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RESUMESamuel Jackson Bentley, Sr.ProfessorHarrison Chair in Sedimentary GeologyDirector, Coastal Studies InstituteDepartment of Geology and GeophysicsHowe-Russell Geoscience ComplexLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA 70803Phone: (225) y.lsu.eduAreas of Expertise Marine Sedimentology, focusing on processes and geological products offluvial-marine dispersal systemsSediment Radiochemistry, focusing on measurement of seabed processesusing U-series and fallout isotopesBioturbation: modeling, and measurement via radiochemical and Xradiographic techniquesEducation199819921985PhD, Coastal Geological Oceanography, SUNY Stony Brook, C. A. Nittrouer,advisor.MS, Geology, University of Georgia, R.W. Frey, advisor.BA Magna Cum Laude, University of GeorgiaHistory of Assignments2013-Present Director, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University2014-Present Professor and Harrison Chair in Sedimentary Geology, Department ofGeology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University2011-2014Associate Professor and Harrison Chair in Sedimentary Geology,Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University2011-Present Adjunct Professor, Earth Sciences Department, Memorial Universityof Newfoundland, Canada2010-2011Deputy Department Head, Earth Sciences Department, MemorialUniversity of Newfoundland, CanadaS.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 1 of 26
2006-2011Canada Research Chair in Seabed Processes and Seabed Imaging, andAssociate Professor, Earth Sciences Department, Memorial Universityof Newfoundland2006-Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Oceanography and CoastalSciences, Louisiana State University2004-2006Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography and CoastalSciences, Louisiana State University1999-2004Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography and CoastalSciences, Louisiana State University1998-1999Postdoctoral Fellow, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space CenterHonors2011-PresentBilly and Ann Harrison Endowed Chair in Sedimentary Geology, LSU Dept ofGeology and Geophysics2010-2012Research Councilor (internationally elected position), Society for SedimentaryGeology2006 Canada Research Chair in Seabed Processes and Seabed Imaging, MemorialUniversity of Newfoundland. Awarded based on international competition.2005 Visiting Scientist Fellowship for 2006, National Institute of Water andAtmospheric Research, New Zealand.2003 James Lee Wilson Award from the Society for Sedimentary Geology inrecognition of "Excellence in Sedimentary Geology by a Young Scientist."2003 LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching2001 NSF CAREER Grant (see funding).2000 Alan Berman Award for Outstanding Publication authored by US NavyEmployee: Furukawa, Y., Bentley, S.J., Shiller, A., Lavoie, D., and VanCappellen, P., 2000, Early diagenesis driven by biologically enhance oxygenflux in North Key Harbor, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Journal ofMarine Research 58: 493-522.1999 Outstanding Paper Published in Palaios: Bentley and Nittrouer, 1999, Physicaland Biological Influences on Sedimentary Fabric in a Oxygen-depletedDepositional Environment.1998-1999NRL/CORE Postdoctoral FellowOffered NRL-SSC Visiting Scientist Fellowship for Summer 2000 (declined due toscheduling conflicts)Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude, 1985, University of GeorgiaMember, Phi Beta Kappa SocietyUniversity of Georgia Graduate School Scholarship, 1985, 1986S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 2 of 26
Professional and Administrative Activities2014-Present Technical Liaison , Louisiana Coastal Master Plan 2017 Science andEngineering Board (responsible for Master Plan technical peer review)2014Member, Louisiana Board of Regents Master Plan Research AdvisorySubcommittee for Coastal and Water Resources2013-Present Director, LSU Coastal Studies Institute (appointed by Vice Chancellorfor Research and Economic Development)2013Chair, Review Panel for Louisiana Geological Survey and Center forEnergy Studies2013Member, LSU Transition Advisory Team, Research and DiscoverySubcommittee2012-2013Member, Search Committee for LSU Vice Chancellor for Research andEconomic Development2012-Present Chair, Education and Knowledge Transfer Working Group of theCommunity Surface Dynamics Modeling System (NSF Facility,csdms.colorado.edu)2012-Present Member, Executive Committee of the Community Surface DynamicsModeling System (NSF Facility, csdms.colorado.edu)2012-2013Member, LSU CCT Computational Science Application SearchCommittee2012Chair, LSU Coastal Sustainability and Environment Working Group,established by the Vice Chancellor (Research and EconomicDevelopment) to expand and reorganize LSU Coastal Studies Institute2011-Present Guest Lecturer, Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime StudiesProgram, Mississippi Delta Field Seminar. Spring and fall semester,every year.2011-Present Member and Chair (2011-2013), LSU Geology and GeophysicsEndowed Chairs Search Committee2011-2012Member, LSU Geology and Geophysics Executive Committee2011-2012Member, LSU Oceanography and Coastal Sciences Coastal GeologistSearch Committee2011-2013Graduate Advisor, LSU Department of Geology and Geophysics2010-Present Member, Royal Engineers and Consultants, Corporate Advisory Board2010-Present Member, Special Engineering and Science Team for Restoration of theMississippi Delta, funded and organized by the National AudubonSociety, Environmental Defense Fund, and National WildlifeFederation, chaired by Dr. John Day.2010-2012Research Councilor, SEPM (SEPM-wide elected position onExecutive Council)2010Invited Speaker, AAPG Mudstones Session, New Orleans, April 20102009-2012Associate Editor (Sedimentology and Stratigraphy), Canadian Journalof Earth Sciences,2009Chief Scientist, CCGS Amundsen 2009 Arctic Expedition, Leg 4B2009Participant, NSF-Margins S2S Synthesis Workshop, Gisborne NZ2008-2009President, Geological Association of Canada, Newfoundland andLabrador SectionS.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 3 of 26
2008Convener, Special Session on River-Ocean Interactions in the North,Arctic Change 20082007-2009Graduate Advisor, Memorial University of Newfoundland EarthSciences Department2007-2008Vice President, Geological Association of Canada, Newfoundland andLabrador Section2007-Present Network Investigator, ArcticNet (Canada) Research Consortium2006Invited Speaker, NSF Margins TEI: Telecommunications from Sourceto Sink.2005Convener, AGU Spring ‘05 Session on Bioturbation and ContaminantMass Transfer2004Education Panelist, NSF CAREER Proposal Review Panel2004Author, Undergraduate Minor Proposal for LSU Department of0Oceanography and Coastal Sciences. This proposal was accepted byLSU and is now an important component of the growingundergraduate program in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences.2003-2004Instructor, Louisiana Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence2004Co-instructor, Williams College-Mystic Seaport Mississippi Delta FieldSeminar2004Invited Participant and Report Author, U.S. D.O.D. StrategicEnvironmental Research Development Program ContaminatedSediments Workshop (www.serdp.org)2003-2004Instructor, Louisiana Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence2003Co-Editor of conference transactions, Gulf Coast Association ofGeological Societies2002-2004Chair, DOCS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee2002-2004Co-instructor, with Harry Roberts, AAPG Modern Deltas Field Trip2000-2002Louisiana High School Science Fairs, Spring 2000, 2002, Judge atregional and state levels for Earth Science.1999-2002Participant, NSF-Margins Source to Sink: Workshop participant,active in site-selection process and design of science plan.Published Reports, Books, and Book Chapters(For recent and in-preparation publications, I have included a description of my rolein the study.) Underlined name indicates student author.Xu, Y. Jun, M. A. Allison, S. J. Bentley, A. L. Collins, W. D. Erskine, V. Golosov, A.Horowitz, 2014. Sediment Dynamics from the Summit to the Sea. IAHS SpecialPublication 367, IAHS, CEH Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UKBentley, S.J., Samuel Bentley, AM Freeman, CS Willson, J Cable, and L Giosan, 2013,Using what we have: optimizing sediment management in Mississippi RiverDelta restoration to improve the economic viability of the Nation, John W. Day,G. Paul Kemp, Angelina M. Freeman, and David P. Muth, eds., Perspectives onthe Restoration of the Mississippi Delta: The Once and Future Delta. 10.1007/978-94017-8733-8 6Bentley, S.J., Freeman, A., Willson, C., and Cable, J., 2012, Sediment availability forMississippi Delta Restoration: Implications for Policy Makers. In: (MississippiS.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 4 of 26
River Delta Special Engineering and Science Team [SEST], eds), AnsweringTen Fundamental Questions About the Mississippi River Delta. Baton Rouge,National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, and EnvironmentalDefense 12/04/MississippiRiverDeltaReport.pdfp. 6-8. (This article is a laymen's language policy and science documentintended to communicate policy-relevant science to government decisionmakers and other stakeholders. It is the synthesis of two years of work by theSEST team, funded by the publishing organizations.)Bentley, S.J., Cable, J., Willson, C., and Freeman, A., 2012, Scientific Feasibility ofSediment Diversions for Mississippi Delta Restoration: Implications for PolicyMakers. In: (Mississippi River Delta Special Engineering and Science Team,eds), Answering Ten Fundamental Questions About the Mississippi River Delta.Baton Rouge, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, andEnvironmental Defense 12/04/MississippiRiverDeltaReport.pdfp. 9-12. (This article is a laymen's language policy and science documentintended to communicate policy-relevant science to government decisionmakers and other stakeholders. It is the synthesis of two years of work by theSEST team, funded by the publishing organizations.)Bentley, S.J., Thibodeaux, L., et al., 2006, Physical and Biological ProcessesAssociated with Contaminated Sediment Fate and Transport. In: Reible, D.,and Lanczos, T., eds., Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated AquaticSediments. Elsevier NATO Science Series v. 73, p. 83-136.Swales, A., Bentley, S.J., McGlone, M.S., and Ovenden, R., 2005, Pauatahanui Inlet:effects of historical catchment landcover changes on inlet sedimentation. NewZealand National Institute of Water and Atmopheric Research Client ReportHAM2004-149, 135 p.Ravens, T., and Bentley, S.J., 2004, Sediment Stability. In: (Leeson, A., ed.) FinalReport: SERDP and ESTCP Expert Panel Workshop on Research and DevelopmentNeeds for the In Situ Management of Contaminated Sediments. StrategicEnvironmental Research Development Program Report, p. 5-14. www.serdp.org.Bentley, Samuel J., 2003, Wave-Current Dispersal of Fine-Grained Fluvial SedimentsAcross Continental Shelves: the Significance of Hyperpycnal Plumes. In E.D.Scott, A.H. Bouma and W.R. Bryant (Eds.) Siltstones, Mudstones and Shales:Depositional Processes and Characteristics, Society for Sedimentary Geology/GulfCoast Association of Geological Societies Joint Publication, p. 35-48.Reible, D., R. Jensen, S. Bentley, M. Dannel, J. DePinto, J. Dyer, K. Farley, M.Garcia, D. Glaser, J. Hamrick, W. Lick, R. Pastorok, R. Scher, K. Ziegler, 2002,The Role of Modeling in Managing Contaminated Sediments. In: Chien, C.C,M.A. Medina, G.F. Pinder, D.R Reible, B.E. Sleep, and C. Zheng, eds.,Environmental Modeling and Management: Theory, Practice, and Future Directions.DuPont Company.Roberts, H.H., S. Bentley, J.M. Coleman, S.A. Hsu, O.K. Huh, K. Rotondo, M.Inoue, L.J. Rouse, Jr., A. Sheremet, G.W. Stone, N. Walker, S. Welsh, and W.J.Wiseman, Jr., 2003, A new appraisal of Louisiana’s sedimentary system from theAtchafalaya River to Chenier Plain coast. Geoscience and Man, GeosciencePublications, LSU.S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 5 of 26
Refereed Articles in Serial Publications, Submitted or In RevisionUnderlined name indicates student author at time of research* indicates corresponding authorSmith, JE, Bentley, SJ*, Snedden, G., and White, C, 2015, What role to hurricanesplay in sediment delivery to subsiding river deltas? Nature Geoscience, inreview, May 2015.Bentley, SJ*, Blum, MD, Maloney, J, Pond, LG, and Paulsell, RL, 2015, TheMississippi River Source to Sink System: Perspectives on Tectonic, Climatic,and Anthropogenic Influences, Miocene to Anthropocene. Invited review inrevision, Earth Science Reviews.Fabre, J.*, Bentley, S.J., Li, C., Walker, N., Smith, E., and White, J., 2015, Finesediment flux and dispersal in a large river diversion: the 2011 Flood of theMississippi River, the Bonnet Carré Spillway, and Lake Pontchartrain,Louisiana. Submitted to Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. (Fabre was my MSstudent, and this work was funded by NSF.)Huelse, P*., and Bentley, S.J., 2015, Climatically controlled sediment and waterdischarge during the past two millennia: subarctic Great Whale River, SEHudson Bay, Canada. Under review after moderate revision, The Holocene.(Huelse was my PhD student, and this work was funded by CanadaArcticNet.)Septama, E*., and Bentley, SJ., 2015, Conduits, Timing, and Processes of SedimentDelivery across a high-relief continental margin: Continental Shelf to Basin inthe Late Quaternary Gulf of Papua. Submitted December 2014, Marine andPetroleum Geology.Shan, X*., Clift, P., Bentley, SJ, Tan, C., Lin, L., Li, M, and Li, W, 2015, The GroundPenetrating Radar facies and architecture of a detached barrier system ofHuangqihai Lake, North China: implications for genesis and evolution. Inreview October 2014, Sedimentology.Refereed Articles in Serial Publications, Published or AcceptedUnderlined name indicates student author at time of research* indicates corresponding authorSwales, A., Bentley, S.J., and Lovelock, C, 2015, Mangrove-forest evolution in asediment-rich estuarine system: Opportunists or agents of geomorphicchange? Firth of Thames, New Zealand. Invited submission December 2014to Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, manuscript ESP-14-0379,accepted May 2015Thomas, ML, Pocknall, DT, Warny, S, Bentley, SJ, Droxer, AW, and Nittrouer, CA,2015, Assessing depth and distance from shore and shelf-slope break throughpalynomaceral analysis: A modern case study from the Gulf of Papua.Accepted January 2015, Palynology.Smith, M., and Bentley, SJ Sr.*, 2014, Sediment capture in floodplains of theMississippi River: a case study in Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge,S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 6 of 26
Louisiana. In: Sediment Dynamics from the Summit to the Sea (IAHS Publ.367, p. 442-446, 2014).Lo, E.L., Bentley, SJ Sr., and Xu, K, 2014, Experimental study of cohesive sedimentconsolidation and resuspension identifies approaches for coastal restoration:Lake Lery, Louisiana. Geo Marine Letters 10.1007/s00367-014-0381-3.Howell, AL., Bentley, S.J., Xu, K, Ferrell, R.E., Muhammad, Z, and Septama, E,2014, A clay mineral provenance study of the Northern Pandora TroughContinental Margin, Papua New Guinea. Marine Geology DOI:10.1016/j.margeo.2014.08.003. (Howell was my MS student, and this work grewout of the 2004 NSF-S2S project with myself, Droxler, Peterson, Dickens, andothers.)Bentley, S.J., Swales, A., Pyenson, B, and Dawe, J., 2014. Sedimentation,bioturbation, and sedimentary fabric evolution on a Modern mesotidalmudflat: a multi-tracer study of processes, rates, and scales. Estuarine,Coastal, and Shelf Science mee, K.C., Bentley, S.J. & Droxler, A.W., 2014. Climatic controls on hurricanepatterns: a 1200-y near-annual record from Lighthouse Reef, Belize. Sci. Rep.4,3876; DOI:10.1038/srep03876 (2014). (published by Nature Publishing Group).(MS work of K. Denommee, who did her MS with me, and is now working onher PhD with me).Denommee, K.D., and Bentley, S.J., 2013, Clinoform mechanics on the SouthwestLouisiana Continental Shelf, Gulf Coast Association of Geological SocietiesTransactions, 63: 205-212.Salcedo-Castro*, J., Bourgault, D., Bentley, S.J., and deYoung, B., 2013, Non-hydrostatic modeling of cohesive sediment transport associated with asubglacial buoyant jet in glacial fjords: a process-oriented approach. OceanModeling http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.12.005. (I was on Salcedo’sdoctoral advisory committee and helped him formulate the cohesive sedimentalgorithms used for his model.)Huelse*, P., and Bentley, S.J., 2012, A Pb-210 sediment budget and granulometricproxy record of sediment fluxes in a sub-Arctic deltaic system: the Great WhaleRiver, SE-Hudson Bay, Canada. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 109: 41-52.(Huelse was my PhD student.)Bentley*, S.J., and Kahlmeyer, E., 2012, Patterns and mechanisms of fluvial sedimentflux and accumulation in two sub-arctic fjords: Nachvak and Saglek fjords,Nunatsiavut, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 49: 1-16,doi:10.1139/E2012-052. (Kahlmeyer was my MS student.)Bentley*, S.J., and Nittrouer, C.A., 2012, Accumulation and intense bioturbation ofcarbonate muds along a platform margin: Dry Tortugas, Florida. MarineGeology 315-318: 44-57.Keen*, T.R., Slingerland, R., Bentley, S.J., Furukawa, Y., Teague, W.J., and Dykes,J.D., 2012, Sediment transport on continental shelves: storm bed formation andpreservation in heterogeneous sediments. In: Li, M., Sherwood, C., and Hill, P.,eds., Continental Shelf Sedimentation, IAS Special Publication 44, p. 295-310. (Myrole in this paper was to write a section on observations and models of bedpreservation of hurricane event layers, using hurricanes Katrina and Rita asexamples.)S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 7 of 26
Macquaker*, J., Bentley, S.J., and Bohacs, K., 2010, Wave enhanced sediment-gravityflows and the dispersal of mud across continental shelves: a reappraisal ofphysical sedimentary processes operating in distal, “low energy” settings andtheir stratal record. Geology 38: 947-950 (My role in this paper was to describehydrodynamic theory, develop a likely depositional model for WESGFs, anddemonstrate with a recent field example)Baustian, M.M*., Bentley, S.J., and Wandersee, J.H, 2008, Innovative assessmenttools for a short, fast-paced summer field course. Journal of College ScienceTeaching 37: 37-43. (This was based on a summer field course I taught withNSF-CAREER support at LUMCON.)Muhammad*, Z., Bentley, S.J., et al., 2008, Excess 210Pb inventories and fluxes alongthe continental slope and basins of the Gulf of Papua. Journal of GeophysicalResearch-Earth Surface doi: 10.1029/2006JF000676 (This paper was written by myLSU-DOCS PhD student, funded by NSF-MARGINS S2S support.)Febo*, L., Bentley, S.J., et al., 2008, Late Pleistocene to Recent Sedimentation,Organic Carbon Delivery, and Paleoclimatic Inferences in the NorthernPandora Trough, Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. Journal of GeophysicalResearch-Earth Surface, doi:10.1029/2006JF000677. (This paper was written bymy co-supervised LSU-G&G PhD student, funded by NSF-MARGINS S2Ssupport.)Carson*, B., Droxler, A.W., Dickens, G., S. Bentley, et el., 2008, Glacial-to-interglacial foraminiferal populations of the Southern Ashmore Trough (Gulf ofPapua) mixed siliciclastic-carbonate system. Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface doi:10.1029/2006JF000629. (I was co-PI on this NSF-S2S project,and responsible for all MSCL core analyses, and involved in all stages ofmanuscript editing).Francis*, J., Francis, G., Droxler, A.W., Bentley, S.J., et al., 2008, Deep watergeomorphology of the mixed siliciclastic-carbonate system, Gulf of Papua,Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface doi:10.1029/2007JF000851. (I wasco-PI on this NSF-S2S project, and responsible for all MSCL core analyses, andinvolved in all stages of manuscript editing).Swales*, A., and Bentley, S.J., 2008, Recent tidal-flat evolution and mangrove-habitatexpansion: application of radioisotope dating to environmental reconstruction.In: Schmidt, J., Cochrane, T., et al., eds, Sediment Dynamics in ChangingEnvironments, IAHS Special Publication 325, p. 76-84. (This paper is based onfield work conducted in New Zealand in 2006 during my stay there.)Tcherepanov*, E. N., A. W. Droxler, P. Lapointe, G. R. Dickens, S. J. Bentley, et. al.,2008, Neogene evolution of the mixed carbonate-siliciclastic system in the Gulfof Papua, Papua New Guinea, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F01S21,doi:10.1029/2006JF000684 (I was co-PI on this NSF-S2S project, and responsiblefor all MSCL core analyses, and involved in all stages of manuscript editing).Jorry*, S. J., A. W. Droxler, G. Mallarino, G. R. Dickens, S. J. Bentley, et. al., 2008,Bundled turbidite deposition in the central Pandora Trough (Gulf of Papua)since last glacial maximum, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, F01S19,doi:10.1029/2006JF000649 (I was co-PI on this NSF-S2S project, andresponsible for all MSCL core analyses, and involved in all stages of manuscriptediting).S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 8 of 26
Baustian, M.M., and Bentley, S.J., 2008, Innovative assessment tools for a short, fastpaced summer field course. Journal of College Science Teaching 37: 37-43.Andrus*, M., and Bentley, S.J., 2007, Sediment flux and fate in the Mississippi RiverDiversion at West Bay. ASCE: Coastal Sediments 2007, p. 722-735. (Andrus wasmy MS student)Swales*, A., Bentley, S.J., Lovelock, C., and Bell, R., 2007, Sediment processes andmangrove habitat expansion on a rapidly prograding muddy coast, NewZealand. ASCE: Coastal Sediments 2007, p. 1441-1444. (My role in this paper wasto analyze and model radiochemical data used for the age model.)Wheatcroft*, R.A., Wiberg, P.W., Alexander, C., Bentley, S.J., Drake, D., andBorgeld, J., 2007, Post Depositional Alteration and Preservation of Strata, In:Nittrouer et. al. (Eds.), Continental-Margin Sedimentation: Transport toSequence, IAS Special Publication, Blackwell, p. 101-148. For this paper I wrote asection on bed preservation, and also provided and interpreted radiochemicaland core-image data.)Bentley*, S.J., Sheremet, A., and Jaeger, J.M., 2006, Preservation potential of eventlayers on continental shelves: a model and observations. Continental ShelfResearch 26: 2108-2124.Keen*, T. R., Y. Furukawa, S. J. Bentley, R. L. Slingerland, W. J. Teague, J. D.Dykes, and C. D. Rowley (2006), Geological and oceanographic perspectives onevent bed formation during Hurricane Katrina, Geophysical Research Letters, 33,L23614, doi:10.1029/2006GL027981.For this paper I provided observations andinterpretations of cores collected Katrina.Brunner*, C., Beall, J., Bentley, S.J., and Furukawa, Y., 2005, Hypoxia hotspots in theMississippi Bight. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 36: 95-107. (For this paper, Iprovided radiochemical age models and also estimates of mixing rates, to helpconstrain temporal resolution of cores studied).Patterson*, W.F., Wilson, C.A., Bentley, S.J., Cowan, J.H., Allen, Y.C., and Dufrene,T.A., 2005, Delineating juvenile red snapper habitat in the northern Gulf ofMexico. American Fisheries Society Symposium 41, 277-288. (I was responsible forcore and sonar collection and analysis for this study of fish habitat.)Rotondo*, K.A., and Bentley, S.J., 2004, Marine dispersal of fluvial sediments as fluidmuds: old concept, new significance. In: E.D. Scott and A. H. Bouma,Depositional Processes and Reservoir Characteristics of Siltstones, Mudstones,and Shales, Society for Sedimentary Geology Miscellaneous Publication, p. 24-49.Fan*, S., Swift, D.J.P., Traykovski, P., Bentley, S.J., Borgeld, J., and Niedoroda,A.W., 2004, River flooding, storm resuspension, and event stratigraphy on thenorthern California shelf: observations compared with simulations. MarineGeology 210: 17-43.Keen*, T.R., Bentley, S.J., Vaughan, W.C., and Blain, C.A., 2004, The generation andpreservation of multiple hurricane event beds in the northern Gulf of Mexico.Marine Geology 210: 79-105.Bentley*, S.J., and Nittrouer, C.A., 2003, Emplacement, modification, andpreservation of event strata on a flood-dominated continental shelf: Eel Shelf,northern California. Continental Shelf Research 23: 1465-1493.Bentley*, S.J., and Sheremet, A., 2003, A new model for the emplacement,bioturbation, and preservation of sedimentary strata. Geology v. 31, no. 8, p. 725728S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 9 of 26
Bentley*, S.J., Roberts, H., and Rotondo, K.A., 2003,The sedimentology of muddycoastal systems: research perspectives and new insights from the CoastalStudies Institute. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions v. 53,p. 52-63.Dufrene*, T.A., Bentley, S.J., and Allen, Y.C., 2003, Geologic and geoacoustic studyof surficial deposits, north-central Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. Gulf CoastAssociation of Geological Societies Transactions 53: 210-216.Velardo*, B.M., and S.J. Bentley, 2003, Impacts of tropical systems on thesedimentary fabric of the Mississippi Sound. Gulf Coast Association of GeologicalSocieties 53: 815-823.Febo*, L.A., Dufrene,T. A., and Bentley, S.J., Event sedimentation and long-termaccumulation in a salt marsh: St. Louis Bay, Mississippi, northern Gulf ofMexico. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions 53: 217-226.Patterson*, Luke J., Muhammad, Zahid, and Bentley, Samuel J, Britsch, L. Del andDillon, Douglas L., 2003, 210Pb and 137Cs geochronology of the Lake FaussePointe region of the Lower Atchafalaya Basin. Gulf Coast Association ofGeological Societies Transactions 668-675.Rotondo*, K.A., and Bentley, S.J., 2003, Deposition and resuspension of fluid mudson the western Louisiana inner continental shelf. Gulf Coast Association ofGeological Societies Transactions 53: 722-731.Bentley*, S.J., Keen, T., Blain, C.A., Vaughan, W.C., 2002, The origin andpreservation of a major hurricane event bed in the northern Gulf of Mexico:Hurricane Camille, 1969. Marine Geology 186: 429-452.Bentley*, S.J., 2002, Dispersal of fine sediments from river to shelf: process andproduct. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions v. 52, p. 10551067.Roberts*, H.H., S. Bentley, J.M. Coleman, S.A. Hsu, O.K. Huh, K. Rotondo, M.Inoue, L.J. Rouse, Jr., A. Sheremet, G. Stone, N. Walker, S. Welsh, and W.J.Wiseman, Jr., 2002, Geological framework and sedimentology of recent muddeposition on the eastern Chenier Plain coast and adjacent inner shelf, westernLouisiana. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 52, p.849-859.Richardson* M.D., K.B. Briggs, S.J. Bentley, D.J. Walter, and T.H. Orsi, 2001, Theeffects of biological and hydrodynamic processes on physical and acousticproperties of sediments off the Eel River, California. Marine Geology 182:121-139.Furukawa*, Y., S.J. Bentley, and D. Lavoie, 2001, Dynamic bioirrigation modeling inexperimental benthic mesocosms: Effects of infauna metabolism and dissolvedoxygen transport. Journal of Marine Research 59:3.Bentley*, S.J., Y. Furukawa, and W.C. Vaughan, 2000, Record of event sedimentationin Mississippi Sound. 2000 Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association ofGeological Societies 617-625.Furukawa*, Y., S.J. Bentley, A. Shiller, D. Lavoie, and P. Van Cappellen, 2000, Earlydiagenesis driven by biologically enhance oxygen flux in North Key Harbor,Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Journal of Marine Research 58: 493-522.Bentley* S.J. and Nittrouer C.A., 1999, Physical and biological influences on theformation of sedimentary fabric in a fjord-like depositional environment:Eckernförde Bay, southwestern Baltic Sea. Palaios, v. 16: 469-485.S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 10 of 26
Bentley*, S.J., and Nittrouer, C.A., 1997, Environmental influences on the formationof sedimentary fabric in a fine-grained carbonate-shelf environment: DryTortugas, Florida Keys. Geo-Marine Letters 17:268-275.Bentley* S.J., Nittrouer C.A., and Sommerfield C.K., 1996, Development ofsedimentary strata in Eckernförde Bay, southwestern Baltic Sea. Geo-MarineLetters 16: 148-154.Invited Presentations20142013Speaker, International Deltas Meeting, Istomino, RussiaSpeaker, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Executive BoardMeeting, July 27, Baton Rouge, LA.Panelist, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish Public Forum on RiverDiversions, Louisiana State Coastal Protection and RestorationAuthority, June 17, Chalmette, LA.2013Speaker, Louisiana Governor’s Advisory Commission on CoastalAffairs, June 6, Baton Rouge, LA. Invited presentation on riversediment diversions for coastal restoration.2013Speaker, Louisiana Senate, Natural Resources Committee, May 29,Baton Rouge, LA. Invited testimony on river-sediment diversions forcoastal restoration.2013Speaker, Louisiana House of Representatives, Natural ResourcesCommittee, May 22, Baton Rouge, LA. Invited testimony on riversediment diversions for coastal restoration.2013Workshop Leader, Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System(CSDMS) Annual Meeting, March 2013, Boulder, CO. WorkshopLeader and coordination of CSDMS Strategic Plan for Education colorado.edu).2012Instructor, ASCE Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute, July 26,Baton Rouge, LA. (ASCE’s Continuting Education program.)2011-Present Guest Lecturer, Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime StudiesProgram, Mississippi Delta Field Seminar. Spring and Fall semester,every year, Cocodrie, LA.2010Speaker, AAPG Mudstones Session, New Orleans, April 2010.2006Speaker, NSF Margins TEI: Telecommunicationsfrom Source to Sink, Gisborne, New Zealand.2004Participant and Report Author, U.S. D.O.D. Strategic EnvironmentalResearch Development Program Contaminated Sediments Workshop,Washington D.C. (www.serdp.org)2013S.J. Bentley C.V., Updated 5/5/2015Page 11 of 26
Conference PresentationsUnderline indicates student researcherSmith, M., and Bentley, SJ, 2014, Sediment capt
2011-Present Guest Lecturer, Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program, Mississippi Delta Field Seminar. Spring and fall semester, every year. 2011-Present Member and Chair (2011-2013), LSU Geology and Geophysics Endowed Chairs Search Committee 2011-2012 Member, LSU Geology and Geophysics Executive Committee
