Engineering for Ecosystem Restoration:
University at Buffalo Summer Workshop Series 2009

The 2009 summer program will consist of three week-long workshops that emphasize the science and practice of ecosystem restoration. Taught by leading experts and practitioners in the fields of ecosystem restoration, riverine and Great Lakes ecology, fluvial geomorphology, and environmental modeling, the three one-week long courses provide training in theoretical and applied concepts of ecosystem restoration, reinforced through intensive field activities (site visits, sampling techniques) at nationally-recognized stream restoration projects in western New York. Courses may be taken individually or in succession, and may be credited towards academic or PE Continuing education requirements. The workshop series is co-sponsored by the University at Buffalo’s ERIE Program (www.erie.buffalo.edu) and the Great Lakes Program (www.eng.buffalo.edu/glp).

Click here for the 2009 brochure.

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Week 1 (June 1-5):
River Processes – Fluvial Geomorphology and Channel Processes
Click here for Week 1 Agenda

Week 2 (June 8-12):
Stream Ecology and Restoration – Function Based Hydraulic Structure, Biological Assessment and Bioengineering Design
Click here for Week 2 Agenda

Week 3 (June 15-19):
Great Lakes Ecology and Hydrology
Click here for Week 3 Agenda

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Instructors include nationally known scientists and engineers from national laboratories, as well as local scientists and engineers with local knowledge in the fields of environmental engineering; hydraulics; fluvial geomorphology; watershed modeling and stream ecology.

Participating Organizations:

Instructors:

Dr. Sean Bennett is a physical geographer in the Geography Department at the University at Buffalo.

Dave Derrick is the vice president for River Research and Design, Inc.

Helen M. Domske is a NY Sea Grant Coastal Education Specialist and Associate Director of the Great Lakes Program.

Dr. Kelly Frothingham is a fluvial morphologist in the Geography and Planning Department at Buffalo State College.

Paul Fuhrmann works for Ecology and Environment, Inc. in Lancaster, NY and is an active member of the Erie County Water Quality Committee, International Society for Ecological Restoration and serves on the Board of Directors of the Erie County Environmental Education Institute and the Invasive Plant Council of New York State. 

Dr. Chris Pennuto is a macroinvertebrate ecologist in the Biology Department at Buffalo State College.

Dr. Alan Rabideau is an environmental engineer in the Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo.

Dr. Andrew Simon is a geologist with the Channel and Watershed Processes Research group at the USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory in Oxford, Mississippi (new instructor for 2007).

Dr. Randal Snyder is a fisheries biologist in the Biology Department at Buffalo State College.

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Directions: 
Click here for travel information to UB's North Campus.

Hotels:
Click here for local hotels.

Costs:
$750 for one workshop, $1000 for two workshops (or 2 people), and $1500 for three workshops (or 3 people) (includes CD of lecture notes, coffee/tea/soda breaks, and transportation to and from field sites). For students matriculated in a degree-granting program taking the workshops, graduate tuition will be charged (1,2 or 3 credits). Please contact Michele Sacco [msacco@eng.buffalo.edu; (716) 645-3307] for details.

Additional Details:

• Technical workshops are designed for Civil and Environmental Engineers, Environmental Scientists, Biologists, Ecologists, Regulators, Land Use Planners, Consultants and Developers.
• Receive 36 contact instructional hrs (3.6 CEUs) for Professional Engineers and CPESC are available for each seminar.
• Up to 3 graduate level academic credits available through UB Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.

For additional details, please contact David Blersch at dblersch@buffalo.edu or (716)645-2114 ext. 2352.