John Chapman

Assistant Professor
224D BioAgEng Building
1390 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
chapm155@umn.edu
+1 612 626 4857
Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program

Education

  • Ph.D. - Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota. 2014.
  • M.S. - Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1996.
  • B.S. - Geological Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1995.
John Chapman, Program Director

Areas of Interest

My interests generally revolve around soil and water behavior and interaction. Specifically I have worked with natural hazard prediction, erosion prediction, construction site erosion control, shoreline erosion, storm water quality, and education.

Teaching

  • IE 5513: Engineering Safety
  • CMGT 4081: Construction Erosion Control

Select Publications

  • Chapman, John A., Gulliver, J.S., Wilson, B.N., 2014, Flume instrumentation for measurement of drag on flexible elements under waves, Experiments in Fluids, 55:1715
  • Chapman, John A., Blickenderfer, M.M., Wilson, B.N., Gulliver, J.S., and Missaghi, S.S., 2013, Competition and Growth of Eight Shoreline Restoration Species in Changing Water Level
  • Environments, Ecological Restoration, Vol. 31, No. 4
  • Chapman, John A. Gulliver, J.S., Wilson B.N., 2012, Direct Measurement of Drag Forces on Flexible Synthetic Vegetation in Wave Environments, ASCE HMEM EWRI Conference Proceedings,
  • Chapman, John A., Isensee, M., 2006, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Education Effectiveness, ASCE EWRI Water Congress Proceedings
  • Chapman, John A., Neprash, R.A., 2005, A Tale of Two Programs: Lessons Learned from Two Education Program Structures, EPA 4th National Conference on Nonpoint Source and Stormwater Pollution Education Programs
  • Chapman, John A., 2005, Coastal Problems in Iceland: Increasing Awareness of Hazards through Stories and Photos, ASCE Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2005 Conference Proceedings, pp 723-733.
  • Chapman, John A., 2004, Stability Concepts of Riverbanks: A Case Study of Riverbank Erosion Along the Snake River, Oregon, ASCE H2GEO: Geotechnical Engineering for Water Resources Conference Proceedings, pp 92-101.