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Mary Stoertz (1957-2007)
| 2001-2007 | | Associate Professor |
| 1997-2001 | | Assistant Professor |
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| PhD, 1989 | | University of Wisconsin |
| MS, 1985 | | University of Wisconsin |
| BS, 1980 | | University of Washington |
Research Emphasis and Philosophy
I do applied science, and I work in diverse partnerships to solve environmental problems in the southeast Ohio region. I view the environment as "where we live," and feel that the more natural the environment, the more we can use natural forces to achieve a healthy balance. I respect diverse views and values, and look for common ground to find solutions. I believe that common ground can be found by expressing environmental values in economic terms (for example, quantifying the cost of a damaged river in terms of lost recreational uses, bank stabilization costs, and water-treatment costs). The regional environmental issues my research revolves around include coal mine drainage, river channelization, stream restoration, water loss due to mineland subsidence, river flooding, and energy efficiency. My research encompasses characterization of baseline conditions and processes; hydrologic monitoring; numerical modeling; watershed partnership building; and fusing water resources science and policy.
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Representative Publications
>¤ Stoertz, M.W. and D.H. Green, 2004, Using mean annual acidity loading as a performance measure to evaluate acid-mine-drainage treatment. Proceedings of the Conservation and Restoration Innovations: Applied Research Conference 2004, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources Management, Dec 8-9, 2004, Athens, Ohio.
>¤ Laverty, B. and M. Stoertz, 2003, Role of peripheral strip pit lakes in the hydrogeology of a valley-fill coal refuse pile in Jackson County, Ohio, and implications for AMD mitigation. Proceedings of the National Association of Abandoned Mineland Partners, Louisville, Kentucky, September 29, 2003.
>¤ Stoertz, M., H. Bourne, C. Knotts, and M. White, 2002, The effects of isolation and acid mine drainage on fish and macroinvertebrate communities of Monday Creek, Ohio, USA. Mine Water and the Environment 21(2): 60-72.
>¤ Stoertz, M.W., M.L. Hughes, N.S. Wanner, and M.E. Farley, 2001, Long-term water-quality trends at a sealed, partially flooded underground mine. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience VII(1): 51-65.
>¤ Lopez, D.L., and M.W. Stoertz, 2001, Chemical and physical controls on waters discharged from abandoned underground coal mines. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis 1: 51-60.
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Titles of Recent BS (Senior) Theses
>¤ Cook, S., 2006. Effects of acid mine drainage on hydraulic conductivity and water-table decay constants of perched aquifers within the overburden of active longwall and room-and-pillar mines. B.S. Thesis.
>¤ Schillig, P., 2005. A hydrostratigraphic model for pre-mining control in an old-growth deciduous forest. B.S. Thesis.
>¤ Kruse, N. 2004. Design of software to select among acid mine drainage treatment alternatives. B.S. Thesis.
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Titles of Recent MS Theses
>¤ Carlson, W., 2006. Hydrologic controls on fish and macroinvertebrate communities in Ohio's Western Allegheny Plateau. M.S. Thesis, Environmental Studies.
>¤ Hovart, A., 2006. Effects of acid mine drainage and acid wetlands on water quality at Pierce Run of the Raccoon Creek watershed, Ohio. M.S. Thesis, Environmental Studies.
>¤ Sant, M., 2006. Recovery of iron from acid mine drainage by stepwise alkaline addition. M.S. Thesis, Environmental Studies.
>¤ Brown, K., 2006. Political, institutional, economic and technical feasibility of renovating or constructing a LEED platinum ("green") building at Ohio University. M.S. Thesis, Environmental Studies.
>¤ Parameswar Sahu, 2004. Use of time series, barometric and tidal analyses to conceptualize and model flow in an underground mine: The Corning Mine Complex, Ohio, M.S. Thesis.
>¤ Laverty, B., 2003. Hydrogeochemistry of the Flint Run subwatershed of Little Raccoon Creek, Ohio. Geology, completion expected Summer 2003. Now employed by Vinton Soil and Water Conservation District as a Watershed Project Coordinator in Raccoon Creek Watershed.
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