Stormwater Team Recruiting new Graduate Students for  2011.
Interested, hard-working, fun-loving, and successful students are encouraged to contact Dr. Hunt regarding prospective stormwater research projects starting in Fall 2011.

Team Celebrates Hathaway's Graduation
Jon Hathaway, lontime stalwart of the BAE Stormwater Team, graduated with his Ph.D. on December 18, 2010. Jon is taking a job with Biohabitats in Raleigh, starting in February, after taking a bit of time to conduct research at Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia. Jon's humor and hard work will be sorely missed. Congrats to Jon!

Stormwater Team Welcomes Three Newcomers
The stormwater team is delighted to welcome two outstanding masters of science candidates to the program this fall. We welcome 2 Spartans, hailing from the great state of Michigan: Ms. Natalie Bouchard and Mr. Bradley Wardynski. In January, the stormwater team welcomes another Big 10'er as a PhD candidate: Mrs. Adrienne Cizek. Adrienne, a Badger alumna, comes to us by way of UNC-CH.

New Publications from the Stormwater Engineering Group
In the past 4 months the following 3 journal articles have been published:

• Hathaway, J.M., W.F. Hunt, and O.D. Simmons.2010. Statistical Evaluation of Factors Affecting Indicator Bacteria in Urban Stormwater Runoff. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 136(12): 1360-1368.
• Bright, T.M., J.M. Hathaway, W.F. Hunt, F.L. de los Reyes, M.R. Burchell. 2010. Impact of Stormwater Runoff on Clogging and Fecal Bacteria Reduction in Sand Columns. Journal of Environmental Engineering , 136(12): 1435-1441.
• Jones, M.P. and W.F. Hunt. 2010. Effect of Stormwater Wetlands and Wet Ponds on Runoff Temperature in Trout Sensitive Waters. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 136(9): 656-661.

Stormwater Rip Rap Song Recorded and Released. Following the hugely successful release of the Stormwater Rip Rap on Youtube last December. The team is back at it, this time working with professionals. A studio-recorded version of the Stormwater Rip Rap is available by clicking on the picture of DJ Storm, B-Dazzle Daz, and McNasty below. Soon to come, a video to match the professionalism of the recording!

Stormwater Team Member wins APWA Award.
Ms. Erica Petre received the 2010 scholarship offered by the NC Chapter of the American Public Works Association. The entire team is appreciative of this award and congratulates Erica on a job well done!

NCSU Stormwater Team Wins Chesapeake Bay Award. 
Despite serving watersheds outside the Chesapeake Bay, the NCSU Stormwater Engineering Group was honored with the 2010 Stoneroller Award for Outstanding Stormwater Research by the Center for Watershed Protection and the Chesapeake Stormwater Network in March 2010. The stoneroller is a fish known for beating its head against rocks.

Mild Upset in 4th (almost) Annual Air Hockey Tournament

An upstart Erica Tillinghast won the 4th Annual BAE Stormwater Team Air Hockey Tournament, held this year in Raleigh. Erica becomes the first female to win the tournament which she did in convincing fashion. Seeded 8th of 11, Erica swept through the competition including a blowout (7-2) of defending Jon Hathaway in the quarterfinals. When asked about her run, Erica commented, "With all that smack talk by my advisor [Bill Hunt], I'm surprised he couldn't even win his first round match up against McFlurry [Jackie McNett]." Erica later noted, "Yeah, and what's up with the guys, we dominated them." True, 3 of the 4 semi-finalists and both finalists were women. A portend of things to come?