Sarah Nadeau, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Denitrification genomics

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. student, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Lisa Watkins, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Microplastic pollution dynamics in freshwater streams

Sanam Anwar, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Nutrient dynamics in aquaculture settings

         Current or Subsequent Position: Environmental Scientist, CTEH, Houston

Natalie Morse, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Urban stormwater management, nitrogen cycling, and related soil microbiomes

         Current or Subsequent Position: Big Data Analyst II, BMW Group

Katy Hofmeister, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: GIS analysis to scale watershed hydrologic patterns, surface, groundwater, and soil morphology 

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoc, Michigan Technological University

Will Pluer, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: How denitrifying bioreactors treat storm-induced runoff events in agricultural settings

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo

Chelsea Morris, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Nitrogen cycling in agricultural watersheds and coupled hydrologic-biogeochemical modeling

         Current or Subsequent Position: Nonpoint Source Pollution Inspector, Washington Department of Ecology

Tanya Petach, M.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: The impacts of wildfire ash on drinking water treatment concerns

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. student, University of Colorado, Boulder

 

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Grace Bulltail, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Water quality impacts from development in multi-jurisdictional watersheds in Montana, Wyoming and Crow tribal lands

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Sheila Saia, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Phosphorus and nitrogen movement through the environment

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, NC State University

Allison Truhlar, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: E. coli adaptations for survival in agricultural soil and greenhouse gas emissions from residential septic systems

         Current or Subsequent Position: American Geophysical Union 

Srabani Das, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Sustainability of perennial grass bioenergy crops on New York landscapes

 

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Zhen Han, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter & L. Drinkwater

         Research Topic: Impact of ecologically based nutrient management strategies on N2O emissions from grain cropping systems

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Program Associate, American Carbon Registry

Lauren McPhillips, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Nutrient cycling hotspots in suburban watersheds

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Arizona

Cedric Mason, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Quantification and characterization of measured nitrous oxide emissions from perennial grasses 

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Support Specialist, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

Christian Guzman, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Investigating soil erosion and soil conservation in tropical (sub)humid highlands in Debre Mawi, Ethiopia

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington

 

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Haimanote Bayabil, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Hydrological and erosion processes in the Ethiopian highlands 

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Prairie View A&M University

Abeyou Wale Worqlul, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Application of remote sensing data to complement hydrologic modelling in the Upper Blue Nile Basin 

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Texas A&M University

Chaozi Wang, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: E. coli transport modeling at soil column scale and watershed scale

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis

Alina Alam, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Understanding the changes in the River Ravi Basin after the creation of the Indus Water Treaty

         Current or Subsequent Position: Environmental Engineer, International Water Management Institute

Christine Georgakakos, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Phosphorus and sediment transport in Sixmile Creek and Cayuga Inlet

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. Student, Cornell University

Rachael Brooks, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Hinman Swamp restoration in Schuyler County, NY

         Current or Subsequent Position: Civil Engineer, Seattle City Light

Josephine Archibald, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Modeling dissolved phosphorus transport from agricultural watersheds in central New York

         Current or Subsequent Position: Instructor, Seattle University

Rebecca Marjerison, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Interactions between natural and human systems of flash floods in the Northeast United States

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Crop & Soil Sciences, Cornell University

Breann Liebermann, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Effect of road salt on water quality and settling performance of stormwater detention basins

         Current or Subsequent Position: Extension Specialist, Clemson University

 

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Paul Herendeen, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Water table fluctuations and runoff generation in three catchment types in a coastal temperate rainforest

         Current or Subsequent Position: Director of Impact Market Development, Missoula Federal Credit Union

Asha Sharma, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Using simple models to characterize long-term trends and variability in regional hydrology 

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell-Tata Program

 

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Daniel Fuka, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Simplifying watershed modeling

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Associate, Virginia Tech

Brian Buchanan, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Variable source area hydrology, artificial drainage, and nonpoint-source pollution in northeastern U.S. agricultural lands

         Current or Subsequent Position: Lecturer, Seattle University

Todd Anderson, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Denitrification hotspots

         Current or Subsequent Position: Faculty, Nichols College

Janet Barclay, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Modeling denitrification across an agricultural catchment in a changing climate

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. Student, University of Connecticut

 

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Kyle Delwiche, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Atrazine leaching from biochar-amended soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Casey Garland, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Evaluating the complexity of distributed hydrologic models SWAT versus Thornthwaite Mather

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

Alisa Royem, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Fate and transport of agricultural nutrients in macro-porous soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Assistant, Institute of Alpine and Arctic Research, University of Colorado

Xiaoya Cheng, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Improving risk estimates of runoff producing areas by formulating variable source areas as a bivariate process

         Current or Subsequent Position: Data Analyst, UC Davis

Sara Storrer, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Raindrop-soil surface interactions and erosion

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Scientist, New York City Department of Environmental Protection

 

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Veronica Morales, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Grain surface-roughness effects on colloidal retention in the vadose zone

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Abertay University

Gemma Kite, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Testing the efficacy of natural pesticides that can be made from ingredients available in the Malian countryside

         Current or Subsequent Position: Project Officer, Interaide, Sierra Leone 

Rachel Dunn, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Discrepancies between institutional and local environmental conservation perspectives in Northern Thailand

Vania Pereira, Visiting Student

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Modeling precipitation mechanisms

         Current or Subsequent Position: Graduate student, Campinas State University, Brazil

Zachary Easton, Postdoctoral Associate

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Re-conceptualizing the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

Wenhui Hu, Visiting Student

         Research Topic: Surface and subsurface hydrology, soil erosion, sediment transport, watershed hydrology, and water quality modeling

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Protection Agency

Carla Ferreira, Visiting Student

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Sediment transport, land degradation processes, soil properties, and impact of land-use changes on surface hydrology

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation

 

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Wei Zhang, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Fate and transport of phosphorus, colloids, and biochar in soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

Marina Molodovskaya, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Emissions of nitrous oxide from agricultural fields in New York State

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia 

Eric White, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Development and application of a physically based landscape water balance in the SWAT model

         Current or Subsequent Position: Civil Engineer, Philadelphia Water Department 

Adrian Harpold, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Hydrogeomorphological controls on stream chemistry and aquatic biota in the Catskill Mountains in New York State

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno

Cecile Theodore, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Modelling hydrological and biochemical processes in wetlands

Ivana Nitzova, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Water and wastewater infrastructure

         Current or Subsequent Position: Consulting engineer, New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Helen Dahlke, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Improved understanding of subsurface hydrology in variable source areas and its implications for water quality

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, UC Davis 

 

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Joshua Faulkner, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Monitoring and modeling of hydrology and subsurface nutrients within vegetative treatment areas

         Current or Subsequent Position: Extension Engineering Specialist, West Virginia University 

Jens Liebe, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Hydrology of small reservoirs in semi-arid northern Ghana

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Researcher, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn 

Fransisco Flores-Lopez, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Soluble phosphorus and nitrate transport in groundwater and stream flow discharges in the NYC source watersheds

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute 

Steve Shaw, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Investigating pollutant transport and generation in urban landscapes

         Current or Subsequent Position: Faculty Research Associate, New York State Water Resources Institute 

Maria Vicenta Valdivia, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Role of microbial processes in soil phosphorus dynamics

         Current or Subsequent Position: Faculty of Marine Sciences, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Rustom Meyer, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Column experimental on environmental nanobiotechnology

         Current or Subsequent Position: Consulting Engineer at Cadmus Group, US EPA

Terry Schwarz, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Snow drifting and Alaskan watershed hydrology modeling

         Current or Subsequent Position: Director, Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Wenjing Sang, Visiting Student

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Effect of hydrofracking fluid on colloid transport in the unsaturated zone

         Current or Subsequent Position: Tongji University, Shanghai

David DiCarlo, Postdoctoral Associate

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Rapid soil density and water content changes in swelling soils during infiltration

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin 

 

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Veronica Morales, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Grain surface-roughness effects on colloidal retention in the vadose zone

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Abertay University

Amy Collick, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Community water use in the Yeku Watershed and hydrological modeling in the Upper Nile Basin, Northern Ethiopia

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, Bahir Dar University

Yuniati Zevi, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Transport and retention of colloidal particles in partially saturated pores

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Associate, Cornell University

Jason Mills, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Identifying hydrologically sensitive areas

         Current or Subsequent Position: Consulting Engineer

Benjamin Liu, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Varying hydrologic analyses to match levels of available information in Ethiopia

         Current or Subsequent Position: Water Resources Engineer

Allison Muehe, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Solar drying of fish in Uganda

         Current or Subsequent Position: Engineer, Stearns and Wheler GHD

Brianne Smith, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Water treatment design for a community in Honduras

         Current or Subsequent Position: Graduate student, Princeton

Shannon Seifert, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Developing GIS Water Quality Tools for Tompkins County

         Current or Subsequent Position: Project Coordinator, Juneau Watershed Partnership

 

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Colleen Dougherty, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Road salt impacts on Fall Creek salinity

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Project Engineer, AECOM

Rosemarie Fehrman, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Long-term hydrological mass-balance of the Mississippi River watershed

Ian Toevs, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Generalized preferential flow model validation using field-scale data

         Current or Subsequent Position: Director of Environment, Lamb Weston

Dilkushi De Alwis, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Identification of hydrologically active areas in the landscape using satellite imagery

         Current or Subsequent Position: IWMI Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

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Joie Taylor, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Applications of spectral analysis to hydrology and chemical transport

         Current or Subsequent Position: Faculty, University of Hawaii 

Steve Lyon, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Incorporating the spatial structure of shallow water tables into hydrology

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Lecturer, Stockholm University

Oloro McHugh, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Integrated water resources assessment and management in a drought-prone watershed in the Ethiopian Highlands

         Current or Subsequent Position: Water and Environmental Functional Manager, SMEC International 

Jennifer Smith, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Modeling column scale colloid transport with rate constants calculated from pore scale observations

         Current or Subsequent Position: Environmental Engineer, Malcolm Pirnie 

Joseph Mbugwa, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Fruit processing in Nigeria

         Current or Subsequent Position: 

Joshua Faulkner, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Water use, productivity, and profitability of small scale irrigation schemes in Ghana's upper east region

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Assistant Professor, University of Vermont

Rebecca Bladon, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Pathways of human exposure to environmental pollutants with a critical review of models and supportive data

         Current or Subsequent Position: Consultant, California

Steve Lyon, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Incorporating spatial structure of saturated areas into hydrological models

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Lecturer, Stockholm University 

 

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Bekele Debele, Ph.D.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Integrated upland watershed and downstream waterbody hydrodynamic models (SWAT & CE-QUAL-W2)

         Current or Subsequent Position: Texas A&M University

Brett Gleitsmann, M.S./Ph.D.

         Research Topic: Community involvement in planning rural water supply development projects in the Koro Region of Mali in West Africa

         Current or Subsequent Position: Rural Development Specialist, RCAC

Steve Shaw, M.S.

         Advisor: M.T. Walter

         Research Topic: Simple physical model of particulate wash-off from impervious urban surfaces

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, SUNY ESF 

M. Ekrem Cakmak, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Pore scale simulation of colloid transport using COMSOL-Multiphysics

         Current or Subsequent Position: Energy Systems Engineering, Yalova Üniversitesi, Turkey

Sophia Garcia, M.P.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Sampling of private wells for pesticides in Upstate New York

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Engineer, EH&S, Consolidated Edison

 

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Natlalia Peranginangin, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Preferential transport and modeling of pesticides and manure phosphorus in the vadose zone

         Current or Subsequent Position: Scientist, Syngenta Crop Protection

Brett Bovee, M.Eng.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Evaluating CN-Initial Abstraction for a Virginia watershed with a wetland

         Current or Subsequent Position: Regional Director, WestWater Colorado

Michael Sinkevich, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: GIS-based groundwater contamination risk, assessment tool for pesticides

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Lawyer, Lieberman & Blecher, Princeton

Yuniati Zevi, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Distribution of colloid particles onto interfaces in unsaturated porous media

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Associate, Cornell University

Laura Agnew, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Identifying hydrologically sensitive areas to bridge the gap between science and application

         Current or Subsequent Position: USDA-NRCS, Conneautville, PA

Virginia Collins, M.Eng.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: VSA modeling for Internet applications

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. student, SUNY ESF

Timothy Dittrich, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Reviewing buffer zone, form, function and design

         Current or Subsequent Position: Ph.D. student, University of Colorado

 

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Bin Gao, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Raindrop induced sediment and solute transport from soil to surface runoff

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, University of Florida 

Franco Montalto, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Modeling and restoration of tidal marsh hydrology in the New York and New Jersey estuary

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, Drexel University 

Robert Wells, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Wetting and geometry factors affecting sharkey clay, a shrink and swell soil

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Hydraulic Engineer, USDA-ARS 

Joie Taylor, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Hydrological modelling to inform watershed management in the Volta River Basin in West Africa

         Current or Subsequent Position: Facilitator, Mind Body Wellness

Young-Jin Kim, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Phosphorus dynamics in the vegetative filter strip under various field conditions

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, University of Korea

Shabnam Qureshi, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Effect of microbial activity on trace element release from digested and dewatered sewage sludge and metalliferous peat

         Current or Subsequent Position: Research Associate, University of North Carolina

Cynthia Kou, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Current or Subsequent Position: Medical Writer

Roger Yeung, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Current or Subsequent Position: Boston Diagnostic Labs

Sylvia Yoo, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Current or Subsequent Position: Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismologist, Tufts University School of Medicine

Annette Dathe, Postdoctoral Associate

         Research Topic: Distribution of colloid particles

         Current or Subsequent Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

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John Crist, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Pore-scale characterization of colloid transport in the unsaturated zone

         Current or Subsequent Position: Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force

Eloise Kendy, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Hydrologic impacts of water-management policies in Luancheng County in Hebei Province on the North China Plain

         Current or Subsequent Position: Environmental Flows Director, Nature Conservancy 

Guillermo Mendoza, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Recession flow analysis and shared vision water resource management in the mixteca highlands in Oaxaca, Mexico

         Current or Subsequent Position: Civil Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers

Nicole Schlesinger, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Links between fracking wastewater and mortality in farm animals

         Current or Subsequent Position: Student, New York Medical College

Brendan Schulte, M.P.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Environmental impacts of applying manure, fertilizer, and sewage biosolids on a dairy farm

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Planner, Jorgensen Associates

Adam Marshal, M.Eng.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Design of zero-exchange recirculating shrimp system

         Current or Subsequent Position: Water Resources Engineer, Applied Sciences Consulting

 

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Vishal Mehta, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Application of a GIS-based distributed model to two catskills watersheds

         Current or Subsequent Position: Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute

Natalia Peranginangin, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Singkarak-Ombilin River basin in transition

         Current or Subsequent Position: Scientist, Syngenta Crop Protection

Young-Jin Kim, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Development and comparison of Savanna ecosystem models to explore the concept of carrying capacity

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, University of Korea

Mark Johnson, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Comparison of HSPF and SMR hydrologic models to a hillslope dominated watershed in the Northeastern U.S.

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

Pierre Gerard-Marchant, Postdoctoral Associate

         Research Topic: Watershed scale modeling of critical source areas of runoff generation and phosphorus transport

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Developer, France IX Services

 

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Christophe Darnault, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Preferential flow and transport of contaminants through the vadose zone

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago 

Mutsa Masiyandima, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Hydrology of small agricultural watersheds in the Guinea Savanna Zone of West Africa

         Current or Subsequent Position: Hydrologist, IWMI

 

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Tim Bauters, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Preferential flow in water repellent and moist sands

         Current or Subsequent Position: Director of Quality, Tenax Corporation, Baltimore

Brian Richards, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Trace metal mobility from land-applied sludge products

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Research Associate, Cornell University 

Jennifer Chen, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater using wollastonite tailings in constructed wetlands

         Current or Subsequent Position: Engineer, Malcolm Pirnie, Fair Lawn, NJ

Susan Shearer, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Colloidal transport of heavy metals via preferential flow paths

         Current or Subsequent Position: Engineering Consultant, ThermoRetec

 

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Wen-Ling Kuo, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Spatial and temporal analysis of soil water and nitrogen distribution in undulating landscapes using a Gis-Based model

         Current or Subsequent Position: Data Scientist, Global Customer Support NGS, Roche Sequencing

Gedara Godaliyadda, Ph.D.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Typology for irrigation system operation generic approach and application in Sri Lanka

         Current or Subsequent Position: Deputy Direction of Irrigation, Irrigation Training Institute, Galgamuwa, Sri Lanka

Susumu Ogawa, Ph.D.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Fractal geometry of preferential flow pathways in field soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Professor, Rissho University, Saitama, Japan

Christopher Scott, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Hydrology of phosphorus transport in watersheds of mixed agricultural and forest land use

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Professor, University of Arizona 

David Chandler, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Anthropogenic effects on hydrology and soil movement in tropical calcareous uplands

         Current or Subsequent Position: Assistant Professor, Plants, Soils and Biometeorology, Utah State University

Alexis Marrone, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter & M. Timmons

         Research Topic: Analysis and design of a commercial wastewater leach field system

         Current or Subsequent Position: Engineer, Putnam County Engineering Department

Mike Roberts, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Physical and socioeconomic impact of groundwater irrigation in the Combodian Mekong Delta

         Current or Subsequent Position: International Development Enterprise, Cambodia

Po-Chin Lee, M.P.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Volatile compounds and accumulation of acetaldehyde-protein adducts related to seed quality and storage conditions

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, Taiwan

 

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Charles Brush, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Surface and transport properties of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

         Current or Subsequent Position: Engineer, California Department of Water Resources 

Matthew Wilkinson, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Utilization of GIS and USLE to locate and predict potential streambank erosion in the Six Mile Creek Watershed

         Current or Subsequent Position: Director, National Construction Services at Century Communities

Wen-Lu Chao, M.S.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Analysis of the movement of wetting and nonwetting fluids in homogeneous porous media

Andrea Brooks, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Phosphorus removal by wollastonite, a constructed wetland substrate

         Current or Subsequent Position: Environmental Engineer, Terragraphics Environmental Engineering, Moscow, ID

Ray Liu, M.S.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Comparison of the exact solution and time compression approximation solution for constant diffusion

 

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Kirk Weiler, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Capillary barrier effects on moisture and solute movement in a floodplain soil

         Current or Subsequent Position: Math Teacher, Arlington High School, Lagrangeville, NY

Jane Frankenburger, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Identification of critical runoff generating areas using a variable source area model

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, Purdue University 

Ellen Rymshaw, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Factors influencing adoption of soil conservation practices in the Venezuelan Andes

         Current or Subsequent Position: Doctors Without Borders

Xiaodong Xin, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Surface flow and the dispersion and transport of pollutants

         Current or Subsequent Position: Software Developer, Hypercom

Keisha Rutland, M.Eng.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Current or Subsequent Position: Environmental Engineer, Sunoco

 

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Jan Boll, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Methods and tools for sampling the vadose zone

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, University of Idaho 

Kelly Johnson, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Delineation of critical management zones for use in the New York City Watershed Project

Peter Robinson, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: History of Goinré, a 51 hectare gravity irrigation system in the Sahel

         Current or Subsequent Position: AriCare, Malawi

Awa Busia, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Non-invasive electromagnetic induction techniques to improve soil and water quality monitoring of lateritic soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: World Bank, Washington DC

John Phillips, M.Eng.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Preferential flow paths in wettable and nonwettable golf course putting green soil profiles

         Current or Subsequent Position: Department of Labor, OSHA

 

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Bruce Pivetz, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Effect of macropores on biodegradation of organic chemicals during preferential transport through heterogeneous soil

         Current or Subsequent Position: Shaw Environmental

Nick van de Giesen, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Agricultural development of wet upland valleys (marais) in Rwanda, Africa

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor and Chair, Delft University of Technology

James Zollweg, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Effective use of geographic information systems for rainfall-runoff modeling

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Professor, SUNY Brockport 

 

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Marc Andreini, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Management of irrigation systems in the dambos of Zimbabwe

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Researcher and Water Advisor, IWMI 

Yih-Chi Tan, Ph.D.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Theoretical and experimental studies of layered aquifers

         Current or Subsequent Position: Director, Weather Climate Disaster Research Center, National Taiwan University

Mariann Bischoff, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Water resource development in the West Bank and its influence on Palestinian women's agricultural work

         Current or Subsequent Position: Field Education Coordinator, Rutgers University School of Social Work

 

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William Sanford, Ph.D.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Hillslope drainage theory and application to laboratory experiments and rock-reed filters

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Professor, Colorado State University/Oak Ridge National Lab

Yaping Liu, Ph.D.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Hysteretic nature of water content and pressure in fingered flow in unsaturated sandy soils

Kanchan Basnet, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Conjunctive use of ground and surface water for an irrigation system in the Terai of Nepal

         Current or Subsequent Position: IT Manager, Data Warehouse Operations, CVS

Moya Tolentino, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Crop diversification and cropping systems flexibility in two Philippine rice-based irrigation systems

         Current or Subsequent Position: Inst. Env Sci and Meteorology, Univ of Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

Ellen Rymshaw, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Effects of manure composting on surface and subsurface waters through characterizing compost leachate and runoff

         Current or Subsequent Position: Doctors Without Borders

Thomas Murray, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Lip-level spreader vegetative filter strips in removing phosphorus from milkhouse water in NYC's water supply watershed

         Current or Subsequent Position: President, Fortius Management

 

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John Selker, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Unstable wetting in homogeneous soils under continuous infiltration

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, Oregon State University 

Jeffrey Inferrera, M.S.

         Advisor: J.Y. Parlange

         Research Topic: Feasibility study of a single borehole probe to measure groundwater velocity and direction

         Current or Subsequent Position: Principal, ICM Group

Robert Johnson, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Latent groundwater demand in Pakistan's Punjab

         Current or Subsequent Position: Geohydrologist, Argonne National Lab

Christopher Scott, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Local-state collaboration for Himalayan resource rehabilitation to engender equity in the commons

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Professor, University of Arizona

Roy Steiner, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Analysis of water distribution strategies using the irrigation land management simulation model

         Current or Subsequent Position: Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation

James Zollweg, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Design and implementation of a weir for stream flow measurement

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Professor, SUNY Brockport

 

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Nathaniel Bailey, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Solute flux into porous cup samplers near the water table

         Current or Subsequent Position: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Charleston Naval Yard, Boston, MA

Nigel Pickering, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Effects of salinity and irrigation stress on the production and water relations of Vitis vinifera L., var. Ribier in the tropics

         Current or Subsequent Position: Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Florida

James Hagerman, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Preferential movement of pesticides and tracers in agricultural soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: Engineering Director, City of Knoxville

 

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Christopher Wensley, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Comparative study of physical facilities and hydraulic conditions in three Philippine irrigation systems

         Current or Subsequent Position: Asian Development Bank, Philippines

 

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Roy Steiner, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Operational typologies for gravity irrigation systems

         Current or Subsequent Position: Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation

Robert Glass, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Wetting front instability in layered unsaturated porous media

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories 

Ray Norman, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Irrigation water management in small systems of Niger, West Africa

         Current or Subsequent Position: Dean, Messiah College, Grantham, PA

Octavio Reis-Neto, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Computer model for design of pressurized system

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Consultant, Coleman Research

Perry Rushlau, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Lift schemes for shallow wells in Chad

 

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Paul Robillard, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Utilization of a sprinkling infiltrometer to evaluate the influence of tillage on phosphorus losses from manured cropland

         Current or Subsequent Position: Executive Director, World Water Watch 

Marc Parlange, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Water movement in a shallow hillslope with a fragipan horizon

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor and Dean, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 

Tom Richard, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Macropore influences on solute transport

         Current or Subsequent Position: Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University 

Monroe Weber-Shirk, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Relationship between characteristic velocity and the removal of E. coli in slow sand filters

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Lecturer, Research Associate, Cornell University

Babu Adhikari, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Current or Subsequent Position: International Irrigation Management Institute, Sri Lanka

Robert Oaks, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Current or Subsequent Position: Vice President of Data Services & Products, ITS Data Services

 

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Sunnie Aburime, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Water and chemical movement in non-homogeneous soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, Clark Atlanta

Ernest Thiessen, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Complementarities between irrigation development objectives in Nepal with the AKWUA strategy

         Current or Subsequent Position: President, iCan Systems

Alfredo Valera, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Comparative assessment of three irrigation systems at central Luzon, Philippines

         Current or Subsequent Position: Head of Field Operations, IIMI-Nepal

John Wells, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Mechanics of liquid-solid impact and the applications to soil erosion by rainsplash

George Racin, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Current or Subsequent Position: Computer Specialist, USDA Forest Service

 

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Samuel Kung, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Soil erosion by raindrop impact

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, University of Wisconsin

Abul Saleh, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Hydrological evaluation of irrigation from groundwater in Bangladesh 

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 

Poh-Kok Ng, Ph.D.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Integrative paradigm for analysis and understanding of irrigation systems

         Current or Subsequent Position: 

 

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Per Bro, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Spatial variability and measurement of hydraulic conductivity for drainage design

         Current or Subsequent Position: Departamento General de Irrigacion, Mendoza, Argentina

Maximo Consolini, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Evaluation of subsurface drainage in the western Venezuelan plains

         Current or Subsequent Position: Project Control Manager, Costruzioni Ragno SRL, Cariano, Italy

Christopher Wensley, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Technical assistance to farmer managed irrigation systems in Bangladesh

         Current or Subsequent Position: Asian Development Bank, Philippines

 

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Richard Bottcher, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Test procedure for home wells and surrounding aquifers with software packages for subsurface drainage system design

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Engineering Manager, WSP USA

Wayne Hartz, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Soil conservation services at Arnot Teaching and Research Forest from 1934-1952

         Current or Subsequent Position: Department Chair, Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences, Keene State College, NH

 

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Richard Yager, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Comparison of groundwater age distributions estimated from environmental tracer concentrations 

         Current or Subsequent Position: Hydrologist, USGS

 

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Karen McCombe, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: A reference manual for the use of PASCAL on an Apple II microcomputer

Brian Richards, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Chisel plow incorporation of manure and corn residual

         Current or Subsequent Position: Senior Research Associate, Soil and Water Lab, Cornell University

Samuel Kung, M.S.

         Research Topic: Computer model simulating the coupled heat and mass transfer in partially frozen soils

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, University of Wisconsin

 

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Thomas McCarty, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Field study of water flow over and through a shallow, sloping, heterogeneous soil

         Current or Subsequent Position: Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia

T.S. Sponenberg, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Curtailing manurial pollutant runoff in winter by designing structures for short-term storage of dairy cattle manure

         Current or Subsequent Position: Virginia Tech

 

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John Nieber, Ph.D.

         Research Topic: Hillslope runoff characteristics

         Current or Subsequent Position: Professor, University of Minnesota 

 

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Jeffrey Gregrow, M.P.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Effects of tillage practices on water quality

         Current or Subsequent Position: Cornell University

Robert Romocki, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Model to predict sediment yield from a field within a watershed

         Current or Subsequent Position: Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Puget Sound Energy

Robert Schottman, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Estimation of the penetration of high-energy raindrops through a plant canopy

         Current or Subsequent Position: Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens

Peter Wright, M.Eng.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Sediment yield model and turbidity in Skaneateles Lake

         Current or Subsequent Position: NRCS, Syracuse

Thomas MacVicar, M.S.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Solid state transducer for recording piezometer systems

         Current or Subsequent Position: South Florida Water Management District

Mohammed Hossain, Ph.D.

         Advisor: M.F. Walter

         Research Topic: Comparative study of the predictions of runoff from rainfall data and from streamflow data

         Current or Subsequent Position: University of Ife, Nigeria

Liqiang Yao, Visiting Student

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis

         Research Topic: Numerical simulation and modeling of water resources transformation in the Wuwei Basin based on GIS

Aaron Crenshaw, M.S.

         Advisor: T. Steenhuis