Prof. Joe Magner

Prof. Joe Magner completed his B.S. in Soil and Water Science at the University of Wisconsin in 1979 and has Ph.D. in Hydrology and Watershed Management at the University of Minnesota in 2006. His areas of interest are environmental and ecological engineering, exploring the ecological connection between increased precipitation and groundwater. He has accomplished research in various domains including watershed assessment, management and policy, impaired waters and TMDLs, methods for exploring source waters, defining hydrologic pathways and processes using stable isotopes, ecological design of trap and treat systems, restoration of riparian zones and channels, biophysical linkages and pollutant management with multi-stage ditches. Prof. Magner is a licensed professional hydrologist (Wisconsin), a licensed professional soil scientist (Minnesota) and an American-Institute-of-Hydrology-registered professional hydrogeologist. He received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the University of Minnesota and has served as an environmental scientist and educator in varying roles for 42 years, primarily with the MN Pollution Control Agency but also advising US federal and local governments and officials in China, India, Azerbaijan and South Africa. Joe is a co-author of the fourth edition of Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds, published by Wiley-Blackwell (2013).