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Dr. Karl Korfmacher

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Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology

Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental science, geographic information systems, campus sustainability, and continually evolving/evaluating curriculum for the RIT Environmental Science program. Continuing research in environmental impacts of freight transport, ecological modeling, wetlands mapping, hydrologic modeling, habitat monitoring using GIS and satellite remote sensing, campus sustainability and environmental education. September, 2000 to present. Former Environmental Science Program Director (2005-11). Co-director of the Laboratory for Environmental Computing and Decision Making (LECDM) (2010-present).

Education
  • DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, May 1996 Department of the Environment, The Graduate School, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, May 1990 School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • BACHELOR OF ARTS, June 1986 Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Projects
Title Sponsor(s)
Analysis of Environmental, Economic, and Infrastructure Impacts of Transportation Activities Associated with High Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the Marcellus Shale Formation Using the Geospatial Intermodal Freight Transport (GIFT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration / USDOT (RITA)
Modeling Emissions and Environmental Impacts of Transportation Activities Associated with High Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the Marcellus Shale Formation University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)


Publications
Title Publication Type
Modeling Emissions and Environmental Impacts of Transportation Activities Associated with High Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the Marcellus Shale Formation Project Brief
Modeling Emissions and Environmental Impacts of Transportation Activities Associated with High Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the Marcellus Shale Formation Final Report
UTRC Research Initiative
Year Title
2015 Modeling Emissions and Environmental Impacts of Transportation Activities Associated with High Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the Marcellus Shale Formation

Personal Information

Professor, Environmental Science
Karl
Korfmacher
Rochester Institute of Technology
kfkscl@rit.edu
(585) 475-5554
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