
Member Since 2005
Brian J. Yanites
Associate Professor, Indiana University Bloomington
Member, Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Fellows Committee
Professional Experience
Indiana University Bloomington
Associate Professor
2016 - Present
University of Idaho
Assistant Professor
2013 - 2016
University of Idaho
Assistant Professor
2013 - 2016
Indiana University Bloomington
Assistant Professor
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Education
Doctorate
2009
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctorate
2009
Indiana University Bloomington
Doctorate
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Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Tectonics
Received December 2015
Publications

Modeling Climate and Tectonic Controls on Bias in Measured River Incision Rates
Rates of land surface processes provide insights into climatic and tectonic influences on topography. Bedrock incision rates are estimated by datin...
September 24, 2024

Topographic Roughness as an Emergent Property of Geomorphic ...
September 13, 2024

Reconciling Rapid Glacial Erosion and Steady Basin Accumulat...
August 24, 2024

Rethinking Variability in Bedrock Rivers: Sensitivity of Hil...
September 15, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Spatial patterns of tree uprooting mapped across the eastern U.S. using machine learning
ECOHYDROLOGY AND BIOGEOMORPHOLOGY: HOW BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC INTERACTIONS CAN SHAPE LANDSCAPES AND ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS SCALES III ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 13 december 2024
Tyler Doane, Brian J. Yanites, Douglas A. Edmonds
Tree uprooting is an important forest disturbance that transfers carbon from the above-ground-carbon stock, transports and mixes soil, creates canopy ...
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Impacts of LGM Glaciation on Channels Downstream of Glacial Termini
FLUVIAL DYNAMICS, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN MOUNTAIN RANGES I POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 11 december 2024
Madeline Williams, Brian J. Yanites, Sarah A. Scha...
During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), extensive glaciation covered a significant portion of the Earth's surface, leading to substantial modifications...
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The Impact of Tornadoes on the Critical Zone in Forested Landscapes: A Case Study from Southern Indiana
GEOMORPHIC RESPONSE TO EXTREME EVENTS II ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 11 december 2024
Brian J. Yanites, Saugat Adhikari, Da Yan, Tyler D...
Critical zone processes are often viewed as a gradual transformation of near-surface materials, yet extreme events can disrupt these gradual processes...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2026
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Fellows Committee
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