Sarah Peirce, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Home Campus:
U of T St. George
PhD:
Geography, The University of Western Ontario (2017)
Other Degrees:
Master of Science, Geography, University of Guelph (2012)
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, University of Guelph (2010)
Contact Information:
Phone: 416-946-5545
Location: Room 5019, Sidney Smith Hall
100 St. George St.
Toronto, ON M5S 3G3
s.peirce@utoronto.ca
Research Interests:
- Physical geography
- Fluvial geomorphology
- Field methods
- Environmental monitoring
Teaching This Academic Year:
GGR205 Introduction to Soil Science
GGR301 Fluvial Geomorphology
GGR308 Canadian Arctic and Subarctic Environments
Selected Publications:
Leduc, P., Peirce, S., and Ashmore, P. (2019) Short Communication: Challenges and Applications of Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry in a Physical Model of a Braided River. Earth Surface Dynamics. Vol. 7 (1): 97-106. DOI: doi.org/10.5194/esurf-7-97-2019.
Peirce, S., Ashmore, P., and Leduc, P. (2018) Evolution of Grain Size Distributions and Bed Mobility during Hydrographs in Gravel-Bed Braided Rivers. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Vol. 44 (1): 752-765. DOI: 10.1002/esp.4511.
Peirce, S., Ashmore, P., and Leduc, P. (2018) The variability in the morphological active width: results from physical models of gravel-bed braided rivers. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Vol. 43 (11): 2371-2383. DOI:10.1002/esp.4400.
Peirce, S. and Lindsay J. (2015) Characterizing ephemeral streams in a Southern Ontario watershed using electrical resistance sensors. Hydrological Processes. Vol. 29 (1): 103-111. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10136.