My research over the last 15 years has covered a rather wide range of topics. Two broad categories are (1) hydrology & hydraulics and (2) the interaction of topography, wind, and raptor flight. I am particularly interested in topography and its influence on natural phenomena, whether flow of rivers or flight of eagles. Much of my research is curiosity-driven, and I enjoy working with colleagues outside engineering. For example, recently I began research with Mike Butler (Biology) on the problem of windows and bird collisions on our campus, and I am leading a collaborative digital humanities project to document a century of change along nearby Bushkill Creek.

Select Hydrology & Hydraulics
Select Raptor Flight Modeling & Wind Energy
Select Lafayette Windows-Avian Collisions Page
Select A Century of Change along Bushkill Creek Page

3rd Street at the foot of College Hill during the “pumpkin flood” of 1903.

Youtube video of 3rd Street flooding after Diane, Aug 1955 (see 4:20 – 5:20)