Christopher Barton, Ph.D.
Professor

Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
265A Brehm Lab
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, Ohio 45435

E-mail:
Office phone/fax: (937) 775-3444
Dept phone: (937) 775-2201
Dept fax: (937) 775-4997

Courses Taught

Fall Quarter:

• GL 669: Complexity Seminar, 2.0 Hrs

Winter Quarter:

• GL 699: Complexity in Environmental Systems, 3.0 Hrs

Spring Quarter:

• EES 662/GL 662: Process Geomorphology; 4.0 Hrs [Odd Years] (with Allen Hunt)
• GL 621: Introduction to Structural Geology, 4.0 Hrs (Even Years)
  

Research

Christopher Barton joined as a Professor at Wright State University since June 2004.  His principal research interest is statistical quantification of complex patterns created by earth processes. He was a senior research scientist and project chief at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from 1984 to May 2004. He has worked on developing a new mathematical approach for predicting the size and number of undiscovered recoverable hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for predicting the size and number of hurricanes that will make landfall along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. With colleagues from Cornell University, Professor Barton has developed and applied a new mathematical technique for forecasting river flooding.  Professor Barton is the author of more than 60 published research papers and is the senior editor of two books and the international journal, Fractals.  He is currently writing a book entitled “Probability and Risk in a Nonlinear World.”