Professor
William Eric Dietrich
University of California, Berkeley
Geographer; Geomorphologist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
2003
Professor of Geography; Chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Science. Leader in the quantitative study of Earth-surface processes. Combined field observations, laboratory experiments, and numerical modeling to develop a mechanistic understanding of landform evolution. Applied cosmogenic radionuclides to measure landscape development rates in studies of runoff processes, landsliding, soil formation, and stream-channel networks.
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