Dan Royall

Dan Royall is a Professor and Department Head at the Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability within the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research integrates geomorphology, river science, and environmental magnetism to study sediment dynamics, watershed processes, and landscape evolution.

• Ph.D. in Geography, University of Tennessee (1997)
• M.S. in Geology, University of Tennessee (1988)
• B.S. in Geology, North Carolina State University (1986)

His work focuses on fluvial processes, sediment budgets, and urban stream morphology, with applications in environmental magnetism for erosion assessment. He explores partial avulsion, fluvial islands, and cultivated landscape impacts on sediment delivery.

Recent publications highlight his expertise in land use change effects on watersheds, magnetic diagnostics for soil loss, and urban-rural hydrological contrasts. His research bridges Quaternary paleoecology with modern sedimentation trends.