Martin W. Doyle, Ph.D.
Associate
Professor
Department
of Geography,
919-962-3876
mwdoyle@email.unc.edu
www.unc.edu/~mwdoyle/
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
River processes: interactions of geomorphic, hydraulic
and ecological processes in streams and rivers
Infrastructure in the environment: economics and policy of managing the
environmental impacts of infrastructure construction, operation, and removal
Political economy of rivers: historical analysis of how river-based
economies have evolved over past 300 years in US and the role of federal and
state institutions in these economies
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2002,
M.S.Eng. 1997, National Sedimentation
Laboratory-University of
B.S. 1995, Harding University, Physics,
Mathematics.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Associate
Professor, Department of Geography (2006-present)
Assistant
Professor, Department of Geography (2002 – 2006)
Scholar-in-Residence,
Center for Urban and Regional Studies (2007)
Curriculum
in Ecology (2002-present)
Affiliate,
Adjunct
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering (2003
– Present)
Research
Affiliate,
Faculty
Fellow, Center for Urban and Regional Studies (2004 – Present)
Visiting
Scientist (Fall 2004)
USDA
Research Fellow, Environmental Sciences and Engineering Institute (1999-2001)
Graduate
Research Assistant, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (2001-2002)
Inter-Fluve,
Inc.,
Hydraulic
Engineer (EI) (1997-1999)
National Sedimentation Laboratory,
Research
Assistant Hydraulic Engineer (1995-1997)
Hydrologist
(1994)
AWARDS AND HONORS
Aldo Leopold
Leadership Fellow,
GlaxoSmithKline Faculty
Fellowship in Public Policy, 2008
John Treacy
Memorial Lecture,
Editor’s
Citation Award for Excellence in Reviewing, Amer. Geophysical Union (Water Resources Res), 2006
CAREER Award,
National Science Foundation, 2005
Nystrom Award,
Association of American Geographers, 2004
Chorafas Prize,
Chorafas Foundation-Switzerland, 2002
Wolman Award,
Association of American Geographers, 2002
Fahnestock
Award, Geological Society of
Horton Grant,
American Geophysical
Licensed
Engineering Intern in
Order of the
Engineer
NATIONAL COMMITTEES
Nicholas
Institute for Environmental Policy
Ecosystem Services Group
National
Ecological Observatory Network
Hydroecology sub-committee
Dam Removal Science and Policy
Panel
Coalition of
Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences (CUAHSI)
Floodplain Processes Working
Group
Morphodynamics following Dam
Removal
American Society
of Civil Engineers Task Committees
Unstable Channel Processes Task
Committee (Secretary)
Dam Decommissioning Task
Committee
River Restoration Task Committee
PUBLICATIONS
(underline indicates student or
post-doc as author or co-author)
Peer-Reviewed Journals
36. Doyle et al., (2008). Aging
infrastructure and ecosystem Restoration. Science.
35. Hester, E.T., and M.W. Doyle
(In press, 2007). Efficacy of in-channel geomorphic structures for hyporheic
exchange. Water Resources Research.
34. Doyle, M.W. and C. Shields
(2007). A measure of discharge effectiveness over the entire flow distribution.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
33. Manners, R., and M.W. Doyle
(In press, 2007). A model for debris jam evolution. River Research and Applications.
32. Riggsbee, A., J. Julian,
M.W. Doyle and R. Wetzel (2007). Suspended sediment, dissolved organic carbon,
and dissolved nitrogen export during the dam removal process. Water Resources Research, Vol 43,
W09414, doi: 101.1029/2006WR005318.
31. Manners, R., M.W. Doyle, and M.J.
Small (2007). Structure and hydraulics of natural woody debris jams. Water Resources Research 43, W06432, doi:
10.1029/2006WR004910.
30. Doyle, M.W., F.D. Shields, K.F. Boyd,
P.E. Skidmore, and D.E. Dominick (2007). Channel-forming discharge selection in
river restoration design. Journal of
Hydraulic Engineering 133: 831-837
29. Renschler,
C.S., M. Doyle and M. Thoms (2007). Geomorphology and ecosystems: Challenges
and keys to success. Geomorphology 89: 1-8.
28. Simon, A.,
M. Doyle, M. Kondolf, F.D. Shields, B. Rhoads, and M. McPhillips (2007).
Critical evaluation of how the Rosgen Classification and associated natural
channel design methods fail to integrate and quantify fluvial processes and
channel response. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 43(5): 1-15.
27. Post, D.M., M.W. Doyle, J.L. Sabo, and
J.C. Finlay (2007). The problem of boundaries in defining ecosystems: a
potential landmine for uniting geomorphology and ecology. Geomorphology: 111-126.
26. Ensign, S.H., and M.W. Doyle
(2006). Nutrient spiraling in streams and river networks. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, 111, G04009, doi:
10.1029/FG000114.
25. Doyle,
M.W., and E.H. Stanley (2006). Exploring links between fluvial geomorphology
and nutrient-periphyton dynamics using simulation models. Annals of Assoc.
of American Geographers 96(4):
687-698
24. Doyle, M.W. (2006). A heuristic model for
potential geomorphic influences on trophic interactions in streams. Geomorphology, 77: 235-248.
23. Fraser, F., M.W. Doyle and H. Young
(2006). Creating effective flood mitigation policies. EOS 87(27): 265,270.
22. Shields, F.D., E.J. Langendoen, and
M.W. Doyle (2006). Adapting existing
models to examine the effects of agricultural conservation programs on stream
habitat quality. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 42(1): 25-33.
21. Doyle, M.W., E.H. Stanley, D.
Strayer, R. Jacobson, and J.C. Schmidt (2005). Effective discharge analysis of
ecological processes in streams. Water
Resources Research, 41, W1141, doi: 10.1029/2005WR004222.
20. Doyle, M.W. (2005). Incorporating
hydrology into nutrient spiraling theory. Journal
of Geophysical Research 110, G01003, doi: 10.1029/2005JG000015.
19. Ensign, S.E., and M.W. Doyle (2005). In-stream
transient storage and associated nutrient retention: Evidence from experimental
manipulations. Limnology and Oceanography, 50: 1740-1751.
18. Doyle, M.W,
E.H. Stanley, C.H. Orr, A.R. Selle, and
17. Doyle, M.W. and J. Julian (2005).
The most cited works in geomorphology. Geomorphology
72: 238-249.
16.
15. Doyle,
M.W., A.R. Selle, J.M. Stofleth, E.H. Stanley, and
14. Doyle,
M.W., and
13. Doyle,
M.W., E.H. Stanley, and
12. Doyle,
M.W., E.H. Stanley, and
11. Shields,
F.D., R.R. Copeland, P.C. Klingeman, M.W. Doyle, and A. Simon (2003).
Sedimentation engineering for stream restoration: A Review. Journal of
Hydraulic Engineering 129(8): 575-584.
10. Doyle, M.W, E.H. Stanley and
9. Doyle, M.W.,
and
8. Myers-Kinzie, M., A. Space, C.F. Rich, and M.W.
Doyle (2003). Relationship of unionid
mussel occurrence to channel stability in urban streams. Internationale Vereiningung für
Theoretische und angewandte Limnologie Verhandlungen 28(2): 822-826.
7.
6. Doyle, M.W.,
E.H. Stanley,
5. Doyle, M.W., E.H. Stanley, and
4.
3.
2.
Doyle, M.W. and F.D. Shields, Jr. (2000).
Incorporation of bed texture into a channel evolution model. Geomorphology 34: 291-309.
1. Doyle, M.W., C.F. Rich,
2. F.D.
Shields, Jr., R.R. Copeland, P.C. Klingeman, M.W. Doyle and A. Simon (In
Press). River Restoration. In Garcia, M. (ed.), Erosion and
Sedimentation: ASCE’s Manual 54, 2nd Edition.
1. Wilcock, P.R., J.C. Schmidt, M.G.
Wolman, W.E. Dietrich, D. Dominick, M.W. Doyle, G.E. Grant, R.M. Iverson, D.R.
Montgomery, T.C. Pierson, S.P. Schilling, and R.C. Wilson (2003). When Models Meet Managers: Examples
from Geomorphology. In Wilcock, P.R. and R.M. Iverson (eds.), Prediction in Geomorphology. American
Geophysical
Editorials
2. Doyle, M.W., and M.M. Robertson
(2006). Clouded Supreme Court decision necessitates geographic research. AAG Newsletter.
1. Renschler, C., M.W. Doyle, and M. Thoms
(2006). Geomorphology and ecosystems: Limitations to Progress and Prospects for
Advances. Geomorphology.
Discussions
and Replies
4. Shields, F.D., E.J. Langendoen, and
M.W. Doyle (2006). Reply: Adapting
existing models to examine the effects of agricultural conservation programs on
stream habitat quality. Journal of the American Water Resources
Association 42(6).
3. Doyle, M.W., E.H. Stanley and
2. Doyle, M.W., and
1. Doyle, M.W., and
Book
Reviews
4. Doyle, M.W. (2006). Review of “River
Channel Management. Geomorphology,
74: 322-323.
3. Doyle, M.W. (2005). Review of ‘River
Processes.’ Geomorphology 65:
338-339.
2. Doyle, M.W. (2004). Review of ‘Gravel-bed Rivers 5’. Geomorphology 57: 437-439.
1. Doyle, M.W., and
Edited
Books and Volumes
Thoms, C.,
Renschler, C., M.W. Doyle, (2005). Geomorphology
and Ecosystems. Elsevier, In press.
Urban, M., M. Daniels, and M.W. Doyle
(2006). Linking Geomorphology and Ecology, Special issue of the journal Geomorphology, volume 77, issue 3.
Beach, T., M.W. Doyle, and N. Running.
Geomorphology and Archaeology. Special issue of the journal Geomorphology, In review.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Funded
National Science Foundation. $405,000.
“CAREER: Influence of geomorphic complexity on stream ecosystem function.” M.
Doyle, 2005-2010.
Water Resources Research Institute.
$42,000. “Effect of tidal flow on riparian hydraulics and nitrogen
dynamics.” M. Piehler and M. Doyle.
2005-2006 (primarily authored by
National Science Foundation, $25,000. “Geomorphology and
Ecosystems: 36th Annual
National Science Foundation. $354,000. “Ecological Dominant
Discharge: Developing a New Concept in Stream Ecosystem Studies.” R.L. Fuller
and M.W. Doyle. 2004-2007.
National Geographic Society – Committee on Research and
Exploration, $19,230. “Geomorphic Evidence of Deforestation in Ancient South
Coastal
Smithsonian Institution-Research Fellowship Program.
$12,000. “A Geomorphic Perspective on Stream Biogeochemistry.” M. Doyle.
(Funded by declined).
National Science Foundation, $161,469. “Investigation
of an Ancient Industrial Landscape in Western Rough
Water Resources Research Institute,
$20,000. “Sources, transport and fate of sediment and nutrients from a
redeveloping watershed: Hydrology of the central UNC campus.” L. Band, M.
Alperin, M. Doyle, S. Reice, R. Wetzel, and S. Whalen. 2003-2004.
Showalter Fund, $100,000. “Dam Removal Science and Engineering: A New
Research Thrust.” J. Harbor, and M. Doyle. 2000-2002.
Bradley
Fund for the Environment, $25,000. "Sediment Transport Following Small Dam
Removal in the
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research
Society, Grants-in-Aid of Research, $700. “Response of Stream Channels to
Catastrophic Disturbance.” M. Doyle. 2000-2001.
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District,
$13,000. “Sediment Transport Analysis for the Potential Restoration of the
NASA Space Grant Consortium,
$3,000.“Time-series Analysis of 3-Dimensional Acoustic Waves in Various Media.”
L. Murray and M. Doyle. $3,000.
1994-1995.
Internal
Funding
Robertson Scholar Program. $1,600.
“Developing an eco-hydrologic field station for collaborative Duke-UNC
research.” M. Doyle and E. Bernhardt.
2004-2006.
Univ of
MEDIA COVERAGE OF RESEARCH
Endeavors:
2007
CNN: 2004
Science News:
2004
Asahi TV
(National News program of
Discover
Magazine: 2003
Encyclopedia of
Science: 2002
National Public
Radio (
Environmental
News Service: 2002
National Public
Radio (This American Life): 2000
PRESENTATIONS
Invited
Academic Seminars
2007 Utah State University, Watershed
Sciences
2007
2007
2006
2006
2005
2005
2004
2004
2004
2004 University at
2004 USGS
2004
2004
2003 Smithsonian Environmental
2003
2002
2002
2001
1998 University of Nottingham (
Conferences
and Symposia Organized
Organizer and Chair: “Hydraulics and
Ecology in Streams” American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, 2006
Organizer and Co-Chair: “Ecosystems and
Geomorphology,” 37th Annual
Organizer and Co-Chair: “Linking Ecology
and Geomorphology”, Association of American Geographers, 2004.
Organizer and Co-Chair: “Physical Aspects
of Dam Removal”, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2002.
Organizer and Co-Chair: “Ecological Effects
of Dam Removal” North American Benthological Society, 2001
Chair: “Stream Channel Classification –
Snake Oil or Powerful Tool?” American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001
[note:
conference presentations listed at end of document]
TEACHING AND ADVISING
Current
Graduate Students Advised
Jason Julian (PhD, Geography, current)
Lauren Patterson (MS, Geography, current)
– Recipient of NSF Graduate Fellowship
Melanie Small (PhD, Geography, current)
Current Undergraduate Students Advised
(year of graduation)
Sally Whisler (BS, Biology, current) –
Recipient of NSF REU Grant
Frank Smith (BA, Geography, 2006)
Brad Bennett (BS, Environmental Science,
2006)
Jordan Kern (BS, Environmental Science,
current) – Recipient of Phillips Travel Fellowship
Sarah Carter (BA, Geography, 2005) –
Recipient of McNally Award
Previous Students and Post-docs Advised:
Cailin Orr (Post-doc, 2005-2006, UNC):
currently research associate,
Melanie Small (MA, Geography, 2006, UNC):
currently: PhD student,
Graduate Student Committees
Dan Weiss (PhD, Geography, current),
David Havlick (PhD, Geography, current), Peter Shen (PhD, Geography, 2005),
Graduate
and Undergraduate Courses
Watershed Restoration, Capstone Course in
Geography, Eco-hydraulics, Floodplain Processes, Sediment Transport (Purdue),
Field Methods, Fluvial Geomorphology, Environmental Geography
Short
Courses
Hydrology,
Hydraulics, Geomorphology, Sediment Transport, River Restoration, Watershed
Management
UNIVERSITY, PROFESSIONAL, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
International
Service
Lifewater International. Volunteer
hydrologist for water resources development projects in developing nations
Proposal
Reviews
NSF-Hydrologic Sciences (5)
NSF-Geomorphology and Land Use Change (2)
NSF-Geography and Regional Science (6)
NSF Ecology (1)
NSF-Ecosystems (1)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (1)
CALFED Delta-Bay Program (4)
Manuscript
Reviews (ad hoc) (~ 50 total):
American Philosophical Society (1 paper,
1 book)
Annals of the Association of American
Geographers (1)
Biogeochemistry (2)
BioScience (1)
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (3)
Ecological Applications (1)
Ecological Economics (1)
Ecology (1)
Environmental Management (3)
Geological Society of
Geomorphology (6) (excluding special
issues edited)
Geophysical Research Letters (1)
Gravel-bed Rivers (1)
Hydrological Processes (1)
Journal of the American Water Resources
Association (4)
Journal of Geophysical Research –
Biogeoscience (1)
Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth
Surface (2)
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (3)
Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (1)
Limnology and Oceanography (2)
Physical Geography (1)
Professional Geographer (1)
Remote Sensing of Environment (1)
Water Resources Research (12)
National
Nomination and Award Committees
Successfully nominated Michael Malin and
Kenneth Edgett for the 2002 AAG G.K. Gilbert Award for their article “Evidence
for recent groundwater seepage and surface runoff on Mars,” Science, 288:
2330-2335.
Departmental
and University Activities
Department
of Geography: Colloquium Committee, Chair (2005-2006)
Department
of Geography: Graduate Studies Committee (2003-2004)
Department
of Geography: Human-Environment Faculty Search Committee (2005-2006)
Curriculum
in Ecology: Admissions Committee, Chair (2005-2006)
Curriculum
in Ecology: Curriculum Review Committee (2002-2003)
Curriculum
in Ecology: Graduate Studies Committee Chair (2005-present)
Curriculum
in Ecology: Graduate Studies Committee (2003-2004)
Alumni Activities:
Initiated, Organized, and Managed
Fund-raising for Endowment of the Duane McCampbell Scholar Program at
PRESENTATIONS AND NON PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (Students and post-docs underlined)
Invited
Conference Presentations
Doyle, M.W., and E.H. Stanley (2005).
Stream ecosystem response to experimental dam removals. American Society of Civil
Engineers – Watershed Management Conference,
Harbor, J.M., M.W. Doyle, and E.H.
Stanley (2003). Physical and ecological impacts of dam removal. American
Association for the Advancement of Science (invited).
Doyle, M.W., E.H. Stanley, C.H. Orr, A.R.
Selle, and
Doyle, M.W., E.H. Stanley,
Doyle, M.W., E.H. Stanley,
Doyle, M.W. (2000). Hydrology and Geomorphology – Stream and
Floodplain Processes. Association of
State Floodplain Managers Short Course on River Restoration,
Doyle, M.W., D.E. Miller and P.E.
Klingeman (2000). Construction and
Post-Construction Operating/Monitoring.
ASCE Water Resources Engineering Conference, Special Session in River
Restoration,
Doyle, M.W. (1999). Sediment Transport in River Restoration and
the Use of the Program SAM for Restoration Design. Association of State
Floodplain Managers Short Course on River Restoration,
Doyle, M.W. (1999). System Stability Assessment for Design
Guidance.
Doyle, M.W. (1998). Bioengineered Bank Stabilization in River
Restoration.
Conference Proceedings and Papers
Presented
Whisler, S.S., M.J. Small, and M.W. Doyle, 2006. The effects of
inundation and geomorphology on floodplain vegetation in a regulated river. 37th
Small, M.J., M.W. Doyle and D.M. Thompson, 2006.
Relative importance of flow regime vs geomorphic structure on organic matter
retention: shifting drivers with altered hydrology. 37th
Riggsbee, A., J.P. Julian, M.W. Doyle and R.G. Wetzel, 2006.
Biogeochemical consequences of suspended sediments in river ecosystems during
floods. 37th
Julian, J.P., A. Riggsbee and M.W. Doyle, 2006. Hydrogeomorphic
controls and anthropogenic influences on light availability in rivers. 37th
Hester, E.T., and M.W. Doyle, 2006. Impact of
in-channel geomorphic structures on surface-subsurface exchange of water and
heat in streams. 37th
Doyle, M.W., N. Rauh and H. Caner, 2006.
Geomorphic and archaeological evidence of deforestation for a Roman-era
ship-building industry, Rough Cilicia, Turkey. 37th
Manners, R.B. and Doyle, M.W. "The Structure and
Hydraulics of Natural Debris Jams." Tenth International Symposium on
Regulated Rivers/The Second International Symposium on Wood in Rivers, August
2006,
Orr, C.H, J.
A. Riggsbee, D. M. Leech, M. W. Doyle 2006. Photochemical control of carbon
release and iron sorption during simulated river sediment transport events.
Ecological Society of
Manners, R.B., Doyle, M.W., and Small, M.J. From twigs
to trunks: The hydraulic porosity of large woody debris (LWD) jams and its
influence on local channel hydraulics.
Small, M.J., M.W. Doyle and R.B. Manners.
Hydraulics of organic matter transport in regulated rivers.
Riggsbee,
J.A., Wetzel, R.G., and
Doyle, M.W. 2005. Investigating floodplain wetland and channel biogeochemical
relationships during low-head dam removal on a
Hester,
E.T., and M.W. Doyle.
2005. Modeling the effects of in-channel geomorphic forms on hyporheic
interactions. Geological Society of
Riggsbee, J.A.,