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
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Number |
Name |
Level |
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CEE 4447 |
Senior Design Project I for Environmental Engineering |
Undergraduate |
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CEE 4631 |
Environmental Hydrology |
Undergraduate |
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CEE 4641 |
Urban Streams and Stormwater Management |
Undergraduate |
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CEE 4711 |
Air Pollution Control System |
Undergraduate |
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CEE 5631 |
Environmental Hydrology |
Graduate |
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CEE 5641 |
Urban Streams and Stormwater Management |
Graduate |
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CEE 5711 |
Air Pollution Control |
Graduate |
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ENGR 1101 |
Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Technology |
Undergraduate |
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CMT 3351 |
Applied Hydraulics |
Undergraduate |
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ENVT 0845 |
The Environment |
Undergraduate |
Selected Publications
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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