John F. Davis, Ph.D., P.E.
Interests:
Environmental Engineering with emphasis in Water Quality Modeling, Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, and Hydrology
Courses Taught:
ENGR 637 Environmental Planning and Assessment
ENGR 605 Advanced Water and Wastewater Systems
ENGR 603 Topics in Surface Water Hydrology and Water Quality Modeling
ENGR 602 Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems
CE 488 Applied Hydraulics in Civil Engineering
CE 440 Water and Wastewater Treatment
ENGR 412 Engineering Economy
CE 348 Hydrology
CE 306 Civil Engineering Laboratory
ENGR 325 Fluid Mechanics
ENGR 111 Engineering Techniques
Senior Projects and Student Research Activities:
Application of collagen in water and wastewater treatment
Research and Consulting Activities:
Other Research Interests and Projects:
Literature Review: Fate of Environmental Pollutants- Water Environment Research Journal.Measurement of Community Photosynthetic and Respiration Rates for Selected Reaches of the Christina Watershed- Funded by the Pennsylvania. Dept. of Environmental Protection and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Report Completed 1998.
Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Christina Watershed. Expected Completion December 1999.
Review of Water Quality Modeling for the Delaware River – Delaware River Basin Commission Peer Review Team and Delaware Estuary Program.
Development of a Database for Radon Measurements – Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.
Development and Application of Water Quality Models.
Design and Conduct of Field Studies for Water Quality Assessment and Model Calibration.
Student Activities:
Faculty Advisor for Widener University Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Chairman of the Delaware Valley American Concrete Institute Student Concrete Beam Competition
Links:
USGS –Water Resources- Real Time and Historic Stream Flows, Water Quality, Weather
EPA- Surf Your Watershed
Widener Weather Station Data