Dr. Jason Julian will join the faculty in January, 2009 - The Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Julian will join the faculty as Assistant Professor of Geography beginning in January, 2009. Jason’s research interests include earth systems science, ecohydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and landscape ecology. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. in Geography at the University of North Carolina in 2007. His dissertation was entitled “Hydrogeomorphic Controls on Light Availability in Rivers.” He is currently Assistant Research Scientist at the Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Frostburg, Maryland. His publications have appeared in Geomorphology, Water Resources Research, and the Journal of Geophysical Research—Biogeosciences. We look forward to welcoming Jason, his wife Victoria, and 9-month-old daughter Aaralyn to the Department, the University, and the Norman community. Posted: 7/18/2008