Biography
Dr. Robert Ryan is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Temple University and a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His research interests are focused on urban stream hydrology and hydraulics with a special interest in hyporheic exchange, riparian corridor/stream channel interactions and stormwater management. Dr Ryan's research has been published in highly regarded peer-reviewed journals.
Research Interests
- Urban Stream Hydrology & Stormwater Management
Courses Taught
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Number |
Name |
Level |
|---|---|---|
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CEE 4623 |
Contaminant Dynamics in Urban Streams |
Undergraduate |
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CEE 4631 |
Environmental Hydrology |
Undergraduate |
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CEE 4711 |
Air Pollution Control System |
Undergraduate |
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CEE 5623 |
Contaminant Dynamics in Urban Streams |
Graduate |
|
CEE 5623 |
Near-Surface Environmental Systems |
Graduate |
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CEE 5623 |
Contaminant Transport in Urban Streams |
Graduate |
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CEE 5631 |
Environmental Hydrology |
Graduate |
|
ENGR 4169 |
Engineering Seminar |
Undergraduate |
|
ENGR 4172 |
Senior Design Project I for Engineering |
Undergraduate |
|
ENGR 4173 |
Senior Design Project I for Environmental Engineering |
Undergraduate |
|
ENGR 4174 |
Senior Design Project I for Bioengineering |
Undergraduate |
|
ENGR 4175 |
Senior Design Project I for Civil Engineering |
Undergraduate |
|
ENGR 4176 |
Senior Design Project I for Electrical Engineering |
Undergraduate |
|
ENGR 4177 |
Senior Design Project I for Mechanical Engineering |
Undergraduate |
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ENGR 4296 |
Senior Design Project II |
Undergraduate |
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ENGR 4996 |
Honors Senior Design Project II |
Undergraduate |
|
ENVT 0845 |
The Environment |
Undergraduate |
Selected Publications
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Behbahani, A., Ryan, R.J., & McKenzie, E.R. (2021). Impacts of salinity on the dynamics of fine particles and their associated metals during stormwater management. Science of the Total Environment, 777. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146135
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Beganskas, S., Ryan, R.J., Walters, E., Soro, M., Cushman, E., & Toran, L. (2021). Coupling PCSWMM and WASP to Evaluate Green Stormwater Infrastructure Impacts to Storm Sediment Loads in an Urban Watershed. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 57(1), pp. 134-153. doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12896
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Behbahani, A., Ryan, R.J., & McKenzie, E.R. (2020). Long-term simulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) accumulation and breakthrough in infiltration-based stormwater management practices (SMPs). Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 234. doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103685