Research Reports

Benjamin H. Houston, GroudPoint Engineering, PLLC

George Frantz, Cornell University

Matthew Hare, Cornell University
For full report, click here.

Clifton Staples, NYS Water Resources Institute

Suresh Sethi, Cornell University

Zhenduo Zhu, University at Buffalo. Two papers were published from this effort: 
1. A new tool for automatic calibration of the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM)
2. Modeling the transport of titanium dioxide nanomaterials from combined sewer overflows in an urban river

Matthew Hare, Cornell University

George Frantz, Cornell University

Michael Finewood, Pace University

David Richardson, SUNY New Paltz

Cornell Cooperative Extension: collaboration across Columbia and Greene, Dutchess, and Ulster Counties

Josh Cerra, Cornell University.

Emily Vail, Cornell University.

Lisa Watkins, Cornell University. 

George Frantz, Cornell University.

The Community and Regional Development Institute, Cornell University. 

Lindi Quackenbush, SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry.

Ileana Dumitriu, Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Chester Zarnoch, CUNY Baruch College. For more information about this work, please contact the researcher .

Kiyoko Yokota, SUNY Oneonta

David Richardson, SUNY New Paltz
To learn more, watch these short videos related to acid rain and climate change in the Sky Lakes, or click on the following link to read the written report.

Scott Steinschneider, Cornell University

Water resource infrastructure in New York: assessment, management, & planning – year 4.

Weiming Wu, Clarkson University. To learn more, watch a short video. Contact Brian Rahm (WRI) or Weiming Wu (Clarkson University) for the full report, or click on the following link for a summary:

Ruth Richardson, Cornell University.

Emily Vail, Cornell University.

Carolyn Rodak, SUNY IT.

Lisa Watkins, Cornell University.

Kathleen Ruen, Sarah Lawrence College. Read their article, "The Best Field Trip Ever: An Artistic and Scientific Analysis of the Value of Field Trips to an Environmental Center." You can also see their project report at the following link.

Isaac Wirgin, New York University Medical Center.

Paul Richards, SUNY Brockport

Michael Twiss, Clarkson University.

Dr. Robert Schmidt, Berkshire Environmental Research Center, Bard College at Simon's Rock. See here for a more in-depth report related to this project. 

Water resource infrastructure in New York: assessment, management, & planning – year 3.

Richard Geddes, Cornell University.

Todd Walter, Art DeGaetano, Cornell University. 

Damian Helbling, Cornell University.

Todd Walter, Cornell University. 

Brooke Jude, Bard College. To learn more, download this presentation, or click on the following link to read the written report.

Bernadette Connors, Dominican College. To learn more, see here for a report on the riparian vegetation restoration aspect of the project, or click on the following link to read the aquatic microbial diversity report.

Kathleen Ruen, Sarah Lawrence College. To learn more, watch this short video on the grant program, or click on the following link to read the written report.

Todd Walter, Cornell University. Report available upon request.

Weiming Wu, Clarkson University. To learn more, watch this short video on the assessment, or click on the following link to read the written report.

Joshua Cerra, Cornell University.

Brian Davis, Cornell University.

Rebecca Schneider & Roxanne Marino, Cornell University.

Christopher Lowry, SUNY Buffalo.

Isaac Wirgin, NYU Medical Center.

Susan Allen-Gil, Ithaca College.

Todd Walter, Cornell University. To learn more, watch this short video on road ditch research, or click on the following link to read the written report.

Rebecca Schneider & Roxanne Marino, Cornell University.
Results of a survey on ditch management by town highway staff.

Todd Walter, Cornell University.