Recruiting New Graduate Students
Urban Ecosystem Modeling and Restoration
Ted Endreny
and myself were recently awarded a 3-year USDA Forest Service National
Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) award to
develop, test, and distribute a new set of spatially distributed
modeling tools for urban forest planning and management. This
project builds off the i-Tree/Urban Forest Effects Model structure (see
www.itreetools.org), with the goal to develop usable integrated tools
that have a sound scientific backing. The project will involve
the coupled modeling of air and water quality, water quantity, heat
island, and forest biogenics, while developing a decision support
system for planners and managers to understand and plan for the impact
of future changes in the urban forest canopy. We have funding to
hire at least 2 new PhD students beginning in the Fall 2012 (or
potentially sooner). The students would join the department of
Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) at SUNY ESF, which has
expertise in Water Resources, Ecological, and Geospatial Engineering,
and would interact closely with our Forest Service partners who are
located on campus. Students with strong computational skills
(e.g. mathematical modeling, computer science, stochastic systems), and
experience with and/or interest in atmospheric chemistry, forest
biogenics, and/or urban hydrology are especially encouraged to
apply. To express interest or to find out more e-mail
cnkroll@esf.edu with subject line "Urban Ecosystem Modeling and
Restoration".
Hydromorphology and Hydrologic Prediction
I am looking
for new graduate students to participate in ongoing research in
hydrology and water resource engineering, with a specific focus on
hydrologic prediction using a hydromorphologic perspective. A
hydromorphologic perspective considers the hydrosphere as a blend of
natural and human systems shaped by climate, water engineering, land
management, consumptive uses, and governance, in addition to natural
terrestrial hydrologic processes. A hydromorphologic perspective
provides the necessary framework for understanding today’s global water
system and for addressing critical policy challenges concerning water
use, land use, agriculture, urbanization and energy that will help to
distinguish between sustainable and unsustainable pathways into the
future. Funding opportunities exist for graduate students with
strong quantitative skills and a holistic perspective of global water
resources issues. While preference will be given to PhD students,
MS students are also encouraged to apply. To express interest or to find out more e-mail cnkroll@esf.edu with subject line "Hydromorphology and Hydrologic Prediction".
Water Resources & Ecological Engineering
I am also
recruiting PhD, MS, and MPS students for graduate studies in the
general areas of Water Resources and Ecological Engineering. This
experience will be a blend of course work and independent projects,
research, or internships. Students not attracted to the detailed
projects outlined above are invited to consider projects in the areas
such as integrated water resource management, hydrologic
regionalization, green infrastructure, sustainability analyses,
watershed resilience, and other topics of particular interest to the
candidate. While strong quantitative and communication skills are
useful, of greatest importance are students with the interest and
passion to address local-to-global environmental issues. While
our training is rigorous, we also provide a supportive environment for
you to grow professionally and personally so that you can evolve into
one of tomorrow’s environmental leaders. To
express interest or to find out more e-mail cnkroll@esf.edu with
subject line "Water Resource Engineering" or "Ecological Engineering".
Environmental Science
I am also actively involved with 4 study areas in the Graduate Program
in Environmental Science (GPES) at SUNY
ESF: Water and Wetland Resources Studies and Environmental
Systems and Risk Management. This programs provide a multidisciplinary approach to
environmental understanding, problem solving and stewardship, and are
ideal for students looking to obtain a broad perspective of
environmental issues. |