Riley Forth

Riley Forth

MSc Student
Dr. Laura Brown, supervisor

Research and Professional Interests

My research interests lie in the intersection of physical geography and geospatial analysis, where I am interested in applying remote sensing and fieldwork techniques to analyze cryospheric and hydrological processes in the Canadian High Arctic. More specifically, I am investigating the role that lake morphometry plays in controlling the timing of ice break-up processes across High Arctic lakes.

 

Honours and Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honors Society - 2025
  • ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition Winner, ESRI & IUCN - 2023
  • Our Towns Community Mapping Award, Our Towns Civic Foundation - 2023
  • Heather Dempsey Environmental Science Scholarship, Willamette University - received annually 2021-2025

 

Presentations

  • 2024 - IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society’s Global OCEANS Conference, Halifax, Canada
  • 2024 - Western Society of Naturalists Conference, Portland, Oregon 

 

Social Media Profiles

Education
BSc & BA, Willamette University

Research

Research Supervisor / Mentor
Dr. Laura Brown