Jean T. Ellis

Assistant Professor, Geography
Jointly appointed with Marine Science Program
Associate of the Environment and Sustainability Program

Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2006
M.S., University of Southern California, 2001

Department of Geography
Callcott, Room 227
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 777-1593   Fax: (803) 777-4972
email: jtellis@mailbox.sc.edu

Research
Please visit my lab website: Beach and Dune Processes Laboratory
My research focuses on coastal and aeolian geomorphology and the impact of humans on the coastal environment. I approach my geomorphic research from a field and instrument intensive perspective. In the field, we measure characteristics of wind, waves, and sand transport, often with custom instruments. My current projects focus on small-scale aeolian sand transport (vertical and horizontal sand flux and ripple formation) and wave transformation from breakwaters. The latter project compares field and laboratory collected data. More recently, I have been working on projects using satellite data to identify areas in the coastal zone for conservation and restoration, with an emphasis on wetlands.

Selected Publications
Ellis, J.T., Sherman, D.J., Farrell, E.J., and Li, B., 2012. Horizontal variability of aeolian sand transport. Aeolian Research, 3: 379-387.

Barchyn, T.E., Hugenholtz, C.H., and Ellis, J.T., 2011. A call for standardization of aeolian process measurements: moving beyond relative case studies. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 36: 702-705.

Sherman, D.J., Li, B., Farrell, E.J., Ellis, J.T., Cox, W.D., Maia, L.P., and Sousa, P.G.H.O., 2011. Measuring aeolian saltation: A comparison of sensors. In Roberts, T.M.; Rosati, J.D., and Wang, P. (eds.), Proceedings, Symposium to Honor Dr. Nicholas Kraus, Journal of Coastal Research, SI59: 280-290.

Ellis, J.T., Li, B., Farrell, E.J., Sherman, D.J., 2009. Protocols for characterizing aeolian mass-flux profiles. Aeolian Research, 1:19-26.

Courses Taught
Geography 104: Introduction to Physical Geography
Geography 201: Landform Geography
Geography 360: Geography of Wind (developed by JTE; not yet taught)
Geography 495: Seminar in Geography
Geography 516: Coastal Zone Management
Marine Science/Earth and Ocean Science 215: Coastal Environments of the US SE
Marine Science/Geography 590: Beach-Dune Interaction (developed by JTE; under review; will be taught in Fall 2012 as MSCI 599E/GEOG 510)

Graduate Student Chairmanship
Bradley Dean, PhD, Marine Science
Patrick Barrineau, MS, Geography
Chelsea Wegner, MS, Marine Science

Last Updated 14 February 2012