Joel P Johnson
Mailcode: C9000
Dr. Joel Johnson's research focuses on quantifying active surface processes on hillslopes and in fluvial channels, in order to relate active surface processes to the evolution of topography over both short and long timescales. Common themes include understanding feedbacks in complex geomorphic systems, interpreting relationships between landscape process and form, and separating signatures of external forcing from internal system dynamics. Research topics include quantifying how climate gradients and bedrock properties influence topographic development, understanding controls on tsunami and storm surge deposition, and constraining feedbacks between sediment transport rates, sediment sorting and the evolution of bed roughness in mountain rivers.
For more information, see my other website: www.jsg.utexas.edu/johnson-geomorphology/
Areas of Expertise
Process geomorphology, feedbacks between channel morphology and hydrology and sediment transport, landscape sensitivity to climate and lithology, bedrock river erosion, flash floods, arroyo erosion, canyon formation, environmental monitoring and sensor networks, laboratory flume experimentation, numerical modeling, sediment transport and deposition by tsunamis, storm surges, and flash floods.
Research Locations
Postdocs
Yael Storz-Peretz, 2016 - 2016, University of Texas at Austin; Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Graduate Students
Morgan A Carrington (Co-supervisor)
Madison B Preece (Supervisor)
Grace J Guryan (Supervisor)
Paul Southard, M.S., 2019 (Supervisor)
Juliana Spector, M.S., 2017
(Supervisor)
University of Texas at Austin
Emily Marino, M.S., 2017
(Supervisor)
University of Texas at Austin
Kealie Goodwin Pretzlav, Ph.D., 2016
(Supervisor)
University of Texas at Austin
Lindsay Olinde, Ph.D., 2015
(Supervisor)
University of Texas at Austin
Megan Ferre, M.A., 2015
(Supervisor)
University of Texas at Austin
Alexander Aronovitz, M.S., 2012
(Supervisor)
University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Students
Bella Gray (graduated December 2023)
Sean Coen
Natalie Jackson
| Year | Semester | Course | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2024 | Spring | GEO 171C | Jackson Scholars Seminar |
| 2024 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2024 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2023 | Fall | GEO 145E | Pro Ethics In Geosci-Wb |
| 2023 | Fall | GEO 303E | Earth In 2100-Wb |
| 2023 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2023 | Spring | GEO 171C | Jackson Scholars Seminar |
| 2023 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2023 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2022 | Fall | GEO 145E | Professional Ethics In Geosci |
| 2022 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2022 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2022 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2022 | Spring | GEO 171C | Jackson Scholars Seminar |
| 2021 | Fall | GEO 145E | Professional Ethics In Geosci |
| 2021 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2021 | Spring | GEO 171C | Jackson Scholars Sem-Wb |
| 2021 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process/Form |
| 2021 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire-Wb |
| 2020 | Fall | GEO 145E | Pro Ethics In Geosci-Wb |
| 2020 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2020 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2020 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2020 | Spring | GEO 171C | Jackson Scholars Seminar |
| 2019 | Fall | GEO 291 | Geomorphol/Surface Procs Smnr |
| 2019 | Fall | GEO 271C | Geomorphol/Surface Procs Smnr |
| 2019 | Fall | GEO 145E | Professional Ethics In Geosci |
| 2019 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2019 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2019 | Spring | GEO 171C | Jackson Scholars Seminar |
| 2019 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2018 | Fall | GEO 291 | Earth Surface Seminar |
| 2018 | Fall | GEO 271T | Earth Surface Seminar |
| 2018 | Fall | GEO 145E | Professional Ethics In Geosci |
| 2018 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geological Sciences |
| 2018 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2018 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2018 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2017 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geological Sciences |
| 2017 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2017 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2017 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2016 | Fall | GEO 291 | Geomorphology Seminar |
| 2016 | Fall | GEO 271C | Geomorphology Seminar |
| 2016 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2016 | Spring | GEO 420K | Intro To Field And Strat Meths |
| 2016 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2015 | Fall | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geological Sciences |
| 2015 | Fall | GEO 291 | Geomorphology Seminar |
| 2015 | Fall | GEO 271C | Geomorphology Seminar |
| 2015 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geomorphology |
| 2015 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2015 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2015 | Spring | GEO 302E | Earth, Wind, And Fire |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geomorphology |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 291 | Geomorphology Seminar |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 271C | Geomorphology Seminar |
| 2014 | Spring | GEO 420K | Intro To Field And Strat Meths |
| 2014 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Geomorphology |
| 2014 | Spring | GEO 385Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |
| 2014 | Spring | GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process & Form |