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Daniel Hamill

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Job Title: Graduate Research Assistant Primary Affiliation: Department of Watershed Sciences Secondary Affiliation: Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis LabDegree Seeking: M.S. - Watershed Science Faculty Advisor: Joe Wheaton Committee Members: **TBD **Year Started: 2015

Education

  • 2013 BSE. Environmental Engineering. Northern Arizona University

Research Interests

  • Channel Mapping
  • Sediment Transport
  • River Restoration
  • Hydraulic Modeling

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###Bio

**Daniel Hamill, **is a research assistant for the ET-AL at Utah State University. Daniel earned a degree in Environmental Engineering from Northern Arizona University in 2013. While he was obtaining his undergraduate degree he worked as a Math and Science Tutor at a Coconino Community College and a Hyrdological Technician for the US Geological Survey Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC). After graduation he continued to work for GCMRC as a physical science technician and worked on the channel mapping group.

Projects

  • MS Thesis: Physical aquatic habitat mapping in Grand Canyon

    • Develop a methodology for producing near continuous substrate classification maps from a low- cost side scan sonar.

  • Engineering Capstone:

    • Structurally and chemically characterized paper pulp sludge, a by-product paper mill operations, to design a cost effective landfill cap for use at Cinder Lake Landfill, Flagstaff, AZ

Scholarly Contributions

Conference Papers, Presentations & Posters

  • Presentation: Murray, G.J., Jowers, J., Hamill, D.D., Lail, N., Anderson, A., O’Toole, A.,**2013. Paper Pulp Sludge Cap for Cinder Lake Landfill, New Mexico State University’s WERC Environmental Design Contest

Awards

  • April 2013-Freeport-McMoRan’s Copper and Gold Award for Innovation and
  • Sustainability at New Mexico State University’s WERC Environmental
  • Design Contest for Reducing Impacts of Large Waste Streams: Paper Pulp SludgeJune 2013-
  • NCEES Engineering Award for
  • Paper Pulp Sludge Characteristics and
  • Applications

Utah State University Watershed Sciences Department 5210 Old Main Hill, NR 210 Logan UT 84322-5210

Office: JQL 147