| Institution: | Virginia Tech (VT) |
| Department: | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Expertise: | Alternative Energy, Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution, Regional Restoration Project Design/Management, Stream Health, Water Quality, Water Treatment, Stream/river hydraulics, stream/river engineering and restoration, watershed hydrology, contaminant transport, hydropower |
| Chesapeake Management Areas: | Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants, Healthy Watersheds |
| Research interests: | My research group focuses on how hydrology, hydraulics, and geomorphology interact to influence ecological health and water quality in stream, river, wetland, and groundwater systems. Our goal is to advance process-based knowledge to allow better informed and more sustainable restoration design, pollutant attenuation by natural processes, watershed planning, and energy generation. |
| Email: | ehester@vt.edu |
| Web Address: | www.flow.cee.vt.edu |
