Shirley E. Clark, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE

Stormwater Management Research Group, Penn State Harrisburg

Curriculum Vitae

RANK AND DEPARTMENT:

Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering                                                           Environmental Engineering Program

 

UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE:

 

      2003 – Present               Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering                   Environmental Engineering Program

                 First-Year Seminar Coordinator                                                      Penn State Harrisburg

                                                                                                                                                        

Courses Taught:

  Hydrology: Open-Channel Hydraulics; Hydraulic Design; Environmental Risk Assessment; Aquatic Chemistry; Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes; Occupational Safety and Environmental Health; First-Year Seminar for the School of Science, Engineering and Technology; Environmental Science (for non-majors)

 

Research Grants (as Principal Investigator):

Upflow Filters for Rapid and Effective Treatment of Stormwater in Critical Source Areas.  Sponsor: U.S. EPA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program through US Infrastructure, Inc. of Edison, NJ.

Infiltration vs. Surface Water Discharge: Development of Guidance for Stormwater Management Decision-Makers.

           Sponsor: Water Environment Research Foundation.

Stormwater Pollution Prevention through Building Materials Evaluation.  Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Graduate Research Council.

Environmental Technology Test plan for Terre Hill Concrete Products: Terre Kleen™. Sponsor: NSF International, Inc.

Environmental Technology Test plan for Hydro International: Up-Flo Filter™. Sponsor: NSF International, Inc.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Laboratory Technology Verification of the Terre Kleen™. Sponsor: Terre Hill Concrete Products.

Green Roof Media Selection for the Minimization of Pollutant Loadings in Roof Runoff. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Graduate Research Council.

Infiltration vs. Surface Water Discharge: Development of Guidance for Stormwater Management Decision-Makers: Phase II.  Sponsor: Water Environment Research Foundation.

 

                 Research Grants (as co-Principal Investigator):

A Multidisciplinary, Integrated Technique for the Identification of Microbial Pollution Sources. Sponsor: Penn State Harrisburg Graduate Research Council.

 

2001 – 2003                    Assistant Professor                              Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

                                           Assistant Professor                              Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences (Secondary Appointment)

1994 – 2000                    Adjunct Instructor                              University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

Courses Taught:

Water Supply and Drainage Design, Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment, Water Quality Laboratory, Introduction to Environmental Health (Water Quality Unit), Engineering Hydrology, Civil Engineering Analysis (Undergraduate Statistics), Environmental Management, Aquatic Chemistry, Experimental Design and Field Sampling

Guest Lecturer:

Biological Processes and Pollutant Impacts in Water, Introduction to Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering Overview), The Public Health Integrated Core Course, Transportation Engineering (Drainage Design)

Research Grants (as Principal Investigator):

Erosion and Sediment Control for Highway Construction. Sponsor: University Transportation Center of Alabama.

Hazmat Accident Education: An Integrated Approach. Sponsor: University Transportation Center of Alabama.

                 Research Grants (as co-Principal Investigator):

Watershed Protection through Building Material Substitution and Controlled Use. Sponsor: Alabama Water Resources Research Institute

                        

     1992 – 2000                       Research Assistant               Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

                                                                                                      University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

Funded Research Grants Activities:

 Project Director: Bellcore, Inc. and Nine Regional Telephone Companies (Evaluation of Manhole Water Quality and Treatability of Contaminated Manhole Water).

       Project Leader: U.S. EPA (Natural Media Filtration for Stormwater Treatment – grant through U.S. Infrastructure as part of their contract with the EPA Office of Research and Development).

 

EDUCATION:

 

2000       Ph.D., Environmental Health Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

1996        M.S.C.E. Environmental Engineering Major, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

1987        B.S. Chemical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

 

Awards:

2000 Graduate Student of the Year, University Transportation Center of Alabama

NSF Engineering Education Scholars Workshop: Preparing Engineering Faculty for the Future, 1999.

Tau Beta Pi, Inducted 1996.

Women’s Leadership Training Institute, 1986 – 1987.

 

ENGINEERING REGISTRATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

 

Professional Engineer:                    Alabama

Diplomate                         American Academy of Water Resources Engineers

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (Environment and Water Resources Institute)

Member, Water Environment Federation

Member, American Water Resources Association

Member, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

 

Chair (2002—2006), Urban Wet-Weather Flows Annual Literature Review Committee                Water Environment Federation

Vice-Chair, Urban Watershed Management Standing Committee                         Environment and Water Resources Institute (ASCE)

Control Group Member, Urban Water Resources Research Council                     Environment and Water Resources Institute (ASCE)

Secretary, Manual of Practice for Control of Erosion and Sediment (Technical Committee)          EWRI/ASCE        

Manuscript Reviewer for Chemosphere, Environmental Engineering Science, Journal of Hydrology, Environmental Science and Technology

Proposal Reviewer for U.S. Geological Survey National Institutes for Water Resources 104(G) Program

 

POST-DOCTORAL AND RELEVANT CONSULTING  EXPERIENCE:

 

2000 - 2001            ORISE Post-Doctoral Researcher, USEPA NRMRL UWMB, Edison, NJ

                  Project: Toxics Control through Pollution Prevention

1998 - 1999            U.S. Infrastructure, Inc., Birmingham, AL.

Project: Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance Project Plan, Chemical Waste Management Plan, and Operations and Maintenance Plan for contract with the Urban Watershed Research Program, U.S. EPA, Edison, NJ.

1998                         Kendziorski Environmental Services, Inc., Pewaukee, WI.

Consultant on: Scrap Metal Stormwater Runoff Treatment Project.

1995 – 1996           Envirometrics, Inc., Birmingham, AL.

Consultant on: Stormwater Treatment by Filtration and Evaluation of the Multi-Chambered Treatment Tank for Stormwater Treatment. Project performed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL.

1990 – 1992           Asbestos Operations Manager            Environmental Support Services, Inc., Oxford, MA.

Responsibilities: Scheduling, Project Design, Asbestos Surveying, Ambient and Abatement Compliance Air Quality Monitoring.

1988 – 1990           Senior Industrial Hygienist                 Barnes and Jarnis, Inc., Boston, MA.

Responsibilities: Project Design, Asbestos Surveying, Ambient and Abatement Compliance Air Quality Monitoring

 

 

 

© 2006 Shirley E. Clark