Stephen K. Boss
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University Professor of Environmental Dynamics & Sustainability
Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1993); Weber State University (1987); North Carolina State University (1995–1996); Hardin–Simmons University (2004)
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Stephen K. Boss is a University Professor of Environmental Dynamics & Sustainability at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research encompasses paleontology, environmental dynamics, and geological processes. Boss has published extensively on topics such as the control of carbonate accumulation, reservoir sedimentation, sea-level curves, fluvial processes, and the formation of "whiting" in marine environments. His work also includes studies on the impact of hurricanes on carbonate platforms and sediment composition in reef facies.
Boss has secured federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for several projects, totaling $193,444. These grants have supported travel for professional conferences, including the "Overview of Environmental and Engineering Geology and Geohazards with a Virtual Field Trip to Landslides Near Pittsburg, PA," and various technical conferences for the National Association of Black Geoscientists. He holds a designation as a federal grant principal investigator.
With a career marked by significant scholarly contributions, Boss has an h-index of 12 and has authored 89 publications, accumulating 469 citations. His recent activity indicates continued engagement in research, with his most recent publication in 2025.
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- h-index: 12
- Publications: 55
- Citations: 463
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University Professor of Environmental Dynamics & Sustainability 1996–presentUniversity of Arkansas Geosciences ORCID
Selected Publications
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Examining Mentoring in a Professional Society: Early Insights from a New Design Case in the Geosciences (2025)
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CRITICALLY EXAMINING “AMBASSADORSHIP” AS A METAPHOR AND MODEL FOR DRIVING CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE GEOSCIENCES (2024)
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THE DEMOTECHNIC INDEX OF NATIONS, 1980 - 2018: A NORMALIZED MEASURE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION (2023)
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BROADENING ACCESS: WELCOME DIVERSE VOICES THROUGH INCLUSIVE HISTORIES (2023)
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DEMOGRAPHIC DYNAMICS OF THE UNITED STATES GEOSCIENCE WORKFORCE (2020)
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NEUMANN ON NORTHERN GREAT BAHAMA BANK, 1989-1994: ACCOMMODATION AND HURRICANES AND WHITINGS, OH MY! (2020)
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THE HUMAN NATURAL RESOURCE ENDOWMENT OF METALS: IS GLOBAL METAL PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE? (2019)
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OCCUPATIONAL DIVERSITY AND WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES - WHO REPRESENTS GEOSCIENCE LABOR? (2018)
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DEMOGRAPHY AND THE GEOSCIENCE PROFESSIONS: DIFFUSION IS NOT PROGRESS (2018)
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LIDAR-based characterization and conservation of the first theropod dinosaur trackways from Arkansas, USA (2018)
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RECOGNIZING THE CULTURE OF GEOLOGY AS A PRIMARY BARRIER TO INCLUSION (2017)
Federal Grants 3 $143,644 total
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- INTEGRATED ECHO SOUNDER, GPS, AND GIS FOR RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION STUDIES: EXAMPLES FROM TWO ARKANSAS LAKES1
- Watershed Physiography, Land Use, and Sediment Yield: A Case Study from Northwest Arkansas, USA
- CRITICALLY EXAMINING “AMBASSADORSHIP” AS A METAPHOR AND MODEL FOR DRIVING CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE GEOSCIENCES
- Examining Mentoring in a Professional Society: Early Insights from a New Design Case in the Geosciences
- CRITICALLY EXAMINING “AMBASSADORSHIP” AS A METAPHOR AND MODEL FOR DRIVING CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE GEOSCIENCES
- Examining Mentoring in a Professional Society: Early Insights from a New Design Case in the Geosciences
- Bedrock Geology of Rogers Quadrangle, Benton County, Arkansas
- Bedrock Geology of Rogers Quadrangle, Benton County, Arkansas
- Interplay between river discharge and topography of the basin floor in a hyperpycnal lacustrine delta
- Interplay between river discharge and topography of the basin floor in a hyperpycnal lacustrine delta
- Interplay between river discharge and topography of the basin floor in a hyperpycnal lacustrine delta
- Interplay between river discharge and topography of the basin floor in a hyperpycnal lacustrine delta
- The Campus Demotechnic Index: a comparison of technological energy consumption at US colleges and universities
- Influence of fluvial processes on the Quaternary geologic framework of the continental shelf, North Carolina, USA
- Influence of fluvial processes on the Quaternary geologic framework of the continental shelf, North Carolina, USA
- Tune In, Turn On, Link Up! Earth System Science at the University of Arkansas
- Morphometric Analysis of Dinosaur Tracks from Southwest Arkansas
- Global agriculture as an energy transfer system and the energy yield of world agriculture 1961–2013
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