Ecological Engineering
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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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Bio ItemJonathan Czuba, P.E. , bio
Associate Professor: River and floodplain processes and restoration; sediment transport; ecohydraulics and ecomorphodynamics
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Bio ItemZachary Easton , bio
Professor and Extension Specialist: Hydrology and water quality, best management practices, modeling
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Bio ItemW. Cully Hession, P.E. , bio
Professor 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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Bio ItemDavid Sample, P.E. , bio
Professor and Extension Specialist: Urban stormwater management, watershed modeling, and design of best management practices
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Bio ItemDurelle Scott , bio
Professor and Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies: Material fate and transport through streams and wetlands
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Bio ItemTess Wynn Thompson , bio
Associate Professor: Ecological engineering; stream and wetlands restoration; urban stormwater management