Thanos Papanicolaou
Professor and Goodrich Chair of Excellence, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
UT Knoxville - University of Tennessee
Papanicolaou's UT Knoxville page
PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1997
Short- and Long-Term Dynamics of Soil Organic Matter; Coupled Surface Water – Groundwater Hydrology and Biogeochemistry; Water, Soil, Sediment, and Landscape Connectivity: Short- and Long-Term Budgets; Integrated Modeling and Critical Zone Services
Phone/Address
865-974-7836412 John D. Tickle Building 851 Neyland Drive Department of Civil & Environmental Eng. The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-2313
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CZO Publications
Papers/Books
2020
Equilibrium Cross Section of River Channels With Cohesive Erodible Banks. Francalanci, S., Lanzoni, S., Solari, L., and Papanicolaou, A.N. (2020): JGR Earth Surface
2020
A new dynamic wetness index (DWI) predicts soil moisture persistence and correlates with key indicators of surface soil geochemistry. Li, M., Foster, E.J., Le, P.V.V., Yan, Q., Stumpf, A., Hou, T., Papanicolaou, A.N., Wacha, K.M., Wilson, C.G., Wang, J., Kumar, P., and Filley, T. (2020): Geoderma
2018
The C-biogeochemistry of a Midwestern USA agricultural impoundment in context: Lake Decatur in the intensively managed landscape critical zone observatory. Blair, N.E., Leithold, E.L., Papanicolaou, A.N., Wilson, C.G., Keefer, L., Kirton, E., Vinson, D., Schnoebelen, D., Rhoads, B., Yu, M., and Lewis, Q. (2018): Biogeochemistry
2018
Understanding saturated hydraulic conductivity under seasonal changes in climate and land use. Elhakeem, M., Papanicolaou, A.N., Wilson, C.G., Chang, Y.-J., Burras, L., Abban, B., Wysocki, D.A., and Wills, S. (2018): Geoderma
2018
Critical Transition in Critical Zone of Intensively Managed Landscapes. Kumar, P., Le, P.V.V., Papanicolaou, A.N., Rhoads, B.L., Anders, A.M., Stumpf, A., Wilson, C.G., Bettis, E.A., Blair, N., Ward, A.S., Filley, T., Lin, H., Keefer, L., Keefer, D.A., Lin, Y.-F., Muste, M., Royer, T.V., Foufoula-Georgiou, E., and Belmont, P. (2018): Anthropocene
2018
Flow Resistance Interactions on Hillslopes With Heterogeneous Attributes: Effects on Runoff Hydrograph Characteristics. Papanicolaou, A.N., Abban, B., Dermisis, D., Giannopoulos, C., Flanagan, D., Frankenberger, J., and Wacha, K. (2018): Water Resources Research
2018
Dynamic Flow Resistance Interactions between Landscape Attributes and Overland Flow: Effects on Runoff Hydrograph Characteristics. Papanicolaou, A.N., Abban, B., Dermisis, D.C., Giannopoulos, C.P., Flanagan, D.C., Frankenberg, J.R., and Wacha, K.M. (2018): Water Resources Research
2018
Flow Resistance Interactions on Hillslopes With Heterogeneous Attributes: Effects on Runoff Hydrograph Characteristics. Papanicolaou, A.N., Abban, B.K., Dermisis, D.C., Giannopoulos, C.P., Flanagan, D.C., Frankenberger, J.R., and Wacha, K.M. (2018): Water Resources Research
2018
Groundwater Monitoring at the Watershed Scale: An Evaluation of Recharge and Nonpoint Source Pollutant Loading in the Clear Creek Watershed, Iowa. Schilling, K.E., Streeter, M.T., Bettis, E.A. III, Wilson, C.G., and Papanicolaou, A.N. (2018): Hydrological Processes
2018
The Intensively Managed Landscape Critical Zone Observatory: A Scientific Testbed for Understanding Critical Zone Processes in Agroecosystems. Wilson, C.G., Abban, B., Keefer, L.L., Wacha, K., Dermisis, D., Giannopoulos, C., Zhou, S., Goodwell, A.E., Woo, D.K., Yan, Q., Ghadiri, M., Stumpf, A., Pitcel, M., Lin, Y-F, Marini, L., Storsved, B., Goff, K., Vogelgesang, J., Dere, A., Schilling, K.E., Muste, M., Blair, N.E., Rhoads, B., Bettis, A., Pai, H., Kratt, C., Sladek, C., Wing, M., Selker, J., Tyler, S., Lin, H., Kumar, P., and Papanicolaou, A.N. (2018): Vadose Zone Journal
2017
Coupling flow with nutrient dynamics via BioChemFOAM in the Mississippi River. Hernandez Murcia, O.E., Schnoebelen, D.J., Papanicolaou, A.N., and Abban, B. (2017): Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research
2017
Understanding mass fluvial erosion along a bank profile: Using PEEP technology for Quantifying Retreat Lengths and Identifying Event Timing. Papanicolaou, A.N., Wilson, C.G., Tsakiris, A.G., Sutarto, T.E., Bertrand, F., Rinaldi, M., Dey, S., and Langendoen, E. (2017): Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
2016
An enhanced Bayesian fingerprinting framework for studying sediment source dynamics in intensively managed landscapes. Abban, B., Papanicolaou, A.N., Cowles, M.K., Wilson, C.G., Abaci, O., Wacha, K., Schilling, K., and Schnoebelen, D. (2016): Water Resources Research
2016
Dynamic Assessment of Current Management in an Intensively Managed Agroecosystem. Wilson, C.G., Wacha, K.M., Papanicolaou, A.N., Sander, H.,A., Freudenberg, V.B., Abban, B.K., and Zhao, C (2016): Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education
2015
Critical Zone Observatory for Intensively Managed Landscapes (IML-CZO) Annual Report 2015. Kumar, P. (2015): NSF Award #1331906
2015
Spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity at the hillslope scale: Understanding the role of land management and erosional effect. Papanicolaou, A.N., Elhakeem, M., Wilson, C.G., Burras, C.L., West, L.T., Lin, H., Clark, B., and Oneal, B.E. (2015): Geoderma
2015
From soilscapes to landscapes: A landscape-oriented approach to simulate soil organic carbon dynamics in intensively managed landscapes. Papanicolaou, A.N., K.M. Wacha, B.K. Abban, C.G. Wilson, J. Hatfield, C. Stanier, and T. Filley (2015): Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
2015
Effects of Land Cover on Streamflow Variability in a Small Iowa Watershed: Assessing Future Vulnerabilities. Schilling, K., M. Streeter, K. Hutchinson, C.G. Wilson, B.K. Abban, K.M. Wacha and A.N. Papanicolaou (2015): American Journal of Environmental Sciences
2014
A Model for Knickpoint Migration in First- and Second-order Streams. Bressan, F., Papanicolaou, A.N., and Abban, B. (2014): Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 4987–4996
2014
Prediction of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Dynamics in an Iowan Agriculture Watershed. Elhakeem, M., Papanicolaou, A.N., Wilson, C., and Chang, Y. (2014): International Journal of Biological, Veterinary, Agricultural, and Food Engineering
2014
A stability analysis of semi-cohesive streambanks with CONCEPTS: Couple field and laboratory investigations to quantify the onset of fluvial erosion and mass failure. Sutarto, T.E., Papanicolaou, A.N., Wilson, C.G., and Langendoen, E. (2014): Journal of Hydraulic Engineering-ASCE
2012
Quantifying and partitioning fine sediment loads in an intensively agricultural headwater system. Wilson, C.G., Papanicolaou, A.N., and Denn, K.D. (2012): Journal of Soil and Sediments
2010
Evaluating the effects of grassed waterways in southeastern Iowa. Dermisis, D.O., Abaci, O., Papaniclaou, A.N., and Wilson, C.G. (2010): Soil and Use Management
2010
A 1-D Morphodynamic Model for Rill Erosion. Papanicolaou, A.N., Sanford, J.T., Dermisis, D.C., and Mancilla, G.A. (2010): Water Resources Research, 46, W09541
2009
Long-term effects of management practices on water-driven soil erosion in an intense agricultural sub-watershed: Monitoring and modeling. Abaci, O. and Papanicolaou, A.N. (2009): Hydrological Processes
2009
Long-term effects of management practices on water-driven soil erosion in an intense agricultural sub-watershed: Monitoring and modeling. Abaci, O., and Papanicolaou, A.N. (2009): Hydrological Processes
2009
Estimation of the runoff curve number via direct rainfall simulator measurements in the state of Iowa, USA. Elhakeem, M. and Papanicolaou, A.N. (2009): Water Resources Management
2009
In situ sensing to understand diel turbidity cycles, suspended solids, and nutrient transport in Clear Creek, Iowa. Loperfido, J.V., Just, C.L., Papanicolaou, A.N., and Schnoor, J.L. (2009): Water Resources Research 46:W06525
2009
Soil quality in Clear Creek, IA: SOM loss and soil quality in the Clear Creek, IA, Experimental Watershed. Papanicolaou, A.N., Wilson, C.G., Abaci, O., Elhakeem, M., and Skopec, M. (2009): Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 116(1–4):14–26
2009
SOM dynamics and erosion in an agricultural test field of the Clear Creek, Iowa, watershed. Wilson, C.G., Papanicolaou, A.N., and Abaci, O. (2009): Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions
2008
Upland erosion modeling in a semi-humid environment via the Water Erosion Prediction Project model. Papanicolaou, A.N. and Abaci, O. (2008): Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
2008
Observations of soils at the hillslope scale in the Clear Creek watershed in Iowa, USA. Papanicolaou, A.N., Elhakeem, M., Wilson, C.G., Burras, C.L., and Oneal, B. (2008): Soil Survey Horizons 49:83–86
Papers and books that explicitly acknowledge a CZO grant are highlighted in PALE ORANGE.
Other CZO Publications
2019
Intensively Managed Landscapes CZO Annual Report 2019 . Kumar, P., Anders, A.M., Bettis III, E., Filley, T., Papanicolaou (2019): IML CZO, NSF Award #1331906
2018
Intensively Managed Landscapes CZO Annual Report 2018 . Kumar, P., Anders, A.M., Bettis III, E., Filley, T., Papanicolaou (2018): IML CZO, NSF Award #1331906
2017
Intensively Managed Landscapes CZO Annual Report 2017. Kumar, P. (2017): IML CZO, NSF Award #1331906
2016
Critical Zone Observatory for Intensively Managed Landscapes (IMLCZO) Annual Report 2016. Kumar, P. (2016): NSF Award #1331906 Cross-CZO
2015
Critical Zone Observatory for Intensively Managed Landscapes (IML-CZO) Annual Report 2015. Kumar, P. (2015): NSF Award #1331906
2011
Agricultural soil erosion and soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in the US Midwest: Bridging the knowledge gap across scales. Papanicolaou, A.N., Dermisis, D., Wacha, K., Abban, B., and Wilson C. (2011): The Geological Society of America Meeting
2009
Effects of rainfall-runoff on soil surface roughness and erosion processes. Dermisis, D. and Papanicolaou, A.N. (2009): World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
2006
A sediment composite fingerprinting tool: A field-based quantification method of the sediment origin within a water environment — A pilot study. Papanicolaou, A.N., Abaci, O., and Theregowda, R.B. (2006): Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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News
New Online Course: Where Does Eroded Soil Come From and Where Does It Go?
29 Jun 2018 - A new Illinois Extension online course is available: Where Does Eroded Soil Come From and Where Does It Go?
Papanicolaou receives ASCE H.A. Einstein Award
09 Feb 2018 - Professor Thanos Papanicolaou is the 2018 recipient of the Hans Albert Einstein Award from the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Stories in the Soil
17 Oct 2017 - A series of field experiments in the U.S. Midwest is investigating how past, present, & future human activities and climate affect the health of soil.
IML-CZO researchers featured in ‘Hydrolink’ magazine
22 Apr 2016 - Three IML-CZO researchers recently co-authored an article in Hydrolink magazine which examined the Hydraulics and Sedimentation Laboratory (HSL) at...
Video: Critical Zone Observatories help U.S. plan for the future
21 Mar 2016 - The short video features the Intensely Managed Landscapes Critical Zone Observatory (IML-CZO) with commentary from IML Co-Director Praveen Kumar.
CZ Science at Goldschmidt 2016, Yokohama
08 Feb 2016 - Yokohama, Japan. 26 June - 01 July, 2016. All aspects of geochemistry and related fields. Multiple sessions related to Critical Zone science.
EOS Spotlight: Conservation Farming Shown to Protect Carbon in Soil
04 Feb 2016 - A closer look at cultivated land informs actions to protect the vitality of our soil.
CZNews: Winter 2016
11 Jan 2016 - The CZO National Office Newsletter CZNews: Winter 2016
Did Dust Bowl’s ravages end in the 1940s? New study says no
13 Nov 2015 - A new study has shown that soil quality actually continued to decline until the 1980s and even now isn't back to pre-Dust Bowl levels.
Floods Strike Clear Creek Watershed in Southeastern Iowa
02 Jul 2014 - Recent flooding in southeastern Iowa has brought high water and wind damage to the Clear Creek watershed in the IML-CZO. Researcher Art Bettis took...
Papanicolaou Wins ASCE’s Hunter Rouse Award
25 Apr 2014 - IML-CZO Co-Director Thanos Papanicolaou recently won the ASCE's Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award for his research and leadership.
Soil sampling begins at Clear Creek
01 Apr 2014 - Soil sampling is underway at the Clear Creek watershed.
Introducing Intensively Managed Landscapes (IML) CZO
03 Mar 2014 - The IML-CZO focuses on intensely managed agricultural and urban landscapes in Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota.
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Events
IML-CZO Offers Short Course on Organic Matter
IML-CZO Offers Short Course on Organic Matter
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