Joe Mason
Position title: Professor
Email: mason@wisc.edu
Website: Joe Mason's Research Website
Address:
160 Science Hall 550 North Park Street
Education:
Ph. D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995
M.S., University of Minnesota, 1992
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 1989
Research Areas:
Eolian and hillslope geomorphology, loess stratigraphy/sedimentology, soils and paleosols, Quaternary landscape evolution, Quaternary paleoenvironments of the Midwest, the Great Plains and northern China
Current Research:
Soil response to vegetation change across the prairie-forest boundary. Vulnerability of buried soil organic matter to disturbance and climate change. Evolution of aeolian landscapes. Response of dune fields in northern China to past, present, and future environmental change. Data from completed projects from completed projects is here.
Courses Taught:
Geog 127: Physical Systems of the Environment
Geog 320: Geomorphology
Geog 329: Landforms and Landscapes of North America
Geog 342: Geography of Wisconsin
Geog 344: Changing Landscape of the American West
Geog 525: Soil Geomorphology
Geography 527: The Quaternary Period
Recent Publications:
For a complete list of publications and citations, go to my Google Scholar profile