Acknowledgements
It has taken significant effort from many people, institutions, and organizations to initiate and implement the RTHnet program successfully. The RTHnet investigators would like to thank the National Science Foundation (NSF), The Pennsylvania State University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, the College of Engineering, the Institutes of Energy & the Environment, the Department of Forestry, the Department of Soil Sciences, the Department of Geography, the Department of Meteorology, the Department of Geosciences, and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. All of these groups have provided financial and human resources assistance for the program. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. EAR 0310122, EAR 0418798, EAR-0609791, EAR-0609741, and CBET-0640443. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The program also thanks Dr. Bill Easterling, Dr. James Lynch, Dr. Henry Lin, Dr. Douglas Miller, Dr. Kevin Dressler, Dr. Susan L. Brantley and Dr. Ken Davis for their continued contribution to the program. Many post-docs, technicians, graduate and undergraduate students from PSU have contributed to RTHnet. In particular Yong Tang, Joshua B. Kollat, Colin Duffy, Jeremy Manno, Xiaobo Zhou, Qing Zhu, Peter Beeson, Kolicia Caines, and Joshua Hanes have helped with the installation of the sensors and equipment. We also appreciate the support of Mr. Joseph A. Harding, the PSU director of forestlands, Ms. Charlene J. Detwiler, the supervisor of the Stone Valley Recreation Area, and Mr. Tim McCartney.
We are sorry if we missed someone on the acknowledgment-list. We appreciate all of your assistance and contributions to the program.
Patrick Reed, Principal Investigator
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Dr. Patrick M. ReedAssistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Penn State University 231M Sackett Building University Park, PA 16802-1408 Phone: (814)863-2940 Fax: (814)863-7304 Research Page: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ce/Divisions/Hydro/Reed/home.htm |
