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leonard sklar
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Biography
Leonard is a geologist and civil engineer, specializing in hillslope and fluvial geomorphology. He was a Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University 2017-2021 and Professor in the Department of Earth and Climate Science at San Francisco State University 2003-2017. Leonard's current research projects are investigating: controls on the size of sediment particles produced on hillslopes and supplied to rivers; influences of sediment size on landscape evolution, debris flow hazards, and aquatic habitat; bedrock river channel erosion; and the influence of living organisms on river sediment transport and bank erosion.
Education
- Ph.D. Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley 2003
- M.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 1990
- B.Sc. Applied Science, New York University 1989
- B.Eng. Civil Engineering, Cooper Union 1989
Courses
This instructor is currently not teaching any courses.