Regular biography
Douglas Jerolmack is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He holds the title of Professor Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science. His research interests are primarily in Earth and Environmental Science, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. His profile page provides additional details on his research and publications.
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Douglas Jerolmack is a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on soft earth geophysics, experimental geophysics, soft matter, sediment transport, and geomorphology. His work explores the dynamics of sediment movement, including the shredding of environmental signals by sediment transport and the complexity of river mouth deposits. Jerolmack investigates the interactions between geomorphology and ecology, as well as the physical basis for anomalous diffusion in bed load transport. His research also extends to aeolian processes on planetary surfaces, such as Mars, and the self-organization of river channels. Through experimental and theoretical approaches, he examines the scaling laws and evolution of sedimentary systems, contributing to our understanding of geomorphological processes and their interactions with environmental factors.