Dr. John Kemper

Biography

John is a fluvial geomorphologist and watershed scientist who studies the transport of material – water, sediment, wood, nutrients, etc. – through river basins to understand how river landscapes act, react, and evolve as connected networks of processes. His research primarily uses field-based measurements and sampling in conjunction with lab analyses and statistical & machine learning techniques to understand how watersheds are connected across time and space.

John received a PhD from the Department of Geosciences at Colorado State University, where his research focused on understanding linkages between sediment dynamics and riparian ecology in large river basins. Prior his doctoral studies, John obtained an MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a BS in Geology from the University of Maryland. Both his undergraduate and MS research focused on understanding sediment transport in urban watersheds.

Outside of research John enjoys skiing, climbing, spending time with his cats, and soft-serve vanilla ice cream.