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 |
|---|---|---|
CEE 3611 | Hydraulic Engineering | Undergraduate |
CEE 4447 | Senior Design Project I for Environmental Engineering | Undergraduate |
CEE 4631 | Environmental Hydrology | Undergraduate |
CEE 4711 | Air Pollution Control System | Undergraduate |
CEE 4883 | Directed Study in Civil Engineering | Undergraduate |
CMT 3351 | Applied Hydraulics | Undergraduate |
ENGR 1101 | Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Technology | Undergraduate |
ENGR 1102 | Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving | Undergraduate |
ENVT 0845 | The Environment | Undergraduate |
CEE 5631 | Environmental Hydrology | Graduate |
CEE 5711 | Air Pollution Control | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
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, 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., & McKenzie, E. (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., 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), 134-153. doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.12896.
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, 103685. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2020.103685