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CURRICULUM VITAE: Edward James Hickin, January 2010
1. PERSONAL DATA: Born 21st August, 1945 in Sydney, Australia; Australian and Canadian Citizen; Married to Elaine, 2 children.
2. PRESENT POSITION: Professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Environment, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6.
3. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: 1966: Baccalaureate (first-class honours), School of Geomorphology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. 1971: Doctorate, School of Geomorphology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Dissertation: SEDIMENTATION IN SAND-BED CHANNELS: Some Aspects of Process and Form in Channels near Sydney, Australia. Examiners: Professor L.M. Brush, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Professor G.H. Dury, Departments of Geography and Geology, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Professor A. Jopling, Department of Geography, University of Toronto, Toronto; Professor T. Langford-Smith, School of Geomorphology, University of Sydney, Sydney.
4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 1967-1971: University of Sydney, School of Geomorphology, Teaching Fellow and Research Assistant). 1971-Present: Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography [Assistant Professor (1971-1976); Chairman of Department of Geography (1981-1985); Associate Professor (1976-84); Professor (1984-Present)]; Professor of Earth Sciences (Joint appointment: Geography/Earth Sciences) (1994-2005)]; Chairman of Department of Earth Sciences (1999-2003); Professor & Chair, Department of Geography (2005-2008).
5. CONSULTING & RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
· Consultant; Peace Woods Ltd. (Vegetation succession on the Beatton River floodplain & riparian vegetation inventory). 1975.
· Consultant; Reid, Crowther & Partners, Consulting Engineers and Planners, North Vancouver,British Columbia (Canadian National Railway Twin Track Project: Environmental design program), 1982.
· Consultant; Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia (The impact of proposed channel modifications on the estuary reach of Seymour River, North Vancouver, B.C.), 1983.
· Consultant; Reid, Crowther & Partners, Consulting Engineers and Planners, North Vancouver, British Columbia (Canadian National Railway; Twin Track Project: Environmental design program) 1984.
· Consultant; Ratcliff & Co., Barristers and Solicitors, North Vancouver, British Columbia (Squamish Indian - Band Council reserve boundary problem related to lateral instability of Squamish River), 1985.
· Consultant; Lawrence & Shaw, Barristers and Solicitors, Vancouver, British Columbia (Fraser River depositional history and hydrology at the Fraser-Thompson River confluence), 1985.
· Consultant; Ratcliff & Company, Barristers and Solicitors, North Vancouver, British Columbia (review of Northern Utilities Inc. (NUI)] application for developing a hydroelectric generating facility on Mamquam River and the NUI document prepared by Westland Resources Group [WRG] as a review of the hydro-project proposal), 1993.
· Consultant Hydrologist; British Columbia Utilities Commission (Advisor to BC Government public review of Alcan's Kemano Completion Project), 1993-5.
· Research proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation, U.S.A..
· Research proposal reviewer for the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
· Referee (2005-2010) for Earth Surface Processes and Landforms; The Canadian Geographer; Geomorphology, Geographie Physique et Quaternaire; The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering; Geological Society of America Bulletin; Sedimentology; Journal of Geology; Journal of Sedimentary Petrology; The Professional Geographer; Water Resources Research and Zeitschrift Geomorphologie.
6. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE.
Forty years experience in basic research into fluvial systems with emphasis on fluvial geomorphology and sedimentology. Recent work has been concerned with channel instability and particularly with factors controlling lateral migration (bank erosion and point-bar formation) in natural river channels. This work has involved extensive field experience in Eastern Australia, New Zealand, Western and Central Canada, the American Southwest, England, Scotland and Wales.
Current research is concerned with channel migration rates of confined meandering channels in BC and Alberta, the impact of climate change on hydrology and rates of channel adjustment to floods, the sedimentology and morphodynamics of river bars based on georadar surveys on Fraser River BC, and flow resistance in small, steep headwater rivers.
7. PUBLICATIONS.
(a) In Refereed Journals and Books
1. Hickin, E. J., 1968, Channel morphology, bankfull stage, and bankfull discharge of streams near Sydney: The Australian Journal of Science, 30 (7) 274-275.
2. Hickin, E. J., 1969, A newly identified process of point bar formation in natural streams: American Journal of Science, 267, 999-1010.
3. Hickin, E. J., 1970, The terraces of the Lower Colo and Hawkesbury drainage basins, New South Wales: The Australian Geographer, XI (3) 278-287.
4. Hickin, E. J., & Page, K. J., 1971, The age of valley fills in the Sydney Basin: Search, 2 (10) 383-384.
5. Hickin, E. J., 1972, Pseudomeanders and point dunes - a flume study: American Journal of Science, 272, 762-799.
6. Hickin, E. J., 1974, The development of meanders in natural river channels: American Journal of Science, 274, 414-442.
7. Hickin, E.J., & Nanson, G.C., 1975, The character of channel migration on the Beatton River, Northeast British Columbia, Canada: Geological Society of America Bulletin, 86, 487-494.
8. Hickin, E. J., 1977, The analysis of river planform responses to changes in discharge: In K.J. Gregory (editor), River Channel Changes, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 249-263.
9. Hickin, E. J., 1977, Hydraulic factors controlling channel migration: In R. E. Davidson - Arnott & W. Nickling (editors), Research into Fluvial Systems, GeoAbstracts, Norwich, 59-66.
10. Hickin, E. J., 1978, Mean flow-structure in meanders of the Squamish River, British Columbia: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 15 (11) 1833-1849.
11. Hickin, E.J., 1979, Concave-bank benches on the Squamish River, British Columbia, Canada: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 16 (1) 200-203.
12. Hickin, E. J., 1980, Seismic velocities of unconsolidated sediments in the Vancouver area of British Columbia: The Canadian Geographer, XXIV (4) 411-416.
13. Hickin, E. J., 1983, River channel changes: retrospect and prospect: International Association of Sedimentologists Special Publication, 6, 61-83.
14. Nanson, G. C., & Hickin, E.J.,1983, Channel migration and incision on the Beatton River: Journal of the Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 109 (3) 327-337.
15. Nanson, G. C., & Hickin, E. J., 1984, Closure to discussion of "Channel migration and incision on the Beatton River", Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers,110 (11) 1683-1684.
16. Hickin, E. J., & Nanson, G. C., 1984, Lateral migration rates of river bends: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers,110 (11) 1557-1567.
17. Hickin, E.J., 1984, Vegetation and river channel dynamics: The Canadian Geographer, XXVIII (2) 111-126.
18. Brierley, G. & Hickin, E.J., 1985, The downstream gradation of particle sizes in the Squamish River, British Columbia: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 10, 597-606.
19. Hickin, E.J., 1986, Concave-Bank Benches in the Floodplains of Muskwa and Fort Nelson Rivers, British Columbia: The Canadian Geographer, 30 (2)111-122.
20. Nanson, G.C., & Hickin, E.J., 1986, A statistical analysis of bank erosion and channel migration in western Canada: Geological Society of America Bulletin, 97, 497-504.
21. Hickin, E. J., & Sichingabula, H.M., 1988, The geomorphic impact of the catastrophic October 1984 flood on the planform of Squamish River, southwestern British Columbia: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 25, 1078-1087.
22. Hickin, E. J., 1988, Lateral migration rates of river bends: In P.N. Cheremisinoff, N.P. Cheremisinoff, and S.L. Cheng (editors), Handbook of Civil Engineering, Technomic Publishing, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Vol.2: Hydraulics: Mechanics, 419-445.
23. Hickin, E. J., & Sichingabula, H.M. 1989. Discussion : The geomorphic impact of the catastrophic October 1984 flood on the planform of Squamish River, southwestern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 26: 337
24. Hickin, E.J. 1989. Contemporary Squamish River sediment flux to Howe Sound, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 26: 1953-1963
25. Rood, K. M. & Hickin, E.J. 1989. Suspended-sediment concentration and calibre in relation to surface-flow structure in Squamish River estuary, southwestern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 26: 2172-2176.
26. Brooks, G.R. & Hickin, E.J. 1991. Debris avalanche impoundments of Squamish River, Mount Cayley area, southwestern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 28: 1375-1385.
27. Brierley, G.J. & Hickin, E.J. 1991. Channel planform as a non-controlling factor in fluvial sedimentology: The case of the Squamish River floodplain, British Columbia: Sedimentary Geology, 75, 67-83.
28. Brierley, G.J. & Hickin, E.J. 1992. Floodplain development based on selective preservation of sediments, Squamish River, British Columbia: Geomorphology, 4, 381-391.
29. Lian, O. & Hickin, E.J. 1993. Late Pleistocene sedimentary history of Seymour Valley, North Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 30, 841-850.
30. Hickin, E.J. 1993. Fluvial facies models: a review of Canadian research: Progress in Physical Geography, 17 (2) 205-222.
31. Hickin, E. J. (editor) 1995. River Geomorphology, Wiley, Chichester, 233 pp
32. Hickin, E.J. 1995. Hydraulic geometry and channel scour: Fraser River, B.C., Canada. In River Geomorphology, E.J.Hickin (editor), Wiley, Chichester, 155-167.
33. Brooks, G.R. & Hickin, E.J. 1996. The origin of a tephra-like bed near Mount Cayley volcano, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 32 (12) 2040-2045.
34. Lian, O. & Hickin, E.J. 1996. Early postglacial sedimentation of lower Seymour Valley, southwestern British Columbia. Geographie Physique et Quaternaire, 50 (1), 95-102.
35. Babakaiff, C.S. & Hickin, E.J. 1996. Coherent flow structures in Squamish River Estuary, British Columbia, Canada, In P.J. Ashworth, S.J. Bennett and S.J. McLelland (Eds),Coherent Flow Structures, Wiley, Chichester, 312-342.
36. Leclerc, R. & Hickin, E.J. 1997. Ground penetrating radar stratigraphy of a meandering river floodplain, South Thompson River, British Columbia: Geomorphology, 21, 17-38.
37. Gibson, J. & Hickin, E.J. 1997. Inter-and supratidal sedimentology of a fjord-head estuary, southwestern British Columbia. Sedimentology, 44, 197-220.
38. Friele, P.A., Ekes, C. & Hickin, E.J. 1999 Evolution of Cheekye fan, Squamish, British Columbia: Holocene sedimentation and implications for hazard assessment. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 36 (12) 2023-2031.
39. Paige, A. & Hickin, E.J. 2000. Annual bed-elevation regime in the alluvial channel of Squamish River, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 25, 991-1009.
40. Ekes, C. & Hickin, E.J. 2001. Ground penetrating radar facies of the paraglacial Cheekye Fan, southwestern British Columbia. Sedimentary Geology, 143, 199-217.
41. Prent, M. & Hickin, E.J. 2001. Annual regime of bedforms, roughness and flow-resistance, Lillooet River, British Columbia. Geomorphology, 41 (4) 369-390.
42. Wooldridge, C.L. & Hickin, E.J. 2002. Step-pool and cascade morphology, Mosquito Creek, British Columbia: a test of four analytical techniques. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 39 (4) 493--503.
43. Hickin, E.J. 2002. Hydraulic Geometry. Encylopedia of Geomorphology, (Andrew Goudie, Editor) Routledge, Oxford.
44. Hickin, E.J. 2003. Meadering Channels. Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks (G.R. Middleton, Editor), Kluwer, New York.
45. Tabata, K. & Hickin, E.J. 2003. Interchannel hydraulic geometry and hydraulic efficiency of the anastomosing Columbia River, southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Earth Surface Process and Landforms, 28, 837-852.
46. Pelpola, C. & Hickin, E.J. 2004. Long-term bed-load transport rate based on air photo and ground-penetrating radar surveys of fan-delta growth, Coast Mountains, British Columbia. Geomorphology, 57,169-181.
47. Wooldridge, C.L. & Hickin, E.J. 2005. Radar architecture and evolution of channel bars in wandering gravel-bed rivers: Fraser and Squamish Rivers, British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 75, 884-860.
48. Reid, D. & Hickin, 2008 Flow resistance in small steep mountain stream channels in southwestern British Columbia. In press in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 33, 2211-2240.
49. Rice, S., Church, M., Wooldridge, C. & Hickin, E.J. 2008 Morphology and evolution of bars in a wandering gravel-bed river: lower Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada. Sedimentology. 1365-3091.
50. Reid, D., Babakaiff, S. & Hickin, E.J. 2010 Hydraulic geometry of small steep mountain stream channels in southwestern British Columbia. In press, Geomorphology.
51. Nicoll, T.J. & Hickin, E.J. 2010 Planform geometry and channel migration of confined meandering rivers on the Canadian Prairies, In press, Geomorphology.
(b) Technical Reports and Other Publications
1. Hickin, E. J., 1976, Review of 'The Natural Landscapes of Canada', by J.B. Bird: Australian Geographer, 13: 222-223.
2. Hickin, E. J., 1980, Drainage basin morphometry and river network analysis: a review and synthesis: Discussion Paper Series , Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, 9, 32 p.
3. Hickin, E. J., 1980, Drainage basin hydrology: a review and synthesis: Discussion Paper Series, Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography, 10, 123 p.
4. Hickin, E. J., 1981, River channel dynamics: Discussion Paper Series, Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography,11, 47p.
5. Hickin, E. J., 1982, Some aspects of the hydrology of the Fraser River Basin, British Columbia: Discussion Paper Series, Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography, 14, 19p.
6. Hickin, E.J., 1983, The Impact of Proposed Channel Modifications on the Estuary Reach of the Seymour River, North Vancouver: Consulting Report for Allied Shipbuilders Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia, 12p.
7. Hickin, E. J., 1984, A review of Rivers, by K. Richards, American Scientist, 72, (2):198.
8. Hickin, E. J., 1984, Channel migration history of the Brackendale reach of the Squamish River: Consulting Report, for Ratcliff & Co., North Vancouver, British Columbia, 5 p.
9. Hickin, E. J., 1985, Channel stability, deposition, and the location of 'normal high - water' at the Fraser - Thompson Rivers confluence, Consulting Report, Lawrence & Shaw, Vancouver, British Columbia,12 p.
10. Hickin, E. J., 1985, Channel migration at river bends: theory, process, and engineering applications:Discussion Paper Series, Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography.
11. Church, M., Gomez, B., Hickin, E.J., and Slaymaker, O., 1985, Sociological Geomorphology: an editorial comment: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 10: 539-540.
12. Hickin, E.J., 1988. Environmental background paper, lower Squamish River: Consulting Report , for Ratcliff & Co., North Vancouver, British Columbia, 20 pp.
13. Hickin, E.J. 1990 Fluvial sediment studies at B.C. Universities: in Proceedings of the B.C.-Yukon Sediment Issues Workshop: April 24-26, 1990, Vancouver British Columbia, Environment Canada, T.R. Yuzyk and B. Tassone (editors), 25-33.
14. Hickin, E.J., 1992, An inventory of research conducted in Squamish Basin: Proceedings of the Howe Sound Environmental Workshop (September 30-October 3, 1991, Bowen Island, B.C.), Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, No 1879, 43-47.