Jon Woodruff
NE CASC Principal Investigator
University Co-Director
Professor
UMass Amherst
Research Interests
- Sediment Transport in Rivers and Estuaries
- Sediment Routing (Source-to-Sink)
- Sedimentary Signatures and Geomorphic Impacts of Extreme Flooding on Fluvial and Coastal Systems
Education
PhD- Marine Geology and Geophysics, MIT/WHOI Joint Program (2009)
M.S.- Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, MIT/WHOI Joint Program (1999)
B.S.- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University (1996)
Affiliations
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Experience
Winter Storm Impact Assessment, Scituate, MA (March, 2018)
Marsh Coring and Mooring Deployment/Recovery, North and South Rivers, MA (March, April, 2018)
Hurricane Maria Impact Assessment, Vieques, PR. (May, 2018)
Wetland Sustainability Assessment, Hudson River Estuary (June, 2018)
Projects
Climate change impacts on erosion, mass wasting, and the supply of sediment to tidal wetlands in the Northeast Understanding Sediment Availability to Reduce Tidal Marsh Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise in the NortheastScience to Support Marsh Conservation and Management Decisions in the Northeastern United StatesPublications
Controls on Sediment Delivery to New England Salt Marshes and Resulting Limits on Future ResilienceSalt Marsh Response to Inlet Switch-Induced Increases in Tidal InundationSalt Marsh Response to Inlet Switch-Induced Increases in Tidal Inundation
Sources, Mechanisms, and Timescales of Sediment Delivery to a New England Salt MarshEstimating the timescale of fluvial response to anthropogenic disturbance using two generations of dams on the South River, MassachusettsContrasting human versus climatic control of erosionContrasting human versus climatic impacts on erosion
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