Ecological Engineering
This research area focuses on the principles to design ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. Research includes the design, monitoring, and restoration of ecosystems.
Areas of interest
- Design of Best Management Practices
- Determining and Designing Suitable Aquatic Habitat
- Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Modeling and Analysis
- Stream, River, Floodplain, and Wetland Restoration
Faculty
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Jonathan Czuba, P.E. , bioAssociate Professor: River and floodplain processes and restoration; sediment transport; ecohydraulics and ecomorphodynamics
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Zachary Easton , bioH.E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin Professor of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Extension Specialist: Hydrology and water quality, best management practices, modeling
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W. Cully Hession, P.E. , bioProfessor and Graduate Program Director: Ecological engineering, influence of human activities on streams, stream channel & floodplain interactions, techniques for measuring and improving in-stream habitat, and development of technologies and strategies for successful stream restoration
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David Sample, P.E. , bioProfessor and Extension Specialist: Urban stormwater management, watershed modeling, and design of best management practices
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Durelle Scott , bioProfessor and Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies: Material fate and transport through streams and wetlands
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Tess Wynn Thompson , bioAssociate Professor: Ecological engineering; stream and wetlands restoration; urban stormwater management