Field work at Chephren Lake, Banff National Park - March 1993			Contents Research Activities/Interests Research Projects Teaching Selected Publications Recent Funding Important Associations for Geomorphology Contact Information Current or Recently Graduated Students Links Image Gallery
B.E.S., University of Waterloo, 1980. M.Sc., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982. Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1987. Professor, Department of Geography Principal, Woodsworth College
Research Activities/Interests My special interests are the influence of climate change and human disturbance on river forms, glacier landscapes and general landform development in the northern hemisphere. Research has been conducted mainly in the mountain areas of Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Norway but also in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec. Work has concentrated on developing statistical and empirical models for the transfer of sediment through small and large drainage basins over time scales ranging from several hundred to several thousand years. High magnitude flood events in undisturbed (natural) and disturbed (urbanized) environments are a major concern from the point of view of landform change and economic damage. Present and future research is devoted to constructing the magnitude and frequency of these events, understanding the processes which control landscape erosion and using sedimentary deposits to infer the tempo of past changes.
Teaching
	Graduate GGR 1202 - Sedimentation and Fluvial Geomorphology Undergraduate (all course Websites are available through the Blackboard Learning Management System – log-on through http://portal.utoronto.ca) GGR 201S - Introduction to Geomorphology GGR 390F - Field Camp GGR 301S - Fluvial Geomorphology (every other year)
Selected Publications Hodder, K., Gilbert, R. and Desloges, J.R. 2007. Assessment of varved glaciolacustrine sedimentary records as hydroclimatic proxy. Journal of Paleolimnology, 38, 365-394. Hodder, K., Desloges, J.R. and Gilbert, R. 2006. Pattern and timing of sediment infill at glacier-fed Mud Lake: Implications for Late-Glacial and Holocene Environments in the Monashee Mountain Region of British Columbia, Canada. The Holocene, 16(5), 1-12. Gilbert, R. and Desloges J.R. 2005 The record of Glacial Lake Champagne in Kusawa Lake, southwestern Yukon Territory. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 42, 2127–2140 Gilbert, R., Desloges, J., Lamoureux, Serink A. and Hodder K. 2005. The geomorphic and paleoenvironmental record in sediments of Atlin Lake, northern British Columbia. Geomorphology, 77, 4-16. Dirszowsky, R. and Desloges, J.R. 2004. Evolution of the Moose Lake delta, British Columbia: implications for Holocene environmental change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Geomorphology, 57, 75-93. Rasch, M., Nielsen, N., Christiansen, C., Balstrøm, T., Gilbert, R. and Desloges, J.R. 2003. Role of landscape parameters in riverine runoff, and sediment and organic matter yield on Disko Island, West Greenland. Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography, 103(2), 1-12. Desloges,J.R., Gilbert, R., Nielsen, N., Christiansen, C., Rasch, M., Øhlenschlager, R. 2002. "Holocene glacimarine sedimentary environments in fiords of Disko Bugt, West Greenland", Quaternary Science Reviews and Research 21 (4). Gilbert, R., Nielsen, N., Möller, H., Desloges, J.R. and Rasch, M. 2002. Glacimarine sedimentation in Kangerdluk (Disko Fjord), West Greenland, in response to a surging glacier. Marine Geology, 191, 1-18.
Recent Funding Ontario Heritage Trust - Bruce Trail Conservancy (Cheltenham Badlands) Urban Imapcts on Stream Erosion in the Greater Toronto Area (NSERC-Strategic Grant Project) Paleogeomorphology and Paleohydrology from High-Resolution Laminated Sediments (NSERC- Discovery Grant)
Important Associations for Geomorphology Canadian Association of Geographers Canadian Geomorphology Research Group Canadian Geophysical Union Canadian Quaternary Association - CANQUA Geological Association of Canada American Association of Geographers American Geophysical Union International Association of Geomorphologists					Geomorphology Internet Links British Society for Geomorphology (BSG) The Canadian Geomorphology Research Group (CGRG) Canadian Landscapes - Terrain Sciences CGS Canada Topography - Toporama Geological Association of Canada Geological Society of America Geological Survey of Canada International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Contact Information Phone: 416-978-5782 Fax: 416-978-3281 E-mail: desloges@geog.utoronto.ca Office/Mail: Rm 205, 119 St. George Woodsworth College University of Toronto Toronto, ON M5S 1A9 Lab: 45 St. George St. Rm 208, Phone: 416-978-5234
Current Students
	PhD Mr. Roger Phillips M.Sc Ms. Nicole Chow (recently graduated) Ms. Nyssa Clubine B.Sc Mr. Vito Lam
Links of Interest University of Toronto U of T Faculty of Arts and Science U of T Dept. of Geography U of T Libraries
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