Jaia Syvitski

Jaia Syvitski
CitizenshipUnited States & Canadian
Alma materLakehead University, University of British Columbia
Known forComputational geosciences, sediment transport, land-ocean interactions, earth-surface dynamics
AwardsRoyal Society of Canada, Huntsman Medal for Outstanding Achievements in Marine Science, 2009

50th Anniversary BIO Crystal Award, 2012

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Francis P Shepard Medal, for outstanding contribution to Marine Geology, 2016

NSF-CSDMS Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019

G.K. Gilbert award for excellence in geomorphological research, Assoc. of American Geomorphologists, 2023
Scientific career
FieldsOceanography, geological sciences, hydrology, numerical modeling, geophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Calgary, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, University of Colorado
ThesisSedimentological Advances Concerning the Flocculation and Zooplankton Pelletization of Suspended Sediment in Howe Sound, British Columbia: A Fjord Receiving Glacial Meltwater (1978)

Jaia Syvitski is an American-Canadian earth system scientist and Professor Emerita. Her areas of research include oceanography, geology, hydrology, numerical modelling, and geophysics.

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