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Elizabeth W. Boyer, Ph.D.

  • Professor of Water Resources, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management
Elizabeth W. Boyer, Ph.D.
Penn State University
304 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
Work Phone: 814-865-8830

Education

  1. B.S. Department of Geography (remote sensing/GIS), with minor in Science, Technology, & Society, Penn State University
  2. M.S. & Ph.D. Department of Environmental Sciences (hydrology), University of Virginia
  3. Post-doc, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (biogeochemistry), Cornell University

Interests: water quality, science-technology-society & the environment, graduate and STEM education.

Vita
Google Scholar - publications & citations. H-Index 44, with >17,000 citations Research and Outreach - galleries
Twitter - academic & science related posts
Penn State IEE, AGU Ecohydrology, and AGU Witherspoon Lecture - profiles

Research: My research in ecohydrology focuses on natural and human processes affecting water resources.  Some primary interests are status and trends of water quality, and cumulative effects on downstream waters from headwater watersheds to coastal zones. I approach research from an interdisciplinary perspective and have worked with over 400 collaborators from around the world on my publications. Such work provides a scientific basis for policies and management strategies to mitigate the effects of environmental pollution and to protect, conserve, and restore surface waters. 

Service: Toward science communication, I participate in conferences and public events, provide scientific perspectives, and make Congressional visits. I serve on advisory committees of the US Environmental Protection Agency considering air pollution and water resources.  I am a member of the National Academies committee reviewing the New York City Watershed Protection Program.  I serve on editorial boards of the international journals Hydrological Processes and Water, and lead one of the 54 centers comprising the National Institutes for Water Resources.

Advising:  I enjoy working with students toward meeting their academic and professional goals. Water is a cross-cutting research area, and I advise graduate students in the following departmental degree programs: Ecology, Environmental Pollution Control, Forest Resources, and Soil Science; as well as interdisciplinary dual-title programs in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources & the Environment, Operations Research, and International Agriculture.  I also provide research experiences for undergraduates to work with my Lab group.  Students conduct research projects projects involving field-based observations, laboratory studies, big data analytics, and/or hydrological modeling.

Teaching: I teach courses related to water, ecosystems, and research methods; and welcome undergraduate and graduate students for individualized studies.  See detailed course listings in LionPath.  During the 2019-20 academic year, I am teaching ERM/WFS 435 Limnology (f), ECOL 515 Advances in Ecology (f), FOR/SOILS/WFS 590 Colloquium in Ecosystem Science & Management (f & s), and FOR/SOILS/WFS 589 Research Scholarship, Integrity, and Communications (s).  

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