Harry Williams

CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Geography
University of North Texas
P.O. Box 05279
Denton, TX 76203
Phone: (940) 565-3317
Email: williams@unt.edu
 
EDUCATION

1989 Ph.D Geography, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.

1983 M.Sc Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

1980 B.Sc (Honors) Geography, University of Plymouth, England.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1995-continues: Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

1989-1995: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

1988-1989: Instructor, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

1983-1988: Sessional Instructor, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Session Chair: Urban II: Modeling Infrastructure: Applied Geography Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 5-8 2003.

Session Chair: Pedagogy And Educational Issues: An Applied Geography Perspective. Applied Geography Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, November 14-17 2001.

Proposal Reviewer, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.

Session Chair, Physical Geography Session: Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Spring Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17-20, 1993.

Session Chair, Applied Geography Conference - Session A6: Applied Geomorphology, 15th Annual Applied Geography Conference, Denton, Texas, October 21-24, 1992.

Judge, Student Paper Competition, 15th Annual Applied Geography Conference, Denton, Texas, October 21-24, 1992.

Field Trip Leader for the Western C.A.G. Fraser Delta field trip, March 15, 1987; the I.U.G.G. Fraser Delta field trip, August 17, 1987; the G.A.C. Fraser Delta field trip, May 15th, 1990; the G.A.C. Sooke River marsh field trip, May 18th, 1995.

HONORS:

ESRI-authorized Atlas GIS instructor.

AQQUA (Quebec Association for the study of the Quaternary) award for best research article, Geographie Physique et Quaternaire, 1990 - for the paper, "Two Mid-Holocene marker beds in aggraded floodplain deposits, Fraser River Delta, British Columbia. Geographie Physique et Quaternaire, 44, pp. 27-32.

University of North Texas, Junior Faculty Summer Scholarship Award, summer, 1990

SFU Graduate Research Fellowship, summer 1987.

SFU Open Graduate Scholarship, Fall 1984 - Fall 1985.

Biography published in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1996,1997; Who's Who in the World, 1997, 1998.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Geomorphology, coastal environments, Quaternary geology, cartography, computer cartography, foraminifera, tsunami sedimentation, GIS, GPS, cesium-137 dating, watershed geomorphology.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Geography 1710 Earth Science
Geology 1610 Physical Geology
Geology 3020 Historical Geology
Geography 3050 Cartography and Graphics
Geography 3350 Geomorphology
Geography 4060 Computer Cartography
Geology 4650 Environmental Geology
Geography 4750 Fluvial Geomorphology
Geography 4980 British Isles Field School

GRANTS RECEIVED:

1. Co-principal investigator, 1984-1986, "Depositional Structure and Holocene Evolution of the Fraser River Delta, B.C." Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada ($30,000).

2. Principal investigator, 1985, "Depositional Structure and Holocene Evolution of the Fraser River Delta, B.C." Geological Society of America ($600).

3. Principal investigator, 1989, "An investigation of the character and growth of deltaic deposits in Lewisville Lake, Texas," University of North Texas, Faculty Research Initiation Grant ($2,515).

4. Principal investigator, 1990, "An investigation of long-term rates of marsh migration in response to rising sea-level within the Texas Coastal Zone," University of North Texas, Faculty Research Initiation Grant ($2,500).

5. Principal investigator, 1991, "Determination of marsh sedimentation rates using cesium 137 radioactive fallout," University of North Texas, Small Grant Program ($900).

6. Principal investigator, 1992, "Rates of marsh erosion and sedimentation on Mad Island Preserve, Texas," Nature Conservancy of Texas ($800).

7. Principal investigator, 1992, "Marsh foraminifera distributions, Mad Island Preserve, Texas," Nature Conservancy of Texas ($800).

8. Principal investigator, 1993, "Paleoecological Evidence of Salinity Changes in Mad Island Lake, Texas: Application to determining recent lake sedimentation," Nature Conservancy of Texas ($2,200).

9. Principal investigator, 1993,"In search of ancient earthquakes: investigating paleoseismicity in British Columbia," National Geographic Society ($6,956).

10. Principal investigator, 1993, "Developing and testing of cartographic databases, software and hardware for the Center for Spatial Analysis and Mapping," University of North Texas, Instructional Development Grant ($5,709).

11. Principal investigator, 1993, "Application of a numerical tidal mixing model and GIS-based land cover model to assessing the impacts of global warming on coastal wetlands, Trinity River estuary, Texas," University of North Texas, Faculty Research Opportunities Program ($3,500).

12. Principal investigator, 1994, "Impact of dam construction on recent sedimentation rates in Mad Island Slough and Mad Island Lake, Texas" Nature Conservancy of Texas ($1,905).

13. Principal investigator, 1994, "Numerical modelling of coastal wetlands growth in response to rising sea level induced by global warming: Trinity River estuary, Texas." University of North Texas, Faculty Research Opportunities Program ($2,000).

14. Principal investigator, 1994, "Geologic record of late-Holocene earthquakes in coastal marshes; North Coast and Northern Puget Sound, Washington State." U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program ($27,739).

15. Co-principal investigator, 1995, "Cesium-137 dating of coastal wetland sediments in the Trinity River estuary, Texas." University of North Texas, Faculty Research Opportunities Program ($2,500).

16. Principal investigator, 1995, "Shoreline Erosion at Shamrock Island Preserve, Texas." Nature Conservancy of Texas ($1,800).

17. Co-principal investigator, 1996, "Linking a GIS to a Simulation Model of Coastal Wetlands Growth in the Trinity River estuary, Texas." University of North Texas, Faculty Research Opportunities Program ($1,800).

18. Co-principal investigator, 1996, "British Isles Field School." University of North Texas, Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund ($1700).

19. Principal investigator, 1996, "Geologic record of late-Holocene earthquakes in coastal marshes; North Coast and Northern Puget Sound, Washington State." (continuation of 1994 grant) U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program ($30,449).

20. Co-principal investigator, "Enhancing Geographic Education With Data Visualization And GIS Technology." National Science Foundation, Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement: Instrumentation Project, $70,000, 1996-1998.

21. Co-principal investigator, 1997, "British Isles Field School". University of North Texas, Instructional Development Grant ($6,939).

22. Co-principal investigator, 1997, "Developing statistical methods as aids to paleoecological interpretation." University of North Texas, Faculty Research Opportunities Program ($3,500).

23. Principal investigator, 1999, "Prehistoric Tsunami Deposits In Washington State Coastal Marshes." National Geographic Society ($15,000).

24. Principal investigator, 1999, "Integrating Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Technology Into The Center for Spatial Analysis and Mapping (CSAM)." University of North Texas, Instructional Development Grant ($7,518).

25. Principal investigator, 2000, "Virtual Field Trips for Large-Enrollment geography Lab Science Classes". University of North Texas, Instructional Development Grant ($7,912).

26. Principal investigator, 2000, "Fieldwork and radiocarbon dating of tsunami deposits at Discovery Bay, Washington." United States Geological Survey, ($7,000).

PUBLICATIONS

Journal articles

  1. Williams, H.F.L., Hutchinson, I. and Nelson, A. Multiple sources for late Holocene Tsunamis at Discovery Bay, Washington. The Holocene 15, 1: 60-73.
  2. Hollingshad, L. And Williams, H.F.L. 2004. Geographic Analysis Of The Impact Of Texas House Bill 1 On The Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program (TX Chip). Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, St. Louis, Missouri, October 20-22, 2004, in press.
  3. Williams, H.F.L. 2003. Urbanization Pressure Increases Potential for Soils-Related Hazards, Denton County, Texas. Environmental Geology, 44: 933-938.
  4. Williams, M. and Williams, H.F.L. 2003. Evaluating Accuracy Of Municipal Infrastructure Geocoding Using GPS: A Case Study From Highland Village, Texas. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 5-8, 2003, 26: 36-39.
  5. Williams, H.F.L. 2003. Modeling Shallow Autocompaction in Coastal Marshes using Cesium-137 Fallout: Preliminary Results from the Trinity River Estuary, Texas. Journal of Coastal Research, 19: 180-188.
  6. Havens, D. and Williams, H.F.L. 2002. Using GIS to determine optimal recycling collection site locations in Denton, Texas. Papers and proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, Binghamton, New York, October 23-26, 2002, 25:117-122.
  7. Williams, H.F.L. and Coleman, W. 2001.  A Case Study Of "Real-World" Project Work In Undergraduate GIS Instruction: The Educational Value Of Working With Realistically Problematical Data. Papers and proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, Fort Worth, Texas, November 14-17 2001, 24:332-340.
  8. Sanchez, D. and Williams, H.F.L. 2001. Environmental Justice In Dallas County, Texas: A Spatial Analysis Of Hazardous Waste Site Locations. Papers and proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, Fort Worth, Texas, November 14-17 2001, 24:201-208.
  9. Williams, H.F.L. and Hutchinson, I. 2000. Stratigraphic and Microfossil Evidence for Late Holocene Tsunamis at Swantown Marsh, Whidbey Island, Washington. Quaternary Research, 54: 218-227.
  10. Williams, H.F.L. 1999. Foraminiferal distributions in tidal marshes bordering the Strait of Juan de Fuca: Implications for paleoseismicity studies. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 29: 24-36.
  11. Williams, H.F.L. 1999. Sand spit erosion following interruption of longshore sediment transport: Shamrock Island, Texas. Environmental Geology, 37: 153-161.
  12. Ozarko, D.L., Patterson, R.T., and Williams, H.F.L., 1997. Marsh Foraminifera from Nanaimo, British Columbia: implications of infaunal habitat and taphonomic biasing. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 27:51-68.
  13. Williams, H.F.L. 1995. Assessing the impact of weir construction on recent sedimentation using cesium‑137. Environmental Geology, 26:166-171.
  14. Williams, H.F.L. and Hamilton, T.S. 1995. Sedimentary dynamics of an eroding tidal marsh derived from stratigraphic records of 137Cs fallout, Fraser Delta, British Columbia. Journal of Coastal Research,  11,  pp. 1145-1156.
  15. Hutchinson, I., Roberts, M.C. and Williams, H.F.L. 1995. Stratigraphy, diatom biofacies and paleogeomorphology of a Mid-Holocene distributary channel system, Fraser Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences,  32, pp. 749-757.
  16. Williams, H.F.L. 1995. Foraminiferal record of recent environmental change: Mad Island Lake, Texas. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 25, pp. 167-176.
  17. Williams, H.F.L. 1994. Intertidal benthic foraminiferal biofacies on the Central Gulf Coast of Texas: modern distribution and application to sea level reconstruction. Micropaleontology, 40, pp. 169-183.
  18. Williams, H.F.L. 1993. Shoreline erosion at Mad Island Marsh Preserve, Matagorda County, Texas. Texas Journal of Science, 45, pp. 299-309.
  19. Williams, H.F.L., and D'Auria, J. 1991. A Mazama tephra marker bed in the Fraser Lowland, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 28, pp. 150-153.
  20. Williams, H.F.L., and Hebda, R.J. 1991. Palynology of aggradational, Holocene, topset sediments of the Fraser River delta, British Columbia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology, 86, pp. 297-311.
  21. Williams, H.F.L. 1991. Character and growth of deltaic deposits in Lewisville Lake, Texas. Texas Journal of Science, 43, pp. 377-389.
  22. Williams, H.F.L., and Luternauer, J.L. 1991. Shallow structure and growth of the southern Fraser River Delta: preliminary field results. Current Research,  Part A: Geological Survey of Canada Paper, 91-1A, pp. 85-90.
  23. Williams, H.F.L., and Roberts, M.C. 1990. Two Mid‑Holocene marker beds in aggraded floodplain deposits, Fraser River Delta, British Columbia. Geographie Physique et Quaternaire, 44, pp. 27-32.
  24. Williams, H.F.L., 1989. Foraminiferal zonations on the Fraser River Delta and their application to paleoenvironmental interpretations. Palaeogeography, Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology, 73, pp. 39-50.
  25. Williams, H.F.L. and Roberts. M.C., 1989. Holocene Sea‑level change and delta growth: Fraser River delta, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 26, pp. 1657-1666. 
  26. Williams, H.F.L., and Roberts, M.C., 1987. Mid‑Holocene paleosurfaces in vertical accretion deposits, Fraser River delta, British Columbia, in Current Research,  Part A: Geological Survey of Canada Paper 87-1A, pp. 757-761. 
  27. Williams, H.F.L., 1986. Depositional facies and evolution of Lulu Island topset deposits, Fraser River Delta, British Columbia; Current Research, Part A, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 86-1A, pp. 559-564.
  28. Roberts, M.C., Williams, H.F.L., Luternauer, J.L. and Cameron, B.E.B., 1985. Sedimentary framework of the Fraser River delta, British Columbia: preliminary field and laboratory results. Current Research, Part A, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 85-1A, pp. 717-722.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

Luternauer, J.L., Atkins, R.J., Moody, A.I., Williams, H.F.L. and Gibson, J.W. Salt marshes. in Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Estuaries, chapter 11, p. 307-332. Develpments in Sedimentology 53, edited by G.M.E. Perillo, 1995, Elsevier-Science B.V.

RESEARCH REPORTS:

1. Williams, H.F.L. 1999. Lewisville Independent School District Bus Route Project. Research Report to Lewisville ISD, 13 p.

2. Williams, H.F.L. 1997. Rates of shoreline erosion at Shamrock Island Preserve, Nueces County, Texas. The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Research Report, 53 p.

3. Williams, H.F.L. 1994. Paleoecological evidence of salinity changes in Mad Island lake, Texas: application to determining recent lake sedimentation. The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Research Report, 41 p.

4. Williams, H.F.L. 1994. Impact of weir construction on recent sedimentation rates in Mad Island Slough and Mad Island Lake, Texas. The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Research Report, 19 p.

5. Williams, H.F.L. 1993. Shoreline erosion monitoring network, Mad Island Marsh Preserve, Matagorda County, Texas: First year results (1992-1993). The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Research Report, 18 p.

6. Williams, H.F.L. 1992. Paleoecological evidence of environmental change at Mad Island Marsh Preserve, Matagorda county, Texas. The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Research Report, 27 p.

7. Williams, H.F.L. 1992. Rates of shoreline erosion at Mad Island Marsh Preserve, Matagorda County, Texas. Nature Conservancy of Texas, Research Report, 32 p.

ABSTRACTS, PROCEEDINGS AND PAPERS PRESENTED:
  1. Williams, M. and Williams, H.F.L. 2003. Evaluating Accuracy Of Municipal Infrastructure Geocoding Using GPS: A Case Study From Highland Village, Texas. Applied Geography Conferences, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 5-8, 2003.
  2. Williams, H.F.L. 2003. Urbanization Pressure Increases Potential for Soils-Related Hazards, Denton County, Texas. Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Fall Meeting, Stillwater, Oklahoma, October 23-25, 2003.
  3. Williams, H.F.L., Hutchinson, I. And Nelson, A. 2002. Multiple sources for late Holocene tsunamis at Discovery Bay, Washington State. American Geophysical Union, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 6-9, 2002.
  4. Havens, D. and Williams, H.F.L. 2002. Using GIS to determine optimal recycling collection site locations in Denton, Texas. Applied Geography Conferences, Binghamton, New York, October 23-26, 2002.
  5. Williams, H.F.L. and Coleman, W. 2001.  A Case Study Of "Real-World" Project Work In Undergraduate GIS Instruction: The Educational Value Of Working With Realistically Problematical Data. Papers and proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, Fort Worth, Texas, November 14-17 2001.
  6. Sanchez, D. and Williams, H.F.L. 2001. Environmental Justice In Dallas County, Texas: A Spatial Analysis Of Hazardous Waste Site Locations. Papers and proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences, Fort Worth, Texas, November 14-17 2001.
  7. Hutchinson, I., Clague, J., Bobrowsky, P. and Williams, H.F.L. 2000. Investigations of Cascadia paleoseismicity in southwestern BC and northernmost Washington State. United States Geological Survey, Great Cascadia Earthquake Tricentennial Penrose Conference, Seaside Oregon 4-8 June 2000.
  8. Williams, H.F.L. 2000. Review of Research Projects at Mad Island Marsh Preserve. The Nature Conservancy of Texas Board of Trustees Meeting, Dallas, Texas, June, 2000.
  9. Williams, H.F.L. 1999. A New Modeling Approach For Estimating Shallow Autocompaction In Coastal Marshes: Preliminary Results From The Trinity River Estuary, Texas. Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Fall Meeting, San Marcos, Texas, October 20-23, 1999.
  10. Williams, H.F.L. 1997. Recent changes in tidal marsh sedimentation derived from 137cs fallout, Fraser Delta, Canada. Institute of British Geographers/Royal Geographic Society Joint Annual Meeting, Exeter, U.K., January 7-10, 1997.
  11. Williams, H.F.L. 1995 Foraminiferal record of the 1961 impact of Hurricane Carla in a Texas tidal lake. Symposium S19: Taphonomy of microfossils: paleoenvironmental reconstruction and environmental assessment. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, November 6-9, 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  12. Williams, H.F.L. 1995. Stratigraphic and foraminiferal evidence for earthquake-induced subsidence and an attending tsunami about 300 years ago at Sooke Inlet, southern Vancouver Island, Canada. Tsunami deposits: geologic warnings of future inundation. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, May 22-23, 1995.
  13. Bigelow, A.W., Williams, H.F.L. and Weathers, D.L. 1995. Determination of sedimentation rates from radioactive fallout 137Cs using a high-purity Germanium gamma ray detector. The Texas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, The Texas Section of the American Physical Society, Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students, Spring 1995 Meeting, Program with Abstracts BH7, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, March 2-4, 1995.
  14. Williams, H.F.L. 1994. Foraminiferal record of recent environmental change: Mad Island Lake, Texas. Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Fall Meeting, Hot Springs, Arkansas, October 20-22, 1994.
  15. Williams, H.F.L. and Hamilton, T.S. 1994. Tidal marsh dynamics derived from 137Cs fallout, Fraser Delta, Canada. American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, March 29 - April 2, 1994.
  16. Williams, H.F.L. 1994. Sedimentary dynamics of an eroding tidal marsh derived from stratigraphic records of cesium-137 fallout, Sturgeon Bank tidal marsh, Fraser Delta, British Columbia. Department of Geography and Institute of Quaternary Research, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, March 17th, 1994. (invited lecture).
  17. Williams, H.F.L. 1993. Paleoecological evidence of salinity changes in Mad Island Lake, Texas. American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 6-10, 1993.
  18. Williams, H.F.L. 1993. Shoreline erosion and coastal wetland degradation; Mad Island Marsh Preserve, Matagorda County, Texas. Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Spring Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17-20, 1993.
  19. Williams, H.F.L. 1992. Monitoring shoreline erosion at Mad Island Preserve, Texas. Applied Geography Conference, October 21-24, 1992, Denton, Texas.
  20. Williams, H.F.L. and Hamilton, T.S. 1992. Determining marsh sedimentation by 137 Cs fallout, Fraser Delta, British Columbia. American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, April 18-21, 1992.
  21. Williams, H.F.L. 1991. Microfossil evidence of late‑Holocene sea‑level change on the Texas Gulf Coast. Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Fall Meeting, Nacogdoches, Texas, October 17-19, 1991.
  22. Williams, H.F.L. and Hebda, R.J. 1991. Palynological record of Holocene sea‑levels, Fraser Delta, British Columbia. American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, April 12-15, 1991.
  23. Williams, H.F.L. 1991. Biostratigraphic indicators of sea‑level change. Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Spring Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 27-29, 1991.
  24. Williams, H.F.L. 1990: Character and growth of deltaic deposits in Lewisville Lake, Texas. Southwestern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Annual Fall Meeting, Austin, Texas, October 4-6, 1990.
  25. Williams, H.F.L. 1990: Holocene sea-level change and delta growth: Fraser River Delta, British Columbia. Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogical Association of Canada, Annual Meeting, May 16-18, 1990, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  26. Williams, H.F.L. 1990: Holocene sea-level change and delta growth: Fraser Delta, British Columbia. American Association of Geographers, Southwest Division, Annual Spring Meeting, March 28-30, 1990, Fort Worth, Texas.
  27. Williams, H.F.L. 1986. Depositional facies and evolution of Lulu Island topset deposits, Fraser River Delta, British Columbia. Canadian Association of Geographers, Western Division Meeting, March 14-16, 1987.
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