Todd M. Hurd, Professor and Chair
Office Location: FSC 154
Phone Number: (717) 477-1751
Email: tmhurd@ship.edu
Personal/Research Webpage: http://webspace.ship.edu/tmhurd/
Education
- PhD SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
- MS University of Maine, Orono, Plant Biology
Profile
I was hired at Shippensburg University in 2000 as an Ecosystems Ecologist, after living and earning my graduate degrees in the Northeast U.S. My interests span ecological and hydrological sciences and I enjoy music (I am a cellist), fly fishing, gardening, upland hunting and other outdoor activities. I have three remarkable daughters who have grown up during my tenure at Shippensburg.
Research Interests
I am specifically interested in tracing sources of water, resources, and contaminants in ecosystems using fluorescence and isotopic techniques. I am broadly interested in applying an understanding of ecosystem function to best manage natural systems and resources and to solve environmental problems.
Courses Taught
- Ecology
- Ecosystems Ecology
- Wetlands Ecology
- Plant Ecology
- Introductory Biology
- Scientific Communication (Seminar)
- Fish and Wildlife Management
Selected Undergraduate Student Research
Cook, K., Fritz, Z. and T.M. Hurd. 2021. Monitoring for Impervious Runoff to Karst Springs and Streams of South-Central Pennsylvania with Excitation Emission Matrix Fluorescence
Frey, K. and T.M. Hurd 2016. Estimating fast flow component and time of arrival for limestone springs with 3D excitation emission matrix fluorescence and stable isotopes
Hay, A. and T.M. Hurd 2016. Fluorescence-based assessment of PAHs in sediments of subterranean ecosystems and effects on cave crustaceans
Hurd, T.M., M.H. Otz, I. Otz, D. Miller Jr. and M. Kalambo, 2009, Tracing organic freight to karst aquifers and spring creeks of South Central Pennsylvania with background fluorescence analysis
Miller, D. Jr., Jesic, S., Jerin, J., Britt, T., Amedume, Y., Fuller, N. and T.M. Hurd, 2007, Characterization of foodwebs in limestone springs using stable isotopes
MS Student Research
Leeking, Tara. 2018-present. Use of intrinsic hydrological tracers with a focus on fluorescent whitening agents in wastewater.
Putt, Jeffrey Lee. 2019. Use of stable isotopes to assess efficacy of wastewater treatment plants in attenuation of N effluents.
Ma, K. and T.M. Hurd. 2017. Identification and Potential Effects of PAHs in and Transport to Karst Springs:Detection by 3-D Fluorescence Excitation Emission Matrix Analysis, and application of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Limestone IBI
Kun Ma, 2016. Identification and Potential Effects of PAHs in and Transport to Karst Springs: Detection by 3-D Fluorescence Excitation Emission Matrix Analysis, and application of Sediment Quality Guidelines and Limestone IBI (Thesis)
Matthew Walderon, 2012. Nutrient dynamics in carbonate versus non-carbonate streams: sources, seasonality, and relative loading in the lower Susquehanna River Basin (Thesis)
Cory Shaffer, Brett Wingert, and Jerome Bonanno, 2011, Welsh Run Fluorescent Dye Trace Project, July 8-11, 2011 (with Dr. Tom Feeney)
Jennifer Lentek-Klemunes, 2008, Use of stable isotope tracing to determine effects of sewage treatment on lotic foodwebs (Thesis)
Ashley Brookhart, 2007, Benthic Assessment of Water Quality and Fluorescent Dye Tracing of Contributing Areas to Karst Springs in the Great Valley of Pennsylvania (Thesis)
Selected Publications
Hurd, T.M., Brookhart-Rebert, A., Feeney, T.P., Otz, M.H. and Otz, I. 2010, Fast, regional conduit flow to an exceptional value spring creek: implications for source water protection in mantled karst of south central Pennsylvania, Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 72: 129–136.
Hurd, T.M., Jesic, S., Jerin, J.L., Fuller, N.W., and D. Miller Jr. 2008, Stable isotope tracing of trout hatchery carbon to sediments and foodwebs of limestone spring creeks. Science of the Total Environment 405: 161 -172, Doi:10.1016/j/scitotenv.2008.06.036
Hurd, T.M., Gökkaya, K., Kiernan, B.D. and Raynal, D.J. 2005, Nitrogen sources in Adirondack wetlands dominated by N-fixing shrubs. Wetlands 25:192-199