| Degrees |
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B.A.,
Engineering and Physics, Elizabethtown College, 1996 |
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B.S., Civil Engineering, Penn State University, 1997 |
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M.S., Civil Engineering, Penn State University, 1998 |
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Penn State University, 2004 |
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P.E., Wyoming |
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| Areas of Specialization |
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Water
Resources Engineering |
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Stream
Restoration/Fluvial Geomorphology |
| - |
Hydraulics/Hydrology |
| - |
Sediment Transport |
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| Research
Activities |
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Cost-based risk
assessment for selecting design alternatives for
stream restoration |
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Improving urban stream
restoration: identifying critical form and
processes relationships |
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Investigating the
long-term implication of using rigid channel
structures in stream restoration |
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Identifying
an appropriate design discharge for stream
restoration |
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Investigating the
erodibility of ephemeral, cohesive, vegetated
channels |
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| Industrial Experience |
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Consulting
Water Resources Engineer |
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- |
Provided
engineering support in the analysis and design of
restored stream channels |
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Conducted stream
stability evaluations and watershed
assessments |
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Performed
hydrologic/hydraulic studies for permit applications |
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Developed Flood Hazard
Mitigation Plans |
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Research Civil
Engineer (USACE-CRREL) |
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Conducted
research investigations dealing with frozen,
unfrozen, and thawing soils, snow, ice, roadway structures,
traffic loads, and pavement materials |
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Developed field
manual on emulsified asphalt surface
treatments |
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Investigated
unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of frozen, unfrozen, and thawing
soils |
