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Member Since 2005
Brian J. Yanites
Professor, Indiana University Bloomington
Member, Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Fellows Committee; Associate Editor, JGR Earth Surface Section
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Professional Experience
Indiana University Bloomington
Professor
2016 - Present
University of Idaho
Assistant Professor
2013 - 2016
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctorate
2009
University of Arizona
Masters
2005
Washington University in St Louis
Bachelors
2002
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Quantifying the Influence of Tree Throw and Bedrock Geology on Soil Rockiness
FROM BEDROCK TO TREETOP: HILLSLOPE PROCESSES, WEATHERING, AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE CRITICAL ZONE ACROSS SCALES II POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 19 december 2025
Present-day to Millennial Timescale Kinematics of Mountain Building Across Taiwan
PLATE MOTION, CONTINENTAL DEFORMATION, AND INTERSEISMIC STRAIN ACCUMULATION I POSTER
geodesy | 18 december 2025
From Fault to Flood: Quantifying the Emergence and Mass Balance of a Cascading Hazard Following an Earthquake and Successive Storms in Taiwan
LAND SURFACE HAZARDS: LINKING PROCESSES ACROSS LANDSCAPES I POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 17 december 2025
From the Golden Years to the Graveyard: The Fluvial Fate of Landslide Debris in a Cascading Hazard Chain
LANDSLIDE LIFE CYCLE: FROM HAZARD ANALYSIS TO RISK ASSESSMENT III ORAL
natural hazards | 17 december 2025
Does river morphology reflect local rock uplift or upstream sediment supply?: A direct test from actively eroding bedrock rivers in Taiwan
FLUVIAL DYNAMICS AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN TECTONICALLY ACTIVE MOUNTAINS III POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 16 december 2025
Climate controls timing of meander cutoffs and bedrock terrace formation
FLUVIAL DYNAMICS AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN TECTONICALLY ACTIVE MOUNTAINS III POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 16 december 2025
Sediment Cover Controls on Bedrock Meandering: New Terrace Chronology from the Smith River, Oregon
FLUVIAL DYNAMICS AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN TECTONICALLY ACTIVE MOUNTAINS III POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 16 december 2025
Understanding the impact of grain size distribution on river morphology in steep, eroding landscapes
FLUVIAL DYNAMICS AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN TECTONICALLY ACTIVE MOUNTAINS III POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 16 december 2025
Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2029
Associate Editor
JGR Earth Surface Section
2025 - 2026
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Fellows Committee
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Tectonics
Received December 2015