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E-mail: Steven.Buchberger@uc.edu
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Phone:(513) 556-3681
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Areas of Interest

Professor Buchberger's teaching interests include surface water hydrology, water quality modeling and reliability analysis in engineering design.  His research interests include mathematical modeling of water demands and water quality in municipal distribution systems; characterization and control of nonpoint pollutants; and simulation techniques for designing and operating natural treatment systems.

Publications

• Lindley, T.R. and S.G. Buchberger: Assessing intrusion susceptibility in distribution systems, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 94(6): 66-79, 2002.

• Barton, J.M.H. and S.G. Buchberger: Geometric analysis of sand piles on small platforms, Physical Review E, 68, 011303, 2003.

• Buchberger, S.G. and G. Nadimpalli: Leak estimation in water distribution systems by statistical analysis of flow readings, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 130(4):321-329, 2004.  Award for Best Research Paper ASCE JWRPM.

• Szabo, J.G., S.G. Buchberger and P.L. Bishop: Performance of a wet weather treatment facility for control of combined sewer overflows: a case study in Cincinnati, Ohio, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 131(3):375-386, 2005

• Nilsson, K.A, S.G. Buchberger, and R.M. Clark:  Simulating accidental exposures to deliberate intrusions in pipe networks, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 131(3):228-236, 2005.

• Khanal, N., S.G. Buchberger and S.A. McKenna: Distribution system contamination  events: exposure, influence and sensitivity, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 132(4):283-292, 2006

• Barton, J.M.H. and S.G. Buchberger: Media grain shape and particle capture during filtration, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 133(2):211-219, 2007

Research Projects and Grants

• Random Demands, Travel Times and Water Quality in Dead-end Mains, jointly funded by American Water Works Association Research Foundation and the National Science Foundation, 1996 to 2001.

• Unsteady Dispersion in Intermittent Laminar Flow, funded by US Environmental Protection Agency, 2001 to 2004.

• Poisson Rectangular Pulse Water Demand Generator, part of a project on Development of a Decision Support System for Managing Water Quality in Drinking Water Systems: A Probabilistic Approach, funded by Sandia National Labs, 2002 to 2004. 

• Development of a Research Training Program for Environmental Engineers and Scientists, Phase III, funded by US Environmental Protection Agency, 2006 to 2008