Carl Cerco
Research Hydrologist
CEERD-EPW
Carl.F.Cerco@usace.army.mil
Education
- Newark College of Engineering, BS, 1972
- University of North Carolina, MS, 1974
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS, 1977
- College of William and Mary, PhD, 1982
Professional Experience
- Research Hydrologist, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg MS, 1987 to present;
Assistant Professor of Marine Science, School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point VA, 1982 to 1987;
Assistant Marine Scientist, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point VA, 1977 to 1982;
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA, 1975 to 1977;
Research Associate, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC, 1974 to 1975
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC, 1972 to 1974
Research Interests
- Pollutant fate, transport, and effects in surface waters
- Linkage of hydrodynamic and water quality models
- Multi-dimensional numerical modeling of water quality
- Living resources, sediment-water interactions
Research Projects
- Eutrophication and living resources modeling in Chesapeake Bay
- Bioenergetics modeling of Atlantic Menhaden in Chesapeake Bay
- Development of Comprehensive Environmental Modeling Capabilities for a Widely-Applicable Three-Dimensional Adaptive Hydrodynamics Model - Couple the ICM eutrophication model with the ADH hydrodynamic model
- A New Approach to Predicting and Modeling Phytoplankton Blooms - Model the spring algal bloom in the Potomac by treating algae as particles.
- Modeling of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in Lake George, Florida.
- High Resolution Contaminant Fate and Transport Model - Couple the ICM eutrophication model with the SEDZLJ sediment transport model. Incorporate POC as a sediment model state variable.
Professional Memberships
- American Geophysical Union.
Estuarine Research Federation.
Registered Professional Engineer (Mississippi License 10738, 1990).
Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 1999 to 2004.
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