Education
B.S., Geosciences, 1991, Mississippi State University
M.S., Geography, 1993, Louisiana State University
Ph.D., Geography, 1998, Louisiana State University

Courses Taught
Physical Geography GE: GEOG 120
Meteorology GE: GEOG 220
Geography of United States and Canada GE: GEOG 230
Climatology GE: GEOG 320
Field Techniques in Geography GEOG 440

Research Interests
His most recent research has focused on North Atlantic tropical systems that have affected Pennsylvania over the last 100 years.  He is also working with Professor Hu to examine the impacts of recent large flooding events on the watersheds of northeastern Pennsylvania.

Publications
Hardy, J. W. and K.G. Henderson, 2003: Cold Front Variability in the Southern United States and
the Influence of Atmospheric Teleconnection Patterns. Physical Geography 24(2): 120-137.

Hardy, J. W. and S. A. Hsu, 1997: A Climatology of Winter Cyclogenesis Intensity
in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. National Weather Digest 22(1): 3-7.

Hsu, S. A., J. G. Grymes III, and J. W. Hardy, 1997: Increase in Rainfall in
Louisiana from 1889 through 1995. World Resource Review 9(3): 372-378.

Recent Presentations

Hardy, J.W. (2005). A Climatology of Tropical Cyclones Affecting Pennsylvania.  Association of American Geographers Middle States Division Annual Conference, Chautauqua, New York.

Hu, S. and J.W. Hardy (2005). Response of Stream Morphology to Floods and its Influence on the Habitat of Trout in Paradise Creek, PA. 

Hardy, J. W. and A. J. Vega (2002). 1998-99 Northeastern Drought: Examination
of Possible Causes. Ninety-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Los Angeles, California.

Hardy, J. W. (2001). Cool Season Coastal Storms in the Gulf of Mexico. Ninety-
Seventh Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
New York, New York.

Hardy, J. W. (2000). Analysis of Extratropical Storms That Produce Significant
Coastal Damage in the Gulf of Mexico. Ninety-Sixth Annual Meeting of
the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hardy, J. W. and K. G. Henderson (1998). The Association between Southern
United States Cold Front Variability and Atmospheric Circulation. Ninety-
Fourth Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Boston, Massachusetts.

Professional Memberships
Association of American Geographers (Climate Specialty Group)
National Council for Geographic Education
Pennsylvania Geographical Society

Dr. Shixiong (Shawn) Hu, Assistant Professor
Phone: 570-422-3733
E-mail: shu@po-box.esu.edu
Office: 103-A Stroud Hall

Education
B.S., Geography, 1990, Henan University, China
M.S., Physical Geography, 1995, South China Normal University
Ph.D., Physical Geography, 2004, State University of New York at Buffalo

Work Experience
1991-1992, Lecturer, Nanyang Teacher’s College, Henan, China
1995-1998, Assistant researcher, Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1998-2001, Senior Engineer, Institute of Water Resources, Beijing, China

Courses Taught
Physical Geography GE: GEOG 120
Physical Geology GE: GEOG 121
Geomorphology GE: GEOG 321

Research Interests
His research mainly focuses on fluvial dynamics and watershed managements.
Interests include: Watershed Processes, River Dynamics, Hydrological Modeling, Hillslope Processes, Environmental Modeling with GIS, Coastal Processes.

Recent Publications
Zhaoyin Wang, Shixiong Hu, Editors, Stochastic Hydraulics, 2000, Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 900 pages.

Shixiong Hu, Athol D. Abrahams. 2004. Resistance to overland flow due to bed-load transport on plane mobile beds. Earth Surface Processes and Landform (in press)

Shixiong Hu, Zhaoyin Wang. 2004. Effects of watershed management on the reduction of sediment and runoff in Jialing River, China. International Journal of Sediment Research 19(2): 6-11.

Zhaoyin Wang, Shixiong Hu, Yongsheng Wu, Xuejun Shao. 2003. Delta process and management strategies in China. International Journal of River basin Management, IAHR 1(2).

Shixiong Hu, ZhaoYin Wang, Joseph Lee. 2001. Study on the flood control and shrinkage of the Haihe River mouth, China. Science in China, Series B, 44: 240-248.

Shixiong Hu, Onyx Wai. 2001. Experiment study on the wave energy dissipation and cohesive sediment transport in silt coast. International Journal of Sediment Research, 16(2): 54-64.

Yuchuan Bai, Huanting Sheng, Shixiong Hu. 2000. Three Dimensional Mathematical Model of Sediment transport in Estuarine Region. International Journal of Sediment Research 15(4): 77-90.

Shixiong Hu, Zhaoyin Wang, Pingxing Ding. 1999. Shrinkage of the Estuarine Channels of the Haihe Drainage System and its Influences. International Journal of Sediment Research 14(2): 67-79.

Recent Presentations:
Shixiong Hu, Athol D. Abrahams (2004). Resistance to overland flow due to bed-load transport on plane mobile beds. 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of
American Geographers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Shixiong Hu, Zhaoyin Wang, Joseph H.W. Lee (2002). Study on the sediment movement and related water environment management in the Haihe River Basin, China. Second International Workshop on Coastal Eutrophication, Tianjin, China.

Shixiong Hu, Athol D. Abrahams, Frank Aebly (2002). Resistance to overland flow due to salting sediment. Second U.S.-China Joint Workshop on Sediment Transport and Environmental Studies. Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Shixiong Hu, Zhaoyin Wang (2000). Experimental study on cohesive sediment movement. 3rd German-Sino Workshop on Unsteady Sediment Transport and Its Long Term Effects, Munich, Germany

Shixiong Hu, Zhaoyin Wang (2000). A laboratory study of wave dissipation and cohesive sediment transport. International Association of Geomorphologist (IAG) Thematic Conference, Nanjing, China.

Shixiong Hu (1999). Watershed management and its effect on the reduction of sediment yield. U.S.-China Workshop on Sediment Management in Agricultural Watersheds, Oxford, MS, US.

Professional Memberships
Association of American Geographers (Geomorphology Specialty Group)
International Association of Hydraulic Engineering Research
Chinese Soil and Erosion Control Association
Association of Chinese Geographers

Mrs. Diana I. Cardwell, Department Secretary
Phone: 570-422-3285
E-mail: dcardwell@po-box.esu.edu
Office: 103 Stroud Hall