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Dr. Ellen A. Cowan

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Appalachian State University

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Appalachian State University

College of Arts and Sciences

Department Of Geological And Environmental Sciences

Dr. Ellen A. Cowan is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Professor at Appalachian State University.

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earth science environmental science geology planetary sciences climate change marine geology oceanography glacial process geography quaternary science stratigraphy cryosphere paleoclimatology geomorphology sedimentology sedimentation geochemistry cold region science glaciers ocean sciences paleoceanography sedimentary geology regional geology sediment research pleistocene environmental geology sediment transport climatic change palaeogeography engineering geology climatology coastal research sedimentary record continental shelf research geophysical research sea ice coastal geomorphology marine geophysical data sea-level history glacier bay last glacial maximum marine systems arid environments coastal geochemistry environmental pollution paleoenvironmental change antarctic peninsula disenchantment bay yakutat bay geographical information science climate variability marine environments sediment process regional tectonics southeastern alaska planetary change quaternary period estuaries depositional process coastal deposit continental shelf oceanic forcing temperate glacial fjord muir inlet alaskan fjord mountain uplift disparate impact tidal zone planetary geology stratigraphic signature ross embayment atlantic oceans millennial-scale climate variability cyclic sedimentation marine productivity meltwater discharge sea level rise geoenvironmental engineering archaeology landslides bioarchaeology physical geography hydrological process paleoecology geochronology geobiology historical geography precambrian research civil engineering coal geology geoarchaeology hydrology geochemical exploration economic geology hydrogeology numerical modeling (geology) geographic information systems marine micropaleontology archaeological science palaeontologia electronica coastal management wetlands environmental history environmental research structural geology ecology field archaeology

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Mechanisms of Coal Ash Release and Transport Into Lakes With Coal-Fired Power Plants Based on Sediment Records From the Southeastern USA. Environmental Earth Sciences (2026)

environmental engineeringcoal utilizationsediment transportsediment researchclean coal technologiesgeoenvironmental engineeringenvironmental sciencegeomorphologywater pollutioncoal basinsediment recordssoutheastern usasedimentologysediment-water interactioncoal ash release

#160;Major West Antarctic Ice Sheet Retreat Events During the Pliocene: Evidence From the Sediment Provenance Analyses of Amundsen Sea Iodp U1532 Records. (2025)

stratigraphyquaternary sciencepleistoceneglacial processgeochronologysediment provenance analysesoceanographysea icegeographysea-level historymarine geologypalaeogeographyearth sciencecryospherepaleoceanographysedimentologygeology

Burials on the Bluff: Mapping the Unmarked Burials of the Enslaved Population of Fort Defiance.. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

historyfield archaeologycolonialismsocial historyhistorical geographylandscape archaeologyarchaeological excavationsanthropologyarchaeological practiceunmarked burialscultural history

Investigating Mechanisms for Coal Ash Transport Into Mountain Island Lake, North Carolina. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

environmental engineeringcoal sciencesediment researchclean coal technologiesnatural gasenvironmental sciencefly ashapplied geochemistrypetroleum geoscienceearth sciencecoal geologysedimentologynorth carolina

Repeated Major Inland Retreat of Thwaites and Pine Island Glaciers (West Antarctica) During the Pliocene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

stratigraphyquaternary sciencewest antarcticaglacial processpaleoclimatologycold region sciencegeographypine island glaciersgeomorphologypalaeogeographymajor inland retreatglacierscryosphereearth sciencegeology

Evaluation of Near-Surface Geophysical Methods to Map Historic Sites in the Southeastern United States. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2024)

geographical information scienceexploration geophysicscartographygeographygeospatial mappingearth sciencegeographic information systemsgeophysical prospectinggeology

Geophysical Prospection: Finding Fort Defiance at the Historic Site in Lenoir, North Carolina. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2024)

exploration geologygeological engineeringfield archaeologyexploration geophysicsgeophysicsgeographygeophysical prospectionsite investigationearth sciencenorth carolinageophysical prospectinggeology

Role of Coal Ash Morphology and Composition in Delivery and Transport of Trace Metals in the Aquatic Environment. Environmental Pollution (2024)

Ellen A CowanZhen WangStefanie A BrachfeldSteven J HagemanKeith C SeramurW Forest PearsonJessica WilsonRandall KarcherRobert HillAvner Vengosh

persistent organic pollutantswater qualitycivil engineeringenvironmental researchcoal ash morphologymarine environmentsestuarieswaste managementchemical engineeringsedimentologyenvironmental remediationabiotic damageaquatic environmentclay scienceaerosol scienceearth sciencepesticide sciencegeochemistryenvironmental microbiologyhuman exposure

Characterization of Morphology, Chemistry, and Magnetic Susceptibility of Coal Ash and Applications for Tracking the Transport in Aquatic Environments. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2023)

William PearsonEllen A. CowanZhen WangStefanie A. BrachfeldRobert HillAvner VengoshKeith C. SeramurSteven Hageman

materials sciencemagnetic susceptibilityenvironmental geochemistryaquatic environmentsgeochemistrytransport phenomenageophysical researchenvironmental sciencecoal ashgeomorphologyengineering geologyapplied geochemistryearth sciencecharacterization (materials science)geology

Fingerprints and Fluxes of Lead (Pb) From Coal Fly Ash Disposal in China, India, and the United States. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2023)

Zhen WangShifeng DaiDebabrata DasEllen CowanMatthew DietrichWilliam SchlesingerMingxuan ZhouKeith SeramurQingru WuAvner Vengosh

materials sciencelead identificationenvironmental scienceunited statestrace metalsair pollution

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Dr. Ellen A. Cowan

Professor

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

College of Arts and Sciences

Department Of Geological And Environmental Sciences

Dr. Ellen A. Cowan is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Professor at Appalachian State University.

Honors

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Appalachian State University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Mechanisms of Coal Ash Release and Transport Into Lakes With Coal-Fired Power Plants Based on Sediment Records From the Southeastern USA. Environmental Earth Sciences (2026)

#160;Major West Antarctic Ice Sheet Retreat Events During the Pliocene: Evidence From the Sediment Provenance Analyses of Amundsen Sea Iodp U1532 Records. (2025)

Burials on the Bluff: Mapping the Unmarked Burials of the Enslaved Population of Fort Defiance.. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

historyfield archaeologycolonialismsocial historyhistorical geographylandscape archaeologyarchaeological excavationsanthropologyarchaeological practiceunmarked burialscultural history

Investigating Mechanisms for Coal Ash Transport Into Mountain Island Lake, North Carolina. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2025)

Repeated Major Inland Retreat of Thwaites and Pine Island Glaciers (West Antarctica) During the Pliocene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

Evaluation of Near-Surface Geophysical Methods to Map Historic Sites in the Southeastern United States. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2024)

geographical information scienceexploration geophysicscartographygeographygeospatial mappingearth sciencegeographic information systemsgeophysical prospectinggeology

Geophysical Prospection: Finding Fort Defiance at the Historic Site in Lenoir, North Carolina. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2024)

exploration geologygeological engineeringfield archaeologyexploration geophysicsgeophysicsgeographygeophysical prospectionsite investigationearth sciencenorth carolinageophysical prospectinggeology

Role of Coal Ash Morphology and Composition in Delivery and Transport of Trace Metals in the Aquatic Environment. Environmental Pollution (2024)

Ellen A CowanZhen WangStefanie A BrachfeldSteven J HagemanKeith C SeramurW Forest PearsonJessica WilsonRandall KarcherRobert HillAvner Vengosh

William PearsonEllen A. CowanZhen WangStefanie A. BrachfeldRobert HillAvner VengoshKeith C. SeramurSteven Hageman

Fingerprints and Fluxes of Lead (Pb) From Coal Fly Ash Disposal in China, India, and the United States. Goldschmidt Abstracts (2023)

Zhen WangShifeng DaiDebabrata DasEllen CowanMatthew DietrichWilliam SchlesingerMingxuan ZhouKeith SeramurQingru WuAvner Vengosh

materials sciencelead identificationenvironmental scienceunited statestrace metalsair pollution

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