Shawn Chartrand
Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area Canada
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Top SchoolShawn Chartrand is an Assistant Professor and applied geomorphologist with two decades of consulting and research experience translating field observations into numerical models for river, stream, and water-resource problems. He combines hands-on restoration design—especially step-pool and steep-channel solutions—with long-term monitoring and sediment-transport expertise used for projects ranging from federal agencies to local landowners. At Simon Fraser University he teaches ecological restoration while advancing quantitative research on pool-riffle dynamics, channel evolution, and climate-informed water planning. His background blends academic rigor (PhD in Physical Geography and Geophysics) with practical project delivery, community consensus building, and permitting through construction and post-construction monitoring. Notably, he writes code to model riverine processes, bridging Earth and planetary surface science with custom numerical approaches that inform both restoration feasibility and sediment-budget management.
9 years of coding experience
M.S, Geological Sciences, M.S, Geological Sciences at Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physical Geography and Geophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physical Geography and Geophysics at The University of British Columbia
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (38)
markov9
simulate8
particle7
journal7
ide7
quantile7
open-access7
jupyter-notebook6
numerical-computing6
computational-geometry6
anaconda6
latex6
plot6
language-server-protocol6
python6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
smchartrand/ParticleMobility_FA
Jan 2017 - Nov 2019
Contributions:1 release, 8 commits, 7 pushes in 2 years 10 months
smchartrand/py_SBeLT
Jan 2022 - May 2023
A Markov-type numerical model of sediment particle transport in rivers
Contributions:5 pushes in 1 year 3 months
particlepythonparticle-transportriversquantile
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