POTSDAM -- The New Horizons in Engineering Distinguished Lectureship Series at Clarkson University presents Charles T. Driscoll, University Professor of Environmental Systems Engineering and Distinguished Professor at Syracuse University to speak on "The Everglades and Challenges for Restoration."

His presentation will take place on Friday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. in Clarkson's Bertrand H. Snell Hall Room 213. A reception will precede the lecture at 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Driscoll’s scholarly work addresses the effects of disturbance on forest, freshwater and marine ecosystems, including air pollution (acid and mercury deposition), land-use, and climate change.

His current research focuses on recovery of eastern forest watersheds from elevated acidic deposition; atmospheric deposition, watershed and surface water transport and transformations, and biotic exposure of mercury; co-benefits of carbon dioxide emissions controls from power plants; ecosystem restoration; and ecosystem response to changing climate.

Driscoll uses field measurements, large-scale field experiments and models to address research questions. He has been a principal investigator of the Hubbard Brook Long-Term Ecosystem Research project since 1987.

He has testified at Congressional and state legislative committee hearings, and served on many local, national and international committees, including the National Research Council committee on Everglades restoration for the past 10 years.

Driscoll is currently co-chair of the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant to be held in Providence, R.I., in July 2017. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has received numerous awards and honors.

He received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine and master of science and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Cornell University.

Driscoll will be the 14th Distinguished Lecturer in Clarkson University's New Horizons in Engineering series, which is dedicated to improving the understanding of important issues facing engineering and society in the 21st century.

More info: lregel@clarkson.edu.