David Hill

• Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 231D Sackett Building
• University Park
• Telephone: (814) 863-7305
• FAX: (814) 863-7304
• E-mail: dfh@engr.edu
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• Department faculty webpage
• Research webpage

Keywords:

• Coastal Processes
• Environmental Engineering
• Estuarine Sciences
• Flow Measurements (Laminar/Turbulent/Stratified)
• Hydraulic Engineering
• Near-shore Processes
• Ocean Modeling
• Oceanography
• Physical Oceanography
• Turbulent Mixing
• Water Resources
• Wave or Wake Mechanics

Active Research Projects:

• An Integrated Numerical and Experimental Study of Scaling Effects in Stirred Tank Reactors
• Sea-Level Changes along the Atlantic Coast of the United States: Implications for Glacial Isoostatic Adjustment Models and Curent Rates of Sea-Level Change
• Tidal circulation modeling in Glacier Bay National Park: From basic science to practical tools

Completed Research Projects:

• 2001 Water Resources Research Center Annual Base Program
• Chilkat River Project
• Impacts of Commercial Jet Boating on Salmon and Eagle Habitat in the Chilkat Bald Eage Preserve, Alaska
• Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry for Engineering Research and Education