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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 |
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Hydraulics/Hydrology |
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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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Soil Dynamics |
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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 |
