William Woods

Professor Emeritus
Deceased September 11, 2015
Primary office:

Research Interests and Current Projects

William's research interests centered on Abandoned Settlements, Anthropogenic Environmental Change, Cultural Landscapes, Soils and Sediments, Traditional Settlement-Subsistence Systems. He had extensive field experience in Mexico, Brazil, Belize, Belgium, Germany, and Italy; with lesser amounts of time in Argentina, Colombia, and Ireland.

William was a member of research teams that worked with anthropogenic soils and related environmental history and prehistory in the Brazilian Amazon, Belgium, and at the UNESCO World Heritage Cahokia Mounds Site in southwestern Illinois. His last research topic concerned carbon sequestration in soils as a potential mitigating process for land degradation and atmospheric CO2 accumulation. An ancillary interest involved birds as an indicator of anthropogenic environmental change.

Awards

1999: Paul Simon Outstanding Scholar-Teacher Award (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)


Deceased

September 11, 2015


Graduation Recognition Ceremony
Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science Events
Department News
Twitter
RT @PaulKnightly : That moment when a parade passes in front of your lightning timelapse. #2018ing https://t.co/SSuk7sCHaN
Why KU
Apply »
One of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities
44 nationally ranked graduate programs.
—U.S. News & World Report
Top 50 nationwide for size of library collection.
—ALA
23rd nationwide for service to veterans —"Best for Vets," Military Times
Far Above

Give to KU »

KU Today