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Brian McGlynn

Adjunct Professor
Earth and Climate Sciences
Box 90328, Environment Hall 3115, Durham, NC 27708-0328
3115 Environment Hall, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Our field-based research focuses on the spatial and temporal scaling of hydrological and ecological processes across natural and disturbed watersheds and stream networks.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Professor · 2019 - Present Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment

In the News


Published March 22, 2016
Jedediah Purdy: The violent remaking of Appalachia
Published October 6, 2015
Nicholas Faculty Launch Five-Year Project to Research Stream Biomes

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Recent Publications


Soil Moisture Responses to Rainfall: Implications for Runoff Generation

Journal Article Water Resources Research · September 1, 2021 Soil moisture is a key control on runoff generation and biogeochemical processes on hillslopes. Precipitation events can evoke different soil moisture responses with depth through the soil profile, and responses can differ among landscape positions along a ... Full text Cite

Mountaintop mining legacies constrain ecological, hydrological and biogeochemical recovery trajectories

Journal Article Environmental Research Letters · July 1, 2021 Mountaintop mining, like all forms of surface mining, fundamentally alters the landscape to extract resources that lie 10-100 ms below the land surface. Despite these deep, critical zone alterations, post-mining landscapes are required by United States law ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Macrosystems, Collaborative Research: Defining Stream Biomes Beyond the Steady State

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2015 - 2023

Mountain top mining effects on watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2019

Human and Natural Forcings of Critical Zone Dynamics and Evolution at the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2013 - 2018

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Education, Training & Certifications


State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry · 2002 Ph.D.
State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry · 1997 M.S.
Gettysburg College · 1993 A.B.