Peter S. Eagleson

Peter S. Eagleson
Nationality American
Alma mater B.S.1949, M.S. 1952, Lehigh University; Sc.D. 1956, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for Integrating hydrology and ecology to redefine hydrology
Scientific career
Fields Hydrology, Environmental Engineering

Peter S. Eagleson is an American hydrologist, author of Dynamic Hydrology and Ecohydrology: Darwinian Expression of Vegetation Form and Function. He has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1952 and is currently a Professor Emeritus. He has held professional positions including member of the National Academy of Engineering (since 1982) and President of the American Geophysical Union from 1986-1988. He has won many awards including the Stockholm International Water Institute's World Water Prize in 1997.

Eagleson's research interests include dynamic hydrology, hydroclimatology, and forest ecology.[1] His early research was on sediment transport and wave theory. He published multiple articles and book chapters about these subjects.[2] It was not until 1964 that he significantly narrowed his focus to hydrology. In 1967 Eagleson along with some of his students, published six papers in Water Resources Research. These papers immediately impacted the field of hydrology.[2]

Eagleson has taught at MIT since 1952. He has held a chair as Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering since 1965.[3]

Awards

Selected publications

  • Ecohydrology: Darwinian Expression of Vegetation Form and Function
  • Dynamic Hydrology
  • “Climate, Soil and the Water Balance: A Framework for Their Analytical Coupling,” published in 1978 in Water Resources Research

References

  1. ↑ "MIT - Faculty - Peter Eagleson | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, MIT". cee.mit.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  2. 1 2 Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ignacio; Eagleson, Peter S. (1989-01-24). "1988 Horton Medal presented to Peter S. Eagleson". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 70 (4): 57–58. doi:10.1029/89EO00035. ISSN 2324-9250.
  3. ↑ "Eagleson, Peter S. | MIT Center for Global Change Science". cgcs.mit.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  4. ↑ "James R. Killian Lecture Series". web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  5. ↑ "P.E. Eagleson". iahs.info. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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