Alexander B. Neely, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D., 2020, Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
• M.S., 2015, Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara
• B.S., 2013, Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University

Current and Recent Projects

• Sediment production and movement through steep landscapes
• Wildfire effects on sediment production and mobility
• Quantification and prediction of erosion, Germany-wide search for a deep geologic storage repository

Research Interests

• Debris flows and floods
• Field instrumentation and high-resolution topography (cameras, gauges, photogrammetry)
• Measuring rates of landscape change over human and geologic timescales
• Science communication

Selected Publications

• Neely, A.B., Moon, S., DiBiase, R.A., Sklar, L.S. and Argueta, M.O., 2024. The grain size of sediments delivered to steep debris‐flow prone channels prior to and following wildfire. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5819
• Neely, A.B. and DiBiase, R.A., 2023. Sediment controls on the transition from debris flow to fluvial channels in steep mountain ranges. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(7), pp.1342-1361. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5553
• Neely, A.B. and DiBiase, R.A., 2020. Drainage area, bedrock fracture spacing, and weathering controls on landscape‐scale patterns in surface sediment grain size. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, p.e2020JF005560. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JF00556

Bio

Hi there! My name is Al! I’m originally an east coaster who returned from two years abroad in Germany to get a sunburn and unpack the rich geologic history here in Arizona. I am interested in the development of landscapes through geologic time and how various landscapes respond to changes in land use over human timescales. In my free time I enjoy creating animations, fidgeting with electronics, and listening to a good story.