James L. Best started his career with a PhD from the University of London, then took up positions at the universities of Hull (Lecturer in Geology) and Leeds (Lecturer in Earth Sciences, Reader in Experimental Sedimentology and Personal Chair in Process Sedimentology). He moved to the University of Illinois in 2006, where he currently is Threet Professor of Sedimentary Geology, Professor of Physical Geography and holds Affiliate Professor positions in the Departments of Mechanical Science and Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has 30 years of research and teaching experience on rivers and has conducted research on some of the world’s largest rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Meghna, Paraná, Columbia, and Mississippi.

James L. Best started his career with a PhD from the University of London, then took up positions at the universities of Hull (Lecturer in Geology) and Leeds (Lecturer in Earth Sciences, Reader in Experimental Sedimentology and Personal Chair in Process Sedimentology). He moved to the University of Illinois in 2006, where he currently is Threet Professor of Sedimentary Geology, Professor of Physical Geography and holds Affiliate Professor positions in the Departments of Mechanical Science and Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has 30 years of research and teaching experience on rivers and has conducted research on some of the world’s largest rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Meghna, Paraná, Columbia, and Mississippi.

James L. Best started his career with a PhD from the University of London, then took up positions at the universities of Hull (Lecturer in Geology) and Leeds (Lecturer in Earth Sciences, Reader in Experimental Sedimentology and Personal Chair in Process Sedimentology). He moved to the University of Illinois in 2006, where he currently is Threet Professor of Sedimentary Geology, Professor of Physical Geography and holds Affiliate Professor positions in the Departments of Mechanical Science and Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has 30 years of research and teaching experience on rivers and has conducted research on some of the world’s largest rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Meghna, Paraná, Columbia, and Mississippi.