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I am a sedimentologist and geomorphologist who bridges the processes of bedform formation and dynamics across environments and in ancient and inaccessible worlds. To do this, I implement robust bedform analysis techniques to reveal bedform morphology and movement. I use fieldwork, experimental methods, and modeling to investigate modern settings to both understand contemporary landscapes and the records of past environments. The goal of my research centers on identifying and quantifying the links between flow, sediment transport, and bedform morphodynamics. A better understanding of these various interactions will allow us to better leverage records of ancient environments, utilize modern bedforms more effectively to characterize conditions of Earth and planetary systems, and improve how contemporary environments are managed in the face of climate change, for example through flood risk management.
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Started as Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech
On August 2023, I started a position as an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in the Department of Geosciences. As a PI, I will be leading the Bedform Dynamics Lab with broad interests in surface processes, bedform dynamics, and process sedimentology in a range of environments including fluvial, aeolian and lacustrine. Continue to follow along…
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The influence of dune lee side shape on time-averaged velocities and turbulence
Alice Lefebvre1 and Julia Cisneros2 1MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 2Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, Austin TX 78712, USA Underwater dunes are found in various environments with strong hydrodynamics and movable sedi- ment such as rivers, estuaries and continental shelves. They have a diversity…
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Grappling with barriers in geosciences from the lens of two Latina geoscientists
Abstract: “This article reviews our shared experience as two minoritized graduate students, encapsulating what the barriers we encountered were, and identifies the impacts of a personal disinterest by geoscientists and institutional disinvestment in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues in the geosciences. Specifically, in this article we advance the concept of disinvestment in the academy,…
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Julia Cisneros - Geologist 