Joel Scheingross
Division of Geological and Planetary Science
California Institute of Technology
jscheingross -.- at -.- caltech.edu
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Education:
Ph.D. student, California Institute of Technology, Fall 2009 - Present
B.A. Geology, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
B.S. Environmental Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
Research Interests
- Waterfall and knickpoint erosion mechanics
- Mechanics and erosion of slow moving landslides
- Sediment transport, bedrock incision, and the role of debris flows in headwater streams
- Hillslope channel coupling and the role of hillslopes in landscape evolution channel coupling
Positions:
Junior Specialist, University of California, Berkeley (July 2007 – Present)
At Berkeley I was involved in several field based projects seeking to understand channel form and processes in mountain landscapes within the South Fork Eel River watershed. These projects include 1) quantifying the amount of sediment transported by fluvial processes in debris flow dominated channels, 2) using cosmogenic isotopes to yield basin wide erosion rates from debris flow fan deposits, and 3) examining the effects of earth flows and deep-seated landslides on channel form and channel head location.
Visiting Student, Monteverde Institute, Costa Rica (October – December 2007)
I independently carried out a field experiment examining the effect of substrate size on aquatic insect richness, diversity, and biomass in small, undisturbed tropical streams. While in Costa Rica I also studied Spanish and enrolled in tropical biology and ecology courses.
Undergraduate Assistant, National Center for Earth-Surface Dynamics (July 2007)
I assisted graduate students at the University of Genoa (Italy) with flume based experiments examining the morphodynamics of tidal channels.
Undergraduate Fellow, Oregon State University (NSF REU, Summer 2006)
I designed and implemented a controlled laboratory experiment to examine the effect of variable physical and biological conditions (light, food availability, and water flow) on the vertical position of larval Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus).
Publications:
Scheingross, J.S., Minchew, B.M., Mackey, B.H., Simons, M., Lamb, M.P., and S. Hensley, in review, The influence of seismicity and fault zone damage on the spatial distribution of slow-moving landslides in the proximity of the central San Andreas Fault, California. GSA Bulletin.
Lamb, M.P., Scheingross, J.S., Swanson, E., Amidon, W., Limaye, A., 2011, A model for fire-induced sediment yield by dry ravel in steep landscapes. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface, V. 116, doi:10.1029/2010JG001878. (PDF)
Hurst, T.P., Cooper, D.W., Scheingross, J.S., Seale, E.M., Laurel, B.J., and M.L. Spencer. 2009. Effects of ontogeny,
temperature, and light on vertical movements of larval Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus). Fisheries
Oceanography, 18, 5, p. 301-311 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2419.2009.00512.x.
Scheingross, J.S., 2007. Predicting species distribution of Sierra Nevada butterflies in response to climate change. Senior Thesis, University of California, Berkeley. (PDF)
Presentations:
Scheingross, J.S., Winchell, E.W., Lamb, M.P., and W.E. Dietrich, 2010. Micro-topography controls on incipient motion in very steep, ephemeral streams. Abstract EP31A-072 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisoc, Calif., 13-17 Dec. (Poster PDF)
Scheingross, J.S., Willenbring, J.K., and W.E. Dietrich, 2008. Erosion Rates and Debris Flow History Reconstruction: a Comparison of Carbon and Cosmogenic Nuclide Dating Techniques, EOS Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51D-0852. (Poster PDF)
Winchell, E., Scheingross, J., Dietrich, W.E., and Lamb, M.P., 2008. Fluvial Transport of Gravel in Debris Flow Cut Channels, EOS Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H53C-1076. (Poster PDF)
Scheingross, J.S., S.D. Schoville, and G.K. Roderick. 2007. The use of species distribution models in determining areas of conservation and measuring the effects of climate change on alpine butterflies. Presented at 92nd annual meeting of Ecological Society of America, August 5 - 10, 2007, San Jose, CA, USA. (Abstract-ESA2007). (Poster PDF)
Awards and honors:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recipient (2011)
NCALM Seed Grant Recipient (2010)
UC Berkeley, Earth and Planetary Science Department Citation (2007)
Gold medalist, Geolympics, UC Berkeley (2007)
Charles H. Ramsden Research Fellow, UC Berkeley (2007)
References:
(E-mails and phone numbers of references are available in the PDF version)
Prof. Bill Dietrich
Prof. Michael Lamb
Prof. Mark Simons