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Ecological Engineering

ecological restoration

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, Virginia Tech Biological Systems Engineering Assistant Professor
    Jonathan Czuba, P.E. , bio

    Associate Professor, Assistant Department Head, Undergraduate Program Director : River and floodplain processes and restoration; sediment transport; ecohydraulics and ecomorphodynamics

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    Zachary Easton, Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    Zachary Easton , bio

    H.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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    Cully Hession, Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    W. 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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    David Sample
    David Sample, P.E. , bio

    Professor and Extension Specialist: Urban stormwater management, watershed modeling, and design of best management practices

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    Tess Wynn Thompson, Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    Tess Wynn Thompson , bio

    Associate Professor: Ecological engineering; stream and wetlands restoration; urban stormwater management