Steven Bacon

Steven Bacon is an Associate Professor in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno. With 25 years of experience, he specializes in Quaternary geology, geomorphology, and engineering geology, focusing on terrain characterization, landscape evolution, paleoclimate studies, geologic hazard assessments, and hydrogeologic investigations.

• Education
  • B.S. Geology, Humboldt State University, 1996
  • M.S. Environmental Systems-Geology, Humboldt State University, 2003
  • Ph.D. Hydrology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2020

His research integrates geomorphic mapping, sequence stratigraphy, soil analysis, and hydrologic modeling to study late Pleistocene and Holocene hydroclimate variability in the southwestern United States. Applied projects include predictive terrain modeling for military operations, flood and seismic hazard assessments, and groundwater resource studies. Fieldwork spans alpine to desert environments across the western U.S., Alaska, Israel, Egypt, New Zealand, and Mongolia.

Key research subfields include

• Geologic Hazard Assessments (dust emission, landsliding, flooding, seismic)
• Paleohydrologic Modeling
• Sequence Stratigraphy
• Tectonic Geomorphology
• Soils Geomorphology
• Hillslope Processes