PAUL DAVID ROBILLARD
Executive Director Phone: 617-492-1011
World Water Watch Fax: 617-868-8209
955 Massachusetts Avenue, #349 Email: pdr@worldwaterwatch.org
Cambridge, MA 02139 WEB: www.worldwaterwatch.org
EducationPH.D. Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
• Research focus: Watershed Monitoring and Control Systems
M.S. Resource Economics, Cornell University
• Research focus: Nonstructural Flood Control Methods
B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame
• Concentration: Water Resources Engineering
Foreign Language: Spanish (Foreign Service Institute (FSI) rating of 3 (5))Professional Experience
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: World Water Watch, 2003-present
Watershed monitoring and conservation systems in support of water supply; surface and groundwater quality protection and restoration; conservation programs.
DIRECTOR: Center for AI in Water Quality Control Systems, Environmental Resources Research Institute, Penn State University, 1996-2003. Led team of researchers and graduate students in watershed water quality research and outreach programs.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Penn State University, Agric. and Biological Engineering, 1993-2003. Knowledge-based systems applications for water quality control processes.
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR: Council for the International Exchange of Scholars and the J. William Fulbright Commission, 1995-1996. Research and lecturing on “Design of Water Quality Monitoring Networks” with primary applications for ecological reserves in Ecuador.
VISITING PROFESSOR: Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, 95-96. Integration of hydrologic models and statistical methods into expert systems software.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Penn State University, Agric. and Biological Engineering, 87-93. Watershed monitoring and control systems for surface and groundwater quality.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: Cornell University, Agricultural Engineering, 1986-1987.
Watershed monitoring and evaluation applications.
RESEARCH ENGINEER: Cornell University, Agricultural Engineering, 1977-1985.
Design and operation and of laboratory and field experimental research methods for water quality monitoring and remediation measures.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Cornell University, 1973-1976.
Conducted research relating to nonstructural flood control measures.
INSTRUCTOR: Wardlaw School, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1970-1971.
Teacher of mathematics, Spanish and mechanical drawing at the high school level.
CIVIL ENGINEER: Peace Corps/Ecuador, 1968-1970. Design and construction of potable water systems and irrigation distribution systems.
ENGINEERING INTERN: Fay, Spofford and Thorndike, Boston, Massachusetts, summer 1967Awards and Honors
2001 W. Lamar Kopp Award, Pennsylvania State University. Awarded annually to one faculty member in the 23 campus Penn State system for international contributions
1995-96, Fulbright Scholar, Council for the International Exchange of Scholars.
1994 National Gunlogson Engineering Award, The Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems for contributions in water resources engineering.
1990 and 1993 National Software Awards, The Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems for Drinking Water Solutions (DWS) software system (93) and Computer-Aided Water Well Design Instruction Modules (90).
1993-Present, National Expert and Advisor, South Florida Water Management District.
1987-93, Advisor to USDA-EPA National Rural Clean Water Program.
1992-93, Technical Advisor to NOAA-EPA-USDA Coastal Zone Management Program.
1990-92, Evaluation Team, National Water Quality Evaluation Project.
1985: General Electric ‘Faculty of the Future Award’, Cornell University
1968 Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (FWPCA) Fellowships in Civil Engineering to Cornell University and Stanford University.
Honor Societies
Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering (officer)
Alpha Epsilon, Agricultural Engineering
Gamma Sigma Delta, Agricultural Sciences (officer)
Sigma XI, Scientific Research Society
World Water Center, Board of Directors, Washington, DC
Cambridge Water Board, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Fresh Pond Advisory Board, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Institute for Environmental Science and Policy Board, University of Illinois at Chicago
Reviewer of Fulbright ApplicationsLecturing, Research and Outreach for Watershed Monitoring and Conservation Systems Summary of Accomplishments
- 200+ publications related to research and outreach contributions
- 50+ invited lectures, seminars, workshops and presentations in the U.S., Latin America Canada and Finland
- Worked on international water resources engineering and conservation applications, while living in Latin America for approximately four years
- Procured $4 million+ in grants and contracts
- Advised 27 graduate students
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