Robert S. Young
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Activity
2025
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ASSESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE TO COASTAL HAZARDS ON THE GREAT LAKES: AN EXAMPLE FROM SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE
46 Great Lakes Coastal Processes and ChangesSunday, 30 March 20251:30 PM - 5:30 PM170A
2021
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND COASTAL HAZARD VULNERABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN NATIONAL PARKS: ADAPTATION ALONG THE SOUTHEAST AND GULF COASTS
8 Climate ResilienceThursday, 1 April 20211:30 PM - 5:30 PMSyn Terra Corporation Room
2016
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RADIOCARBON AGES OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN WETLAND DEPOSITS SHOW LOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE MIDDLE HOLOCENE
T198 Quaternary Geochronometers: Applications of Multi- Technique Approaches in Geomorphology and ArcheologyTuesday, 27 September 20168:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 405
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STANDARDIZING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HAZARD VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE: EXAMPLES FROM SIX COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS
33 Coastal Resiliency, Storm-Damage Reduction, Navigation, and Other Applied Geological Studies or Projects Focused on Land-Sea TransitionFriday, 1 April 20161:30 PM - 5:30 PMRichland B
2015
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ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HAZARD VULNERABILTY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: A METHODOLOGY FOR COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS
2 Marine/Coastal ScienceSunday, 1 November 20158:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 342
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DETERMINING THE VULNERABILITY OF MARINE HABITATS AT CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE TO CLIMATE CHANGE STRESSORS
36 Marine and Coastal Science (Posters)Friday, 20 March 20151:00 PM - 5:00 PMBallroom
2014
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A SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN, ORGANIC-RICH WETLAND DEPOSIT PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR MID-HOLOCENE HYPSITHERMAL IN LOCATION OF CURRENT WARMING HOLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28 Watershed ProcessesFriday, 11 April 20148:00 AM - 12:00 PMCascades
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DOWNDRIFT IMPACTS OF T-HEAD GROIN CONSTRUCTION ON A BACK-BARRIER SALT MARSH, HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK, SC
41 Marine/Coastal Science (Posters)Friday, 11 April 20141:00 PM - 5:00 PMLatham A/B/C
2013
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CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE THAT A TROPICAL STORM'S SAFFIR-SIMPSON RATING HAS NO BEARING ON STORM SURGE HEIGHT: THE NATIONAL STORM SURGE DATABASE
224 Marine/Coastal Science (Posters)Tuesday, 29 October 20139:00 AM - 6:30 PMHall D
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HURRICANE SANDY POST-STORM REPORT: ANOTHER FAILED OPPORTUNITY TO ADAPT TO COASTAL HAZARDS AND RISING SEAS
T12 Learning from the Impacts of Superstorm SandySunday, 27 October 20138:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 501
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HURRICANE SANDY: DID BEACH NOURISHMENT SAVE NEW JERSEY?
T12 Learning from the Impacts of Superstorm SandySunday, 27 October 20138:00 AM - 12:00 PMRoom 501
2012
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RESTORATION OF THE ULTIMATE RIPARIAN BUFFER SPECIES, RIVERCANE (ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA), ON THE OCONALUFTEE RIVER FLOODPLAIN, CHEROKEE, NC
T143 Riparian Ecohydrology and Stream-Aquifer Interactions: Fluxes across the Surface-Subsurface InterfaceTuesday, 6 November 20128:00 AM - 12:00 PM213BC
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EXAMINING THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SEA-LEVEL RISE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL: HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
26 Coastal Response to Sea Level and Climate ChangesMonday, 2 April 20121:30 PM - 5:00 PMGrand Ballroom, Salon C1
2011
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POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
T259 Techniques for Measuring Shoreline Change (Digital Posters)Wednesday, 12 October 20119:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall C
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THE NATIONAL STORM SURGE DATABASE: PUBLIC ACCESS THROUGH THE STORM SURGE VIEWER AND MOBILE APPLICATION
T259 Techniques for Measuring Shoreline Change (Digital Posters)Wednesday, 12 October 20119:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall C
2010
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RESTORATION OF ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA (RIVERCANE) TO THE OCONALUFTEE RIVER FLOODPLAIN, CHEROKEE, NC
249 Hydrogeology (Posters)Wednesday, 3 November 20108:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall D
2009
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THE GLOBAL EXTENT OF BEACH SAND MINING
T229 Improving Coastal Hazards Mitigation through Advances in Coastal GeomorphologyWednesday, 21 October 20098:00 AM - 12:00 PMB117/118/119
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STUDENT CULTURAL AND SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PLACE-BASED TEACHING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ELWHA SCIENCE EDUCATION PROJECT
T187 Earth Science in Place-Based Teaching (Posters)Tuesday, 20 October 20099:00 AM - 6:00 PMHall A
2007
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THE ELWHA SCIENCE EDUCATION PROJECT (ESEP): INCREASING THE RELEVANCY OF THE GEOSCIENCES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS ON TRIBAL LANDS
T171 Geology of Parks and Public Lands: Effective and Innovative Informal Earth Science Education for the MassesTuesday, 30 October 20071:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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IS THERE A DOWNSIDE TO MAPPING COASTAL HAZARDS?
33 Identifying America’s Most Vulnerable Oceanfront Communities: A Geological PerspectiveSunday, 28 October 20071:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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RESTORATION OF RIVER CANE ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA IN WESTERN NC: A STEP TOWARDS THE IDENTIFICATION OF IDEAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
16 Environmental Geoscience (Posters)Thursday, 29 March 20071:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2006
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DEVELOPING A SCIENCE-BASED POLICY FOR A FEDERAL PULLBACK FROM VULNERABLE COASTAL AREAS
T136 Identifying Our Most Vulnerable Shorelines: Science and PolicyTuesday, 24 October 20068:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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THE NEED FOR EVALUATING THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF GEOMORPHIC FEATURES ON HURRICANE DAMAGE AT THE COAST
T136 Identifying Our Most Vulnerable Shorelines: Science and PolicyTuesday, 24 October 20068:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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HURRICANES AND THE MEDIA: IT'S WIND, NOT WATER
18 Terrestrial Climatology: Effects of Wind and WaterThursday, 23 March 20061:30 PM - 5:30 PM
2005
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SYSTEMATIC, INEXPENSIVE COASTAL MONITORING IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK: MEETING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GOALS
T221 Geological Monitoring in National ParksWednesday, 19 October 20058:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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MEDIA, HURRICANES, AND LOSS OF LIFE: IT'S WIND, NOT WATER
T247 This Changing Planet: Explaining Geologic Hazards to the Media, Policy Makers, and the General PublicWednesday, 19 October 20051:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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LOW COST COASTAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES: FROM GEORGIA TO THE CARIBBEAN
T221 Geological Monitoring in National ParksWednesday, 19 October 20058:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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THE ELWHA RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT: A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR SCIENCE, POLICY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
T145 What Goes up Must Come Down: The Science and Policy of Dam RemovalTuesday, 18 October 20058:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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DAM REMOVAL AS NEARSHORE RESTORATION – PATTERNS AND PROCESSES OF THE ELWHA RIVER COASTAL SYSTEM
T145 What Goes up Must Come Down: The Science and Policy of Dam RemovalTuesday, 18 October 20058:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2004
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CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL PARKS: ADDRESSING NEEDS AS A PATHWAY TO OPPORTUNITIES
T239 The Keys to Opportunities with the National Park ServiceWednesday, 10 November 20041:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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A NEW METHOD FOR EXAMINING THE NATURAL CONTROLS ON THE DITRIBUTION OF HURRICANE OVERWASH: CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE, NORTH CAROLINA
T45 Geology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management IISunday, 7 November 20041:30 PM - 5:30 PM
2003
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A TWO-PHASE COASTAL EVALUATION PLAN FOR HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENTS: AN EXAMPLE FROM CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GEORGIA
220 Marine/Coastal Science (Posters)Wednesday, 5 November 20038:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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“P” AS IN “PAPA” : THE IMPACT OF ORRIN H. PILKEY ON U.S. COASTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, AN ONGOING SAGA
T180 From the Abyss to the Beach: In Honor of Orrin H. PilkeyTuesday, 4 November 20031:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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A NEW HURRICANE COASTAL IMPACT SCALE–CONTINUED WORK
T180 From the Abyss to the Beach: In Honor of Orrin H. PilkeyTuesday, 4 November 20031:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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MODELS ON TRIAL: A CASE STUDY
T9 Mathematical Modeling of Earth Surface Processes: The Good, the Bad, and the UglySunday, 2 November 20038:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2002
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RANKING THE GEOMORPHIC FACTORS THAT CONTROL COASTAL HAZARDS
119 Marine/Coastal ScienceTuesday, 29 October 20028:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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A NEW MODEL FOR SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN WETLAND EVOLUTION
45 Wetlands Hydrology and Biogeochemistry IFriday, 5 April 20028:20 AM - 12:00 PM
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A NEW, QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR RANKING THE FACTORS THAT CONTROL COASTAL HAZARDS
9 Shoreline Processes: Ocean Coastal and Great Lakes IssuesWednesday, 3 April 20021:20 PM - 4:40 PM
2001
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MANAGING CARIBBEAN COASTS: THE COASTAL COMPARTMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
T41 America's Coastal Crisis—Providing the Geoscience Information Needed to Conserve and Protect Coastal Resources (Posters)Monday, 5 November 20011:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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SHELF WIDTH, SHORELINE CURVATURE, AND HURRICANES: CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HURRICANE IMPACT SCALE
35 Marine and Coastal Science (Posters)Friday, 6 April 20011:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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PROBLEMS WITH USING MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO PREDICT BEACH BEHAVIOR FOR COASTAL ENGINEERING
16 Beach Nourishment: The Wave of the Future for Erosion Control (Part B)Thursday, 5 April 20011:00 PM - 3:15 PM
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NEW RESEARCH ON HEATH BALDS IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK: SURPRISING RESULTS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND FOR SCIENCE
T92 Geology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management (Posters)
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WHY GO BALD? UNDERSTANDING THE AGE AND ORIGIN OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HEATH BALDS IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
154 Quaternary Geology/Geomorphology (Posters) II: Landscape Processes and Histories
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RESTORING RIVER CANE ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA TO THE LANDSCAPE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESTORATION
22 Geomorphology (Posters)
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A QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR RANKING THE GEOMORPHIC CONTROLS ON STORM SURGE PENETRATION ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST DURING HURRICANE KATRINA
T84 Identifying America’s Most Vulnerable Oceanfront Communities: A Geological Perspective (Posters)
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CONTINUATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HURRICANE IMPACT SCALE: WCI, THE SHELF WIDTH/SHORELINE CURVATURE INDEX
27 Marine/Coastal Science (Posters)
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SOIL CHARACTERIZATION FOR RIVERCANE (ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA (WALTER) MUHL.) RESTORATION IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
T85 Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems with Broad Historical Changes and Human Impacts (Posters)