacts on erosion, mass wasting, and the supply of sediment to tidal wetlands in the Northeast Effects of Urban Coastal "Armoring" on Salt Marsh Sediment Supplies and Resilience to Climate ChangePublications
Salt Marsh Response to Inlet Switch-Induced Increases in Tidal InundationEstimating the timescale of fluvial response to anthropogenic disturbance using two generations of dams on the South River, MassachusettsContrasting human versus climatic control of erosion
Contrasting human versus climatic impacts on erosion
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