Dr. Liviu Giosan
Geoscientist
Geology & Geophysics
Contact Information:
508-289-2257
lgiosan@whoi.edu
Clark 257
Mailing Address:
266 Woods Hole Road, MS #22
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
Human-climate-landscape interactions: Role of natural phenomena on development/collapse of civilizations and role of human societies on modifying Earth's environment
Morphodynamics/Sedimentation/Hazards: Rivers, deltas and continental margins.
Climatology/Oceanography: Marine, fluvial, and other aquatic environments.
Selected Publications
Giosan, L., Syvitski, J., Constantinescu, S. and Day, J., 2014. Climate change: Protect the world's deltas. Nature, 516(7529), pp.31-33.
Munoz, S.E., Giosan, L., Therrell, M.D., Remo, J.W., Shen, Z., Sullivan, R.M., Wiman, C., O’Donnell, M. and Donnelly, J.P., 2018. Climatic control of Mississippi River flood hazard amplified by river engineering. Nature, 556(7699), pp.95-98.
Passalacqua, P., Giosan, L., Goodbred, S. and Overeem, I., 2021. Stable≠ sustainable: Delta dynamics versus the human need for stability. Earth's Future, 9(7), p.e2021EF002121.
Giosan, L., Clift, P.D., Macklin, M.G., Fuller, D.Q., Constantinescu, S., Durcan, J.A., Stevens, T., Duller, G.A., Tabrez, A.R., Gangal, K. and Adhikari, R., 2012. Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(26), pp.E1688-E1694.
Giosan, L. and Bhattacharya, J.P., 2005. River deltas: Concepts, models, and examples. SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology, Volume 83, 502 pages.
Service
2023- Consulting Scholar, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
2023-2024 Honorary Visiting Professor, University of Bucharest, Romania
2018-2019 International Ocean Drilling Program Distinguished Lecturer
2015-2017 US Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling
2013-2016 Board of Mississippi Delta Expert Panel on Diversions Planning & Implementation
2006-2007 Honorary Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
Education
Bucharest University
Geological Engineering Diploma 1993
SUNY Stony Brook
Marine and Atmospheric Sciences PhD 2001