Haith, Douglas A
Professor
Douglas A. Haith has over 30 years experience in water resources and environmental engineering. He has been a faculty member at Cornell since 1971 and has also held positions as hydraulic engineer, project manager and senior engineer in several consulting firms. He has authored or co-authored 4 books, including textbooks on environmental and water resource systems analysis published by John Wiley & Sons and Prentice Hall. He has served as a consultant for public and private organizations in the United States and Canada on numerous projects related to nonpoint source pollution.
research
research and scholarship focus
Professor Haith?s research is the development and application of mathematical models to aid in the management of environmental pollution. The models are tested with field data and implemented in software packages which are made available to practicing engineers and other environmental professionals.
research areas
- environmental engineering | research concentration area (BEE)
- urban environment | collaborative research area (CALS)
- waste management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- water resource management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- watershed science | collaborative research area (CALS)
domestic geographic focus
- Cayuga County | county
submitted impact statement
- Developing land use and water quality information for the Cayuga Lake basin | 2007 Impact statement
- Developing land use and water quality information for the Cayuga Lake basin | 2006 Impact statement
- Developing land use and water quality information for the Cayuga Lake basin | 2006 Impact statement
- Developing land use and water quality information for the Cayuga Lake basin | 2005 Impact statement
- Evaluating pesticide losses from turf | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) | Cornell department
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Biological and Environmental Engineering | graduate field
- Civil and Environmental Engineering | graduate field
- Environmental Quality | minor graduate field
teaching
teaching focus
Professor Haith teaches upper-class engineering courses on Environmental Systems Analysis and Solid Waste Engineering. His teaching has been recognized by several awards, including the Tau Beta Pi/Cornell Society of Engineers’ Outstanding Faculty Award (1998), the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (1998) and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Edgerton Career Teaching Award (2002).
teaches
- BEE 4750 - Environmental Systems Analysis (TR 11:40:AM-12:55:PM) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 4970 - Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 4980 - Undergraduate Teaching (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 4990 - Undergraduate Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 5951 - Master of Engineering Design Project (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 6970 - Graduate Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- BEE 4760 - Solid Waste Engineering (TR 11:40:AM-12:55:PM) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 5952 - Master of Engr Design Project (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 6970 - Graduate Individual Study in Biological and Environmental Engineering (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 8900 - Master's-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 9900 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- BEE 4750 - Environmental Systems Analysis (TR 11:40:AM-12:55:PM) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
B.S., M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964,1966
Ph.D Cornell University, 1971
Ph.D Cornell University, 1971
professional background
- Over 30 years experience in water resources and environmental engineering
- Faculty member, Cornell, 1971-present
- Held positions as hydraulic engineer, project manager and senior engineer in several consulting firms
awards and distinctions
- Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (ASCE, 1981)
- Wesley W. Horner Environmental Engineering Award (ASCE, 1988)
- N.Y. Assoc. of Conservation. Districts Special Service Award (1990)
- College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching (1995)
- Tau Beta Pi/Cornell Society of Engineers Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award (1998)
- State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (1998)
- College of Engineering Abraham T. C. Wong Excellence in Teaching Award (2001)
- College of Agriculture and Life Science Edgerton Career Teaching Award (2002)
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
Journal Papers
Shoemaker, C. A., Benaman, J., Haith, D.A. (2003)
Modeling Non-Point Source Pollution Using a Distributed Watershed Model for the Cannonsville Reservoir Basin, Delaware County, New York ASCE Jn. of Hydrologic Engineering
Pickering, N. B., J. R. Stedinger, D. A. Haith (1988)
Weather Input for Nonpoint Source Pollution Models Jourrnal of Irrigation and Drainage
Loucks, D. P., J. R. Stedinger, D. A. Haith (1981)
Water Resource Systems Planning and Analysis Water Resource Systems Planning and Analysis
linked articles
- Development and testing of a comprehensive model of pesticide losses from turf | journal article
- Regional analyses of pesticide runoff from turf | journal article
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: environmental systems analysis, modeling, nonpoint source pollution, nonpoint-source-pollution, pesticide runoff, pesticides, simulation, solid waste, solid-waste, turf, turfgrass, water-resources