Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Resources &
Forest Engineering
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Director, SUNY Center for Brownfield Studies
420 Baker Lab
(315) 470-4760 (office)
(315) 470-6958 (fax)
djdaley<at>esf.edu
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For appointment, email: djdaley<at>esf.edu
Spring semester 2009:
Monday
Wednesday
Fall semester 2008:
Wednesday
Thursday
Graduate Assistants:
Deborah Ofori (email: dofori<at>syr.edu)
Office Hours TBD, Room 410 Baker
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Course Number |
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FEG 132 |
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FEG 300 |
Introduction to Engineering Design (Course Materials) |
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FEG 437 |
Transportation Systems (Course Materials) |
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Engineering Design (Course Materials) |
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ERE 225 |
Engineering Graphics (Course Materials) |
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ERE 506 |
Hazardous Waste Management (Course Materials) |
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ERE 797 |
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I also provide guest lectures in Urban Ecological
Engineering.
All
engineering students must be familiar with the Engineering Code of Ethics, so
I’ve provided the code on my website (link
). You can learn more about Engineering Ethics at http:\\www.NSPE.org.
For Prospective Undergraduate Students, follow this link to the Forest Engineering Program Requirements.
Information for Prospective Graduate
Students (these depart from my website, so please return here for other
information)
Engineering Graduate Program Description (from the College Catalog)
Graduate student research assistantship opportunities
My Research
Interests
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Ecological Engineering (Sustainable
Engineering Solutions, phytotechnology in an evapotranspiration landfill cover system,
sustainability analysis, TEK/SEK)
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Brownfield
Redevelopment (collaborative efforts to re-use abandoned urban property)
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Stormwater Engineering (green infrastructure
such as bioretention, green roof, wetlands,)
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Residuals Management (solid waste)
Some parts of the site remain under construction – be patient.
Graduate
Student Research Project Assistantships
Seeking graduate assistants at the MS or PhD level in the following areas
· Characterization and modeling of hydrologic and ecological effects of willow-based evapotranspiration landfill cover system, biomass crop management practices, and ecological restoration efforts for wetlands and willow-based energy crop systems on waste disposal sites.
· Development and characterization of innovative stormwater system designs, including performance monitoring of green infrastructure projects such as bioretention and rooftop gardens and stream restoration/stabilization.
· Renewable energy systems, specifically with interests in design and development of digestion systems to produce syngas from recognizable food processing wastes or biodiesel production from yellow grease.
· Assessing sustainability of ecologically engineered systems for water quality improvement and bioremediation, particularly with respect to the role of scientific ecological knowledge (SEK) and traditional ecological knowledge (SEK).
Representative Projects
The Project is located in the
Town of
1. Evaluate water uptake by poplar and willow shrubs and estimate the effect of the uptake on the production of leachate produced by waste bed 13
2. Determine to what extent, if any, the shrubs could be used as a capping mechanism either alone or as part of an alternate to a 6 NYCRR Part 360 cap
3. Determine the value of using the trees as an alternate “green” fuel and
4. Evaluate using all or parts of wastebeds 9 through 15 for the full-scale production of willow shrubs.
This project was first proposed to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) at a February 5, 2003 meeting between Honeywell and NYSDEC. During the meeting, some of the benefits of performing the pilot study were discussed. Briefly, these benefits include:
1. Job creation. At a minimum, Honeywell will engage several faculty and students from SUNY-ESF in the performance of the pilot study. Should the study prove successful, several permanent jobs may be created if the pilot study goes to full-scale.
2. Green fuel. A green fuel (one that replaces conventional fuel) would be created. A green fuel is renewable unlike other fuels.
3. Waste bed stabilization. The plantings are anticipated to stabilize the waste beds and have value as wildlife habitat
4. Waste minimization. The plantings should decrease the leachate via the uptake of water.
5. Beneficial re-use of urban organic residuals, including yard waste and wastewater sludge (a.k.a. biosolids)
Principal tasks include:
1.
Greenhouse Screening of Potential
2. Growth and Function Field Study
The objective of this task is to plant and maintain trials of willow as a short-rotation woody crops (15,000 stems/ha) on Solvay wastebed 13 to evaluate their growth and evapotranspiration rates. Trials were planted in Solvay waste that was previously amended with biosolids c.1992 (Field 1) and in unamended Solvay waste (Field 2) in the spring of 2004.
3. Water Budget Modeling
Field and historical climate data are used to calibrate the Simultaneous Heat and Water (SHAW) model, which will aid in determining design parameters for full-scale implementation. We have focused primarily on calibration using sap flow data to simulate transpiration, with enhanced efforts at obtaining reliable percolation and soil moisture data for different treatment regimens that can be used within the SHAW model.
4. Assessment of Organic Amendments.
The objective of this task is to determine the effect of different organic amendments, rates of application and incorporation methods on the soil water holding capacity and on the growth, production and evapotranspiration of the willow biomass crops. Emphasis will be given to those amendments that might improve the availability of soil water, promote long-term water storage and inhibit the infiltration of water into the waste bed. One component of this assessment is to characterize the mixture of Solvay waste with organic materials in the various proportions to achieve the desired hydraulic, structural and vegetative growth properties. Physical testing (e.g. determining the moisture release curve) and chemical testing (e.g. nutrients and heavy metals) are important metrics. A Greenhouse trial was completed in 2003, while three different organic amendments – Anheuser Busch biosolids, Onondaga County Metro WWTP biosolids and Town of Camillus Yard Waste – were incorporated at different rates and ratios in a pilot scale demonstration in 2005 using a randomized block design (4 replications) to test the effect of two willow varieties and eight soil treatments (including control) on the water balance.
5. Assessment of Full-scale Economics and Production Requirements
This task resulted in the design and implementation of a 10-acre demonstration project. Construction commenced in April 2008 on WB14 in an area known as the “white spot”, an area that has been unvegetated since operations ceased in 1986. The area is visible on aerial photos
Return to Research Projects
Public
Communications Related to the Solvay Wastebeds
Claire Dunn. 2008. Not Settling for Less. Inside ESF (Spring 2008). Produced by
Environmental Applications of poplars and willows. FAO Working Party Meeting June 2007
SUNY-ESF
Harvests Shrub Willows for Sustainable, Green Energy Project aids restoration
of
Claire Dunn. 2007.Harvest Time. Inside ESF (spring 2007). Produced by
Newswise. 2007. Once a Brownfield, Now a Productive Site. http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/535217/
Papers and Presentations
Related to the Solvay Wastebeds
Dan Brown, Douglas Daley and Timothy
Volk. 2007. Calibration of the Simultaneous Heat and Water (SHAW) Model using Sap
Flow Measurements of a Salix-based Evapotranspiration Landfill Cover System.
2007. Abstract.
Industrial Waste
Contamination: Past, Present and Future. Sandra Lislovs. Summer 2005.
Clearwaters. Published by New York Water Environment Federation. (an overview
of the Solvay Wastebeds Context, with reference to the willow biomass
demonstration project.) http://www.nywea.org/clearwaters/05-2-summer/indwaste.pdf
Douglas Daley.
2005. Initial
Success (ppt file) in Design and Modeling of
a Landfill Cover using Salix on the Solvay Wastebeds in
Timothy A.
Volk1, Jaconette Mirck1, Jason J. Purdy2, Kimberly D. Cameron2, Lawrence B. Smart2, Douglas Daley3,
and Lawrence P. Abrahamson1,2 Screening and selection of willow clones for growth
on Solvay process waste. 1Forest and Natural
Resources Management, 2Environmental and Forest Biology, 3Environmental
Resources and Forest Engineering,
Douglas Daley. 2005. Design
and Modeling of a Landfill Cover using Salix for Hydrologic Control,
Biomass Production and Land Reclamation: Solvay Wastebeds, Syracuse, NY (Powerpoint presentation to American Society of Agricultural
Engineers International Conference, July 2005)
Douglas Daley. 2004. Using
Willow for Hydrologic Control, Biomass Production and Land Reclamation
(Powerpoint presentation to Central New York Air
& Waste Management Association Meeting.
T. A. Volk,
J. Mirck, M. Farber, L. P. Abrahamson, D. Daley. 2004. Initial success establishing willow
on solvay wastebeds in
Public Communications
Related to the
Development of a
Sustainable Industrial Landscape,
Phytoremediation
as an Element of Landscape Design,
Return to Research Projects
Demonstration of Small-scale Biodiesel
Production for Agricultural Use
Product Quality and Market
Analysis for MSW Compost Products
Conceptual Design of a Composting and Biomass
Production Facility at a Former Industrial Facility
Assessment of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to Control Phosphorous in Highway Runoff
Evaluation of Scrap Automobile Tire
Chips to Remove Phosphorous from Highway Runoff
Economic Evaluation of Value-Added Processes for
Composting Source-separated Organic Waste
Determining Infiltration
Rate through an Industrial Landfill Cover
Determination of Operating Parameters for a Vermistabilization System using Liquid Sewage Sludge