Faculty with Expertise in Water Issues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Phone

Email

Research Interest & Area of Expertise

Washington State University

Agricultural Economics
Scott Matulich Phone: (509) 335-1607 matulich@wsu.edu Natural Resource Economics, Fisheries Economics.
Phil R. Wandschneider Phone: (509) 335-1906 pwandschneider@wsu.edu Natural Resource Economics; Water Economics and Policy

Animal Science
Katherine M. Byrne Phone: (509) 335-1182 kbyrne@wsu.edu Aquaculture; Fish Disease
Sandra S. Ristow Phone: (509) 335-3444 ristow@wsu.edu Fish Immunology and Response to Disease; Salmonid Diseases Research; Immunogenetic of Trouts

Biological Systems Engineering
Shulin Chen Phone: (509) 335-3743 chens@wsu.edu Water Quality; Watershed Modeling and Management; Waste management; Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment; Aquacultural Engineering.
Jim Durfey Phone: (509) 335-7001 jedrufey@wsu.edu Precision Agriculture; Water Quality in Aquaculture; Mobil Hydraulics
Brian Leib Phone: (509) 786-9203 brian_leib@wsu.edu Movement of Insecticides and Pesticides in the Soil Profile via Drip Irrigation;  Water Management Methods to reduce Salt Loading.
Donald McCool Phone: (509) 335-1347 dkmccool@wsu.edu Effect of Crop Management on Runoff, Soil erosion, Water Quality, and Sedimentation on Non-Irrigated Crop and Grazing Lands
Keith Saxton Phone: (509) 335-2724 ksaxton@wsu.edu Agricultural Hydrology
Joan Wu Phone: (509) 335-5996 jwu@wsu.edu Stochastic Simulation of Flow and Solute Transport through the Unsaturated Zone; Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport; GIS Application in Hydrologic Modeling

Biology
Alan R. Black Phone: (509) 335-0179 blackra@wsu.edu Water Relations/Photosynthesis
Gary H. Thorgaard Phone: (509) 335-7438 thorglab@wsu.edu Fish (trout, salmon) Genetics Research

 Center for Environmental Education
Darin Saul Phone: (509) 335-3357 sauld@wsu.edu  
Thomas Cichosz Phone: (509) 335-5272 cichosz@wsu.edu Fisheries Biology, Watershed Assessment

Chemical Engineering 
James N. Petersen Phone: (509) 335-6273 jnp@wsu.edu Bioremediation of Contaminated Aqueous Systems; Modeling of Subsurface Reactive Flow and Transport Optimization.
Brent M. Peyton Phone: (509) 335-4002 bmpeyton@wsu.edu Hydrocarbons; Extremophilic Bioprocessing; Heavy Metal Flux in Biofilms and Porous Minerals

Chemistry 
       

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michael Barber Phone: (509) 335-6633 meb@wsu.edu Water Quality and Quantity Modeling; Hydrology; Surface-Ground Water Interaction; Constructed Wetlands and Wet Ponds; Decision Support Systems
Akram Hossain Phone: (509) 372-7314 ahossain@tricity.wsu.edu Groundwater Flow; Contaminant Transport Modeling.
Rollin Hotchkiss
Phone: (509) 335-1927		 rhh@wsu.edu Hydraulic Models and Sediment Transport; Stream Channel Instability
Michael Katona
Phone: (509) 335-9578		 mgk@wsu.edu Modeling and Numerical Analysis; Engineering Mechanics
Frank Loge Phone: (509) 335-3227 floge@wsu.edu Biological Quality of Point and Non-point Source Discharges; Disinfections; Biological Treatment
Victor F. Medina Phone: (509) 372-7376 vmedina@tricity.wsu.edu Phyto-treatment of Soil and Ground Water Contaminated with Munitions; Development of Water Monitoring Plan for Irrigation Systems
Thanos Papanicolaou  Phone: (509) 335-2144 apapanic@wsu.edu Hydrodynamics; Sediment Transport; Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Experimental Hydraulics.
Rick Watts
Phone: (509) 335-3761		 rjwatts@wsu.edu Physicochemical Treatment Processes; Hazardous and Industrial Wastes.
David Yonge
Phone: (509) 335-2147		 yonge@wsu.edu Physical and Chemical Wastewater Treatment Process; Removal of Metals from Industrial Waste Streams.

Cooperative Extension Water Quality Team
Robert Stevens Phone: (509) 786-9231 stevensr@wsu.edu Soil Fertility; Irrigation Agriculture.

Crop and Soil Sciences
Alan J. Busacca Phone: (509)335-1859 busacca@wsu.edu Pedology and Quaternary Studies; Soil Pollution Hazards
Markus Flury
Phone: (509) 335-1719		 flury@mail.wsu.edu Soil physics; Water & Solute Transport in the Vadoze Zone; 
James B. Harsh
Phone: (509) 335-3650		 harsh@wsu.edu Soil Chemistry; Trace metal Contamination of Soils and Environment;  Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Organics from Soils.
Ann Kennedy Phone: (509)335-1554 akennedy@wsu.edu Soil Microbiology;  Land Management and Water Conservation
Shiou Kuo Phone: (253) 445-4573 skuo@wsu.edu Soil Chemistry; Cropping Sytems and Ground Water Quality 

Environmental Science & Regional Planning
William Budd  Phone: (509) 335-8538  budd@wsu.edu Regional Ecological Planning and Watersheds
Andrew F. Ford
Phone: (509) 335-7846		 forda@wsu.edu Simulation Modeling,  Hydroelectric systems, Water Management
Edward J. Rykiel Phone: (509) 372-7388  erykiel@tricity.wsu.edu Biology, Ecology
Gene R. Schreckhise Phone: (509) 372-7323  gschreck@tricity.wsu.edu Environmental Engineering

Geology
Richelle Allen-King Phone: (509) 335-1180  allenkng@wsu.edu Hydrogeology; Organic Contaminants
Kent Keller
Phone: (509) 335-3040		 ckkeller@wsu.edu Hydro-geochemistry in Vadoze Zones & Groundwater Sustainability Studies  
Peter Larson
Phone: (509) 335-3095		 plarson@wsu.edu Investigation of the Processes of Water/rock Interaction in Hydrothermal Environments

Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Virginia Lohr Phone:  (509) 335-3101 lohr@wsu.edu Environmental Horticulture, Water-conserving Landscapes, People-Plant Interactions
John Mack Roberts Phone: (509) 372-8028   jmroberts@.wsu.edu Hydraulics, Irrigation System Design, Landscape Construction

Mechanical Engineering
William C. Kinsel Phone: (509) 372-7206   kinsel@tricity.wsu.edu Engineering Mechanics (Water Resources, Dynamics, Metal Forming)

Natural Resource Sciences
Barry Moore Phone: (509) 335-4006   bcmoore@mail.wsu.edu Environmental Engineering, Limnology, and Watershed Management
Rodney D. Sayler
Phone: (509) 335-6167		 rdsayler@mail.wsu.edu Conservation Biology; Waterfowl and Wetland Ecology
Lisa Shipley
Phone: (509) 335-9182		 shipley@mail.wsu.edu Diet and Habitat Selection of Vertebrates; Fisheries Experience

Washington Water Research Center
Claudio Stöckle Phone: (509) 335-5531; (509) 335-2836  stockle@wsu.edu Development and Application of Computer-based Analytical Tools; Field and Simulation Studies of Water and Nitrogen Management Interactions.
Oumarou Badini
Phone: (509) 335-4552; (509) 335-2980		 obadini@wsu.edu Agro-climatic Assessment; Drought Analysis; Environmental Biophysics; Weather, Soil, Water and Cropping Systems Analysis and Simulation Modeling

Central Washington University

Geology (2)
Lisa Ely Phone: (509) 963-2177   ely@.cwu.edu Fluvial Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology, Paleo-Hydrogeology
Carey Gazis Phone: (509) 963-2820
 cgazis@geology.cwu.edu Hydrogeology, Geochemistry of Fluid- Rock Interaction in the Earth Crust

Eastern Washington University

Geography
Robert Quinn Phone: (509) 359-7050                   ROBERT.QUINN@mailserver.ewu.edu Climatology, Meteorology, Hydrology, Wetland Science 

Geology (3)
John Buchanan Phone: (509) 359-7493  jbuchanan@mailserver.ewu.edu  Hydrogeology, Groundwater Modeling, Aquifer Mapping
James Hoffman Phone: (509)359-4255 
 jhoffman@mailserver.ewu.edu Hydrogeochemistry and Groundwater Geology
Eugene Kiver Phone: (509)359-7959  ekiver@mailserver.ewu.edu Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology 

Science & Technology 
Raymond Soltero Phone: (509)359-2532  rsoltero@mailserver.ewu.edu Limnology, Water pollution, Lake Restoration  

Pacific Lutheran University

Biology (2)
Mike Crayton Phone: (253) 535-7547 craytona@plu.edu Toxic Freshwater Cyanobacteria

Geosciences
Steven R. Benham Phone: (253) 535-7378 benhamsr@plu.edu Meteorology, Oceanography
Duncan  Foley  Phone: (253) 535-7568 Foleyd@plu.edu Conservation of Natural Resources
Jill Whitman Phone: (253) 535-8720              whitmaj@plu.edu Marine geology, Oceanography, Hydrogeology 

Seattle University

School of Science & Engineering
Percy Chien Phone: (206) 296-5523                   chien@seattleu.edu Fluid mechanics, Hydraulics and Water Resources 
J. Jacoby Phone: (509) 296-5526  jacoby@seattleu.edu Water quality, Lake Restoration 
Phillip L. Thompson Phone: (509) 296-5521  thompson@seattleu.edu Restoration of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater, Drinking water Treatment 

University of Idaho

Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Richard Allen Phone: (208) 423-6601                     RAllen@kimberley.uidaho.edu Irrigation Water Management, Hydrology, Water Quality and Wetlands 
Jan Boll Phone: (208) 885-7324 - or toll free 1-88-88-UIDAHO ext. 7324 jboll@uidaho.edu Water and Pollutants Transport Modeling, Water Quality, Hydrology, GIS Applications  
Erin Brooks Phone: (208) 885-6562 - or toll free 1-88-88-UIDAHO ext. 6562 broo2789@uidaho.edu

 

 Surface and Subsurface Hydrology, Overland and in-stream Erosion, Modeling 
Thomas F. Hess Phone: (208) 885-7461 - or toll free 1-88-88-UIDAHO ext. 7461 tfhess@uidaho.edu Biological Wastewater Treatment, Bioremediation, Biodegradation and Composting 
Bradley A. King Phone: (208) 397-4181  bradk@uidaho.edu Surface and Sprinkler Irrigation, Development of Automated Micro Irrigation Systems  
Howard Neibling Phone: (208) 736-3631                     hneibling@uidaho.edu

 

 Irrigation Water Management, Hydrology, Water Quality and Wetlands 

Fish & Wildlife Resources
David H. Bennett Phone:(208) 885-6337    dbennett@uidaho.edu Fish Ecology and Management 
Theodore Bjornn Phone: (208) 885-7617 bjornn@uidaho.edu Management and Ecology Salmonids  
Ernest Brannon  Phone: (208) 885-5830 aqua@uidaho.edu Salmonid Aquaculture
Kenneth Cain Phone: (208) 885-7608

kcain@uidaho.edu

 Fish Immunology and Pathology
Kerry Reese Phone: (208) 885-6435 kreese@uidaho.edu Waterfowl and Wetland Ecology
Dennis Scarnecchia Phone: (208) 885-5981 scar@uidaho.edu Fisheries Research in Large River Ecosystems
James Congleton Phone: (208) 885-7521 jconglet@uidaho.edu Fish Disease Resistance, Stress Physiology
Mike Falter Phone: (208) 885-7123 cmfalter@uidaho.edu Ecology and Management of Lakes

Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee
  Phone:(208) 885-4569 pbac@uidaho.edu Groundwater Water Management Plans

University of Washington

Aquatic & fisheries Sciences
James Anderson  Phone: (206) 543-4772                                    jim@cbr.washington.edu Modeling and Management of Fisheries and Ecological Systems
Christian Grue Phone: (206) 543-6475                                    cgrue@u.washington.edu Fishery Sciences
Thomas P. Quinn Phone: (206) 543-9042 tquinn@fish.washington.edu Fish Behavior and Ecology
Robert C. Wissmar Phone: (206) 543-7467 wissmar@u.washington.edu  Freshwater Ecosystem and Fish Ecology and Trophic Dynamics
Vincent F. Gallucci Phone: (206) 543-1701                                    vgallucc@u.washington.edu Conservation and Management of Fish Populations
John K. Horne Phone: (206) 221-6890 jhorne@u.washington.edu Aquatic Ecology and Resource Management
Robert J. Naiman Phone: (206) 685-2025 naiman@u.washington.edu Structure and Dynamics of Stream Ecosystems, Riparian Vegetation, Landscape Ecology   
Ray Hilborn Phone: (206) 543-3587 rayh@u.washington.edu Fisheries Stock Analysis, Risk Assessment

Center for Streamside Studies
Susan Bolton Phone: (206) 685-7651                                    sbolton@u.washington.edu Surface Water Hydrology, Watershed Management, Land-Water Interactions, Watershed Modeling
Derek Booth Phone: (206) 543-7923 dbooth@ce.washington.edu Analysis of Geologic Processes on Stream Channels, River Systems and Groundwater; Sediment Transport in Streams
Mike Brett Phone: (206) 616-3447                                    mtbrett@u.washington.edu Limnology, Nutrient and Nutrition in Lakes, Water Quality 
Jeffrey Richey Phone:  jrichey@u.washington.edu Aquatic and Drainage Basin Biogeochemistry
Charles A. Simenstad Phone: (206) 543-7185 simenstd@u.washington.edu Wetlands Ecological Studies

Civil & Environmental Engineering
Mark M. Benjamin Phone: (206) 543-7645 markbenj@u.washington.edu Physical-Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatments
John F. Ferguson Phone:  (206) 543-5176 jferg@u.washington.edu Microbial and Chemical Processes in Aerobic Treatment, Corrosion Control in Municipal Water Treatments
Derek B. Booth Phone:  (206) 543-7923 dbooth@u.washington.edu Analysis of Geologic Processes on Stream Channels, River Systems and Groundwater; Sediment Transport in Streams
Stephen J. Burges Phone: (206) 543-7135 sburges@u.washington.edu Analysis and Assessment of Streams Temperature in the Pacific Northwest
Dennis P. Lettenmaier Phone:  (206) 543-2532 dennisl@u.washington.edu Hydroclimatology; Surface Water hydrology; GIS & Remote Sensing
Joel W. Massmann Phone: (206) 685-3032 jwm@ce.washington.edu Groundwater Resource Development, Protection and Restoration; Subsurface Transport; Uncertainty, Decision, and Risk Analysis.
Richard N. Palmer Phone: (206) 685-2658                                    palmer@u.washington.edu  Water Resources Planning; Drought and Flood Management; Risk Analysis; Expert Systems.
Harry H. Yeh Phone: (206) 685-8655 harryeh@u.washington.edu Coastal and Ocean Engineering; Environmental Fluid mechanics. 

 Forest Resources
David B. Thorud Phone: (206) 685-1705 thorud@u.washington.edu Watershed Management, Forest Hydrology, International NR Policy. 

Geological Sciences
David R. Montgomery Phone: (206) 685-2560 dave@geology.washington.edu Mountain Drainage Basin Geomorphology

Marine Affairs
David L. Fluharty Phone: (206) 685-2518 fluharty@u.washington.edu Climate Variability and Fishery Management; International Management of Fisheries and Marine Mammals
Daniel Huppert Phone:  (206) 543-0111 huppert@u.washington.edu Wildlife Planning and Marine Resources Management
Thomas M. Leschine Phone: (206) 543-0117 tml@u.washington.edu Marine Pollution Management; Ocean Policy Studies. 

Oceanography
Knut Aagaard Phone: (206) 543-5060 aagaard@apl.washington.edu Physical Oceanography
Roy Carpenter Phone: (206) 543-8355 rcarp@u.washington.edu Chemical Oceanography
John R. Delaney Phone: (206) 543-4830 jdelaney@u.washington.edu Marine Geology and Geophysics

Western Washington University

Environmental Science & Studies
Bradley F. Smith Phone: (360) 650-3521 bfs@admsec.wwu.edu Environmental Issues and Policies
Brian L. Bingham Phone: (360) 650-2845 bingham@cc.wwu.edu Effects of Environmental Disturbances (UV lights, partial predation,  physical stress ) on Reproduction of Marine Species
Leo Bodensteiner Phone: (360) 650-7375 leobode@cc.wwu.edu Stream and Wetlands Ecology, Fisheries Management
Robin Matthews Phone: (360) 650-3507 rmatthews@wwu.edu Aquatic and Stream Ecology, Limnology,  Environmental Pollution
Andrew J. Bach  Phone: (360) 650-4774 Andy.Bach@wwu.edu Water Resources, Geomorphology

Whitman College

Biology (3)
Charles Drabek Phone: (509) 527-5227 drabek@whitman.edu Marine Mammal and Bird Ecological Morphology