Jon Woodruff

Jon Woodruff

NE CASC Principal Investigator
University Co-Director
Professor
UMass Amherst
Email
https://blogs.umass.edu/woodruff/ Website

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 States

Publications

Salt Marsh Response to Inlet Switch-Induced Increases in Tidal InundationSalt Marsh Response to Inlet Switch-Induced Increases in Tidal InundationSources, Mechanisms, and Timescales of Sediment Delivery to a New England Salt Marsh
Estimating 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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