Examining water management challenges and vulnerability in the Bear River watershed by applying paleoclimate streamflows.
Part of the EU funded Drought R&SPI project.
Examining historical droughts on a Pan-European extent by compiling a database of drought indicators.
Linking drought events to large-scale atmospheric predictors.
Exploring the drought vulnerability of Washington DC under current and future conditions.
Devised a method for generating stochastic streamflow traces.
Used multi-objective optimization to modify water management strategies to counteract the effect of land use and climate change.
Modeled highway runoff quantity and quality improvements achieved by grassed swales.
Compared the effect of a lateral pretreatment area prior to the grassed swale.
Optimization of multi-reservoir management rules subject to climate and demand change in the Potomac river basin.
Field evaluation of hydrologic and water quality benefits of grass swales for managing highway runoff.
Organic contaminant sorption to natural and surfactant-modified soil with varying properties.
Staff engineer responsible for hydraulic design and modeling related to site stormwater management plans.
Assisted in environmental permitting and site closure plans.
As part of the Natural Treatment Systems Group, responsible for the production of a phytoremediation practitioner's guide.
Responsible for hydraulic design and modeling, primarily focused on sustainable site design and stream restoration.
Additionally worked as a civil engineer on levee reconstruction projects with the US Corps. of Engineers in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, estimating relocation requirements, environmental impacts, costs and quantities.
Assisted doctoral research entitled "Modeling the Variability in Aerial Concentrations of Atrazine, Endosulfan and Chlorothalonil on the Delmarva Peninsula" at the USDA Environmental Quality Laboratory.
Tested air and rain samples from the Chesapeake Bay for presence of pesticides and herbicides.
Performed topographic and GPS surveys as rodman and eyeman on survey crews.
Completed take-off calculations for transportation department.