Faculty Profile
Douglas Daley

Associate Professor & Director of Analytical & Technical Svc

Department of Environmental Resources Engineering
420 Baker Lab

djdaley@esf.edu
315-470-4760

My Portfolio

Google Scholar 

My ESF Experts Portfolio

ESF Analytical and Technical Services 

Education and Credentials

​B.S., Forest Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1982.

M.S., Environmental Resources Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry,1984

Professional Engineer, New York State, License 067220

SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. State University of New York. 2015

Exceptional Achievement in Teaching. SUNY ESF College Foundation. 2019

Professional Service

Advisor, SUNY ESF Student Chapter of the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA)

Chair Publications Committee and Board Representative, New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA)

Member, Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Member, Central NY Chapter Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA-CNY)

Director, Co-op Program of Research Studies and Continuing Education for the Water Environment of NYS. New York Water Pollution Control Association, Inc. 

Vice-Chair and Board member, Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency

Research Projects

Characterizing PFAS in Wastewater Biosolids, Influent and Effluent at 90 New York State-based Wastewater Treatment Facilities. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2022 – present

SUNY Center for Sustainable Materials Management: Feasibility and Optimization of Composting for Non-recyclable Paper. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 2019 – present. 

An Investigation into Optimizing Biofiltration Drainage Media Designed to Target Specific Stormwater Pollutants. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). 2017 – 2022. 

Master Plan Development for Sustainable Village and Learning Community (SVLC), Arcahaie, Haiti. In collaboration with SUNY Office of Global Affairs and Kellogg Foundation; University of Miami; and Haiti Development Initiative. 2018 - 2019. 

Hydrologic Performance Assessment of the SUNY ESF Gateway Building Green Roof. NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation. 2012 - 2019. 

Hydrologic Performance and Modeling of Growing Willow as an Alternative Landfill Cover for the Solvay Wastebeds. Honeywell International. 2004 – 2018. 

Subject Matter Expertise:

Ecological Engineering; Green Infrastructure Engineering; Sustainable Materials Management; Solid Waste Engineering; Biosolids; Composting; Engineering Design; Project Management; Environmental Soil Physics; Contaminant Fate and Transport in the Environment

Teaching

ERE 430/568 Engineering Decision Analysis (Spring)

ERE 468/568 Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering (Fall)

ERE 488 Engineering Project Management (Fall)

ERE 489 Environmental Resources Engineering Planning and Design (Spring)