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PhD student Ashleigh Kirker has been hunting for diatoms in stormwater runoff.  She is finding them!  We hope to look for variations with the help of colleagues at the Academy of Natural Sciences who have expertise in diatom identification. This … Continue reading →

Every two years, our funding agency, the William Penn Foundation, comes out to see our stormwater construction projects in the suburban watersheds.  This year we showed them some new monitoring to better understand how land use impacts stormwater runoff. Tour … Continue reading →

Mike Alonzo of American University visited our I-95 storm basins to show Josh Caplan and me how to use photogrammetry and remote sensing to map the canopy.  We collected photos at 2 second intervals along regular transects with the drone.  … Continue reading →

A group of about 50 researchers from various fields attended an NSF-sponsored Sustainable Urban Systems conference at Temple University this month.  This breakout group tried to envision new models for urban infrastructure.

Grad student Ashleigh Kirker and I keep going back to the hillslope at Roychester Park looking for ways to measure overland flow travel time.  This time we added dye pellets and watched the water color change as the infiltration moved … Continue reading →

Our group took a break to have lunch together this month.  Clockwise from back left, Sarah Beganskas, Ashleigh Kirker, me, Kyle Collins, and Naomi Morgan.

This summer I edited a video about what it is like to be an urban geoscientist featuring undergrad students and alumni from the department.  The video was funded by our NSF Geopath grant.  Check it out and be inspired! 4 … Continue reading →

Two new masters students joined our research team this month:  Kyle Collins who got his undergraduate degree at University of Pittsburgh and Naomi Morgan who got her undergraduate degree from Dennison University in Ohio.  WELCOME TO TEMPLE!

My grad student Ashleigh Kirker is trying to understand overland flow and its sources.  We tested mapping overland flow with a controlled icewater input using our new drone with a thermal camera.  We pumped ice water from a black garbage … Continue reading →

I passed my drone pilot exam this month and can direct flights now.  The test involves reading airspace maps and pilot weather reports.  Flying skills are not tested, so you just have to get out there and practice.  My team … Continue reading →