Department of Earth Sciences
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria Street Carson, CA 90747
Office: NSM D-325 Tel: (310) 243-2363
E-Mail: jkeyantash@csudh.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 1997
B.S., Environmental Science, Oregon State University, 1992
COURSES
GEO 412 Rivers and Streams
EAR 476 Groundwater GEO 200 Physical Geography
GEO 315 The Weather
GEO 370 Numerical Methods in Geography
SMT 312 Natural Disasters
SMT 416 Earth Science for Teachers
RESEARCH INTERESTS
John Keyantash is Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, with specialization in hydroclimatology. His research includes quantifying the severity of droughts, and the hydrographic characteristics of large waterfalls. He is interested in streamflow statistics—including the timing and volume of spring runoff—and has performed GIS analyses for the spatial distribution of stream gauges in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He has also employed neural network models to estimate the potential effects of climate change on California salmon populations.
Dr. Keyantash is interested in high-impact practices for college undergraduates, and is a campus representative for the CSUDH initiative Encounter With Student Success. Since 2005, he has been involved in the development of elementary/middle school classroom science materials and teacher training for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), via the usage of a science inquiry approach.
PUBLICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Geophysical Union
CSU Water Resources and Policy Initiatives (WRPI) affinity group
CSU GIS Specialty Center
CSUDH Center for Urban Environmental Research (CUER)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747
310-243-3696
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