He studies Earth’s sedimentary surfaces and the history of Earth’s surface environments. Through modern rivers, landscapes and seascapes, Brandon explores sedimentary processes from granular to global scales to better understand the creation of the stratigraphic record of Earth’s past and to give context to modern surface environments. He has two degrees from the University of Michigan and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Brandon has also worked as a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a research scientist for the U.S. Geological Survey. His work has been supported though private, state and federal sources and is published in leading journals through the Geological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, and the Ecological Society of America.