Drexel University
Environmental Science, Engineering, and Policy
Weekly Seminar Series
Fall 2002
Ms. Jaclyn Dispensa, Ph.D. Applicant
"The Sprawling Frontier: The Politics of Watershed Management"
Friday, September 27, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Mr. Pierre Lacombe, U.S. Geological Survey, Trenton, NJ
"Potable Water Use Impacts on Ecological Water Supplies"
Thursday, October 3, 11:30 AM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
Ms. Liesel Turner, MSEP Candidate
³Taking Salmon for a Ride: A Sociological Perspective on the Northwest's Dams
vs. Salmon Political Controversy²
Friday, October 4, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Michelle M. Lorah, U.S. Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD
"Characterizing Fate of Chlorinated Solvents in Wetlands"
Ms. Angela McGinty,. MSEE Candidate MS Thesis Proposal Presentation
³Geostatistical and geochemical evaluation of the groundwater resources of Valley
Creek Watershed²
Friday, October 11, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Anne Kraepiel, Princeton University
"The Role of Molybdenum on the Nitrogen Cycle in Soils"
Thursday, October 17, 12:30 PM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
Ms. Susana Clusella Trullas, Ph.D. Applicant, Environmental Science
" Energetics during the dispersal of olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings
(Lepidochelys olivacea) using the doubly labelled water method"
Friday, October 18, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Claire Welty, Drexel University
³An Acre an Hour: Documenting the Effects of Urban Sprawl on a Model Watershed
Near Philadelphia, PA²
Thursday, October 24, 11:30 AM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
Mr. Clay Emerson, MSEE Candidate
³Modeling the Effects of Detention Basins on Streamflow at the Watershed Scale²
Friday, October 25, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Laura Toran, Temple University, Department of Geology
³Stormwater monitoring: Why it is difficult and why we should do it²
Thursday, October 31, 11:30 AM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
Ms. Luanne Steffy, MSES Candidate
³Quantification of the impact of urbanization on species diversity and food
webs in Valley Creek watershed²
Friday, November 1, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Hunter Carrick, School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University
³Importance of the microbial food web in the St. Lawrence Great Lakes²
Thursday, November 7, 11:30 AM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
Mr. Tim Bartrand, Ph.D. Applicant
"Bubble Column Modeling a la Carte"
Friday, November 8, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. John D. Wehr Associate Professor and Director Louis Calder Center - Biological
Station, Fordham University, Armonk, NY
"Factors affecting production, stoichiometry, and community composition of benthic
algal communities in streams of New York State"
Thursday, November 14, 11:30 AM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
Mr. Baris Kamak, Ph.D. Candidate
"Effects of initial microbial density on disinfection efficiency and explanatory
mechanisms"
Friday, November 15,2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Lynn Marquez, Millersville State University
"Geologic and Land Use Factors Influencing Stream Water Chemistry of Lititz
Run, Lancaster County Pennsylvania"
Thursday, November 21, 11:30 AM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
Mr. Jorge Matos, PhD Candidate, Environmental Engineering
³The Influence of Aquifer Heterogeneity on Stream-Groundwater Interactions²
Friday, November 22, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Robert Traver, Villanova University
" Design, Construction, and Effectiveness of Best Management Practices for Stormwater
Infiltration "
Friday, November 29, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall Holiday - No Seminar
Thursday, December 5, 11:30 AM, 519 Nesbitt Hall
No Seminar
Friday, December 6, 2 PM, 505 Nesbitt Hall
Dr. Arthur L. Frank, Drexel University, School of Public Health
"The Environmental Hazards of Asbestos"