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Dissertation: Ecogeomorphology of fluviodeltaic systems: Effects of vegetation on delta morphodynamics

B.A. in Earth Science – Geology, University of Pennsylvania, 2011

Thesis: The Effect of Potential Vorticity on Delta Channel Morphodynamics: Examining Elongating versus Bifurcating Behavior

Scientist, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2019 – present

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2016-2019

^†student author

In prep

Piliouras, A., A. Sendrowski, B. Carlson, W. Kim, and D. Mohrig. (in prep). River discharge, tides, and vegetation control delta island hydrodynamics in the Wax Lake Delta.

Fratkin^†, M. M. and A. Piliouras. (in prep). Spatial variability in thermokarst lake morphology and implications for talik extent.

Douglas^†, M. M., G. Li, M. P. Lamb, J. C. Rowland, P. C. Kemeny, A. J. West, J. Schwenk, A. Piliouras, A. J. Chadwick, and W. W. Fischer. (in prep). Organic carbon storage and cycling by river meandering in discontinuous permafrost.

In review or revision

Gibson, G., S. M. Elliott, A. Piliouras, J. Kinney and N Jeffery. (in review). Assessing the potential impact of river chemistry on Arctic coastal production. Frontiers in Marine Science: Coastal Ocean Processes.

Telfeyan, K., A. Piliouras, A. Myers-Pigg, B. Newman, N. Ward, J. Moran, and J. C. Rowland. (in review). Resolving spatiotemporal variations of tidal hydrodynamics in a macrotidal marsh-forest setting using geochemical and stable isotope methods. Hydrological Processes.

Palermo^†, R., A. Piliouras, T. Swanson, A. Ashton, and D. Mohrig. (in revision). The effects of storms and a transient sandy veneer on the interannual planform evolution a low-relief coastal cliff and wave-cut platform at Sargent Beach, Texas, USA. Earth Surface Dynamics.

Overeem, I., J. Nienhuis, and A. Piliouras. (in revision). Arctic deltas are ice-dominated, but what is their future? invited contribution to Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment.

Published

2021

Douglas^†, M. M., U. F. Lingappa, M. P. Lamb, J. C. Rowland, A. J. West, G. Li, P. C. Kemeny, A. J. Chadwick, A. Piliouras, J. Schwenk, and W. W. Fischer. (2021). Impact of river channel lateral migration on the microbial ecology of a discontinuous permafrost floodplain. Applied & Environmental Microbiology.

Piliouras, A., R. Lauzon^†, and J. C. Rowland. (2021). Unraveling the combined influence of ice and permafrost on delta morphodynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface. doi: 10.1029/2020JF005706

2020

Jayasinghe^†, A, S. Elliot, A. Piliouras, J. Clement Kinney, G. Gibson, N. Jeffery, F. Hoffman, J. Kumar, and O. Wingenter. (2020). Modeling functional organic chemistry in Arctic rivers: An idealized Siberian system. Atmosphere. doi: 10.3390/atmos11101090.

Knights^†, D., A. Sawyer, R. Barnes, A. Piliouras, J. Schwenk, D. A. Edmonds, and A. Brown. (2020). Nitrate removal across ecogeomorphic zones in Wax Lake Delta, Louisiana (USA). Water Resources Research. doi: 10.1029/2019WR026867.

Vulis^†, L., A. Tejedor, J. Schwenk, A. Piliouras, J. C. Rowland, and E. Foufoula- Georgiou. (2020). Channel network control on seasonal lake area dynamics on Arctic deltas. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1029/2019GL086710.

Schwenk, J., A. Piliouras, and J. C. Rowland. (2020). Determining flow directions in river channel networks using planform morphology and topology. Earth Surface Dynamics. doi: 10.5194/esurf-2019-19.

Piliouras, A. and J. C. Rowland. (2020). Arctic river delta morphologic variability and implications for riverine fluxes to the coast. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface. doi: 10.1029/2019JF005250.

2019

Piliouras, A. and W. Kim. (2019). Upstream and downstream boundary conditions control the physical and biological development of river deltas. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1029/2019GL084045

Lauzon^†, R., A. Piliouras, and J. C. Rowland. (2019). Ice and permafrost effects on delta morphology and channel dynamics. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1029/2019GL082792.

2018

Piliouras, A. and W. Kim. (2018). Delta size and plant patchiness as controls on channel network organization in experimental deltas. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. doi: 10.1002/esp.4492.

Carlson^†, B., A. Piliouras, T. Muto, and W. Kim. (2018). Control of basin water depth on channel morphology and autogenic timescales in deltaic systems. Journal of Sedimentary Research. doi: 10.2110/jsr.2018.52.

2017

Piliouras, A., W. Kim, and B. Carlson^†. (2017). Balancing aggradation and progradation on a vegetated   delta: The importance of fluctuating discharge in depositional systems. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface. doi: 10.1002/2017JF004378.

2014

Piliouras, A., W. Kim, G. Kocurek, D. Mohrig, and J. Kopp. (2014). Sand on Salt: Controls on dune subsidence and determining salt substrate thickness. Lithosphere. doi: 10.1130/L323.1.

Falcini, F., A. Piliouras, R. Garra, A. Guerin, D. J. Jerolmack, J. Rowland, and C. Paola. (2014). Hydrodynamic and suspended sediment transport controls on river mouth morphology. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface. doi: 10.1002/2013JF002831.

Arendt, C. A., E. G. Hyland, and A. Piliouras.(2020). The geological consequences of global climate change. Encyclopedia of Geology, 2^nd Edition, Elsevier.

Piliouras, A., R. Lauzon, and J. C. Rowland. (2020). Numerical Modeling Experiments of Combined Effects of Ice and Permafrost on Delta Morphodynamics. HiLAT-RASM. Environmental Systems Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem. doi: 10.15485/1682304.

Piliouras, A. and J. C. Rowland. (2019). Arctic delta Landsat image classifications. High latitude application and testing of Earth system models. Environmental Systems Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem. doi: 10.15485/1505624.

Piliouras, A., and W. Kim (2019). Delta size and plant density experiments. SEAD Internal Repository. doi: 10.26009/s0QMHSQP.

Piliouras, A., and W. Kim (2019). Vegetated delta experiments with high discharge. SEAD Internal Repository. doi: 10.26009/s0YYHFYI.

Piliouras, A. and W. Kim. (2019). DeltaVeg – delta experiments with alfalfa. SEAD Internal Repository. doi: 10.260009/s01BL4TZ.

Carlson, B., A. Piliouras, and W. Kim. (2019). Basin depth control on autogenic delta-building processes. SEAD Internal Repository. doi: 10.260009/s0TNB1MW.

Piliouras, A. and W. Kim. (2017). Sand on Salt – dune subsidence into a mobile substrate (PDMS). SEAD Virtual Repository. doi: 10.5967/M09K487M.

Spot Award for having a highly positive influence on co-workers, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2021

Spot Award for excellence in mentoring, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2020

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined), 2016

Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (declined), 2016

Banks Fellowship, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2014

Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, 2013

Award for Excellence in Research, Morphodynamics and Quantitative Stratigraphy Group, 2012

Endowed Graduate Fellowship, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin, 2011-2012

Magna Cum Laude with distinction in Earth Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 2011

Henry Darwin Rogers Award for Excellence in Geology, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 2011

Member, Unlearning Racism in Geosciences pod, Earth and Planetary Surface Processes section, American Geophysical Union, 2021

Co-chair, Geoscientists United for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (GUIDE), Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2020-2021

President, Association for Women Geoscientists – Laramide Chapter, 2019-2021

Workshop Organizer, STEM Pathways for Girls, Santa Fe, 2019

Judge, Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair; CentralNew Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Research Challenge, 2018-2020

Mentoring 365 program mentor, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2018

Workshop Organizer, Expanding Your Horizons STEM conference for girls, Santa Fe, 2018

Special Awards Judge, Association for Women Geoscientists,New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair, 2018

Judge, Outstanding Student Presentation Awards, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2017-present

Secretary, Association for Women Geoscientists – Laramide Chapter, 2017-2019

Undergraduate Mentoring Program mentor, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2017

Guest Instructor, Colorado College Physical Geology field trip, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, 2017

Career and Research Advice Mentorship mentor, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2016-2017

Workshop Assistant, Expanding Your Horizons STEM conference for girls, Santa Fe, 2016

Reviewer: Earth Surface Dynamics, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Environmental Research Letters, Environmental Research Communications, Geology, Geomorphology, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, NASA (panel), NSF (panel + external), Oxford Bibliographies, Sedimentology, Water Resources Research

2021                 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting

2021                 Source to Sink seminar series, North Carolina State University

2020                 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting       

2020                 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

2020                 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2020                 University of Northern Colorado

2020                 University of Texas at Austin

2019                 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (x2)

2019                 The Ohio State University

2018                 University of California Irvine

2017                 Rice University

2016                 U.S. Geological Survey, Reston