Elizabeth Crafton, PhD
Senior Principal Scientist
Liz’s research and technical background have been focused on source water and watershed management. She is experienced in water resources and master planning to combat emerging pollutants, eutrophication, harmful algal blooms (HABs), and carbon loading as correlated to DBP formation potential. Liz also has an extensive statistical modeling background ranging from qualitative ecological models to copulas; her specialty is modeling biological systems by utilizing a wide range of tools.
- Areas of Expertise
- Reservoir management and remediation
- Watershed management
- Stormwater management
- Phycology and HABs
- Botany, ecology, and limnology
- DBPs
- Phytoremediation and biological treatment
- Emerging contaminants
- Education
- PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Akron
- MS, Civil Engineering, University of Akron
- BS, Civil Engineering, University of Akron
