Research team
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dorothy merritts, Ph.d
​Geomorphology | P.I.

​FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
 DOROTHY.MERRITTS@FANDM.EDU

Michael Rahnis, m.s. 
gis specialist

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE    
micheal.rahnis@fandm.edu
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KAYLA SCHULTE, M.S.  
SOCIAL SCIENCE | BSR WEB DESIGNER

University of Oxford
kayla.schulte@ouce.ox.ac.uk​

ART PAROLA, PH.D
Civil Engineering

University of Louisville
acparo01@louisville.edu

Danielle watts, ph.d  
Wetland Ecology 
​
U.C. Berkeley
dwatts@berkeley.edu

​ROBERT WALTER, PH.D
​GEOCHEMISTRY | P.I.​

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
 robert.walter@FANDM.EDU

William B. Hilgartner, Ph.D
Paleoecology  

The Johns Hopkins University
and  Friends School of Baltimore
hilgartner@jhu.edu

aaron Blair, B.s.
geology

us ePA
aaron.blair@epa.gov

kenneth forshay, ph.d
ecology

US EPA
 forshay.ken@epa.gov

julie weitzman, PH.D  
soil biogeochemistry
​
pennsylvania  state university
jnw142@psu.edu 

jeffery hartranft, m.a.
plant ecology

PA DeP
jhartranft@pa.gov

paul mayer, PH.D
biogeochemistry

us EPA  
mayer.paul@epa.gov

candace grand pre, Ph.d
PaleoECOLOGY 
​
Franklin & Marshall College   candace.a.grandpre@fandm.edu

douglas smith, m.s.
urban & regional planning

city of lancaster, pa
dsmith@cityoflancasterpa.com

Jason Koval, m.s.
Microbiology

​Argonne National Laboratory 
jckoval2@gmail.com 

allen gellis, PH.D 
fluvial geomorphology

​us geological survey
agellis@usgs.gov

Laurel Larsen, ph.d
ecogeomorphology

U.C. BERKELEY
laurel@berkeley.edu

David bowne, ph.d
HERPETOLOGY

Elizabethtown College  
 bowned@etown.edu 

marina potapova, ph.d 
diatomist

Drexel University  mo895@drexel.edu
STUDENT RESEARCHERS
Lauren Manion ‘04, Graham Boardman ‘05, Caitlin Lippincott ‘05, Sauleh Siddiqui ‘07, Yoanna Voynova ‘06, Andrey Voynov ‘05, Alexandra Sullivan ‘06, Adam Ross ‘07, Mark Voli ‘08, Chris Scheid ‘08, Zach Stein ‘08, Julie Weitzman ‘08, Colette Buchanan ’08, Douglas Smith, ‘08, Alison Winterer, ‘09, Zain Rehman ‘09, Brian Hughes, ‘09, Erik Ohlson ‘10, Franklin Dekker ‘10, Stacey Sosenko ‘09, Liz Cranmer ‘09, Matt Jenschke ’09, Wanlin Deng ‘12, Katie Datin ‘12, Laura Kratz ’11, Andrea Shilling ‘10, Yupu Zhao ’10, Derek Matuszewski, ‘10, Austin Reed ‘10, Alex DiIonno ‘10, Joe Galella ‘11, Erik Olsen ‘11, Ali Neugebauer ’11, Elvis Andino ‘12, Peter Rippberger ‘12, Aakash Ahamed ‘12, Conor Neal ’12, Danielle Verna ‘12, Jordan Appleyard ‘13, Apoorva Mathur '13, Kayla Schulte ‘13, Aaron Blair (IUP) ‘13, Erin Peck ‘14, Xinyu Deng ’15, Amber Carter 15, Peter Limburg ’16, Dora Xu ‘15, Sophia Giglotti '16

landscape engineers (landstudies, inc.)

Ward Oberholtzer, P.E.
Lead Designer

​LandStudies, Inc.
ward@landstudies.com

Mark Gutshall, PWS
Design/Build Project Coordinator

LandStudies, Inc.
mark@landstudies.com

Ben Uhler
Construction Supervisor/Designer

LandStudies, Inc.
ben@landstudies.com

James Kreider, PCH-SLC
Project Management for Construction & Vegetation Maintenance

​LandStudies, Inc.
jimmy@landstudies.com
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  • Completed survey and design documents for the final restoration plan including riffle/pool sequences, log sill grade control structures, natural woody debris placement, longitudinal profiles, and cross sections. 
  • Prepared permit application and coordinated with United Stated Army Corps of Engineers, PA Department of Environmental Protection, and local agencies to obtain approval to construct the project in compliance with clean water laws. 
  • Served as Prime Contractor, responsible for all construction activities and self-performing on-site engineering and construction management as well as all seeding, matting, planting, fencing and erosion and sediment control measures. 
  • Completed routine post-construction inspections to evaluate site stability and establishment.  
  • Performed post-construction maintenance to promote indigenous vegetation and suppress invasive species competition.


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