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Member Since 2008
Joel S. Scheingross
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
Professional Experience
University of Nevada, Reno
Assistant Professor
2019 - Present
Education
California Institute of Technology
Doctorate
2015
Current Roles
Secretary
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Newsletter Committee
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Social Media-Website Committee
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Newsletter Committee
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award
Received 2021
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Robert Sharp Lecture
Received 2019
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Luna B. Leopold Early Career Award
Received 2019
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Publications
Lithospheric Flexure Controls on Geomorphology, Hydrology, and River Chemistry in the Andean Forelan...

Tectonics exerts a strong control over the morphology of Earth's surface that is apparent in active mountain belts. In lowland areas, subtle proces...

October 11, 2023
AGU Abstracts
The Length and Spacing of River Tributaries
FROM RIDGELINES TO VALLEYS: HILLSLOPE PROCESSES AND MORPHOLOGY ACROSS SCALES II POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 15 december 2023
Mike Robinson, Joel S. Scheingross
Major tributaries in river networks extend from the mainstem channel to the basin boundary, thereby providing a first-order control on relief between ...
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Preliminary results of quantifying the effects of stratigraphic heterogeneity on the CO2 budget for shale weathering
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE III POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 15 december 2023
Haolin Zhou, Mara Nutt, Jacob Shiller, Mark A. Tor...
Shales are one of the most common, organic-rich sedimentary rocks on Earth and play an important role in regulating the global carbon cycle. Specifica...
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Exploring the parameter space for bedrock waterfall self-formation
FLUID FLOW, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN FLUVIAL SYSTEMS ACROSS SCALES V POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 14 december 2023
Joel S. Scheingross, Mike Robinson
The formation of bedrock steps and waterfalls, which are common features in steep rivers, have been attributed to lithologic heterogeneity, perturbati...
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Volunteer History
2023 - 2025
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Newsletter Committee
2023 - 2025
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Newsletter Committee
2023 - 2025
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Social Media-Website Committee
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