Curriculum Vitae - Phillip H. Larson
(Students in Geography 610: Desert Geomorphology, at Grand
Canyon - 2017)
BRIEF BIO:
I was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, and was raised along
the banks of the upper Mississippi and St. Croix
Rivers. The geography of my upbringing resulted in a
life-long interest in rivers and the landscapes they
create and continuously transform. This interest was
energized as a child during family vacations to the
canyons and incredible structural and erosional landscapes
of the southwest United States. Through these early
experiences, a passion for understanding our world
developed. When I entered my undergraduate pursuits, first
at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (majoring in
both Geography and Geology) and finishing at the
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (major in Geography,
minor in Geology), I continued to grow this passion by
committing to life-long academic pursuits in Earth
Science. I continued these academic pursuits into
graduate work at Arizona State (both Masters and
Ph.D.). Today, I consider myself an earth scientist,
but more specifically, a geomorphologist. I now serve as
Earth Science Director and AGES (Archeology, Geography,
and Earth Science) Laboratory Co-Director in my duties as
Associate Professor at Minnesota State, Mankato, in the
Department of Geography.
RESEARCH SYNOPSIS:
My research interests lie in understanding geologically
recent (largely Quaternary) landscape evolution and
paleoenvironmental change through investigating geomorphic
processes that transform the surface of our planet.
I constrain my research expertise in the sub disciplines
of fluvial geomorphology, aeolian geomorphology, and
desert-arid geomorphology. Much of this work has been
broadly focused on drainage basin reorganization and
geomorphic system response following perturbations to the
fluvial system (i.e. allogenic perturbations -
climatic change, base-level fall/rise, anthropogenic
activities, tectonic forcing, and autogenic
perturbations – substrate variability, complex
response, coupled-geomorphic system interactions).
Understanding the cascading sequence of events that
propagate through a drainage basin following abrupt
base-level lowering has been the overriding theme thus
far. For example, in studies in the southwest United
States, my research has been part of a larger
collaborative effort to understand how rivers are “born”
following an extensional tectonic regime (Basin and Range
Orogeny) that reversed regional drainage network
paths. This work requires understanding how
transverse drainage networks develop following reversal to
integrate hydrologically and structurally closed, or
endorheic basins. Upon establishment of transverse
river systems, episodes of base level lowering within
these endorheic basins occurs. This is a result of the
ongoing adjustment of the drainage network to a new base
level condition. Consequently, an enormous shift of
erosional foci and sediment deposition occurs as these
systems evolve towards a new equilibrium condition.
Ongoing adjustment leaves the present landscape containing
diagnostic landforms (stream terraces, incised pediments
and alluvial fans, dissected basin fill) of this dynamic
change. These are the landforms I study through
morphological and sedimentological analysis,
geochronological dating, relict landscape reconstruction,
morphological analysis, and other techniques.
Another example of my current research focuses on the
landscape evolution of the upper Mississippi River basin.
The two foci of this research lie in post-glacial fluvial
system response to base level fluctuations and aeolian
deposition at and post last glacial maximum. Recent work
focused on the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, just won the GK
Gilbert Award from the American Association of Geographers
in 2019. Ongoing work is focused on understanding the
timing and evolution of the Minnesota River valley
(formerly glacial River Warren - Lake Agassiz outlet) and
investigating tributary systems (e.g. Cannon, Zumbro,
Whitewater, etc.) to the Mississippi in an attempt to
build a holistic field-based model, to inform on numerical
models, of fluvial system response to base level
fluctations. Aeolian deposition in the upper Mississippi
River basin ranges from sandy deposits (e.g. parabolic
dunes, sand ramps, climbing dunes, sand stringers, sand
sheets)to varibale thicknesses of loess. In this work, we
are attempting to understand the mechanisms behind aeolian
deposition and the paleoenvironmental significance of
these deposits.
New expansions in this work are underway to new
geographies like those of Iceland and Hawaii. Recently, I
have found another new interest in geoarcheology,
particularly in the upper Mississippi River basin, USA,
through trying to understand native people's interactions
with and responses to the changing environment and
geomorphic systems through the Holocene – another story of
abrupt changes in base level. This research interest
is the underpinning for the AGES Laboratory I founded in
2016.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Graduate Program Coordinator - Geography:
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. 2019-Present
Graduate Faculty:
University of Minnesota, Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences. 2019-Present
Associate Professor of Geography:
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. 2018-Present
Assistant Professor of Geography:
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. 2013-2018.
Director of Earth Science Programs:
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN.
2014-Present.
Co-Director, Founder, AGES Laboratory (Archeology,
Geography and Earth Science)
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN.
2016-Present.
Full Course Instructor:
School of Geographical Science and Urban Planning –
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 2010-2013
Taught Geography 101 (Intro Physical Geography), Geography
211 (Landform Processes)
Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant:
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning -
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 2009-2013.
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Geography, August
2013.
Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences
and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ
Research interests: fluvial geomorphology and
drainage basin evolution, transverse drainage processes,
landscape evolution and paleoenvironmental/paleogeographic
change, arid/desert geomorphology, aeolian geomorphology,
granitic and volcanic landscapes, pediments, stream
terraces, alluvial fans.
Dissertation: “Desert fluvial
terraces and their relationship with basin development in
the
Sonoran Desert, Basin and Range: Case studies from
south-central Arizona.”
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Geography, May
2011
Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences
and Urban Planning, Tempe, AZ
Research Exam (Anthony J. Brazel Award Winner
2010-2011)
Bailey Research Scholarship (2010)
Master's Research: "Landform development in the
South Mountains Metamorphic Core Complex."
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Geography-Resource
Management, May 2008
Physical Geology - Minor
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Department of
Geography and Anthropology, Department of Geology, Eau
Claire, WI
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:
* denotes graduate student authors, authors in italics indicate undergraduate authors
Larson, P.H., Dorn, R.I., Skotnicki, S., Seong, Y.B. (submitted, 2019). Drainage integration in extensional tectonic settings and the revival of the great rivers of Arizona. Geomorphology.
*Hilgendorf, Z, *Wells, G., Larson, P.H.,
*Millett, J., *Swanson, M. (in review, 2019).
From basins to rivers: Understanding the revitalization of
Overflow in our understanding of drainage basin evolution.
Geomorphology.
Dorn, R.I., Larson, P.H.,
Skotnicki, S., Seong, Y.B., DePonty, J., Rittenour, T. (in
review, 2019). Impact of drainage integration on
landform evolution: Case study along the Salt and Verde
Rivers of the Sonoran Desert, USA. Geomorphology.
Skotnicki, S., Seong, Y.B., Dorn, R.I., Larson,
P.H., Deponty, J. (in review,
2019). Drainage integration of the Salt and Verde Rivers
in a Basin and Range extensional landscape, central
Arizona, USA. Geomorphology.
Oh, J.S., Seong, Y.B., Larson, P.H.,
Hong, S.C., Yu, B.Y. (2019). Asymmetric hillslope retreat
on Rock Peak, San Tan Mountains, Arizona, USA: Assessing
caprock lithology control on landscape evolution. Annals
of the American Association of Geographers.
https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2019.1624421
Donovan, M., Belmont, P., Notebaert, B., Coombs, T., Larson,
P.H., Souffront, M. (2019). Accounting
for uncertainty in measurements of river channel
migration. Earth Science Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.04.009
Yuan, F., Larson, P.H.,
Mulvihill, R., *Libby, D., Nelson, J., Grupa, T., Moore,
R. (2017). Mapping and Analyzing Stream Network Changes in
Watonwan River Watershed, Minnesota, USA. International
Journal of Geo-Information. DOI: 10.3390/ijgi6110369
Schaetzl, R., Larson, P.H.,
Faulkner, D.J., Running, G.L., Jol, H.M., and Rittenour T.
(2017). Eolian sand and loess deposits indicate
west-northwest paleowinds during the Late Pleistocene in
western Wisconsin, USA. Quaternary Research. 89:
769-785. DOI: 10.1017/qua.2017.88
Larson, P.H., Meek, N., Dorn,
R.I., Douglass, J., Seong, Y.B., (2016). How Rivers Cross
Mountains. Annals of the American Association of
Geographers. DOI:
10.1080/24694452.2016.1203283
Larson, P.H., Kelley, S., Dorn,
R.I., Seong Y.B. (2016). Pace of Landscape Change in the
northeastern Sonoran Desert, United States. Annals of
the American Association of Geographers. DOI:
10.1080/24694452.2016.1201420
GK GILBERT AWARD RECEPIENT – American Association
of Geographers:
Faulkner, D., Larson, P.H.,
Jol, H.M., Running, G.L., Loope, H.M., and Goble, R.J.
(2016). Episodic Incision and Terrace Formation Resulting
from Abrupt Late-Glacial Base-Level Fall, Lower Chippewa
River, Wisconsin, USA. Geomorphology. 266:
75-95. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.04.016
Seong, Y.B., Larson, P.H., Dorn,
R.I. and Yu, B.Y. (2016). Evaluating process domains in
small arid granitic watersheds: Case study of Pima Wash,
South Mountains, Sonoran Desert, USA. Geomorphology.
255: 108-124. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.12.014
Larson, P.H., Dorn, R.I.,
Faulkner, D.J, Friend, D.A. (2015). Toe-Cut Terraces: A
Review and Criteria to Differentiate from Traditional
Fluvial Terraces. Progress in Physical Geography.
DOI: 10.1177/0309133315582045
Larson, P.H. and Dorn, R.I.
(2014). Strath Development in Small Arid Watersheds: Case
Study of South Mountain, Sonoran Desert, Arizona. American
Journal of Science. 314: 1202-1223.
Larson, P.H., Dorn, R.I.,
*Palmer, R.E., *Bowles, Z., *Harrison. E., *Kelley S.,
Schmeeckle, M. W., Douglass, J. (2014).
Pediment Response to Drainage Basin Evolution in
South-Central Arizona. Physical Geography. DOI:
10.1080/02723646.2014.931089
Dorn, R.I., Dorn, J., *Harrison, E., *Gutbrod, E., Gibson,
S., Larson, P.H.,
Cerveny, N., Lopat., N., Groom, K.M., Allen, C.D. (2012).
Case Hardening Vignettes from the Western USA: Convergence
of Form from a Divergence of Hardening Processes. Association
of Pacific Coast Geographers Yearbook. 74:
112.
Larson, P.H. and Dorn, R.I.
(2012). Painting Yosemite Valley: A Case Study From the
Rock Coatings Encountered at Half Dome. Physical
Geography 33: 165-182
Larson, P.H., Dorn, R.I,
Douglass, J., Gootee, B.F., Arrowsmith, R. (2010). Stewart
Mountain Terrace: A New Salt River Terrace with
Implications for Landscape Evolution of the Lower Salt
River Valley, Arizona. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada
Academy of Science 42 :26-35
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
(Titles and authorship are preliminary and may change by
date of submission)
*Millett, J., Larson, P.H.,
Running, G.L., Faulkner, D.J. Rittenour, T. (to be
submitted spring 2020). The formation and distribution of
aeolian cliff-top parabolic dunes within a glaciofluvial
outwash valley, Chippewa River, Wisconsin. (for Aeolian
Research).
*Millett. J., Larson, P.H.,
Running, G.L., Faulkner, D.J., Schaetzl, R. Rittneour, T.
(to be submitted spring 2020). Cliff-top dunes:
genesis, significance and criteria to understand an
equafinal form. (for Quaternary Science Reviews)
Larson, P.H., Schaetzl, R.,
Running, G.L., Bowen, M., Faulkner, D.J., *Millett, J.,
*Mataitis, R. Rittenour, T. (to be submitted fall 2020).
Paleoenvironmental significance and character of eolian
deposition in western Wisconsin, USA. (for Quaternary
Research).
Kohout, M., Larson, P.H., Wickert, A., Jennings, C., Gran, K., and Delong, S. (to be submitted fall 2020). Characterizing mass wasting hazards within a post-glacial landscape: Minnesota River Valley, USA. (for Earth Surface Processes and Landforms)
*Mataitis, R., Larson, P.H., Running, G.L., Schaetzl, R., Bowen, M., Faulkner, D.J., *Millett, J., Rittenour, T., and Zanner, C. (to be submitted fall 2020). Significance, distribution and chronology of aeolian sand stringers in western Wisconsin and southern Minnesota (for Quaternary Research).
NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, and/or PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
* denotes graduate student authors,
authors in italics indicate undergraduate
authors
Faulkner, D.J., Larson, P.H., Running, G.L., Jol, H.M. (2019). The paraglacial lower Chippewa River, west-central Wisocnsin, USA. Abstracts with Programs: Geological Society of America annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
Larson, P.H., *Millett, J., *Burds, L., *Mataitis, R.J., Running, G.L., Rittenour, T.M., Nelson, M.S., Schaetzl, R.J., Faulkner, D.J., Schirmer, R.C. (2019). Defining the geomorphology of cliff-top dunes: Case study of the Chippewa River valley, WI, USA. Abstracts with Programs: Geological Society of America annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
*Mataitis, R.J., Larson, P.H., Running, G.L., Schaetzl, R.J., Bowen, M.W., Faulkner, D.J., Rittenour, T.M., Nelson, M.S., *Burds, L., Schirmer, R.C. (2019). Revisiting the distribution and geomorphology of sand stringers beyond the ice margin. Abstracts with Programs: Geological Society of America annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
Schaetzl, R.J., Larson, P.H., and Running, G.L. (2019). Dominance of strong northwest winds across the midwest in the postglacial period. Abstracts with Programs: Geological Society of America annual meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
Schaetzl, R.J., Running, G.L., Larson, P.H., Rittenour, T., Faulkner, D., Knauff, J., Baisch, C., and Kaplan, S. (2019). Loess deposition and remobilization in an ice-marginal landscape. Abstracts with Programs: International Union of Quaternary Research annual meeting, Dublin, Ireland.
Marcou, N., Slade, A., *Mataitis, R., *Millett, J., Larson, P.H., Faulkner, D., Schaetzl, R., Running, G., Bowen, M. (2019). Sand stringers of southeastern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin: A progress report. Abstracts with Programs: American Association of Geographers annual meeting, Washington D.C.
*Swanson, M., *Kuehl, K., Bergstrom-Conley, R., *Millett,
J., Wickert, A., Jennings, C.,
Bowen, M., Larson, P.H.
(2019). Revisiting the post-glacial landscape
evolution of the Minnesota River valley: Preliminary
Results. Abstracts with Programs: American
Association of Geographers annual meeting, Washington D.C.
Faulkner, D., Larson, P.,
Adams, H., *Kuehl, K., *Hilgendorf, Z., Jol, H., Running,
G. (2019).
The Chippewa River: Paragon of a Paraglacial Fluvial
System. Abstracts with Programs: American
Association of Geographers annual meeting, Washington
D.C.
Larson, P.H., Belmont, P., Water
Resources Center. (2018). Final Report - Minnesota River
Invasive Carp Prevention Workplan: Minnesota DNR.
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council through Minnesota
DNR - Minnesota River Invasive Carp Workplan.
*Oubre, M., Escobar, L., Larson, P. (2018).
Habitat Suitability for Four Species of Invasive Carp in
the Minnesota River, South-Central Minnesota, USA.
Abstracts with Programs: American Fisheries Society annual
meeting, Atlantic City, Spring 2018.
*Millett, J., *Anzalone, C., Coonen, K., Jansen, E.,
Gardner, D., Larson, P.H.,
Running, G., Faulkner, D., Schirmer, R. (2018). Sandy
Aeolian Deposition in Southeaster Minnesota and Western
Wisconsin: A Forgotten and Poorly Understood Sandy Aeolian
Landscape. Preliminary Results. Abstracts with
Programs: American Association of Geographers annual
conference, New Orleans, Spring 2018.
*Oubre, M., Escobar, L., Larson,
P., Water Resources Center. (2017). A
Framework for Moedling the Risk of Biological Invasions.
Abstracts with Programs: American Fisheries Society annual
conference, Tampa Bay, Fall 2017.
*Oubre, M., Escobar, L., Larson,
P., Water Resources Center. (2017).
Predicting Invasion Risk for Invasive Carp in the
Minnesota River. Abstracts with Programs: American
Fisheries Society annual conference, Tampa Bay, Fall
2017.
Yuan, F., Larson, P.H., Mulvihill,
R., Nelson, J., Grupa, T., Moore, R. (2017). Stream
Network Changes and Environmental Impacts in Watonwan
River Watershed. Abstracts with Programs:
American Association of Geographers annual conference,
Boston, Spring 2017.
Arnold, S., Brown, A., Larson, P.H.,
Schirmer, R.C. (2017). A machine-learning geospatial
methodology for identifying Native American burial mounds
and earthworks from high resolution LiDAR datasets,
Minnesota, USA: Implications for research in Geoarcheology
and Geomorphology. Abstracts with Programs: American
Association of Geographers annual conference, Boston,
Spring 2017.
*Hilgendorf, Z.T., Moore, R., *Swanson,
M., *Salfer, J.T., *Libby,
D., Larson, P.H., Richards,
M., Batzlaff, B. (2017). Refining and evaluating a
method of hydro-modification of LIDAR derived DEMs in
agricultural land-use dominated watersheds. County Ditch
57 watershed, Minnesota, USA. Abstracts with Programs:
American Association of Geographers annual conference,
Boston, Spring 2017.
Yuan, F., *Mulvihill, R., Larson,
P.H., *Libby, D., and *Hilgendorf,
Z. (2016). Mapping and Analyzing Stream Network Changes in
Watonwan River Watershed. Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium
Annual Meeting, Duluth, Fall 2016.
*Libby, D.J. and Larson, P.H.
(2016). Assessing Historical Planform Channel Change
Within an Altered Watershed: Minnesota River, Minnesota,
USA. Abstracts with Programs: Geological Society of
America annual conference, Denver, Fall 2016.
*Libby, D.J., Larson, P.H.,
*Hilgendorf, Z., *Williams,
V.A., *Chadwick-Camp, M., Howell,
D.W., Aeikens, A.L., Scheeler, D.J., Millett, J.J., and
Rothmeier, K.P. (2016). Assessing Error and
Uncertainty in Remote Analysis of Channel Change Dynamics
and Morphology. Case Study: Minnesota River, Minnesota,
USA. Abstracts with Programs: Association of American
Geographers annual conference, San Francisco, Spring
2016.
*Hilgendorf, Z., Larson, P.,
and Hoppie, B. (2016). Analysis of nonpoint source
pollution mitigation strategies within an agricultural
watershed: Cobb River watershed, Minnesota River Basin,
south-central Minnesota - Premliminary Results. Abstracts
with Programs: Association of American Geographers annual
conference, San Francisco, Spring 2016.
*Libby, D.J., Larson, P.H.,
Belmont, P., Faulkner, D.J. (2016). Quantifying Historic
Channel
Change Dynamics of the Minnesota River, south-central
Minnesota, USA. Abstracts with Programs: Association of
American Geographers annual conference, San Francisco,
Spring 2016.
*Hilgendorf, Z., Larson, P.
and Hoppie, B. (2015). County Ditch 57: Understanding the
Implications of Intensive Agricultural Practices within
First-Order Drainages and their Effects on the Larger
System. Abstracts with Programs: Association of American
Geographers: West Lakes Regional Conference, Fall
2015
*Brown, A., *Smith, C.,
Schirmer, R., and Larson, P.
(2015). Archeology and Landscape
Geomorphology in Three Dimensions: Integrating
Photogrammetrically and LiDAR Derived Point Clouds for
Multi-Scale 3D Analysis. Abstracts with Programs:
Association of American Geographers annual conference,
Chicago, IL. Spring 2015.
*Smith, C., *Brown, A.,
Larson, P.H, and Wittkop, C.
(2015). The Significance of Alluvial Fans in the Landscape
Evolution of the lower Minnesota River Valley: Preliminary
Results. Abstracts with Programs: Association of American
Geographers annual conference, Chicago, IL. Spring
2015.
Williams, V. and Larson, P.H.
(2014). Geostatistical and Geospatial Analysis of I/I into
Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure. Presented at the
Association of American Geographers annual conference,
Tampa Bay, FL. Spring 2014.
Larson, P.H., Dorn, R.I.,
*Kelley, S. (2013). Reconstructing Paleotopography,
Geomorphic
Processes and Landscape Evolution in Response to Drainage
Basin Integration - Salt and Verde Rivers, Basin and
Range, Arizona: Preliminary Results. Abstracts with
Programs. Presented at the Geological Society of America
annual conference, Denver, CO. Fall 2013.
Larson, P.H. (2011). Landform
and Drainage Development in a Metamorphic Core Complex,
Basin and Range, South-Central Arizona. Abstracts
with Programs. Presented at the Association of
American Geographers annual conference, New York, NY.
Spring 2011.
Larson, P.H., Dorn, R.,
*Gutbrod, E., Gibson, S., Harrison, E.,
Schmeeckle, M. (2009). Introduction to Geomorphology: An
Online SQ Experience. Presented at the Assocation of
American Geographers annual conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Spring 2009.
Olson, L.M., Larson, P.H.,
Hupy, J., Jol, H.M., Faulkner, D.J., Running, G.L. (2007).
Late Quaternary Eolian Dunes and Fluvial Terraces of the
Lower Chippewa River Valley. Presented at the Association
of American Geographers annual conference, Boston, MA,
Spring of 2008.
Larson, P.H., Dryer, W.P.,
Mc Donald, J., Baker, A., Running, G.L., Faulkner,
D.J., Jol, H.M.
(2007). Geomorphology of Cliff-Top Parabolic Dunes within
the Lower Chippewa River Valley, Upper Putnam Park, Eau
Claire, Wisconsin. Presented at the Association of
American Geographers annual conference, Boston, MA, Spring
of 2008.
Larson, P.H., Mc Donald,
J.M., Dryer, W.P., Pascal, E.G., Jol, H.M., Craig,
M., Warnke, D.A., Teitler, L., (2007). High
Resolution GPR Investigation of a Lake Manly Shoreline
Deposit,
Death Valley, California. Presented at the Geological
Society of America annual conference, Denver, CO, fall
2007.
Speer, D.M., Larson, P.H.,
Faulkner, D.J., Running, G.L., Jol, H.M., (2007).
Post-Glacial History of the Lower Chippewa River,
Western Wisconsin: A Progress Report. Presented at the
Association of American Geographers annual conference, San
Francisco, CA, spring 2007.
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS:
* denotes graduate student authors,
authors in italics indicate undergraduate
authors
Hargitai, H. and Larson, P.H. (2015). "Valley Terrace" in The Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer.
Larson, P.H. and Dorn, R.I.
(2015). "Radiometric dating/techniques" in The
International Encyclopedia or Geography: People, the
Earth, Environment and Technology. Wiley Blackwell.
Larson, P.H., *Harrison, E.J.,
and *Palmer, E. (2013). Introductory Physical Geography
Laboratory Manual, 10th edition, Hayden McNeil:
Michigan.
Larson, P.H. (2012).
Introductory Physical Geography Laboratory Manual, 9th
edition, Hayden McNeil: Michigan.
HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND
SERVICE:
Minnesota State University – Courses
Geog101 - Introduction to Physical Geography (GE3,
GE10)
Geog313 - Natural Disasters (GE2)
Geog315 - Geomorphology
Geog409/509 - Water Resources
Geog440/540 - Field Methods
Geog415/515 - Earth Surface Processes
Geog416W/516 - Fluvial Geomorphology and Hydrology (W -
Writing Intensive)
Geog417/517 - Quaternary Environments and Climate
Change
Geog440 – Desert Southwest or National Parks of the
Southwest USA (Field Course)
Geog499 – Applied Geomorphology
Geog610 - Issues in Physical Geography
(2017, 2018: Geomorphology of the Colorado Plateau/Arid
Geomorphology/Arid Environments)
Geog 677 – Advanced Fluvial Geomorphology/Sediment
Transport
Arizona State University - Courses
GPH 211-Landform Processes (online)
GPH 111-Introduction to Physical Geography
K-12 Outreach/Service
AVID tutor (Math and Science)- Connolly Middle School,
Tempe, AZ
Arizona Geographic Alliance Summer Workshop
Co-Instructor
National Geographic Geography Bee Judge (Minnesota State
Championship 2017)
Director of Earth Science Programs, Minnesota State
University (2014-present)
Earth-Space Science Teaching Reaccreditation, Minnesota
State University (2016, 2018)
HONORS/AWARDS:
- GK Gilbert Award for Excellence in Geomorphological Research (2019) – American Association of Geographers, Geomorphology Specialty Group
- Dr. Duane Orr Teacher of the Year Award Nomination (2018) - Minnesota State University Student Association
- Advisor Recognition Award Nomination (2018; not eligible to win because of prior win) - Minnesota State University
- Presidential Teaching Scholar Fellowship (2016) - Minnesota State University
- Advisor Recognition Award (2016) - Minnesota State University
- Innovation with Technology Award (2015) – Minnesota State University
- Anthony J. Brazel Research Exam Award (2010-2011) – Arizona State University
- Mathew G. Bailey Scholarship Award (2010) – Arizona State University
- Undergraduate Excellence in Research Award (2008) – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Outstanding Senior Award (2008) - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
INVITED TALKS:
- Soft Rock Lecture Series. University of Minnesota, Department of Earth Sciences. Revival of the Great Rivers of Arizona (2019).
- Minnesota State University Geography Colloquia Series Talk: A River Runs Through It: Creating Rivers in the Basin and Range, pt. 2 (2015)
- Midwest Undergraduate Geography Symposium. Gustavus Adolphus. Keynote Address: A River Runs Through It: Creating Rivers in the Basin and Range. (2015)
- Minnesota State University Geography Colloquia Series: Bedrock Strath Development in Small Arid Watersheds (2013)
- Earth Science Seminar Series - University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire: Implications of Strath Development and
Landscape Evolution in Small Arid Watersheds: South
Mountain, AZ. (2013)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
- Member, Association of American Geographers
- Member, American Geophysical Union
- Member, Geological Society of America
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDING:
(rejected 2019) Uncovering links between hydrology,
geomorphology, and aquatic ecology on the Chippewa
River, Wisconsin. United States Geological Survey.
PI- Andy Wickert (UMN), Co-PI- Phillip Larson. Co-PI-
Doug Faulkner (UWEC). Co-PI- Jeffrey Ziegeweid (USGS).
MSU Total: $93,231.
(submitted, 2019) A new template for integrated watershed-, reach-, and point-scale monitoring of catchment function through open-source technology. Department of Energy. PI- Andy Wickert (UMN), Co-PI- Phillip Larson. MSU Total: $65,831.
(2017) Landslide Hazards and Impacts on Minnesota's
Natural Environment. Environmental and Natural
Resources Trust Fund (Legislative-Citizen Commission on
Minnesota Resources) – Proposal Total: $500,000. PI- Dr.
Karen Gran (U of Minnesota – Duluth), Dr. Andrew Wickert
(U of Minnesota), Dr. Carrie Jennings (Freshwater Society,
U of Minnesota), Co-PI - Phillip Larson.
MSU Total: $51,964.
(2016) Presidential Teaching Scholar Fellowship (MSU) - $7,300,
PI- Phillip Larson
(2016) Minnesota Archeology Integrated Database (Minnesota
Department of Transportation)
- $140,805, PI – Dr. Ronald Schirmer, Co-PI
– Phillip Larson
(2015) Minnesota Archeology Integrated Database (Minnesota
Department of Transportation) - $257,068,
PI – Dr. Ronald Schirmer, Co-PI – Phillip Larson
(2015) Faculty Research Grant (MSU) - $4,900
- Cosmogenic Nuclide Dating of basin sediment cores,
Arizona. (PI - Phillip Larson)
(2014) Minnesota Archeology Integrated Database (Minnesota Department of Transportation)
- $256,972. PI – Dr. Ronald Schirmer, Co-PI – Phillip Larson, Co-PI – Chad Wittkop
(2014) School of Social and Behavior Sciences Special Funding (MSU) - $3,000 - Cosmogenic
Nuclide Dating in the Salt and Verde River Valley, AZ (PI - Phillip Larson)
(2014) Faculty Improvement Grant (MSU)- $2,500 - Professional development - Optical Stimulating Luminescence at Utah State University (PI- Phillip Larson)
(2014) Faculty Research Grant (MSU)- $5,000 - Optical Stimulated Luminescence dating of fluvial terraces and aeolian dunes in the Chippewa River Valley, WI (PI - Phillip Larson). (2011) Mathew G. Bailey Scholarship Award (ASU) - ~$800 - Field work on the Salt and Verde River Valleys. (PI - Phillip Larson)
GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED (committee chair unless otherwise noted)
|
Student - Thesis research chair/advisor unless otherwise noted |
Undergraduate Institution |
Thesis Research |
Year Graduated |
Current Position |
|
Carson A. Smith |
Gustavus Adolphus (Geology) |
Floodplain Inundation Mapping: An Evaluation of Geospatial Tools on the Minnesota River, MN. |
2013 - 2016 |
Amec Foster Wheeler |
|
Andrew Brown |
Minnesota State University (Anthropology) |
MAID – Minnesota Archeological Integrated Database |
2014 – 2016 |
MAID |
|
Devon Libby |
Minnesota State University (Geography) |
Assessing Historical Planform Channel Change in an Altered Watershed with Quantification of Error and Uncertinaty Present in a GIS/Aerial Photograph-based Analysis; Case Study: Minnesota River, Minnesota, USA. |
2014 – 2018 |
Intern, Minnesota DNR |
|
Vinson Williams |
Minnesota State University (Geography) |
A Geospatial Approach to Assessing I/I in Wastewater Infrastructure: Case Study of Minneapolis/St Paul, MN. |
2015 – 2017 |
Barr Engineering |
|
Zach Hilgendorf |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Geography) |
The Efficacy of Best Management Practices on Peak Discharge and Contaminant Loads in Agricultural Drainage Systems, Blue Earth River Watershed, South-Central Minnesota, USA. |
2015 - 2018 |
PhD Student - Arizona State (Fall 2018) |
|
Melissa Oubre |
Arizona State University (Geography) |
Predicting Invasive Carp Habitat Suitability in the Minnesota River Basin, Minnesota. |
2015 - 2018 |
PhD Student - Bowling Green (Fall, 2018) |
|
Jason Millett |
Minnesota State University (Geography) |
Cliff-Top Dunes in the Lower Chippewa River Valley of West-Central Wisconsin |
2017 - 2019 |
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency |
|
Kira Kuehl |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Geography) |
TBD |
2017 - current |
M.S. Student-MNSU |
|
Melissa Kohout/Swanson |
Minnesota State University (Earth Science) |
Mass Wasting Investigation and Assessment in the Midwest: Case Study of the Minnesota River Valley, New Ulm to St. Peter, Minnesota, USA |
2017 - 2019 |
Unknown |
|
Ricky Mataitis |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Geology) |
Distribution, Geomorphology and Significance of Sand Stringers in west-central Wisconsin and southern Minnesota, USA. |
2018 - current |
M.S. Student-MNSU |
|
Luke Burds |
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Geography) |
TBD |
2018 – current |
M.S. Student-MNSU |
|
Daniel Gardner |
Minnesota State University (Earth Science) |
TBD |
2019-Current |
M.S. Student-MNSU |
|
Kenzie Knox (Chair – Mark Bowen, Geography) |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Geography) |
TBD |
2019-Current |
M.S. Student-MNSU |
| Owen Lott (Co-Chair with Bryce Hoppie - Geology) | Minnesota State University (Earth Science) | TBD | 2019-Current (Geography) |
M.S. Student-MNSU |
Paige Bauer (Co-Chair with Steven Losh - Geology) |
Minnesota State University (Earth Science) |
TBD |
2019-Current (Geography) |
M.S. Student-MNSU |
