Brendan T. Yuill

Adjunct Professor

School of Science & Engineering
Brendan T. Yuill

Office

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
New Orleans, LA 70118

Research Associate
The Water Institute of the Gulf
Physical Processes and Sediment Systems Group
301 N. Main Street, Suite 2000
Baton Rouge, LA   70825

Education & Affiliations

Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2009
M.A., University of Wyoming, 2003
B.A., Boston University, 1999

Biography

Dr. Yuill's research interests include Geomorphology and watershed hydrology, Sediment transport mechanics and management, Landscape evolution modeling at engineering timescales and physical processes relating to delta restoration

Publications

Yuill, B.T., Walshire, L., Roig-Silvo, C.  in review. Application of an alluvial architecture model to predicting seepage risk in floodplains. Engineering Geology - 6/2012. 

Yuill, B.T. 2012. Predicting Coarse Sediment Transport From Desert Washes With Patchy Bed Material. USACE Technical Report, ERDC/GSL TR-12-17, 29 p. 

Yuill, B.T., Gasparini, N.M. 2011. Hydrologic controls on wash load concentrations in first-ordered   watersheds. Journal of Hydrology, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.09.11  

Yuill, B.T., Nichols, M.H. 2010. Patterns of grain-size dependent sediment transport in low ordered, ephemeral channels. Earth Surface Processes & Landforms. doi: 10.1002/esp.2041. 

Yuill, B.T., Nichols, M.H., Yager, E. 2010. Coarse bed material patch evolution in low-order, ephemeral channels. Catena 81: 126-136. 

Yuill, B.T., Lavoie, D., and Reed, D.J. 2009. Understanding subsidence processes in southern Louisiana. Journal of Coastal Research, SP 54: 23-36.