Overview
Martin Doyle is a Professor at Duke University focused on the science and policy of rivers and water in the US. His work ranges from fluid mechanics and sediment transport to infrastructure finance and federal water policy. His first book, The Source (WW Norton, February, 2018), is a history of America’s rivers. His second book, Streams of Revenue (MIT Press, 2021) is an analysis of ecosystem markets. In addition to his role as a professor, Doyle has had several stints in government: in 2015-2016, he moved to the Department of Interior, where he helped establish the Natural Resources Investment Center, an initiative of the Obama Administration to push forward private investment in water infrastructure, enable water marketing, and increase the use of markets and conservation banks for species conservation. Prior to that, in 2009-2010, he was the inaugural Frederick J. Clarke Scholar at the US Army Corps of Engineers.
He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation, recognized as a Kavli Fellow for the Frontiers of Science from the National Academy of Sciences and selected to deliver the Gilbert White Lecture by the National Academy of Sciences.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Flow-Dependent Color Patches in a Great Plains River
Journal Article Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · July 1, 2024 Ecosystem structure and its heterogeneity shape ecosystem processes. Ecosystem heterogeneity has been characterized in smaller stream ecosystems dominated by benthic processes. However, in larger river ecosystems structured by water column characteristics ... Full text CiteMeet the MississippiThe Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the MississippiBoyce Upholt Norton, 2024. 352 pp.
Journal Article Science (New York, N.Y.) · July 2024 A rich introduction captures some but not all the remarkable river has to offer. ... Full text CiteObserved Warming Trends at U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Installations and Implications for Future Recruit Training.
Journal Article Military medicine · May 2024 IntroductionArmy recruits conducting BCT are among the most susceptible population of military personnel to experience exertional heat illness, a concern expected to become increasingly urgent due to steadily rising temperatures. In this study, we ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
BHPF - IoW Phased Implementation
Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by BHP Foundation · 2021 - 2026Aspen Nation Water Strategy Initiative
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation · 2024 - 2025Food in 2050
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by World Wildlife Fund · 2021 - 2025View All Grants