Biography
Dr. Grote is a Quaternary scientist with graduate-level training in geology, physical geography, climatology/meteorology, ecology and archaeology. His diverse academic background translates into a similarly diverse array of research topics and skillsets. He completed his Ph.D. in Geology from West Virginia University in 2006.
Academic Background
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Doctorate
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Doctor of Philosophy, Major in Geology
Professional Interests
Teaching
Climate Change
Climatology
Geomorphology
Glacial and Quaternary Geology
Hydrology
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Research
My primary research interests include - (1) fluvial and hydrologic responses to climate variability and change; (2) glacial geology, geomorphology and hydrology; (3) Quaternary paleoclimatology, paleoecology and paleogeography; AND (4) geoarchaeology and human-ecosystem interactions. From an applied research perspective, I have interests in stream, wetland and ecological restoration, cultural resource management (CRM), and the impact of climate change on archaeological site preservation and discovery. That being said, some of my current research projects include:
- Late Quaternary paleoclimatology, paleoenvironments, post-glacial river and wetland evolution, and geoarchaeology of the Great Lakes Region.
- Glacial chronology, Late Quaternary paleoenvironments, post-glacial river evolution and geoarchaeology of the Ohio River Basin.
- Late Pleistocene through historical climate-glacier-river interactions in Alaska.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Grote, T. and Z. Suriano. (2024). Temporal and spatial patterns of hydroclimate variability related to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation in Michigan, USA. Physical Geography, 45 (6), 605*625.
- Grote, T.. (2021). A synoptic climatology of rain-on-snow flooding in Mid-Atlantic Region using NCEP/NCAR Re-Analysis compositing. Physical Geography, 42 (5), 452-471.
- Grote, T.. (2019). Floodplain stratigraphy and geomorphology in formerly glaciated Northwestern Pennsylvania. Middle States Geographer, 52 (n/a), 1-13.
- Grote, T. and E. Straffin. (2019). Analysis of Late Wisconsinan ice-marginal environments in Northwestern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geographer, v.17 (1), p. 17-33.
- Grote, T.. (2019). Evolution of mantled karst along the Blue Ridge-Great Valley margin, USA: An example of subsidence-related sediment accumulation and possible preservation. Acta Carsologica, 48 (3), 283-294.
- Griggs, C., D. Peteet, B. Kromer, T. Grote, and J. Southon. (2017). A tree-ring chronology and paleoclimate record for the Younger Dryas-Early Holocene transition from northeastern North America. Journal of Quaternary Science, v. 32 (3), p. 341-346.
- Grote, T.. (2017). Hydroclimatological identification of flood seasonality and generating mechanisms in the upper Allegheny River Basin. Middle States Geographer, v.50 (1), p. 74-81.
- Grote, T.. (2017). Surficial processes and stratigraphy of alluvial fans along the Blue Ridge-Great Valley border, Central Appalachians. Southeastern Geology, 52 (3), 157-177.
- Grote, T. and A. Myers. (2012). Preliminary alluvial geoarchaeology of 36FO66 (Indian Camp Run II), Forest County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Archaeologist, 82 (n/a), 32-46.
- Grote T. and J. S. Kite. (2010). Geomorphology and pedology of a mixed alluvial-colluvial fill deposit in central West Virginia: New insight into Appalachian landscape evolution. Southeastern Geology, 47 (1), 27-39.
