LTC Richard Knox

LTC Richard L. Knox

Assistant Professor

Geography and Environmental Engineering

richard.knox [at] westpoint.edu

LTC Richard Knox is an Engineer officer with operational experience in Stryker, heavy, and route clearance units.

Ph.D. in Geosciences - Colorado State University

M.A. in Geography - The University of Texas at Austin

M.S. in Geological Engineering - Missouri University of Science and Technology

B.S. in Environmental Geosciences - University of Notre Dame

Research Interests

Rivers and floodplains

Selected Publications

Knox, Richard L., and Edgardo M. Latrubesse. "A geomorphic approach to the analysis of bedload and bed morphology of the Lower Mississippi River near the Old River Control Structure." Geomorphology 268 (2016): 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.05.034

Knox, R.L., R.R. Morrison, and E.E. Wohl. "Identification of artificial levees in the contiguous United States." Water Resources Research 58, no. 4 (2022): e2021WR031308. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031308

Knox, R.L., Morrison, R.R., & Wohl, E.E. (2022). A river ran through it: Floodplains as America’s newest relict landform. Science Advances, 8(25), eabo1082. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abo1082

Knox, Richard L., Ellen E. Wohl, and Ryan R. Morrison. "Levees don't protect, they disconnect: A critical review of how artificial levees impact floodplain functions." Science of the Total Environment 837 (2022): 155773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155773