Dr. Kevin M. Yeager
Geological oceanography: sediment transport dynamics, surficial processes, fates of aquatic contaminants and environmental radiochemistry
Assistant Professor
Department of Marine Science
1020 Balch Blvd.
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-9904
phone: 228-688-7098
fax: 228-688-1121
kevin.yeager@usm.edu
Personal Web Page
Environmental Radioactive Laboratory
Education
- Ph.D. Geology & Geophyics, Texas A&M University, 2002
- M.S. Geology, University of Toledo, 1997
- B.S. Geology, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, 1995
Research Interests
- Sedimentary processes in fluvial, coastal and marine environments
- Fates and impacts of terrestrial and aquatic contaminants
- Human environmental impacts and the roles of science in public policy
- Application and development of radiochemical and geochemical methods in geology, geomorphology, limnology, and marine sciences
Courses
- MAR 151 - Introduction to Ocean Science
- MAR 620 - Marine Sediments and Sedimentary Environments
- MAR 684 - Special Topic: Proposal Writing
Selected Publications
Feagin, R. A., S. M. Lozada-Bernard, T. M. Ravens, I. Möller, K. M. Yeager and A. H. Baird, 2009. Does vegetation prevent wave erosion of salt marsh edges? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106 (25): 10,109-10,113.
Wang, S., L. Congqiang, K. M. Yeager, G. Wan, J. Li, F. Tao, Y. Lu, F. Liu and C. Fan, 2009. The spatial distribution and emission of nitrous oxide (N2O) in a large eutrophic lake in eastern China: Anthropogenic effects. Science of the Total Environment, 407: 3330-3337.
Yeager, K. M. , P. H. Santschi, H. Rifai, M. Suarez, R. Brinkmeyer, C. C. Hung, K. J. Schindler, M. Andres and E. Weaver, 2007. Dioxin chronology and fluxes in sediments of the Houston Ship Channel, Texas : influences of non-steady state sediment transport and total organic carbon. Environmental Science and Technology 41 (15): 5,291-5,298.
Hung, C. C., G. Gwo-Ching, J. Kuotung, K. M. Yeager , P. H. Santschi, T. L. Wade and J. L. Sericano, 2006. Relationship between carbonaceous materials and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the sediments of the Danshui River and adjacent coastal areas, Taiwan . Chemosphere 65: 1,452-1,461.
Yeager, K. M., P. H. Santschi, K. J. Schindler, M. J. Andres and E. A. Weaver, 2006. The relative importance of terrestrial versus marine sediment sources to the Nueces-Corpus Christi Estuary, Texas : an isotopic approach. Estuaries and Coasts, vol. 29, no. 3, p. 443-459.
Wan, G. J., J. A. Chen, S. Q. Xu, F. C. Wu, R. G. Huang, K. M. Yeager and P. H. Santschi, 2005, Coupling between 210Pbex and organic matter in sediments of Lake Chenghai, China, Chemical Geology, vol. 224, no. 4, p. 223-236.
Yeager, K. M. , P. H. Santschi, J. D. Phillips and B. E. Herbert, 2005, Suspended sediment sources and tributary effects in the lower reaches of a coastal plain stream as indicated by radionuclides, Loco Bayou, Texas. Environmental Geology, vol. 47(3), p. 382-395.
Yeager, K. M., P. H. Santschi and G. T. Rowe, 2004, Sediment accumulation and radionuclide inventories ( 239,240Pu, 210Pb and 234Th) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, as influenced by organic matter and macrofaunal density. Marine Chemistry, vol. 91(1-4), p. 1-14.
Yeager, K. M. and P. H. Santschi, 2003. Invariance of isotope ratios of lithogenic
radionuclides: more evidence for their use as sediment source tracers. Journal of
Environmental Radioactivity 69: 159-176.
Yeager, K. M., P. H. Santschi, J. D. Phillips and B. E. Herbert, 2002. Sources of
alluvium in a coastal plain stream based on radionuclide signatures from the 238U
and 232Th decay series. Water Resources Research 38 (11): 24-1 - 24-11.