William Sharpe

• Professor Emeritus of Forest Hydrology
• Water Resources Extension
• 104 Land and Water Research Building
• University Park
• Telephone: (814) 863-8564
• FAX: (814) 865-3378
• E-mail: wes@psu.edu
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• Department faculty webpage
• Water Resources Extension

Keywords:

• Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
• Acid Precipitation / Atmospheric Deposition
• Extension and Outreach
• Forest Ecology
• Forest Health and Management
• Forestry
• Plant or Soil Nutrient Bioavailability
• Soil Chemistry
• Tree-Ring Analysis
• Water Conservation
• Water Quality / Pollution
• Water Resources
• Water Resources Environmental Impacts
• Water Treatment

Active Research Projects:

• An Assessment of the Effects of Temperature and Acidity Gradients on the Distribution of Trout in Southwestern and Central Pennsylvania
• Impact of Changing Atmospheric Emissions Policies on Stream Chemistry in the Northern Appalachian Plateau III
• The effect of management practices on rural drinking water quality

Completed Research Projects:

• 2001 Water Resources Research Center Annual Base Program
• 2002 Water Resources Research Center Annual Base Program
• An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Different Limestone Sand Application Models in the Treatment of Acidic Waters
• An evaluation of the effects fo large-scale forest liming on forest regeneration and water quality
• Determination of the Correlative Relationship Between Sugar Bush Soil Acidity and Sap Sugar Content
• Effects of Watershed Acidification on Dendrochemistry and Growth of Selected Tree Species in West Virginia
• Evaluation of Whole Watershed and Riparian Wetland Liming to Mitigate Acidity
• Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Research Support Project
• GIS Support to the PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
• Heberly Run Forest Liming Project
• Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, Level 1 Water Quality Monitoring Project
• Impact of Changing Atmospheric Emissions Policies on Stream Chemistry in the Northern Appalachian Plateau
• Influence of Elevated Manganese on Photosynthesis in Sugar Maple
• Influence of Well Construction on Bacterial Contamination
• Master Well Owner Network: Pennsylvania's Volunteer Network for Private Water System Education
• Master Well Owner Network: Pennsylvania's Volunteer Network for Private Water System Education II
• Private Water Systems Education and Outreach
• Red Oak Regeneration and Growth
• Restoration of Atmospheric-Related Water Quality Impacts in Mosquito Creek Employing Innovative Passive Treatment Technology
• Ruffed Grouse Habitat Enhancement on the Laurel Hill
• Rural Drinking Water Qualilty in Pennsylvania
• Schrader Creek Water Quality Survey