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Zach Hilgendorf, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor

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Phillips Hall 253
105 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
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Education

Education

Ph.D., Arizona State University (Geography)
M.S., Minnesota State University-Mankato (Geography)
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Geography)

Teaching and Research Interests

Teaching and Research Interests

Physical Geography

Ecogeomorphology

Human-environmental interactions

Restoration

Quaternary geomorphology

Published Research

Published Research

Walker, I.J., Hilgendorf, Z., Gillies, J.A., Turner, C.M., Furtak-Cole, E., Nikolich, G., 2023. Assessing performance of a ‘nature-based’ foredune restoration project, Oceano Dunes, California, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 48:1, 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5478

Hilgendorf, Z., Walker, I.J., Pickart, A.J., Turner, C.M., 2022. Dynamic restoration and the impact of native versus invasive vegetation on coastal foredune morphodynamics, Lanphere Dunes, California, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 47:13, 3083-3099. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5445

Furtak-Cole, E. Gilles, J.A., Hilgendorf, Z., Walker, I.J., Nikolich, G., 2022. Simulation of flow and shear stress distribution on the Oceano Dunes, implications for saltation and dust emissions. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 22, 1399-1420. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-022-09902-0

Shandonay, K.L., Moll, H., Marvin, M.C.*, López-Castañeda, N., Kelley, M., Hilgendorf, Z., Heintzman, R., Dorn, R.I., 2021. The Fieldwork of Shared Experiences. The Geographical Bulletin 62, 82–88. https://www.gammathetaupsilon.org/the-geographical -bulletin/2020s/volume62-2/A/article7.pdf 

Walker, I.J., Turner, C.M., Hilgendorf, Z., 2021. Comparing UAS and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) methods for change detection in coastal landscapes, in: Frazier, A.E., Singh, K.K. (Eds.), Fundamentals of Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery and Data. p. 385.

Kedron, P., Quick, M., Hilgendorf, Z., Sachdeva, M., 2021. Using the specification curve to teach spatial data analysis and explore geographic uncertainties. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 00, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2021.1901076

Hilgendorf, Z., Marvin, M.C.*, Turner, C.M., Walker, I.J., 2021. Assessing geomorphic change in restored coastal dune ecosystems using a multi-platform aerial approach. Remote Sensing 13, 354. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13030354

Hilgendorf, Z., Wells, G., Larson, P.H., Millett, J., Kohout, M., 2020. From basins to rivers: Understanding the revitalization and significance of top-down drainage integration mechanisms in drainage basin evolution. Geomorphology 352, 107020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.107020