Research
The second component of the Susquehanna River Initiative’s vision is RESEARCH. We are creating a diverse community of faculty and students devoted to exploring the natural history of the Susquehanna River Basin. We value excellence in research seeks to develop a world-class research program on watershed science, environmental epidemiology, and environmental humanities within the watershed. These include:
Watershed science:
Historic land-use changes and impacts on fluvial systems
Flood hydrology and sediment transport
Evlauation of stream restroration methodology
Geomorphic history
Acid-mine drainage and remediation
Water quality
Stream ecology
Paleoflood hydrology
Karst hydrogeology
State of the River Report – Susquehanna River Assessment
Integration with Chesapeake Bay Foundation – State of the Bay Report
Publications and presentations at local, regional, and national levels
Integration with watershed groups, the SRHCES, SRBC, CBC, CBF, and universities
Development of Roaring Creek Experimental Watershed
Expanding hydrogeomorphic studies at the Long-Term Montandon Wetlands Research Site to include comprehensive restoration design and monitoring for mined areas
Developing on-campus (“backyard”) research projects: 1) fractured bed well-field (Geology), 2) soil stratigraphy pits, 3)analysis of campus solar and hydroclimatic data, and 4) Miller Run hydrology and restoration design
Ritter House • 635 Fraternity Road • Bucknell University • Lewisburg, PA 17837 • (570)577–1490
This initiative is funded in large part by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.