Dr. Franco Montalto, Ph.D, PE – Lab Director
fam26[AT]drexel.edu
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Dr. Franco Montalto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University since 2007, and is Founder and President of eDesign Dynamics LLC. Franco came to Drexel after a two-year fellowship at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, before which he was an adjunct professor at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, where he also completed his Bachelor’s degree. His Masters and PhD are from Cornell University’s Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering. His current research is in the fields of urban sustainability, ecological restoration, urban stormwater management and green infrastructure.
Dr. Ziwen Yu, Ph.D – Research Scientist
zy32[AT]drexel.edu
Home City: Shanghai, China
PhD: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
BS: Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Research Interests: Urban Hydrology, Water Resources Management, Data Management, Analysis & Modeling
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 Bita AlizadehtaziPhD Candidate Home City: Tehran, Iran MS: Drexel University BS: Shahid Beheshti University, Iran AS: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Research Interests: Green infrastructure design and low impact development, Sustainable water resources planning and management, Urban hydrology bita[AT]drexel.edu |
 Sabatino CampellonePhD Candidate Home City: Doylestown, PA MS: Drexel University, Environmental Science BS: Temple University, Biology Research Interests: Green infrastructure stormwater reduction performance; tree canopy rainfall interception; sustainable urban planning and management; ecological resilience and restoration sabatino.v.campellone[AT]gmail.com |
 Scott JeffersPhD Candidate Home City: Exton, PA BS/MS: Drexel University Research Interests: Urban Stormwater, Urban Greening smj46[AT]drexel.edu |
 Stephanie MillerPhD Candidate Home City: Media, PA BS: Northeastern University, Biology Research Interests: Green infrastructure design and modeling, Urban ecosystem services, Spatial statistics, Agent-based modeling smm523[AT]drexel.edu |
 Peter OgonekPhD Student Home City: Cleveland, Ohio BS: University of Dayton Research Interests: Green infrastructure, Water treatment and quality pjo33[AT]drexel.edu |
 Leena ShevadePhD Student Home City: Mumbai, India M. Engineering: V.J.T.I., Mumbai, India Research Interests: Green Infrastructure, sustainable wastewater management ljs332[AT]drexel.edu |
 Lauren Smalls-ManteyPhD Candidate MS: Drexel University BS: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Research Interests: Sustainable urban development, urban water resources and management, relational databases, agent-based modeling, low impact development technologies las399[AT]drexel.edu |
 Walter YerkPhD Candidate Home City: Moscow, Russia BS/MS: Moscow State University, Russia Research Interests: Urban hydrology, canopy rainfall interception, distributed hydrological models, urban boundary layer, impacts of climate variability on hydrology and water resources wgy23[AT]drexel.edu |
 Maria Raquel Catalano de SousaPhD Graduate Home City: Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil MS: Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil; Center of Training and Experimentation in Public Works – CEDEX –, Spain BS: Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Research Interests: Green-Infrastructure performance under climate change mc3233[AT]drexel.edu |
 Wei ChenMS Graduate Home City: Philadelphia,PA BS: Drexel University,Civil Engineering Research Interests: Urban water management,Groundwater modeling , Green Infrastructure wc335[AT]drexel.edu |
 Kim DiGiovanniPhD Graduate Home City: Hammonton, NJ MS: Drexel University BS: Drexel University Research Interests: Natural systems engineering, sustainable water resource engineering, eco-hydrology of engineered and natural vegetated spaces, evapotranspiration, urban hydrology, ecosystem goods and services kad54[AT]drexel.edu |
 Andrew FeldmanHome City: Allentown, PA BS/MS Graduate: Drexel University, Civil Engineering afeldmangolf24[AT]yahoo.com |
 Dr. Romano Foti, Ph.DResearch Scientist Home City: Giarre, Catania, Italy PhD: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO MS: Scuola Superiore di Catania per la Formazione di Eccellenza, Experimental Science, Catania, Italy MS: University of Catania, Civil Engineering, Catania, Italy BS: University of Catania, Civil Engineering, Catania, Italy Research Interests: hysical Hydrology, Eco-hydrology, Urban Hydrology, Vulnerability to Climate Change, Water Resources Management rf376[AT]drexel.edu |
 Alex LittleBS Student Home City: Pittsgrove, NJ BS: Drexel University, Architectural and Civil Engineering Research Interests: Green Infrastructure apl46[AT]drexel.edu |
 Emily PronchikMS Graduate Home City: Bethlehem, PA BS: Pennsylvania State University, Environmental Resource Management Research Interests: Green Infrastructure, urban water management, water resources development technologies eap89[AT]drexel.edu |
 Ge (Jeff) PuMS Graduate Home City: Hangzhou, China BS: Drexel University, Environmental Engineering Research Interests: Green Infrastructure Monitoring, Sustainable Water Resource Development, Remote Sensing Technology, Renewable Energy and Development gp86[AT]drexel.edu |
- Alisha Goldstein
- Nathan Rostad
- Ajay Sunder
- Alex Waldman
- Stephen White
- Caroline Houlihan, 2016
- Christine Brown, 2015
- Mehar Kalra, 2015
- Samantha Schneider, 2013
- Dianna Vogel, 2013
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