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About Peter S. Eagleson
- Peter S.
- Eagleson (born February 27, 1928) is an American hydrologist, author of Dynamic Hydrology and Ecohydrology: Darwinian Expression of Vegetation Form and Function.
- He has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1952 and is currently a Professor Emeritus.
- He has held professional positions including member of the National Academy of Engineering (since 1982) and President of the American Geophysical Union from 1986-1988.
- He has won many awards including the Stockholm International Water Institute's World Water Prize in 1997.
- Eagleson's research interests include dynamic hydrology, hydroclimatology, and forest ecology.
- His early research was on sediment transport and wave theory.
- He published multiple articles and book chapters about these subjects.
- It was not until 1964 that he significantly narrowed his focus to hydrology.
- In 1967 Eagleson along with some of his students, published six papers in Water Resources Research.
- These papers immediately impacted the field of hydrology.Eagleson has taught at MIT since 1952.
- He has held a chair as Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering since 1965.
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