Member Since 2008
Joel S. Scheingross
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
Secretary, Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
Professional Experience
University of Nevada, Reno
Assistant Professor
2019 - Present
Education
California Institute of Technology
Doctorate
2015
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award - JGR: Earth Surface
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
Waterfalls Alter Reach‐Scale Fluvial Erosion Rates: Evidence From Field Data and Process Modeling

Waterfalls are often interpreted as transient, upstream‐propagating features that mark changes in external conditions. Thus, waterfalls are c...

December 22, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Topographic Controls on Atmospheric CO2 Release from Shale Weathering
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE I POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 12 december 2024
PRIYASHA NEGI, Haolin Zhou, Joel S. Scheingross, M...
The oxidation of petrogenic organic carbon (OCP) from shale weathering considerably contributes to atmospheric CO2 levels and serves as a major sink f...
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Cover in bedrock step-pool channels counter-intuitively increases with increasing water discharge
FLUVIAL DYNAMICS, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN MOUNTAIN RANGES I POSTER
earth and planetary surface processes | 11 december 2024
Adan Albarran Ayala, Michael Robinson, Joel S. Sc...
In fluvial systems, sediment can both enhance and restrict bedrock erosion via the commonly accepted theory of tools and cover. For constant sediment ...
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Predicting the direction and rate of drainage divide migration from hillslope morphology
THE EARTH'S SURFACE AS A NATURAL LAB: ADVANCES IN ISOLATING LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION CONTROLS III ELIGHTNING
earth and planetary surface processes | 11 december 2024
Michael Robinson, Will Struble, Kristin Sweeney, ...
Drainage basins and the river networks they encompass function like the Earth's road network, guiding water and mass along defined paths. Shifting dra...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2026
Secretary
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
2023 - 2025
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Newsletter Committee
2023 - 2025
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Newsletter Committee
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