423 Baker Labs, One Forestry Drive
College of Environmental Science & Forestry
State University of
Tele: (315) 470-6565 Fax: (315) 470-6956
Email: mailto:te@esf.edu
Ph.D.,
Civil & Environmental Engineering; Concentration
in Water Resources Modeling
M.A.,
Civil & Environmental Engineering; Concentration
in Water Resources Modeling
M.S.,
Biological & Agricultural Engineering;
Concentration in Water, Soils & Forest Systems
B.S.,
Natural Resources; Concentration in Environmental
Science & Forestry
High School Diploma, Choate
Rosemary Hall,
Faculty of Environmental Resources & Forest Engineering
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Work in the area of water resources engineering, science, monitoring,
& management.
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Develop and apply hydrological models to simulate pollutant fate and
transport in inhabited ecosystems.
· Develop and teach hydrology, hydraulics, meteorology, and modeling courses for ESF students.
· Provide professional and community services and support in my area of expertise.
Faculty of Environmental Resources & Forest Engineering / Faculty of Forest & Natural Resources Management
NASA Research Fellow, Civil
Engineering Dept., Princeton University, NJ, 1997-1999
Research Assistant, Civil Engineering Dept., Princeton University,
Princeton, NJ, 1996-1997
· Developed and parameterized topographically based spatially distributed non-point source models using remotely sensed earth resource data. Used models to assess environmental and water quality under different land management and topographic data accuracy scenarios.
Teaching Assistant & Precept,
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Guided undergraduate students through weekly
readings, homework and discussions for
EPA Research Fellow, Biological
& Agricultural Engineering Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC, 1995-1996
Watershed Modeler, Biological & Agricultural Engineering Dept.,
NCSU,
· Conducted research on hydrologic monitoring and modeling options for EPA’s national water assessment.
· Performed soils and water data sensitivity analysis in US Department of Agriculture EPIC and GLEAMS nutrient models.
Departmental Scholar, Forestry
Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC, 1994-1995
· Compiled and analyzed hydrologic runoff data for forestry plantation drainage project as part of honorary scholarship.
Research Associate, Environmental
Law Institute, Washington, DC, 1993-1994
Research Assistant, Environmental Law Institute, Washington, DC,
1992-1993
· Conducted research on environmental aspects of state and federal pollution and natural resource laws.
· Managed State Superfund computer data bank.
· Wrote funding proposals, facilitated training workshops and developed Inter-American program.
Watershed Manager,
· Designed conservation plans and founded management organization for 200 km2 of forested mountainous National Park and low-lying mangrove wetland Wildlife Refuge.
· Surveyed, delineated, and installed rural water and sanitation engineering projects.
Natural Resource Scholar, Cornell
Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship,
· Researched global and local natural resource management plans to develop teaching packet for undergraduate course.
· Fulbright Commission Sabbatical Award, 2006
· SUNY Chancellor’s Internationalization Award, 2004
· FEMA Scholarship for Flood Mitigation Design, 2001
· NSF Engineering Education Scholars Workshop Member, Summer 2000
· NASA Graduate Student Research Fellowship, 1997-1999
· GTE Teaching Incentive Grant, 1997-1999
· Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society Induction, 1996
· Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Induction, 1996
· Alpha Epsilon Agricultural Engineering Society Induction, 1996
· Xi Sigma Pi Forestry Honor Society Induction, 1996
· Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture Induction, 1996
· Environmental Protection Agency Graduate Fellowship, 1995-1996
· Peace Corps Forestry Scholarship, 1991
· Cornell University-Ford Foundation Research Scholarship, 1989
· Editorial Board Member, Hydrological Processes, Wiley InterScience, 2005-present
· Advisor, Engineers without Borders, SUNY ESF Chapter 2004-present
· Board Member, NYS DEC Scientific Technical Program Integration Board, 2005-present
· Associate Editor; International Journal of River Basin Management, International Association of Hydraulic Engineering & Research 2003-present
· Web Content and Management, UCAR Geomorphology & Flood Forecasting, www.fgmorph.com, 2003-present
· Observer, National Weather Service Daily Cooperative Observer Network; 2000-present
· Adjunct Board Member, Central New York Project Watershed, 2000-present, La Fayette, NY
· American Institute of Hydrology
· American Association for the Advancement of Science
· American Geophysical Union Member
· American Society of Agricultural Engineers Member
· American Society of Civil Engineers Member
· American Society of Agronomy
· American Water Resources Association Member
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Soil Science Society of
· Central New York’s Project Watershed, 2000-present; Consortium of local environmental groups and agencies providing stream-monitoring opportunities for local schools.
· Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association, 1996-1999; Bi-weekly stream chemical water quality monitoring and seasonal stream benthic macro-invertebrate assessment, Mercer Co., NJ
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D.C. Cares, Inc., 1993-1996; Monthly soup
kitchen work,