Hester Environmental Hydraulics Research Group
managing stream, river, wetland, and groundwater hydraulics to benefit aquatic ecosystems and water quality
2016- | Associate Professor | Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech | Blacksburg VA |
2009-2015 | Assistant Professor | Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech | Blacksburg VA |
2002-2003 | Hydraulic Engineer | Herrera Environmental Consultants | Seattle WA |
2001-2002 | Water Resources Engineer | Philip Williams and Associates | San Francisco CA |
1998-2001 | Project Engineer | LFR Inc | Emeryville CA |
1993-1995 | Staff Scientist | Ecology and Environment Inc. | San Francisco CA |
Ph.D. | University of North Carolina, Ecology, August 2008 |
M.S. | Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, June 1998 |
Major area of study: Environmental Fluid Mechnanics and Hydrology | |
A.B. | Dartmouth College, Biology, June 1992 |
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, U.S. Dept of Energy, Water Power Technologies Office | 2022-present |
Associate Editor, Water Resources Research | 2014-present |
Fulbright Senior Scholar, National Taiwan University | 2017-2018 |
Board of Directors, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI) | 2016-2018 |
US EPA STAR Graduate Research Fellowship | 2006 - 2008 |
UNC Kenan Fellowship | 2004 - 2008 |
Professional Engineer, Civil Engineering: Washington State (2003), Virginia (2009) |
Big Quilcene River Log Jam |
Cedar River Stream Daylighting and Riparian Wetlands |
American Geophysical Union |
Society for Freshwater Science |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
American Water Resources Association |
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