JULIA C. CARR
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Education

2022


​​​2014

 PhD, Geosciences, Penn State University
     Thesis: Rock strength and sediment controls on bedrock river incision in the Taiwan Central Range

​ScB, Geology-Chemistry, ​Brown University
     Thesis: Fossilized Earthquakes: Microstructures of the Harbor Island, ME pseudotachylites

Work Experience

2025- present
​2022- 2025
​2017- 2022
2015-2017
2014-2015
2013-2014
Postdoctoral Fellow, Franklin and Marshall College
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Simon Fraser University
Graduate TA/RA, Penn State University
GIS Technician, Powdermill Nature Reserve and Carnegie Museum of Natural History
GIS Intern, City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning
Undergraduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Brown University
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Publications

  1. **Ross, C. B. A., Carr, J. C., Larimer, J. E., Hurson, M., Sklar, L. S., *Wright, M., Viner, N., and Venditti, J. G. (2026), Sediment storage and routing in bedrock canyons, Earth Surf. Dynam., 14, 553–573, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-14-553-2026
  2. Steelquist A.T., Carr, J.C., Seagren, E., **Baird, K., Heathfield, D., Menounos, B., Larsen, I., Dingle, E., Venditti, J. (2025), Holocene landslides in the Fraser Canyon Corridor and implications for ‘ecohazard’ assessment, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.70089
  3. Dingle, E, Seagren, E., Steelquist, A., Carr, J.C., Larsen, I., Venditti., J (2025), Detection of paraglacial sediment supply using detrital 10Be in postglacial landscapes of SW British Columbia, ​Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.70085
  4. Carr, J.C., DiBiase, R.A., Yeh, EC, Fisher, D.M., Kirby, E, (2023), Rock properties and sediment caliber govern bedrock river morphology across the Taiwan Central Range, Science Advances, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adg6794
  5. Li, W., Saletti, M., Hassan, M. A., Johnson, J.P.L., Carr, J.C., Chui, C., Yang, K., (2023), On the influence of the density and spatial distribution of coarse particles on sediment transport and stone clustering in steep channels, Catena, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107199
  6. Bagher, M, Sajjadi, P., Carr J.¸ La Femina, P., Klippel, A. (2020), Fostering Penetrative Thinking in Geosciences Through Immersive Experiences: a Case Study in Visualizing Earthquake Locations in 3D, iLRN, doi: 10.23919/iLRN47897.2020.9155123​
  7. Zhao, J., La Femina, P., Carr J., Sajjadi, P., Wallgrun, J.O., Klippel, A. (2020), Learning in the Field: Comparison of Desktop, Immersive Virtual Reality, and Actual Field Trips for Place-Based STEM Education, IEEE Virtual Reality, doi: 10.1109/VR46266.2020.00114
  8. Carr, J.C., Slyder, J.B. (2018), Individual tree segmentation from a leaf-off photogrammetric point cloud, International Journal of Remote Sensing, doi: 0.1080/01431161.2018.1434330
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in review & revision (preprints available on request):
  • Venditti, Robinson, Patterson, *Wright, Carr, Hurson, **Ross, Larimer, Heathfield, Menounos, Moore, **Anderson, Bradley, Kusack, Minear, Murphy, **Standen, Viner, Willis, Chartrand, Dingle, Hackshaw, Larsen, LePage, Owens, Seagren, Steelquist (in review), The landslide that blocked salmon migration in the Fraser River, Canada
  • Steelquist, A, Carr, J.C., Seagren, E., Whaley-Kalaora, D., Heathfield, D., Menounos, B, Larsen, I., Dingle, E., Venditti, J.G. (in review), Holocene landslide frequency in the Fraser Canyon Corridor

in prep (final stage, preprints available on request):
  • ​Carr, J.C., DiBiase, R.A., **Erikson, C.M., **Kohlman, C.M, Yeh, EC, (in prep) The role of discharge, grain size, and bed structure on boulder mobility in Swallow Gorge, Taiwan​
  • Carr, J.C., Seagren, E., Steelquist, A., Sklar, L., Dingle, E., Heathfield, D., Larsen, I., Menounos, B., Venditti, J. (in prep), River blocking landslide hazard: hillslope morphology and connectivity along the Fraser Canyon Corridor
  • Carr, J.C., **C. Ross, *E. Fairley, **K. Baird,  *M. Wright, M. Hurson,  E. Seagren, A. Steelquist, L. Sklar, J.G. Venditti (2024), The Formation and Preservation of Tikwalus Rapid from the 2021 Atmospheric River in British Columbia
           **indicates supervised undergraduate author, *indicates supervised graduate/postgrad author

Other Publications & Datasets

  1. Venditti, J., Carr, J., Steelquist, A., Seagren, E., *Standen, S., *Anderson, E., Heathfield, D., (2024), Fraser Canyon Sites of Concern for Future Landslides, Report to the Department of Fisheries & Oceans Canada, March 31, 2024
  2. Venditti, J., and 32 others (2024), Landslide Impact on Flow Dynamics, Fish Migration and Genetics of Fraser River Salmon, Final Report, Report to the Department of Fisheries & Oceans Canada, March 31, 2024, 481 pages
  3. Seagren, E., Venditti, J., and 14 others (2023), Landslide Impact on Flow Dynamics, Fish Migration and Genetics of Fraser River Salmon, Year 2 Report, Report to the Department of Fisheries & Oceans Canada, May 31, 2023, 152 pages + 103 pages of appendices
  4. Neely, A.B., DiBiase, R., Moon, S., Carr, J., Argueta, M., Erikson, C. (2023). UAV surveys of Yucaipa Ridge, CA catchments after the 2020 El Dorado Fire. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9V9869B
  5. Neely, A.B., DiBiase, R., Moon, S., Carr, J., Erikson, C. (2023). UAV surveys of Yucaipa Ridge, CA, watersheds (2018) prior to El Dorado Fire. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9028PRS
  6. Carr, J.C., DiBiase, R.A. (2023). Bedrock River Channels of the Taiwan Central Range, 2018-2020. Distributed by OpenTopography.   https://doi.org/10.5069/G9154F8F
  7. Carr, J.C., Rock strength and sediment controls on bedrock river incision in the Taiwan Central Range (2022), Ph.D. dissertation, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA. eTD (psu.edu)
  8. Carr, J.C., Neely, A.B., Del Vecchio, J., Greenberg, E., DiBiase, R.A. (2021). Steep Headwater-Colluvial Channels, Day Creek, San Gabriel Mountains CA, US. Distributed by OpenTopography. doi.org/10.5069/G9F47MBX
  9. ​Neely, A.B., Loucks, E., Carr, J.C., Del Vecchio, J., Greenberg, E., DiBiase, R. (2020), Bedrock cliffs in the San Gabriel and San Jacinto Mountains, California. Distributed by OpenTopography, doi:10.5069/G96H4FKG​
  10. Slyder, J.B., Carr, J.C., Mercurio, M. 2017 “Turning Adversity into Opportunity”, ArcUser 20(1): 16-19 

Awards

2021     Graduate Student Colloquium 1st place Ph.D. (post-comps) talk | 2021-2022 Deines Lectureship, Penn State Geosc.
2021     Richard R. Parizek Graduate Fellowship, Penn State Geosc.
2021     George Schenck Teaching Assistant of the Year​, Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (press)
2021     Data Visualization Award, Penn State Graduate Exhibition, University Libraries' Data Learning Center (press)
2021     2nd Place Research Presentation in Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Penn State Graduate Exhibition 
2020    Teaching Assistant Award​, Penn State Geosciences
2020    Alley Family Graduate Scholarship​, Penn State Geosciences
2020    Hiroshi and Koya Ohmoto Graduate Fellowship, Penn State Geosc.
2019     NASA Data Visualization and Storytelling Competition Grand Prize, AGU
2019     Krynine Memorial Award, Penn State Geosc.
2019     ECR Travel Scholarship, CLAST 2019, GSA Penrose Conference
2019     Chevron Scholarship, Penn State Geosc.
2019     Shell Geoscience Energy Research Facilitation Award, Penn State Geosc.
2018     NSF Graduate Fellowship Incentive Award, Penn State University
2018     Best Poster Award, Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium
2018     Student & ECR Travel Scholarship, Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium
2018     Scholten-Williams-Wright Scholarship in Field Geology, Penn State Geosc.
2017     FEGR (Funds for Excellence in Graduate Recruiting), Penn State University
2017     NSF GRFP Honorable Mention, NSF
2014     Jan Tullis Undergraduate Teaching Award, Brown University
2013     Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA), Brown University
2014     First Team Academic Honoree, American College Rugby
                Association College Academic Honor Roll, USA Rugby

Invited Presentations

2026    Pennsylvania Aquatic Resource Restoration Conference (link), Big Spring Run continuing research and other Regional Findings
2026    Bucknell University, Geosciences
2024    University of British Columbia, Civil Engineering
2024    SFU Environmental Science
2023    AGU Fall Meeting, Session EP23F- From the Tectonic Rock Crusher to the Cracking Surface: Connections Between Progressive Rock Failure, Erosion, and the Critical Zone 
2022    AGU Fall Meeting, U12A - Data Visualization as a Communication Tool in Earth and Space Science
2022    Penn State Geosciences Colloquium: Deines Lecture
2021    SFU River Dynamics Lab
2020   AGU Fall Meeting, H086 - Novel Multiscale and Multiprocess Modeling Constructs to Understand and Predict Watershed System Function
2020   GSA Annual Meeting, T137- Advances in Tectonic Geomorphology: Building It Up and Tearing It Down
2020   UNAVCO GAGE/SAGE- 2020 Emerging Applications for sUAS (uncrewed aerial systems) (link)
2019    St Francis University Engineering Seminar
2016    Pittsburgh Botanical Society

Presentations

           **indicates supervised undergraduate author, *indicates supervised graduate/postgrad author
J.C. Carr, **K. Baird, **C. Ross, *E. Fairley, *M. Wright, M. Hurson, A. Steelquist, E. Seagren, L. Sklar, J. Venditti (2024), The formation and preservation of Tikwalus Rapid from the November 2021 Atmospheric River in British Columbia, AGU Fall Meeting #EP34B-07 (talk)

J.C. Carr
, E.G. Seagren, A.T. Steelquist, **C.B.A. Ross, **R. Tailor, E. Dingle, D. Heathfield, J.G. Venditti (2023), Valley architecture controls on hillslope-channel connectivity in the Fraser Canyon, AGU Fall Meeting #EP51D-1651 ​(poster)

J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase, EC Yeh, D. M. Fisher, E. C. Kirby (2023), Rock strength controls on orogen and reach scale variability in bedrock river morphology and sediment cover across the Taiwan Central Range, AGU Fall Meeting #EP23F-1992 (poster, invited)

A.T. Steelquist,
J. C. Carr, E.G. Seagren, **K. Baird, D. Heathfield, B. Menounos, I.J. Larsen, E. Dingle, J.G. Venditti, (2023), Distribution and characteristics of landslides in the Fraser River Corridor, Southwestern British Columbia, Canada, AGU Fall Meeting #EP23D-1969 (poster)

L. Youngquist, D.M. Fisher, R.A. DiBiase, J.C. Carr, EC Yeh, YC Tseng (2023), Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) to Determine Where and How Deformation is Accommodated in Taiwan, AGU Fall Meeting #T23D-0285 (poster)

**C.B.A. Ross, J. Larimer, J.C. Carr, *M. Wright, M. Hurson, N. Viner, J.G. Venditti (2023), Utilizing repeat multibeam surveys to quantify sediment transport and bed cover variability in bedrock canyons of the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada, AGU Fall Meeting #EP41D-2388 (poster)

J.G. Venditti & Big Bar Landslide Research Team (2023), The rockslide that blocked salmon migration in the Fraser River, British Columbia, EP41B-06 (talk)

E. Byrnes, K. Robinson, *M. Wright, J. C. Carr (presenting author), M. Hurson, J.G. Venditti, D. Patterson (2023), Physical determinants of migration difficulty in Pacific salmon, AGU Fall Meeting #EP43E-2478 (poster)

**K Baird, J.C. Carr, E.G. Seagren, A.T. Steelquist, M. Church, J.G. Venditti (2023), Distribution and Frequency of Debris Flows Triggered by Atmospheric Rivers, Fraser Canyon, British Columbia, Canada, AGU Fall Meeting #EP53C-1718 (poster)

*M. Wright, J. C. Carr, D. Shugar, J.G. Venditti (2023), Modeling Velocity-Discharge relations in a mixed bedrock and sediment mantled river, AGU Fall Meeting #H54F-06 (talk)

J.C. Carr, E.G. Seagren, A.T. Steelquist, **C.B.A. Ross, **R. Tailor, E. Dingle, D. Heathfield, J.G. Venditti (2023), Valley architecture controls on hillslope-channel connectivity in the Fraser Canyon, GSA Connects #130-2 ​(talk)

A.T. Steelquist, E.G. Seagren, J. C. Carr, K. Baird, D. Heathfield, B. Menounos, I.J. Larsen, E. Dingle, J.G. Venditti, (2023), Distribution and characteristics of landslides in the Fraser River Corridor, Southwestern British Columbia, Canada, EGU General Assembly

Venditti, J.G. & Big Bar Landslide Research Team (2023), Ecohazard posed by a rockslide that blocked salmon migration in the Fraser River, British Columbia, EGU General Assembly

J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase, EC Yeh, D. M. Fisher, E. C. Kirby (2022), Rock strength controls on orogen and reach scale variability in bedrock river morphology and sediment cover across the Taiwan Central Range, AGU Fall Meeting #EP16B-05 (talk)

J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase (2022), Data visualization challenges and opportunities for monitoring coarse sediment transport and bedrock channel geometry from high resolution models, AGU Fall Meeting #U12A-03 (invited talk)

L. Youngquist, D.M. Fisher, R.A. DiBiase, J.C. Carr, EC Yeh, YC Tseng (2022), Exploring the relationship between surface processes, exhumation trajectories, and metamorphic fabrics in Taiwan, AGU Fall Meeting #T32F-0247 (poster)

**M. Kita, J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase (2022), Quantifying fluvial and structural controls on bedrock channel width in Taiwan, NE GSA Meeting #11-3 (poster)

J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase, **C.M. Erikson, **C.M. Kohlman, E.C, Yeh (2021), Discharge, grain size, and bed structure controls on boulder mobility in Swallow Gorge, Taiwan,  AGU Fall Meeting EP 33A-05 (talk)

J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase, E.C. Yeh (2020), Lithologic controls on orogen and reach scale variability in bedrock river morphology and sediment cover across the Taiwan Central Range, AGU Fall Meeting #EP040-04 (talk)

J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase, **C.M. Erikson, **C.M. Kohlman (2020), Quantifying changes in bed state and grain mobility in steep bedrock rivers through repeat UAV photogrammetry surveys, AGU Fall Meeting #H086-0003 (invited poster)

**C.M. Erikson, J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase, **C.M. Kohlman (2020), Quantifying spatiotemporal patterns of grain size, roughness, and flow resistance in the Liwu River, Taiwan, AGU Fall Meeting #EP038-0007​ (poster)

M. Bagher, P. Sajjadi, J.C. Carr, L. Leonard, P.C. La Femina, A. Klippel (2020), Visualizing Earthquake Locations in an Immersive Learning Environment, AGU Fall Meeting #SY047-13


J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase, E.C. Yeh (2020), Orogen and reach scale patterns in rock strength, bedrock river morphology and sediment cover across the Taiwan Central Range, GSA Annual meeting #144-1 (invited talk)

J.C. Carr, R.A. DiBiase (2020), Geomorphic and structural mapping of remote bedrock river corridors using kilometer-scale UAV surveys. presented at GAGE/SAGE Virtual Special Interest Group Session: Emerging Applications for sUAS (uncrewed aerial systems) (invited talk) (slides)


J.C. Carr, R. A. DiBiase, EC. Yeh (2019), Quantifying rock strength controls on bedrock river morphology in Taiwan with kilometer scale UAV surveys, AGU Fall Meeting #EP22A-07 (talk)

P.C. La Femina, A. Klippel, J.C. Carr, J. Zhao, J.O Wallgrün, D. Oprean, SK Chang, K.L. Jackson (2019), Bringing the Field to the Classroom: Immersive Virtual Field Trips in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses, AGU Fall Meeting #ED53E-0885 (poster)

J. Del Vecchio, C.L. Stanton, T.M. Ferland, G. Rossetto-Harris, J.C. Carr, P. Silverhart, A. Karp, B.D. Barnes, E. Stiles, BA. Eberle, J. Sclafani, E.A. Hajek (2019), Student-led organizations as a mechanism for improving department culture, AGU Fall Meeting #ED336-1056 (poster)

J.C. Carr, R. A. DiBiase, EC. Yeh (2019), Geomorphic and Structural Mapping for Remote Bedrock River Corridors in the Taiwan Central Range using paired outcrop and kilometer scale UAV surveys, GSA annual meeting #72-2 (talk)

D.M. Fisher, R.A. DiBiase, E. Kirby, J. Carr, EC Yeh (2019) Mountain belt dynamics, rock strength, and topography in Taiwan, International Conference in Commemoration of 20th anniversary of the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake

J.C. Carr, R. A. DiBiase, EC. Yeh (2019), Quantifying the role of rock strength on bedrock river morphology in Taiwan, CLAST GSA Penrose Conference (poster)

J.C. Carr, R. DiBiase, EC. Yeh (2018), High-resolution UAV surveys of bedrock rivers in Taiwan reveal connections between lithology, structure, and channel morphology, AGU Fall Meeting #T23A-3317 (poster)

J. Del Vecchio, R. DiBiase, J. C. Carr, E. Greenberg, E. Hajek (2018), Stratigraphic controls on bedrock channel morphology in the Finger Lakes, New York, USA, AGU Fall Meeting #EP53E-2245 (poster)

J. Zhao, J. Wallgruen, P. LaFemina, R. A. DiBiase, J. C. Carr, A. Klippel (2018), Toward a Universal Workbench for Visualization and Quantitative Exploration of Earth Science Data in Immersive Virtual Reality, AGU Fall Meeting #IN53B-04 (talk)

J. Carr, R. DiBiase, EC. Yeh (2018), High-resolution UAV surveys of bedrock rivers in Taiwan reveal connections between lithology, structure, and channel morphology, Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium (poster)

J. Carr, J. Slyder (2016), UAV Photogrammetry approach for above ground biomass in forest blowdowns, AGU Fall Meeting #B51F-0477 (poster)

J. Slyder, J. Carr (2016), From Toys to Tools: Drones Provide a Unique Perspective on Forest Ecology at Powdermill, Carnegie Museum of Natural History (talk)

M. Mercurio, J. Sands, J. Slyder, J. Carr (2016), UAS based applications, ASPRS (workshop)

J. Carr, J. Slyder (2016), The Modern Natural History Museum: Exhibitions, Collections, and Research using GIS, Pennsylvania GIS Conference (talk)

J. Slyder, J. Carr (2016), Seeing the Forest for the Trees, a UAV Perspective, Pennsylvania GIS Conference (talk)

J. Carr, G. Hirth (2013), Fossilized Earthquakes: Microstructural Analysis of Harbor Island Pseudotachylites, Summer Research Symposium, Brown University, RI (poster)

DJ Bain; MT Sikora; EP Wozniak; KR Fisher; J. Carr; EM Elliott (2011) Quantifying Urban Water Subsidies with Hydrological Tracers of Domestic Water, AGU Fall Meeting #H53J-1542 (poster)
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  • teaching
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  • cv
  • In the Field
  • Elk Basin Stratigraphy