Western Carolina University 

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Geosciences and Natural Resources Management  

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Geology Program

Dr. Nicholas E. Allmendinger
   Western Carolina University

   Department of Geoscience and NRM

   349D Stillwell Building

   Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723
   Phone: (828) 227-3821
   e-mail: allmendinge@email.wcu.edu

View of the Kephardt Prong of the Occonoluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Spring 2005 Courses    

• Geology 305 - Soils and Hydrology

• Geology 410/510 - Fluvial Geomorphology

• Geology 491 - Cullowhee Creek Restoration

Research Interests  

• The influence of riparian vegetation on channel form

• Sediment budgets for small watersheds

• Historical rates of geomorphic change

• The influence of small dams on channel form

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American Geophysical Union

Geological Society of America

United States Geological Survey

North Carolina Geological Survey

Other Links of Interest

• Cullowhee Creek enhancement project (Summer 2005)
• Coastal Environments Field Trip (Spring 2005)
• Bear Lake Prograding Delta (Winter 2005)
• Mechanical Weathering in GSMNP

Professional Dossier  

• Curriculum Vitae

• Research Interests

• Teaching Philosophy

• Publications

  • Cui, Y., et al., 2003. Sediment pulses in mountain rivers: Part 1. Experiments

  • Allmendinger, N.E.,  et al., 2005. Riparian vegetation and width adjustment in laterally migrating rivers of the Pennsylvania Piedmont