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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Richard A. Marston, Ph.D., P.H.


Professional Preparation

American Institute of Hydrology , Certified Professional Hydrologist, 1984 (recertified 1999, 2004).
University of California at Los Angeles, Geography-Ecosystems, B.A. (1974)
Oregon State University, Geography, M.S. (1976)
Oregon State University, Geography, Ph.D. (1980)

Appointments

2005 to present:  University Distinguished Professor and Head (2005-2011), Department of Geography, Kansas State University
1999 to present: Co-Editor-in-Chief, Geomorphology (Elsevier)
1999 to 2005: Sun Chair Professor, School of Geology, Oklahoma State University
1994-1999: Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation, University of Wyoming
1996-1997: Visiting Professor, University of Alaska Southeast (Juneau campus); Director, Foundation for Glacier and Environmental

      Research, Juneau, AK
1988-1994: Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation, University of Wyoming
1986-1988: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Recreation, University of Wyoming
1982-1986: Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso
1980-1982: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso

Awards and Honors

Meredith F. Burrill Award, Association of American Geographers, 2013

Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academies and U.S. Department of State, 2011-present

Geosciences Distinguished Alumni Award, Oregon State University, 2007

Distinguished Career Award, Mountain Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 2007

Past President, Association of American Geographers, 2006-07

Elected President, Association of American Geographers:  2005-06
Elected Vice President, Association of American Geographers: 2004-05

Elected Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005
Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors, Association of American Geographers: 2003
Elected Fellow in the Geological Society of America: 1997
Elected Fellow in The Explorers Club: 1995
Fulbright Research Commission to France: 1993
AAG National Citation Award in Applied Geography: 1984
AAG Warren Nystrom Award: 1981
OSU Lenora Bayley Memorial Fellowship: 1978
U.S. EPA Special Achievement Award: 1977

 

University Courses Taught (number of sections)

Physical Geography (33), Geomorphology (14), Fluvial Geomorphology (12), Geography of Water Resources (8), Environmental Geology (7), Remote Sensing (6), Hydrology/Groundwater (5), Mountain Geography (5), Glacial & Periglacial Environments (4), Research Perspectives (3)

 

43 students have completed their graduate degree under my supervision;  3,697 students taught since Fall 1980

Recent Publications and Those for Which PDFs are Available

Guneralp, I. and Marston, R.A. 2012. Process-form linkages in meander morphodynamics: bridging theoretical modeling and real world complexity. Progress in Physical Geography 36: 718-746.

Spliner, D.S., Dauwalter, D., Marston, R.A., Fisher, W.L.  2011.  Watershed morphology of highland and mountain ecoregions in eastern OklahomaThe Professional Geographer 63(1), 1-13.

Splinter, D.S., Dauwalter, D., Marston, R.A., Fisher, W.L.  2010.  Ecoregions and stream morphology in eastern OklahomaGeomorphology 122(1-2), 117-128.

Kang, R.S., Storm, D.A., and Marston, R.A.  2010.  Downstream effects of urbanization on Stillwater Creek, Oklahoma.  Physical Geography 31(2), 186-201.

Marston, R.A.  2010.  Geomorphology and vegetation change on hillslopes:  Interactions, dependencies, and feedback loops.  Geomorphology 116(3-4), 206-217.

Marston, R.A.  2008.  Land, life, and environmental change in mountains.  Annals of the Association of American Geographers 98(3), 507-520.  Author Posting. (c) 'Copyright Holder', 2008.
This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of 'Copyright Holder' for personal use, not for redistribution.  The definitive version was published in Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Volume 98 Issue 3, September 2008.  doi:10.1080/00045600802118491 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00045600802118491).

Dauwalter, D.C., Splinter, D.S., Fisher, W.L., and Marston, R.A.  2008.  Biogeography, ecoregions, and geomorphology affect fish species composition in Eastern Oklahoma streams, USA.  Environmental Biology of Fishes 82, 237-249.

Catlos, E.J., Dubey, C.S., Marston, R.A., and Harrison, M.T.  2007.  Geochronologic constraints across the Main central Thrust shear zone, Bhagirathi River (NW India):  Implications for Himalayan tectonics.  Chapter 7 (17 pp.) in Cloos, M., Carlson, W.D., Gilbert, M.C., Liou, J.G., and Sorenson, S.S. (eds.), Convergent Margin Terranes and Associated Regions:  A Tribute to W.G. Ernst, GSA Special Paper 419, 135-151.

Dauwalter, D.C., Splinter, D.S., Fisher, W.L., and Marston, R.A.  2007.  Geomorphology and stream habitat relationships with smallmouth bass abundance at multiple spatial scales in eastern Oklahoma.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64(8), 1116-1129.

Degenhardt, J.D., Giardino, J.R., Marston, R.A., and Pitty, A.F.  2007.  Interpretation of a blockstream in Tom Mays Canyon, Franklin Mountains, Texas.  Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie 51(3), 377-396.

Kang, R.S. and Marston, R.A. 2006.  Geomorphic effects of rural-to-urban land use conversion on three streams in the central Redbed Plains of Oklahoma. Geomorphology 79(3-4), 488-506.

Marston, R.A., Mills, J.D., Wrazien, D.R., Bassett, B. and Splinter, D.K. 2005. Effects of Jackson Lake Dam on the Snake River and its floodplain, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA. Geomorphology 71(1-2), 71-98.

Marston, R.A. and Lloyd, W.L. 2005.  Geographical hydrology of the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez border region.  Pages 242-248 in: Water for Texas: 2000 and Beyond. Norwine, J., Giardino, J.R. and Krishnamurthy, S. (eds.).  Texas A&M Press: College Station, TX, 271 pp.

Marcus, W.A., Aspinall, R.J., Marston, R.A., 2004.  Geographic information systems and surface hydrology in mountains. Pages 343-379 in Shroder, Jr., J.F. and Bishop M.P. (eds.), Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology. Springer-Praxis: Chichester, UK, 486 pp.

Marston, R.A. and Pearson, M.  2004.  Sediment budgets. Pages 927-930 in Goudie, A. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Geomorphology.  International Association of Geomorphologists: Routledge, ENG, 1156 pp.

Cornwell, K., Norsby, D. and Marston, R. 2003.  Drainage, sediment transport, and denudation rates on the Nanga Parbat Himalaya, Pakistan.   Geomorphology 55(1-4), 25-43.

Marston, R.A., Bravard, J-P., Green, T. 2003.  Impacts of reforestation and gravel mining on the Malnant River, Haute-Savoie, French Alps.  Geomorphology 55(1-4), 65-74.

Marcus, W.A., Marston, R.A., Colvard, C.R. and Gray, R.D. 2002.  Mapping the spatial and temporal distributions of woody debris in streams of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA.  Geomorphology 44(3-4), 323-335.

Marston, R.A. and Dolan, L.S. 1999.  Effectiveness of sediment control structures relative to spatial patterns of soil loss in an arid upland watershed. Geomorphology 31(1), 313-324.

Marston, R.A., Miller, M.M. and Devkota, L. 1998.  Geoecology and mass movement in the Manaslu-Ganesh and Langtang-Jugal himals, Nepal.  Geomorphology 26(1-3), 139-150.

Piegay, H. and  Marston, R.A. 1998.   Distribution of large woody debris along the outer bend of meanders in the Ain River, France.  Physical Geography 19(4), 318-340.

Marston, R.A., Fritz, D.E. and Nordberg, V. 1997.   The impact of debris torrents on substrates of mountain streams.  Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environement 1, 21-32.

Marston, R.A., Kleinman, J., and Miller, M.M. 1996.   Geomorphic and Forest Cover Controls on Flooding: central Nepal Himalaya.  Mountain Research and Development 16(3), 257-264.

Marston, R.A., Girel, J., Pautou, G., Piegay, H., Bravard and Arneson, C. 1995.  Channel metamorphosis, floodplain disturbance, and vegetation development: Ain River, France.  Geomorphology 13, 121-131.

Marston, R.A. and Wick, D.A. 1994.   Natural variability and forestry impacts in mountain streams of southeastern Wyoming.  Pages 225-234 in Proceedings of the 1994 Summer Symposium, American Water Resources Association: Jackson, WY, 1182 pp.

Marston, R.A. and Anderson, J.E. 1991.    Watersheds and vegetation of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.  Conservation Biology 5(3), 338-346.

Marston, R.A. and Haire, D.H. 1990.  Runoff and soil loss following the 1988 Yellowstone fires.  Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Geographical Journal 18(1), 1-8.

Marston, R.A. 1983.  Supraglacial stream dynamics on the Juneau Icefield.  Annals of the Association of American Geographers 73(4), 597-608.

Marston, R.A. 1982.  The geomorphic significance of log steps in forest streams.  Annals of the Association of American Geographers 72(2), 99-108.

 

Note: Co-editor of four books/special issues of journals, Author/co-author of  52 refereed journal articles and book chapters; 18 proceedings articles; 23 encyclopedia articles; 8 review articles; 66 consulting and technical reports; 23 teaching/service publications and newsletter columns..

391 presentations (250 invited) at professional meetings, workshops, symposia.

10 Most Recent Grants and Contracts (total of 43 grants, 1978 to present = $2,386,092)

 

1.      2.   U.S. Department of Agriculture, CREES:  $598,000.  Land and Stream sediment Process Restoration in a Agricultural Watershed.  Co-PI (with Kyle Mankin as PI; and Tim Keane, Dan Devlin, Phil Barnes, Jeff Neel, Mike Christian, Bill Hargrove as other co-PIs).  Grant funded for period August 2006-July 2009.

2.      Oklahoma EPSCoR:  $13,200.  Moving Mountains: Extremely Rapid Uplift and Denudation of the Garhwal Himalaya, NW India.  Co-PI (with E.J. Catlos).  Grant funded for period October 2004-May 2005.

4.   Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: $69,333.  Effects of Fluvial Geomorphology on Freshwater Mussels: Kiamichi River, Oklahoma.  Co-PI (with W. Fisher).  Grant funded for period July 2004-June 2006.

5.   National Science Foundation, International Program (Africa, Near East, So. Asia): $36,000.  Investigation of Activity along the Himalayan Main Central Thrust: Present Geomorphology and Past Slip, Garhwal, NW India.  Co-PI (E.J. Catlos, PI).  Grant funded for period 9/1/02 – 8/31/05.

6.   National Science Foundation, Astronomy Program, Research Experience for Undergraduates:  $210,810 (primary award to University of Arkansas; subcontract for $70,770 to Oklahoma State University).  New Frontiers: Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Space and Planetary Sciences Co-PI (with S. McKeever at OSU, and D. Sears & T. Kral at UA).  Grant funded for period 5/15/02-5/31/05.

7.   U.S. Department of Education, Star Schools Program: $322,287 (2001-02)+ $100,253 (2002-03) + $73,041 (2003-04) + $107,145 (2004-05)  = $602,726 (incl. $199,727 OSU match).  Hypothesis-Based Learning in Earth Science for Middle School Teachers.  Co-PI (with Jim Puckette).  Grant funded for period 11/1/01-4/15/05.

8.   Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation:  $150,000.  Factors Influencing Fish Populations in Oklahoma Waters.  Co-PI (with W. Fisher).  Grant funded for period 7/1/02 – 6/30/05.

9.   National Park Service, Water Resources Division and U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit: $90,936.   Geomorphic Adjustment of the Washita River, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma.  Grant funded for period 6/1/03 – 12/31/05.

10. U.S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute:  $42,289 + $84,578 match = $126,867.  Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Canadian River Alluvium Adjacent to the Norman Landfill, Norman, Oklahoma.  Co-PI (with S.T. Paxton).  Grant funded for period October 2000-September 2001.

 

Supervision of Graduate Students

 

43. Sowers, J. 2010. A phenomenology of place identity for Wonder Valley, California: homesteaders, dystopics, and utopics. Ph.D. Dissertation in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 268 pp. (co-supervised with Dr. D.R. Seamon)

42. Meade, B.K. 2009. Spatial extent, timing, and causes of channel incision, Black Vermillion watershed, northeast Kansas. M.A. Thesis in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 124 pp. + app.

41. Graf, N.E.. 2008. 50 years of channel change on a reach of the Big Blue River, Northeast Kansas. M.A. Thesis in Geography, Kansas State University: Manhattan, KS, 80 pp. + app.

40. Kang, R.S. 2007. Effects of urbanization on channel morphology of three streams in the Central Redbed Plains of Oklahoma. Ph.D. Dissertation in Geography, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 119 pp. + app.

39. Splinter, D.K. 2006. Spatial patterns in the fluvial system: comparisons between three eastern Oklahoma ecoregions. Ph.D. Dissertation in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 140 pp. + app.

38. Adcock, C.T. 2004. Determining formative winds through geomorphology: Herschel Crater, Mars. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 55 pp. + app.

37. Wisleder, D. 2004. Reservoir sedimentation along the upper Washita River in western Oklahoma and Northern Texas. M.S. Thesis in Geography, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 53 pp. + app.

36. Neel, C.R. 2003. Analyses of terrestrial rock glaciers as analogues to Martian landforms. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 118 pp. + app.

35. Smith, S.J. 2002. Downstream fining in a sand-bed segment of the Canadian River, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 71 pp. + app. (co-supervised with S.T. Paxton)

34. Neto, J. 2002. Municipal solid waste management and disposal safety in the City of Beira, Mozambique. M.S. Thesis in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 72 pp. + app.

33. Dudding, S. 2001. Areal extent of lead and zinc contamination in the Boone Aquifer: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas. Creative Component Paper in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 55 pp.

32. Pickup, B.E. 2001. Horizontal instability of the Canadian River and implications for the Norman City landfill, Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 56 pp. + app.

31. Hope, R.N. 2001. Heavy metals in fluvial sediments of the Picher Mining Field, Northeast Oklahoma. M.S. Thesis in Geology, Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, 66 pp.

30. Nordberg, V.G. 2000. Effects of urbanization on storm runoff, San Gabriel Valley, California. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 69 pp.

29. Wolken, G.J. 2000. Energy balance and spatial distribution of net radiation on Dinwoody Glacier, Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 61 pp. (co-supervised with R. Reider)

28. Furin, D.M. 2000. Geomorphic adjustment of reclaimed channels and hillslopes at a surface coal mine in northwest Colorado. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 61 pp.

27. Massey, A.J. 2000. Large woody debris loading in forest streams due to the 1997 Routt Divide Blowdown, Routt National Forest, Colorado. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 47 pp. + app.

26. Ferree, J.D. 1999. Geomorphic change over a twenty-year interval in harvested and unharvested watersheds of the Oregon Coast Range. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 43 pp. + app.

25. Saunders, B.H. 1999. The relationship between suspended sediment concentrations and ecoregions in the coterminous United States. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 70 pp. + app.

24. Arneson, C.S. 1999. Correlation between a modified DRASTIC Ground Water Vulnerability Model and non-point source contaminant occurrences in monitoring wells in Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 35 pp.

23. Norsby, D.J. 1998. Discharge, sediment transport, and sediment residence time of the Raikot River, Buldar River, and Rupal River in Northern Pakistan. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 58 pp.

22. Bereleson, W.L. 1997. Vegetation uptake of copper and lead in stormwater runoff entering the Laramie River, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 31 pp.

21. Marshall, S.C. 1997. Effectiveness of calcium chloride on road dust suppression and effects on roadside water and soil, Denali National Park, Alaska. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 39 pp.

20. McNamara, K.P. 1996. The effects of landscape variables on headwater drainage development, Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 99 pp.

19. Bayer, K.B. 1995. The spatial distribution of slope failures in the Medicine Bow Mountains and Sierra Madre, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 106 pp.

18. Borges, M.M. 1995. Tourism on the Rio Araguaia, Brazil: tourist's perceptions of change and motorboat erosion. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 112 pp.

17. Camelo, E. 1995. Effects of geomorphology and flood regime on landscape structure of the Araguaia River Floodplain, Brazil. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 71 pp.

16. Newton, J.W. 1995. The significance of biogeomorphological processes among vegetation communities of the lower Ain River Floodplain, France. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 43 pp.

15. Green, T. 1994. Impacts of gravel mining on the Malnant River in East-Central France. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 33 pp.

14. Wrazien, D.R. 1993. Horizontal channel migration and floodplain vegetation development--Snake River, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 44 pp. + 1 pl.

13. Thorburn, J.L. 1993. Irrigation diversions on the Laramie River, Wyoming--their effects on channel morphology and sinuosity. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 71 pp.

12. Wick, D.A. 1993. Separation of clearcutting impacts from natural variability in mountain streams of the Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 74 pp.

11. Greer, M. 1993. Measuring balance of power models with United Nations Voting Blocs. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 81 pp. (co-supervised with D. Paulson)

10b. Veryzer, D.J. 1992. Recent glacier changes in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 9 pp.

10a. Veryzer, D.J. 1992. Glacial icemelt in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 7 pp.

9. Haire, D.H. 1991. Runoff and soil loss from burned areas in the Greater Yellowstone Region. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 60 pp.

8. Clarendon, D. 1991. Drainage basin differences in a land classification scheme on the Medicine Bow National Forest. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 98 pp.

7. Mills, J.D. 1991. Wyoming's Jackson Lake Dam, horizontal channel stability, and floodplain vegetation dynamics. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 54 pp.

6. Miller, A.I. 1989. Geomorphic controls on winterkill conditions in alpine lakes of the Snowy Range, Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 153 pp.

5. Varuska, M.L. 1989. Recent trends of Gannett and Dinwoody glaciers, Wind River range, Wyoming. M.A. Plan B Paper in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 50 pp.

4. Dolan, L.S. 1988. Estimates of upland erosion and runoff in an arid watershed in Wyoming. M.A. Thesis in Geography/Water Resources, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 105 pp.

3. Gillespie, B.M. 1987. The impact of military maneuvers on eolian transport and soil compressive strength in south central New Mexico. M.A. Thesis in Geography, University of Wyoming: Laramie, WY, 193 pp.

2. Davison, C.H. 1984. Simulation by finite difference methods of water levels in the Horizon City area, Texas, 1983-2030. M.S. Thesis in Geology, University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, TX, 118 pp.

1. Dupuy, J.R. 1984. The hydrologic significance of geologic structure within the southeastern Hueco Bolson, El Paso County, Texas. M.S. Thesis in Geology, University of Texas at El Paso: El Paso, TX, 102 pp.