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

Number

Name

Level

CMT 3351

Applied Hydraulics

Undergraduate

CEE 4447

Senior Design Project I for Environmental Engineering

Undergraduate

CEE 4631

Environmental Hydrology

Undergraduate

CEE 4641

Urban Streams and Stormwater Management

Undergraduate

CEE 4711

Air Pollution Control System

Undergraduate

CEE 5631

Environmental Hydrology

Graduate

CEE 5641

Urban Streams and Stormwater Management

Graduate

CEE 5711

Air Pollution Control

Graduate

ENVT 0845

The Environment

Undergraduate

Selected Publications

  • Behbahani, A., Ryan, R.J., & McKenzie, E.R. (2022). Experimental evaluation of vertical metal retardation in stormwater management practices as influenced by cycles of baseline and high salinity. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 440, pp. 129779-129779. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129779

  • Behbahani, A., McKenzie, E.R., & Ryan, R.J. (2022). Impacts of Size Distribution and Storm Intensity on the Behavior of Suspended Particles and Their Associated Metals in a Bioswale Stormwater Control Measure. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 8(3). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). doi: 10.1061/jswbay.0000984

  • 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

  • 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

  • Flynn, M. & Ryan, R.J. (2021). Assessment of SMP performance under future climate change. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2021: Planning a Resilient Future Along America's Freshwaters - Selected Papers from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2021, pp. 302-313. doi: 10.1061/9780784483466.029

  • 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). J Contam Hydrol, 234, p. 103685. Netherlands. doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103685