Josh Wyrick, Ph.D., P.E.
Division/Department
Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences and Technology
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Meet Josh Wyrick
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, 2005
- M.E., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2004
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 1997
Courses
- Fluid Mechanics
- Hydraulics & Hydrology
- Advanced Water Resources Engineering
- Sustainable Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
Research Interests
- River restoration
- Eco-hydraulics
- Stormwater hydrology
- Low-impact development
Recent Publications
- Barker, Pasternack, Bratovich, Massa, Wyrick, & Johnson, 2018, Kayak drifter surface velocity observation for 2D hydraulic model validation, River Research and Applications
- Hamilton, Bruhl, & Wyrick, 2018, Can it work for us too? Results from using West Point's fundamentals of engineering mechanics and design course redesign, 2018 ASEE Annual Conferenc
- Wyrick & Pasternack, 2016, Revealing the natural complexity of topographic change processes through repeat surveys and decision tree classification, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
- Pasternack & Wyrick, 2016, Flood-driven topographic changes in a gravel-cobble river over segment, reach, and unit scales, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
- Wyrick & Pasternack, 2014, Geospatial organization of fluvial landforms in a gravel-cobble river: beyond the riffle-pool couplet, Geomorphology
Recent Presentations
- "Erosion and deposition in a dynamic gravel-cobble river are dominated by vertical channel change processes", American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, 2012
Service
- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeepers Association, Board Member (2018-present)
- General Education Assessment Committee (2018-2020)
- Faculty Learning Committee - Project Based Learning (2018-2019)
- First-year Experience Committee (2017-present)
Professional Association
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society for Engineering Education