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Paul Bierman Professor Geology
Paul earned his BA from Williams College in 1985 and his MS and PhD from the University of Washington, the latter in 1993. He has been at UVM ever since where he teaches Geomorphology, Geohydrology, Earth Hazards, and graduate seminars in surface processes and critical writing. He and his students have published 55 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. In 2005, Paul was awarded the one of the National Science Foundation's highest honors - the Director's award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars. Contact: Email: Paul.Bierman@uvm.edu Web links: Paul Bierman Project Links:
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Paul is a UVM Professor of Geology and Natural Resources who works with people of all ages to understand how water and Earth's surface interact. For more than 15 years, he's done research both in Vermont and around the world including far northern Canada, central Australia, southern Africa, Israel, and the American southwest. Much of his work, and that of his students, uses the rare isotope, 10-Be, to monitor rates of erosion and ferret out the behavior of landscapes. His latest efforts use historic imagery to document the impact of people on the Vermont landscapes and the impact of landscape-scale events, such as floods, on people and societies in our state. Paul's research on water and landscapes has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the US Geological Survey, the National Geographic Society, and the Department of Defense.