Biography
I have worked on the fluvial dynamics of streams in the Midwest for over 30 years. My research interests range from investigations aimed at improving our basic scientific understanding of the geomorphology of rivers to studies focusing on issues of importance for river management and policy. Much of my work emphasizes field measurements of process-form interactions, but through collaborations with colleagues at Illinois I also participate in projects that involve laboratory experiments and numerical modeling.
Education
- Ph.D., Arizona State University
- M.A., Michigan State University
- B.A., Shippensburg University
Courses Taught
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Geography and Geographic Information Science
Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Recent Publications
Blair, N. E., Leithold, E. L., Thanos Papanicolaou, A. N., Wilson, C. G., Keefer, L. L., Kirton, E., Vinson, D., Schnoebelen, D., Rhoads, B. L., Yu, M., & Lewis, Q. (2018). The C-biogeochemistry of a Midwestern USA agricultural impoundment in context: Lake Decatur in the intensively managed landscape critical zone observatory. Biogeochemistry, 138(2), 171-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-018-0439-9
Konsoer, K. M., & Rhoads, B. (2018). Analysis of shallow turbulent flows using the hilbert-huantransform: A tool for exploring the characteristics of turbulence and coherent flow structures. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 67(4), 343-359. https://doi.org/10.15201/hungeobull.67.4.4
Kumar, P., Le, P. V. V., Papanicolaou, A. N. T., Rhoads, B. L., Anders, A. M., Stumpf, A., Wilson, C. G., Bettis, E. A., Blair, N., Ward, A. S., Filley, T., Lin, H., Keefer, L., Keefer, D. A., Lin, Y. F., Muste, M., Royer, T. V., Foufoula-Georgiou, E., & Belmont, P. (2018). Critical transition in critical zone of intensively managed landscapes. Anthropocene, 22, 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2018.04.002
Lewis, Q. W., Lindroth, E. M., & Rhoads, B. L. (2018). Integrating unmanned aerial systems and LSPIV for rapid, cost-effective stream gauging. Journal of Hydrology, 560, 230-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.03.008
Lewis, Q. W., & Rhoads, B. L. (2018). LSPIV Measurements of Two-Dimensional Flow Structure in Streams Using Small Unmanned Aerial Systems: 2. Hydrodynamic Mapping at River Confluences. Water Resources Research, 54(10), 7981-7999. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022551