Katherine Barnhart
Katy Barnhart is a Research Civil Engineer in the Landslide Hazards program.
Katy does research on the mechanisms and impacts of landslide runout, primarily using numerical simulation. Her current work focuses on postfire debris flows and landslide tsunamis.
Professional Experience
2020-present: Research Civil Engineer, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center
2020-2021: Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow
2018-2020: National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado at Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environment and Department of Geological Sciences
2016-2018: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environment and Department of Geological Sciences
2015-2016: Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
Education and Certifications
University of Colorado, Ph.D., 2015, Geological Sciences
University of Colorado, M.S., 2010, Geological Sciences
Princeton University, B.S.E., 2008, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Honors and Awards
CSDMS Terrestrial Working Group Member Spotlight Award, 2020
USGS Mendenhall Fellowship, 2020
NSF-EAR Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, 2012-2015
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2010
W. Taylor Thom Jr. Prize, Princeton Department of Civil Engineering, 2008
Arthur F. Buddington Award, Princeton Department of Geological Sciences, 2008
Science and Products
Simulating debris flow and levee formation in the 2D shallow flow model D-Claw: Channelized and unconfined flow
New model of the Barry Arm landslide in Alaska reveals potential tsunami wave heights of 2 meters, values much lower than previously estimated
Multi-model comparison of computed debris flow runout for the 9 January 2018 Montecito, California post-wildfire event
Preliminary assessment of the wave generating potential from landslides at Barry Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Postwildfire soil‐hydraulic recovery and the persistence of debris flow hazards
Offset channels may not accurately record strike-slip fault displacement: Evidence from landscape evolution models
Topographic change detection at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, using Airborne LiDAR and UAS-based Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry
Modeling erosion of ice-rich permafrost bluffs along the Alaskan Beaufort Sea coast
Non-USGS Publications**
and Local Likelihood Estimation”. In: Mathematical Geosciences (2021). DOI: 10.1007/s11004-
020-09917-7.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Simulating debris flow and levee formation in the 2D shallow flow model D-Claw: Channelized and unconfined flow
New model of the Barry Arm landslide in Alaska reveals potential tsunami wave heights of 2 meters, values much lower than previously estimated
Multi-model comparison of computed debris flow runout for the 9 January 2018 Montecito, California post-wildfire event
Preliminary assessment of the wave generating potential from landslides at Barry Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Postwildfire soil‐hydraulic recovery and the persistence of debris flow hazards
Offset channels may not accurately record strike-slip fault displacement: Evidence from landscape evolution models
Topographic change detection at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, using Airborne LiDAR and UAS-based Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry
Modeling erosion of ice-rich permafrost bluffs along the Alaskan Beaufort Sea coast
Non-USGS Publications**
and Local Likelihood Estimation”. In: Mathematical Geosciences (2021). DOI: 10.1007/s11004-
020-09917-7.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.