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John Burnham Shaw
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Federal Grant PI
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Louisiana State University (2011); University of Wyoming (2013–2016); University of Minnesota (2008); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2011); University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2011); The University of Texas at Austin (2010–2016)
19 h-index
101 pubs
1,654 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
John Burnham Shaw's research focuses on the morphodynamics and evolution of river systems, particularly deltas and alluvial channels. His work investigates the physical processes that shape these landscapes, including sediment transport, channel morphology, and the impact of water flow dynamics. Shaw has examined the Wax Lake Delta in Louisiana, studying the growth of distributary channel networks and the role of erosion in this process. He has also investigated flow patterns and morphology in prograding river deltas, contributing to an understanding of how these environments develop over time.
His federal grant work includes serving as Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant investigating the morphodynamic stability of coastal channel networks through theoretical, experimental, and field-based approaches. He has also co-led NSF-funded projects focused on the dynamic modeling of river ecosystem stability, including one specifically addressing Alaskan riverine ecosystems and their connection to Yup'ik cultural resiliency. Shaw has a publication record of 119 items, with an h-index of 20 and 1,717 citations. He has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including José Silvestre, Glenn R. Sharman, C. M. Hughes, and Barry Shaulis.
Metrics
- h-index: 19
- Publications: 101
- Citations: 1,654
Positions
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Associate Professor 2014–presentUniversity of Arkansas Geosciences ORCID
Selected Publications
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Autogenic Shoreline Migration and Its Effect on the Storage of Carbon in Marginal Marine Successions (2026)
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Variable Flood Discharge Constrains Autochthonous Organic Carbon Preservation in Deltas: Insights From Physical Experiments (2026)
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Basin confinement influences river delta elevation profiles (2025)
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Stratigraphic Evidence of Backwater Morphodynamics and Lowland River Deltas in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars (2025)
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Autogenic Timescales Set Spatial Scales of Subsurface Carbon Reservoirs in Marginal Marine Environments (2024)
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Ancient Channel-Mouth Bifurcation Angles on Earth and Mars (2024)
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Goldilocks Fluctuations: Dynamic Constraints on Loop Formation in Scale-Free Transport Networks (2024)
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Sediment Compaction in Experimental Deltas: Toward a Meso‐Scale Understanding of Coastal Subsidence Patterns (2023)
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Marsh-induced backwater: the influence of non-fluvial sedimentation on a delta's channel morphology and kinematics (2023)
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Comment on egusphere-2023-545 (2023)
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General comment on egusphere-2023-545 (2023)
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Coastal response to global warming during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (2023)
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Marsh induced backwater: the influence of non-fluvial sedimentation on a delta's channel morphology and kinematics (2023)
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Supplementary Data for "Interplay of river and tidal forcings promotes loops in coastal channel networks" (2022)
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Supplementary Data for "Interplay of river and tidal forcings promotes loops in coastal channel networks" (2022)
Federal Grants 3 $1,226,412 total
NSF
Co-PI
Oct 2025 - Aug 2027
SCC-CIVIC-FA Track A: Dynamic Modeling of River Ecosystem Stability
NSF
Co-PI
Oct 2024 - Jun 2025
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Kelly Sanks
Tulane University (US)
13 shared publications
- Field‐Based Estimate of the Sediment Deficit in Coastal Louisiana
- Measuring subaqueous progradation of the Wax Lake Delta with a model of flow direction divergence
- Marsh Sedimentation Controls Delta Top Morphology, Slope, and Mass Balance
- Sediment Compaction in Experimental Deltas: Toward a Meso‐Scale Understanding of Coastal Subsidence Patterns
- Field-based Estimate of the Sediment Deficit in Coastal Louisiana
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Samuel Zapp
Louisiana State University (US)
9 shared publications
- Marsh Sedimentation Controls Delta Top Morphology, Slope, and Mass Balance
- Sediment Compaction in Experimental Deltas: Toward a Meso‐Scale Understanding of Coastal Subsidence Patterns
- Marsh-induced backwater: the influence of non-fluvial sedimentation on a delta's channel morphology and kinematics
- Variable Flood Discharge Constrains Autochthonous Organic Carbon Preservation in Deltas: Insights From Physical Experiments
- Marsh sedimentation controls delta top morphology, slope, and mass balance
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
K. M. Straub
Tulane University (US)
9 shared publications
- Marsh Sedimentation Controls Delta Top Morphology, Slope, and Mass Balance
- Sediment Compaction in Experimental Deltas: Toward a Meso‐Scale Understanding of Coastal Subsidence Patterns
- Marsh-induced backwater: the influence of non-fluvial sedimentation on a delta's channel morphology and kinematics
- Variable Flood Discharge Constrains Autochthonous Organic Carbon Preservation in Deltas: Insights From Physical Experiments
- Marsh sedimentation controls delta top morphology, slope, and mass balance
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
José Silvestre
Tulane University
8 shared publications
In database
- Marsh Sedimentation Controls Delta Top Morphology, Slope, and Mass Balance
- Sediment Compaction in Experimental Deltas: Toward a Meso‐Scale Understanding of Coastal Subsidence Patterns
- Marsh-induced backwater: the influence of non-fluvial sedimentation on a delta's channel morphology and kinematics
- Variable Flood Discharge Constrains Autochthonous Organic Carbon Preservation in Deltas: Insights From Physical Experiments
- Marsh sedimentation controls delta top morphology, slope, and mass balance
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Ripul Dutt
Tulane University (US)
8 shared publications
- Marsh Sedimentation Controls Delta Top Morphology, Slope, and Mass Balance
- Sediment Compaction in Experimental Deltas: Toward a Meso‐Scale Understanding of Coastal Subsidence Patterns
- Marsh-induced backwater: the influence of non-fluvial sedimentation on a delta's channel morphology and kinematics
- Marsh sedimentation controls delta top morphology, slope, and mass balance
- Marsh-Delta Interactions: The strong influence of marsh deposition on delta slopes and mass partitioning
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Robert Mahon
LSU New Orleans (US)
5 shared publications
- Distributary Channel Networks as Moving Boundaries: Causes and Morphodynamic Effects
- Quantifying the stratigraphic completeness of delta shoreline trajectories
- Ancient Channel-Mouth Bifurcation Angles on Earth and Mars
- COMPARING AND CONTRASTING TRIBUTARY AND DISTRIBUTARY CHANNEL NETWORKS
- A faithful record of channel mouth bifurcation angles in river delta stratigraphy on Earth and Mars
Douglas A. Edmonds
Indiana University Bloomington (US)
5 shared publications
- Influence of Floods, Tides, and Vegetation on Sediment Retention in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA
- Measuring subaqueous progradation of the Wax Lake Delta with a model of flow direction divergence
- Morphodynamic Modeling of River-Dominated Deltas: A Review and Future Perspectives
- Morphodynamic Modeling of River-Dominated Deltas: A Review and Future Perspectives
- Measuring Subaqueous Progradation of the Wax Lake Delta with a Model of Flow Direction Divergence
Brandon McElroy
University of Wyoming (US)
4 shared publications
- Island Formation Resulting From Radially Symmetric Flow Expansion
- Quantifying the stratigraphic completeness of delta shoreline trajectories
- Backwater number scaling of alluvial bed forms
- A mass-conservation-based approach to predicting river mouth channel bifurcations
David Mohrig
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
4 shared publications
- Flow patterns and morphology of a prograding river delta
- Elevation change and stability on a prograding delta
- Airborne radar imaging of subaqueous channel evolution in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA
- Inferring surface currents within submerged, vegetated deltaic islands and wetlands from multi-pass airborne SAR
Wayne Wagner
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
4 shared publications
- Flow patterns and morphology of a prograding river delta
- Elevation change and stability on a prograding delta
- Airborne radar imaging of subaqueous channel evolution in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA
- Inferring surface currents within submerged, vegetated deltaic islands and wetlands from multi-pass airborne SAR
Michael P. Lamb
California Institute of Technology (US)
4 shared publications
- Airborne radar imaging of subaqueous channel evolution in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana, USA
- Morphodynamic Modeling of River-Dominated Deltas: A Review and Future Perspectives
- Inferring surface currents within submerged, vegetated deltaic islands and wetlands from multi-pass airborne SAR
- Morphodynamic Modeling of River-Dominated Deltas: A Review and Future Perspectives
Wun‐Tao Ke
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Distributary Channel Networks as Moving Boundaries: Causes and Morphodynamic Effects
- Numerical model for the growth of distributary channel bifurcation on river delta
- COMPARING AND CONTRASTING TRIBUTARY AND DISTRIBUTARY CHANNEL NETWORKS
Amanda R. Whaling
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Measuring subaqueous progradation of the Wax Lake Delta with a model of flow direction divergence
- Changes to Subaqueous Delta Bathymetry Following a High River Flow Event, Wax Lake Delta, USA
- Measuring Subaqueous Progradation of the Wax Lake Delta with a Model of Flow Direction Divergence
Adam Konkol
California University of Pennsylvania (US)
3 shared publications
- Interplay of River and Tidal Forcings Promotes Loops in Coastal Channel Networks
- Supplementary Data for "Interplay of river and tidal forcings promotes loops in coastal channel networks"
- Supplementary Data for "Interplay of river and tidal forcings promotes loops in coastal channel networks"
Jon Schwenk
Los Alamos National Laboratory (US)
3 shared publications
- Interplay of River and Tidal Forcings Promotes Loops in Coastal Channel Networks
- Supplementary Data for "Interplay of river and tidal forcings promotes loops in coastal channel networks"
- Supplementary Data for "Interplay of river and tidal forcings promotes loops in coastal channel networks"
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