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Abridged Vita 2012 ABRIDGED VITA 2012 EDWARD A. KELLER Environmental Studies and Department of Earth Science University of California Santa Barbara, California 93106 Keller, Edward A. (1942-) Earth Surface Processes, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology University of California, Santa Barbara, June 17,2009. Statement by A. E. Gates (2003)1 When an earthquake occurs in the eastern or central part of the United States there are seismic waves that shake buildings and other structures but rarely is there evidence on the surface as to where it occurred. Instead the only way to locate the earthquake is with seismographs and patterns of seismic activity are as uncommon as the surface features. For that reason, geomorphology is regarded as a rather gentle branch of geology there. In the western United States on the other hand, earthquakes and other tectonic movements leave scars, induce landslides and generally wreak havoc on buildings and people. In stark contrast to the east, tectonic geomorphology is a dynamic and dangerous study. Edward Keller is one of the foremost experts on tectonic geomorphology especially with regard to earthquake reduction and prevention. By studying relative uplift and subsidence both in terms of rates and elevation changes, tectonic movements and their extent and intensity may be revealed. The beautiful wave cut terraces of the California Pacific coast are excellent examples of the types of features that Keller studies. They reveal sequential tectonic uplift of the land surface with erosion during the quiet periods. Such studies can reveal information on recurrence intervals for earthquakes, potential for blind faults, as well as landslides and other hazards. They have great implications for building codes and disaster preparedness plans. Keller primarily studies the geomorphology and Quaternary deposits related to active faults and folds that result from faults. Edward Keller also has a major interest in fluvial geomorphology. He studies the development of channels in streams as well as the controls on where pools and riffles develop and how they change with time. This research involves an attempt to explain and even quantify a process that is otherwise chaotic in appearance. In addition to determining location of the features of a stream, Keller studies the processes involved in to flood control. Currently, as an offshoot of this research, he has been studying the hydrologic processes in the chaparral ecosystem of southern California and role of wildfire in the recurrence of high magnitude flood deposits and debris flow deposits. Edward Keller has over 20 years experience in public service and consulting in a variety of subjects and cases including: flood hazard; erosion; coastal processes; landslides; and landscape history. This work has provided real world experience to both undergraduate and graduate students. -- 1 Edward Keller was born on June 6, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He attended California State University at Fresno where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 1965. However, he decided that he was really better suited to geology and returned to California State University to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology in 1968. He then earned a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of California at Davis in 1969. He earned a Ph.D. from Purdue University, Indiana in Geology in 1973. He joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina the same year. In 1976, he accepted a position at the University of California at Santa Barbara (joint appointment with the Environmental Studies Program and the Department of Earth Science) and has remained there ever since. He has served as Chair of both the Environmental Studies and the Hydrologic Science programs several times. Edward Keller has had a very productive career. He is an author on some 100 articles in international journals, governmental reports and professional volumes. Many of these are seminal works on fluvial processes and tectonic geomorphology. Even more impressive are the books that he has written. He is the author of the most successful textbook on Environmental Geology (with the same name) now in its eighth edition. He also wrote the definitive textbook on tectonic geomorphology entitled Active Tectonics and is in its second printing. He is the author with Daniel Botkin of a very successful textbook on Environmental Science (with the same name). He is also an author on two other books on Environmental Science and Geology. Keller has received several honors and awards for his contributions to the profession. He received a Hartley Visiting Professor Award from The University of Southampton, England in 1982-1983 and the Quatercentenary Fellowship from Cambridege University, England in 2000. He two Outstanding Alumnus Awards from Purdue University, Indiana, one from the department (1994) and one from the School of Science (1996). He also received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from California State University at Fresno in 1998. He received the Outstanding Research Award from the Southern California Earthquake Center in 1999. Professor Keller received the Don J Easterbrook, Distinguished Scientist Award from the Geological Society of America in 2004. 1. Updated from Gates, A. E. 2003. Notable Scientists: A to Z of Earth Scientists. Facts on File Inc. NY, NY. VITA EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Degree Institution Date Major B.S. California State University, Fresno June, 1965 Mathematics B.A. California State University, Fresno August, 1968 Geology M.S. University of California December, 1969 Geology Ph.D. Purdue University May, 1973 Geology ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Date Title Employer Description 1976-present Professor UCSB Teaching and research in earth surface processes and landforms, fluvial processes, tectonic geomorphology, engineering geology, and -- 2 environmental geology. 1993-1997 Chair UCSB Chair of the Environmental Studies Program 1989-1992 and Hydrologic Science Program 1987-1988 1985-1986 1973-76 Assistant University of Teaching and research in geomorphology, Professor North Carolina environmental studies, earth science. RESEARCH INTERESTS: Earth Surface Processes HONORS AND AWARDS: Don J Easterbrook, Distinguished Scientist Award, Geological Society of America, 2004 Quatercentenary Fellowship, MichaelmasTerm, Emmanual College, Cambridge Univ., UK, 2000 Outstanding Outreach, Southern California Earthquake Center, 1999 Distinguished Alumni, California State University, Fresno, 1998 Distinguished Alumni Award, Purdue University School of Science, 1996 Outstanding Alumnus Award, Purdue University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1994 Sigma Xi National Lecturer, 1983-85 Hartley Visiting Professor Award, The University of Southampton, England, 1982-83 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1965 Blue Key National Honor Fraternity PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: The Society of Sigma Xi The Geological Society of America (Fellow) Phi Kappa Phi National Association of Geology Teachers American Geophysical Union (Hydrogeology Section) -- 3 GRANTS Water Resources Research Grant; “Use of Fluvial Processes to Minimize Adverse Effects of Stream Channelization,” 1975-78, $69,000, N. C. Water Resources Research Institute and U. S. Office of Water Resources Research U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Grant, “Tectonic Geomorphology and Possible Future Seismic Activity of the Central Ventura Basin, California,” 1978-79, $70,000 Water Resources Research & U. S. Forest Service and U. S. Park Service, Contracts and Grants, “Effects of Large Organic Debris on Channel Form and Fluvial Processes,” 1978-80, $33,000 U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Grant, “Paleomagnetic Dating of Holocene Deposits Along the San Andreas Fault in Southern California,” 1979-80, $46,000 Water Resources Research Grant, “Large Organic Debris and Anadromous Fish Habitat in the Coastal Redwood Environment,” 1980-82, $55,974 U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Grant, “Soil Chronosequences as Instruments for Dating Holocene and Late Pleistocene Faulting, Western Transverse Ranges,” California, 1981-82, $70,000 Water Resources Research Grant, “Cold Pools and Their Importance for Enhancement of Anadromous Fish Habitat in Northern California Coastal Streams,” 1982-83, $15,000 Water Resources Research Grant (with Julia Allen), “Long Term Monitoring and Analysis of Water, Sediment, and Nutrient Budgets in Coastal Mountain Streams,” 1984-86, $32,000 U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Grant, “Late Pleistocene- Holocene Soil Chronology for Evaluating Tectonic Framework and Events,” 1984-85, $50,000 U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Grant, “Source and Seismic Potential Associated with Reverse Faulting and Related Folding,” 1986-87, $60,000 Water Resources Research Grant (with Frank Davis), “Recovery of the Riparian Zone Following Chaparral Wildfire,” 1986-88, $30,000 U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Grant, “Quaternary Tectonic Framework and Earthquake Hazard in Fold-and-Thrust Belts of the Western Transverse Ranges, California,” 1987-89, $63,000 Water Resources Center, “Hydrologic Response of Small Watersheds to Wildfire,” 1991-93, $40,000 -- 4 National Science Foundation, Southern California Earthquake Center, “Tectonic Geomorphology of the Los Angeles Basin,” 1991-92, $35,000 U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, “Investigations in Areas of Subsidence
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