Joe
Wheaton is a fluvial geomorphologist with over fifteen years of experience in
river restoration. He is an Associate Professor at Utah State University and a
principal with Anabranch Solutions. Dr.
Wheaton’s research has helped pioneer new design and planning tools for
restoring streams, including working with beaver in restoration and developing
new methods of using wood to restore streams. Joe runs the
Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab at USU and is
a leader in the monitoring and modeling of riverine habitats and watersheds,
especially in classifying and determining hydraulic and geomorphic change in
river systems. He
worked four years in consulting engineering before completing his B.S. in
Hydrology and M.S. in Hydrologic
Sciences from UC Davis, CA, and his Ph.D. in Hydrologic Sciences at
the University of Southampton, UK.
