Dr. Ronald A. Chadderton

Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Office : Tolentine Hall - Room 142
Phone : (610) 519-7397
email : Ronald.Chadderton@villanova.edu

Professor Chadderton's teaching interests include fluid mechanics, hydrology and hydraulics, computational hydraulics, and water and wastewater treatment. His research interests include mathematical and physical modeling of stream hydraulics and water quality and stream assimilation capacity/wasteload allocation studies. His research has been supported by AWWA Research Foundation, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc. ASCE, EPA, PennDot, the Sarah Scaife and Carthage Foundations.



Education
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Publications
Courses Taught
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Education

Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) Carnegie Mellon University, 1976
M.S. (Civil Engineering) Bucknell University, 1974
B.S. (Civil Engineering) Bucknell University, 1968

Current Research

Effectiveness of urban wetlands as best management practices (BMPs)

Publications

"Managing Water Related Conflicts: The Engineer's Role," book review.
Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 6, December 1990.

"Water Resources Planning," book review.
Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 27, No. 4, August 1991.

"Hydraulic Modeling Support for Conflict Analysis: The Manayunk Canal Revisited,"
Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1992

Implementation and Optimization of Distribution Flushing Programs,
AWWA Research Foundation and American Water Works Association, Denver, CO, 1992.
(88 pp.)

"Parameter Estimates for a Ground Water Model,"
Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 29, No. 1, February 1993.

"Planning a Distribution System Flushing Program,"
Journal American Water Works Assoc., Vol. 85, No. 7, July 1993.

"Water and Environmental Management: Design and Construction of Works," book review.
Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 29, No. 4, July/August 1993.

"A Misesian Assessment of Systems Analysis,"
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 119, No. 4, October, 1993.

"Land-Grant Policy and Engineering Education,"
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 119, No. 4, October, 1993.

"Rational Readings on Environmental Concerns," book review.
Water Resources Bulletin, Vol. 30, No. 2, April 1994.

"Relation of Praxeology to Engineering,"
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 120, No. 4, October 1994.

"Should Engineers Counteract Environmental Extremism?",
accepted for publication in Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 121, No. 2, April 1995.

"But Is It True? A Citzen's Guide to Environmental Health and Safety Issues". book review,
Water Resources Bulletin, Vo. 31, No. 5, October 1995.

Courses Taught

Continuing Education

Graduate Level

Undergraduate Level 


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