Sadiul Chyon

I strive to understand the rivers and climb the mountains.

As a scientist, I explore

• the socio-environmental impacts of sand and gravel mining and how extraction reshapes river corridors,
• how changes in sediment supply alter channel form, incision, and flood risk, and
• spatial patterns of sediment transport and landscape response across scales.

Currently, I am quantifying mining-driven morphological change with remote sensing and field measurements, linking those changes to flood vulnerability and community impacts, and developing reproducible tools (GIS + scripts) to monitor extraction and sediment budgets.

I am a PhD student, Geography & GIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and I collaborate with field teams and policy partners to translate results into practical guidance for sustainable river management.

I contribute to open data, reproducible code, and outreach that makes geomorphology useful and accessible.