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ResearchI have spent a number of years studying climate/surface processes interactions -- primarily in the Nepalese Himalaya. I use cosmogenic nuclide exposure-age dating, computer modeling, paleoclimate records, and modern meteorological data to investigate how changes in climate impact river, hillslope, and glacial processes. More recently I have become interested in how snowfall affects catchment hydrology. I am currently a Co-PI on the Yakima WATERS (Watershed Activitities To Enhance Research in Schools) GK-12 Project. Another focus of my work is science education and outreach in both the USA and Nepal. I have raised funds to bring science materials to the Nepali schools (see www.OneworldSchoolProject.org) and am working to build teaching resources to help make science more accessible for K-12 students and teachers in both developed and developing countries. I have also served as an associate science producer and remote camera person on the science documentary, Earth Forces. Teaching
I teach the following courses: Published WorkPratt-Sitaula, B., Garde, M., Burbank, D.W., Oskin, M., Heimsath, A. and Gabet, E., 2007. Bedload-to-suspended load ratio and rapid bedrock incision from Himalayan landslide-dam lake record. Quaternary Research, 68(1): 111-120. Pratt-Sitaula, B., 2004. Connecting people to science in the Himalaya. Geotimes, 49(11): 38-39. Pratt-Sitaula, B., Burbank, D.W., Heimsath, A. and Ojha, T., 2004. Landscape disequilibrium on 1000-10,000 year scales Marsyandi River, Nepal, central Himalaya. Geomorphology, 58(1-4): 223-241. Burbank, D.W., Blythe, A. E., Putkonen, J., Pratt-Sitaula, B., Gabet, E., Oskin, M., Barros, A., Ojha, T. P.2003. Decoupling of erosion and precipitation in the Himalayas. Nature, 426(6967): 652-655. Gabet, E.J., Burbank, D.W., Putkonen, J.K., Pratt-Sitaula, B.A. and Ojha, T., 2004. Rainfall thresholds for landsliding in the Himalayas of Nepal. Geomorphology, 63(3-4): 131-143. Gabet, E.J., Pratt-Sitaula, B.A. and Burbank, D.W., 2004. Climatic controls on hillslope angle and relief in the Himalayas. Geology, 32(7): 629-632. Pratt, B.A., Burbank, D.W., Heimsath, A.M. and Ojha, T.P., 2002. Impulsive alluviation during early Holocene strengthened monsoons, central Nepal Himalaya. Geology, 30(10): 911-914. |
SCED 322 - Science Education in the Elementary School*
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