Hester Ecosystem Hydraulics Research Group       

ecohydraulics and pollutant transformation in streams, rivers, and wetlands


People

 

Current Group Members

Erich Hester

PhD, Ecology, University of North Carolina
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
AB, Biology, Dartmouth College
Research: Stream, river, and wetland processes

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        David Azinheira

MS student, Civil Engineering
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Research: Stream restoration hydraulics


Garrett Menichino

PhD student, Civil Engineering
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
Research: Hyporheic and floodplain connectivity
Garrett's webpage
David Powers

PhD student, Civil Engineering
MS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech
BS, Civil Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State Univ.
Research: Urban streams
Katie Young

Senior, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Hyporheic natural attenuation of pollutants, impact of urbanization on hyporheic zone


Group Alums

Elizabeth Cranmer

MS, Environmental Engineering, 2011
BS, Geosciences, Franklin and Marshall
Research: Impact of urbanization on hyporheic exchange
Now at Advanced Land and Water: www.alwi.com
Kalen Bauman

MS, Civil Engineering, 2010
BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, George Mason University
Research: Urban heat pulses
Now at RK&K: www.rkk.com
Victoria Sicking NSF-REU Summer 2011, Tartleton State University
Research: Effects of macropores on meander bend hyporheic hydraulics
Lei Jiang BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2010
Research: Urban heat pulses and impact of urbanization on hyporheic exchange
Now at Georgia Tech
Taylor Priest BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2010
Research: Effects of stream restoration on sediment hydraulic conductivity