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I completed my M.S.C.E. (Fall,
2006) at the Center for
Ecohydraulics
Research
(CER) at the University of Idaho in the Idaho Water Center in
Boise.
Research
My research focused on assessing
impacts to downstream fluvial processes due to operations of hydropower
facilities, and linking these impacts to the fate of sensitive species
such as the white sturgeon (Acipenser
transmontanus). The case study for my research evaluated the
impacts of Libby Dam operations on the Kootenai
River in Montana, Idaho and
British Columbia. I worked on this study with my advisor, Dr. Klaus
Jorde and fellow graduate student, Rohan Benjankar. My
committee members included Dr. John
Buffington and Dr.
Jeffrey Braatne.
Download a PDF version of my final thesis here:
Full Document
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Main Body Text
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Appendices A-C
(1.6 MB)
Appendix D
(3.6 MB)
Appendix E
(3.8 MB)
Appendix F
(3.8 MB)
Other University
Activities
PASI: During
fall 2004 I
helped organize a NSF- and DOE-funded workshop that was held in Chile
in January 2005. The workshop was jointly hosted by our Center and the EULA Centre at the University of
Concepcion. The
central theme was Balancing Hydropower
Development and Biodiversity: Is Sustainability in an Adaptive
Management
Framework Achievable? Currently, several of the relatively pristine
river
basins in southern Chile are targeted
for potential hydropower development to address the country’s pending
energy crisis. The
workshop brought together an interdisciplinary group of 40 researchers
from throughout
the Americas to focus on applying the results of research documenting
hydropower impacts in the Columbia Basin to the situation in southern
Chile. More about this program can be seen on the webpage.
Red River
Restoration Project: During 2003, I helped plan for and
gather restoration monitoring data at the Red River Wildlife Management
Area, which is the site of a long-term CER research initiative. I've
worked on this project with Steve Clayton and accomplished the field
work with Alex Garcia, a Chilean student studying at our Center during
2003. Here is a picture of Alex testing
the water temperature on the Salmon River during a break in our
fieldwork.
Background
I am originally from
Wisconsin, I earned my undergraduate degree in Civil and Environmental
Engineering at the University of
Wisconsin
in Madison, Wisconsin. After serving with the Peace Corps in Nepal, I
worked for USDA-NRCS for a couple of years, and then joined a
consultancy (PWA) for several years of applied aquatic restoration
work. I returned to school in Spring 2003 to add greater technical
strength to my applied experience. I joined Inter-Fluve, Inc. in July
2005, and am engaged in planning and design of aquatic restoration
projects throughout the nation based out of Hood River, Oregon.
Here is a picture of my dog Lucy taking a break between
festivities during my wedding to my
lovely wife Trina in October, 2004.
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