RobertÌýAnderson

  • Distinguished Professor
  • Geomorphology
  • Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program
  • GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • INSTAAR

Research

I am a geomorphologist interested in the evolution of landscapes, with particular emphasis on alpine landscapes.

I focus on processes, including glacial, coastal and fluvial erosion of bedrock. I employ cosmogenic radionuclides to constrain rates and timing in the landscape, field studies to document the specific processes acting, and numerical modeling to knit it all together.

Keywords

glaciers, permafrost, cryosphere, hillslopes, rivers, coastal erosion, weathering, cosmogenic dating, landscape evolution models

Department Topic Areas

Education

  • PhD: University of Washington, 1986
  • MS: Stanford, 1977
  • BS: Williams College, 1974

Awards

  • Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado, 2015
  • Hazel Barnes Prize, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder, 2014
  • Fellow, AGU, 2006
  • Gladys Cole Award, GSA, 1995
  • Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF, 1991