Publications

+-Past Student Thesis and Dissertations

Ahmed, Mustaki	2018	Transport Properties of Soil-bentonite Backfills and Rain Garden Soils for Chloride and Phosphorus
Albright, Cara	2018	Resilience Strategies for Climate, Hyrdology, and Urban Green Infrastructure
Barbis, James	2009	A Side-by-side Water Quality Comparision of Pervious Concrete & Porous Asphalt and Investigation into the Effects of Underground Basins on Stormwater Temperature
Barr, Catherine	2015	Water Quality Impacts of a Green Roof in Comparison to Other Land Uses
Batroney, Tom	2007	The Implications of the First Flush Phenomenon on Infiltration BMP Design
Benford, Hans M.	2009	Continuous Simulation of an Infiltration Trench Best Management Practice
Braga, Andrea	2005	An Infiltration Analysis of the Villanova Porous Concrete Infiltration Basin BMP
Bryant, Seth	2017	Modeling and Evaluation of Real-Time Controlled Green Infrastructure
Burke, Erin	2007	An Examination of the Effect of Plant Destiny on Low Reynolds Number Flow in a Wetland
Butwill, Samantha	2017	Analysis of a Flow Regime: Understanding the Effectiveness of the Headwaters Approach to Restoration & Investigating how an Imperfect Rain Gauge Influences
Calt, Elizabeth	2018	Comparing the Hydrologic Performance of a Linear Cascading Bioswale Traditional Bioinfiltration in a Highly Urbanized Setting
Carambelas, Emily	2018	Monitoring Effectiveness of SCM on Reversing Deteriorated Stream Functions in an Urban Setting
Carvajal Sanchez, Sergio	2018	Thermal Effects of Rain Gardens at the Headwaters of the Jenkintown Creek in Pennsylvania
Chase, Maggie	2015	The Design and Implementation of a Green Roof Shelter Research Site
Connolly, Rebecca	2019	Temporal Rain Garden Soil Dynamics
Dean, Erika	2005	A Hydrologic Analysis of an Infiltration Trench Best Management Practice
DelVecchio, Taylor	2017	Evaluating Soil Type and Flow Path for the Optimal Balance of Infiltration and Evapotranspiration in Vegetated SCM’s to Achieve Maximum Volume and Pollutant Removal
Dovel, Erin	2013	Evaluation of Stormwater Control Measures from the Micro and Macro Perspectives: Low Cost Monitoring of Nutrients in Non-Vegetated Systems and Watershed-Scale Effects of Rain Gardens
Emerson, Clay	2008	Evaluation of Infiltration Practices as a Means to Control Stormwater Runoff
Ermilio, Jordan	2005	Characterization Study of a Bio-Infiltration Stormwater BMP
Farnsworth, Megan	2017	Investigation of the Hydrologic Budget within a Rain Garden
Feller, Meghan	2011	Quantifying Evapotranspiration in Green Infrastructure: A Green Roof Case Study
Figdore, Bryce	2011	Simulation of Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Wastewater Solids with Competitive Aceticlastic Methanogen Model Structure
Flynn, KM	2011	Evaluation of Green Infrastructure Practices
Forgione, Erica	2015	The Fate and Transport of Chloride in a Constructed Stormwater Wetland
Greising, Kathryn	2011	The Application of an Integrated Monitoring Plan on Stormwater Control Measures

Hankins, Krista	2008	An Integrated Monitoring Plan on Stormwater Control Measures
Hess, Amanda—thesis	2014	Monitoring of Evapotranspiration and Infiltration in Rain Garden Designs
Hess, Amanda— dissertation	2017	Rain Garden Evapotranspiration Accounting
Hickman, John	2011	Evaluating the Role of Evapotranspiration in the Hydrology of Bioinfiltration and Bioretention Basins Using Weighing Lysimeters
Isaac-Ricketts, K.	2008	A Soil Profile Characterization of a Bioinfiltration BMP
Jackson, Andrew	2019	Exploring Surface and Subsurface Physical/Biogeochemical Pathways Within a Constructed Stormwater Wetland
Jahangiri, Humaira	2019	An Automated Method for Delineating Drainage Areas of Green Stormwater Infrastructures using GIS
Jawando, Wuraola	2013	Effects of Surface Termination of Boron-Doped Diamond Anodes on Oxidation of Aqueous Compounds
Jeffers, Patrick	2009	Water Quantity Comparison of Pervious Concrete and Porous Asphalt Products for Infiltration Best Management Practices
Jones, Gerrad	2010	A Randomization Process for Modeling Constructed Wetlands with an Optimization Example
Kugel, James	2019	Evaluating Stream Health with a Focus on Temperature and Conductivity Data
Kwiatkowski, Michael	2004	Water Quality Study of a Porous Concrete Infiltration Best Management Practice
Ladd, Tyler	2004	Water Quality Study of a Porous Concrete Infiltration Basin Best Management Practice
Lee, Ryan	2011	Modeling Infiltration in a Stormwater Control Measure Using Modified Green and AMPT
Lewellyn, Conor	2015	A Hydrologic Evaluation of Pretreatment and Variations in Seasonal and Large Storm Performance of Infiltrating Stormwater Control Measures
Lord, Laura	2013	Evaluation of Nitrogen Removal and Fate Within a Bioinfiltration Stormwater Control Measure
Lyons, Cara	2013	Implementation and Evaluation of Stormwater Control Measures in Series
Machusick, Matthew	2009	The Observed Effects of Stormwater Infiltration on Groundwater
Molina, Stephanie	2017	A Retrospective Analysis of a Constructed Stormwater Wetlands
Montano, Valdez	2016	Fate and Transport of Algae in a Constructed Stormwater Wetland
Muller, Tobias	2017	Forensic Analysis of an Aged Infiltration Trench and Evaluation of its Retrofit
Nemirovsky, Evgeny	2011	Evaporation from a Pervious Concrete Stormwater SCM: Estimating the Quantity and its Role in the Yearly Water Budget
Neptune, Ashley	2015	Evaluating the Performance of a Constructed Stormwater Wetland as a Green Infrastructure Solution
Nichols, William	2018	Modeling Performance of an Operational Urban Rain Garden Using HYDRUS-1D
Orebiyi, Mark	2019	Identifying Improvement of Water Resources STEM Education across the Globe
Pittman, James	2011	Urban Hydrology Modeling with EPA’s Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) and Analysis of Water Quality in a Newly Constructed Stormwater Wetland
Press, James	2019	Determining the Minimum Number of Single Ring Infiltration Tests Required to Reliably Predict Performance of a Rain Garden
Prokop, Matthew	2003	Determining the Effectiveness of the Villanova Bio-Infiltration Traffic Island in Infiltrating Annual Runoff
Rea, Matthew	2004	Pollutant Removal Efficiency of a Stormwater Wetland BMP during Baseflow and Storm Events
Reis, Victoria	2019	Techniques for Investigating Causes of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Underperformance and Recommendations for Rehabilitation
Rife, Sara	2016	An Evaluation of Chloride Movement at a Rain Garden
Rindosh, Stephanie	2016	An Analysis of Hydraulic Monitoring Equipment for Inflow and Outflow Structures in Urban SCMs
Rinker, Matthew	2013	Evaluating Nutrient Removal and Hydraulic Efficiency in a Free Water Surface Flow Constructed Stormwater Wetland
Ryan Michael	2019	Dynamic Green Infrastructure: Monitoring Long-term Changes and Improving Performance with Real-time Control and Machine Learning
Schmidt, Nora	2018	Bioswale Modeling in a Transitive Urban Transportation Setting: Green Infrastructure Instrumentation, Challengees and Lessons Learned
Schneider, Dominik	2011	Quantifying Evapotranspiration from a Green Roof Analytically
Stoolmiller, Sarah	2019	Analysis and Modeling of Philadelphia Green Stormwater Infrastructure Curb Openings
Tokarz, Erika	2008	Pollutant Removal Efficiency of Three Infiltration BMPs during Storm Events
Truong, Nha	2012	Quantifying Evapotranspiration Through a Sensitivity Study of Climate Factors and Water Table Interactions for a Constructed Wetland Mesocosm
Vacca, K. - dissertation	2013	An Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Soluble Reactive Phosphorus Removal Mechanisms in Surface-Flow Constructed Stormwater Wetlands Using Soil Amendment Strategies
Vanacore, Megan	2007	An Infiltration Model of an Underground Rock Storage Bed Infiltration BMP
Vaughn, Casey	2019	Determining an Optimal DEM Resolution and Evaluating Low Impact Redevelopment through Field Monitoring and LIDAR
Woodruff, Greggory	2005	Pollutant Removal Efficiency and Seasonal Variation of a Stormwater Wetland BMP
Zaremba, Gerald	2015	Evapotranspiration Measurement and Modeling for a Green Roof System
Zukowski, Zachary	2016	Evaluating Rain Gardens of Different Configurations and SCM Infiltration Testing Methods to Determine Rain Garden Design and Site Investigation Recommendations

+-Journal Articles

Ampomah, R., Hosseiny, H., Zhang, L., Smith, V., Sample-Lord, K., (2020) "A Regression-Based Prediction Model of Suspended Sediment Yeild in the Cuyahoga River in Ohio Using Historical Satellite Images and Precipitation Data." Water, Vol. 12 Issue 3.
Tu, M-C., Caplan, J., Eisenman, S., Wadzuk, B., (2020) "When Green Infrastructure Turns Grey: Plant Water Stress as a Consequence of Overdesign in a Tree Trench System." Water, Vol. 12 Issue 5.
Hosseiny, H., Crimmins, M., Smith, V., Kremer, P. (2020), "A Generalized Automated Framework for Urban Runoff Modeling and Its Application at a Citywide Landscape." Water, Vol. 12 Issue 2.
Crookston, B., Smith, V., Welker, A., Campbell, D.,(2020) "Teaching Hydraulic Design: Innovative Learning in the Classroom and the Workplace." Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 143 Issue 3.
Tu, M-C., Traver, R., (2019)"Water Table Fluctuation from Green Infrastructure Sidewalk Planters in Philadelphia." Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Vol. 145 Issue 2.
Smith, V., Mason, J., Mohrig, D., (2019) "Reach-Scale Changes in Channel Geometry and Dynamics due to the Coastal Backwater Effect: the Lower Trinity River, Texas." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Ebrahimian, A., Sample-Lord, K., Wadzuk, B., Traver, R., (2019) Temporal and spatial variation of infiltration in Urban Green Infrastructure. Hydrological Processes, Vol. O Issue O.
DelVecchio, T., Welker, A., Wadzuk, B., (2019) "Exploration of Volume Reduction via Infiltration and Evapotranspiration for Different Soil Types in Rain Garden Lysimeters," Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, Volume 6, Issue 1.
Hosseiny, H., Smith, V., (2019) "Two Dimensional Model for Backwater Geomorphology: Darby Creek, PA."
Smith, V., Mason, J., Mohrig, D., (2019) "Reach‐scale changes in channel geometry and dynamics due to the coastal backwater effect: the lower Trinity River, Texas."
Tu, M., Traver, R., (2019) Performance of a hydraulically linked and physically decoupled stormwater control measure (SCM) system with potentially heterogeneous native soil, Water (Switzerland), Volume 11, Issue 7.
Lewellyn, C., Wadzuk, B., (2019) “Risk Based Methodology for Evaluation of Bioinfiltration Design and Performance,” Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1.
Hess, A., Wadzuk, B., Welker, A., (2019) Predictive Evapotranspiration Equations in Raid Gardens, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Volume 145, Issue 7
Sample-Lord, K., Welker, A., (2019) Building EML Foundations in Geotechnical Engineering, ASEE Prism, Volume 28, Issue 7.
Tu, M.-C., Traver, R., (2019) Water table fluctuation from green infrastructure sidewalk planters in Philadelphia, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Volume 145, Issue 2, Article number 05018008.
Tu, M.-C., Traver, R., (2018) Clogging impacts on distribution pipe delivery of street runoff to an infiltration bed, Water (Switzerland), 10(8), art. no. 1045.
Park, S., Smith, V., Saldutti, T., Zoccoli, N., (2018) Exploring Spatial Relationship between Roadway Safety and Wet Condition Risk Factors Based on Systemic Safety Analysis Approach, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Volume 24 Issue 4.
Zarzar, C.M., Hosseiny, H., Siddique, R., Gomez, M., Smith, V., Mejia, A., Dyer, J., (2018) Hydraulic MultiModel Ensemble Framework for Visualizing Flood Inundation Uncertainty, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Volume 54, Issue 4, pp. 807-819.
Smith, V.B., Mohrig, D., (2018) Geomorphic signature of a dammed Sandy River: The lower Trinity River downstream of Livingston Dam in Texas, USA. Geomorphology, 297, pp. 122-136.
Xu, W., Grannas, A., Bridge, J., Byrnes, C., Ding, K., (2018) Surface-promoted hydrolysis of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and 2,4-dinitroanisole on pyrogenic carbonaceous matter, Chemosphere, Volume 197, pp. 603-610.
Wadzuk, B., Lewellyn, C., Lee, R., Traver, R., (2018) Green Infrastructure Recovery: Analysis of the Influence of Back-to-Back Rainfall Events, Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, Volume 3, Issue 1.
Komlos, J., Vacca, K., Wadzuk, B., (2018) “Phosphate Retention in a Constructed Stormwater Wetland with Low Total Suspended Solid Concentrations,” Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, Volume 4, Issue 1.
Sample-Lord, K., Shackelford, C., (2018) Membrane Behavior of Unsaturated Sodium Bentonite, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Volume 114, Issue 1.
Sample-Lord, K. M., Shackelford, C., (2017) Apparatus for Measuring Coupled Membrane and Diffusion Behavior of Unsaturated Sodium Bentonite. Vadose Zone J. 16.
Barr, C., Gallagher, P., Wadzuk, B., Welker, A., (2017) Water Quality Impacts of Green Roofs Compared with other Vegetated Sites, Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, Volume 3, Issue 3.
Traver, R.G. & Ebrahimian, A. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. (2017) 11: 15., Dynamic Design of Green Stormwater Infrastructure.
Hess, A., Wadzuk, B., Welker, A., (2017) Evapotranspiration in Rain Gardens Using Weighing Lysimeters, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Volume 143 Issue 6.
Lee, R., Traver, R., Welker, A., (2016), Evaluation of Soil Class Proxies for Hydrologic Performance of in Situ Bioinfiltration Systems, Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, Volume 2 Issue 4.
Zaremba, G., Traver, R., Wadzuk, B., (2016) Impact of Drainage on Green Roof Evapotranspiration, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Volume 142, Issue 7.
Fassman-Beck, E., Hunt, W., Wadzuk, B., (2016) Curve Number and Runoff Coefficients for Extensive Living Roofs, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Volume 21, Issue 3.
Garza, P., Welker, A., Rife, S., (2016) Forensic Analysis of Two Failed Rain Gardens in a Tract Development in Glasgow, Delaware, Geoenvironmental Engineering, pp. 60-68.
Lewellyn, C., Lyons, C., Traver, R., and Wadzuk, B. (2015) Large Storm and Seasonal Performance of a Green Infrastructure Treatment Train, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 21(1):04015047.
Lee, R., Welker, A., Traver, R., (2015) Modeling Soil Matrix Hydraulic Properties for Variably-Saturated Hydrologic Analysis, Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, Volume 2 Issue 2.
Pluimer, M., McCarthy, L., Welker, A., Musselman, E.,(2015) Evaluation of Corrugated HDPE Pipes Manufactured with Recycled Content underneath Railroads, Pipelines 553:563.
Wadzuk, B., Hickman M., Traver, R., (2014) Understanding the Role of Evapotranspiration in Bioretention: A Mesocosm Study, Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment.
Dovel, E., Kemp, S., Welker, A., (2014) Predicting Ecological Effects of Watershed-Wide Rain Garden Implementation using a Low-Cost Methodology, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Volume 141, Issue 3.
Nemirovsky, E., Lee, R., Welker, A., (2016) Vertical and Letral Extent of the Influence of a Rain Garden on the Water Table, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Volume 141, Issue 3.
Wadzuk, B., Schneider, D., Feller, M., Traver, R., (2013) Evapotranspiration from a Green-Roof Storm-Water Control Measure, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Vol. 139, No. 12, pp. 995-1003
Ali, H., McCarthy, L., Welker, A.,(2013) Performance of Hot In-Place Recycled Superpave Mixtures in Florida, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 49 pages 618-626.
Jones, G., and Wadzuk, B. (2013). Predicting Performance for Constructed Storm-Water Wetlands. J. Hydraul. Eng., 139(11), 1158-1164.
Lee, R., Traver, R., and Welker, A. (2013). Continuous Modeling of Bioinfiltration Storm-Water Control Measures Using Green and Ampt. J. Irrig. Drain. Eng., 139(12), 1004-1010.
Komlos, J., Welker, A., Punzi, V., and Traver, R. (2013). Feasibility Study of As-Received and Modified (Dried/Baked) Water Treatment Plant Residuals for Use in Storm-Water Control Measures. J. Environ. Eng., 139(10), 1237-1245.
Gaitan, L., Mehta, Y., Nolan, A., Dubois, E., Coffey, S., Welker, A., McCarthy, L., (2013) Evaluation of the Degree of Blending and Polymer Degradation of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) for Warm mix Asphalt, Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, Volume 39, Issue 2 – Jan 2013.
Flynn, K., Traver, R., (2013) Green Infrastructure Life Cycle Assessment: A Bio-Infiltration Case Study, Journal of Ecological Engineering, Volume 55, pp 9-22
Komlos, J. and Traver, R. (2012). Long-Term Orthophosphate Removal in a Field-Scale Storm-Water Bioinfiltration Rain Garden. J. Environ. Eng., 138(10), 991–998.

+-Conference Presentations

8th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnical Materials, Modeling, and Testing, Geo-Congress 2019; Philadelphia; United States; 24 March 2019 through 27 March 2019

Volume 2019-March, 2019

Mohammed, W., Welker, A., Press, J., Effect of Geotechnical Parameters on the Percolation Performance of an Established Rain Garden in Pennsylvania, Issue GSP 310, pp. 733-742.

Meehan, C., Kumar, S., Pando, M., Coe, J., Tong, S., Sample-Lord, K., Bohnoff, G., Balken, A., Ahmed, M., Dialysis Method to Measure Diffusion in Sodium and Enhanced Bentonites, Issue GSP 312, pp. 12-21.

Meehan, C., Kumar, S., Pando, M., Coe, J., Kugel, J., Carambelas, E., Welker, A., Kemp, S., Monitoring Stream Geometry at Headwaters in a Densely Developed Watershed, Issue GSP 313, pp. 44-52.

Meehan, C., Kumar, S., Pando, M., Coe, J., Gallagher, P., Yerk, W., Getty, P., Sample-Lord, K., Vanderkluysen, L., Swan, R., Developing an Engineering Geology Field Trip to Enhance Student Learning: A Case Study, Issue GSP 314, pp. 48-58.

Zaremba, G., Bryant, S., VonAlt, L., Wadzuk, B., Traver, R., Performance Review of a Real Time Control Equipped Irrigated Green Roof: Comparing Pre-Retrofit, Modeled, and Actual Performance, EWRI Congress, June 2018

Traver, R., Wadzuk, B., Schmidt, N., Rindosh, S., Instrumentation, Lessons Learned, and Benefits from Hydraulic Monitoring of Urban SMPs, EWRI Congress, June 2018.

Nichols, B., Welker, A., Traver, R., Tu, M., Modeling Performance of an Operational Urban Rain Garden Using HYDRUS-ID, EWRI Congress, June 2018.

Farnsworth, M., Welker, A., Traver, R., Investigation of the Hydrologic Budget within a Rain Garden, EWRI Congress, June 2018.

Carvajal-Sanchez, S., Komlos, J., Welker, A., Impact of a Rain Garden on the Headwaters of Jenkintown Creek, EWRI Congress, June 2018.

Lewellyn, C., Wadzuk, B., Risk Based Comparison of Green Infrastructure Design Under Present Day and Climate Change Scenarios, EWRI Congress, June 2018.

Tu, M., Traver, R., A Simple Methodology to Incorporate Vadoze Zone Mechanism into EPA SWMM (Storm Water Management Model) Model Building, EWRI Congress, June 2018.

Welker, A.L., Sample-Lord, K.M., Yost, J.R. (2017). Weaving entrepreneurially minded learning throughout a civil engineering curriculum, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2017-June

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