Theodore A. Endreny
Chair, Environmental Resources & Forest Engineering

Joseph Becker
jfbeck01@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institute: LeMoyne College (Physics)

Graduate Research Topic
Observing characteristic differences between three stream types: pristine, degraded and restored

Favorite Quote
Truth, once found, would be simple as well as pretty -James Watson

Home Page
http://www.wix.com/jfbeck01/suny_esf/

Hong-Hanh Chu
hochu@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water & Wetland Resource Studies
• Undergraduate Institute: Smith College

Graduate Research Topic
Restoration of degraded streams to ecological integrity

Favorite Quote
With great "knowledge" comes great responsibilities.

Home Page
http://sites.google.com/site/hhchu01/home

Michael Fay
mifay@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institute: SUNY Center Buffalo (Geography)

Graduate Research Topic
Water Resources Engineering

Quote on Graduate Experience
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours." - Thoreau

Website
http://www.wix.com/MikeFay/sunyesf/

Bangshuai Han
bahan@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institute: Lanzhou University (Geography)
• Previous Graduate Study: Chinese Academy of Sciences (Geography )

Graduate Research Topic
Hydraulic laboratory, field and computer work to investigate water resources engineering methods for channel and related land resources restoration.

Favorite Quote
"Never stop"

Website
http://sites.google.com/site/waterhanclub/

Jesse Robinson
jrobin02@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institute: Indiana University of Bloomington* (Environmental Science)

Graduate Research Topic
Urban streams are likely to receive polluted runoff from our built environment and may suffer from serious historic pollution and modification. Despite this, stream restoration projects are often not located in these areas because of difficulty in assuring improvement to aquatic resources and the threat of future encroachment on these sites. This research will examine urban and non-urban restoration sites in order to determine if there is evidence of an important natural function: the mixing of surface and groundwater, which can influence nutrient processing, habitat, and more. Research will examine how urban restoration projects compare to non-urban sites, and further compare restoration to degraded and reference sites.

Favorite Quote
"Nullius in verba (on the words of no one)" - Royal Society of London

Website
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Thomas Taggart
tptaggar@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institute: Pennsylvania St University of University of Park (Materials Engineerin)

Personal Statement
I believe that water is extremely under appreciated and that the ultimate fate of humanity will depend on our handling of our water (and energy) needs in the face of a changing climate. I'm here to learn everything I can about water and all that it affects.

Favorite Quote
It loved to happen. -Marcus Aurelius

Scott Wolcott
scwolcot@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Environmental Systems and Risk Management

Yang Yang
yyang31@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institute: Xi an Jiaotong University (Electronics Engineer)
• Previous Graduate Study: Max-Planck Institute for Quant (Nanomechanics )

Graduate Research Topic
Incorporating bioclimatic feedback loops into the Urban Forest Effects models, linking anatomy, biogenic emissions, carbon sequestration, deposition of pollutants, energy use impacts, and hydrology.

Quote on Graduate Experience
"Trust yourself and your data."

Website
http://sites.google.com/site/yangyanghomepage/

Tian Zhou
tizhou@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Endreny
• Area of Study: Water Resources Engineering
• Undergraduate Institute: Lanzhou University (Geography)
• Previous Graduate Study: Lanzhou University (Quaternary Geology )

Graduate Research Topic
Water Resource Engineering - examining through computer simulation, laboratory exercises, and field monitoring the impact of in-channel restoration structures on channel migration processes.

Quote on Graduate Experience
"I am obtaining a key to the unknown natural world."

Website
http://sites.google.com/site/tianzhousite/