Department of Earth and Environmental Science

Frederick N Scatena

Professor and Department Chair
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
University of Pennsylvania
240 S. 33rd Street
Hayden Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316

Tel. (215) 898-6907
Fax: (215) 898-0964
E-mail: fns@sas.upenn.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, 1987. Dept. of Geography and Environmental Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland. Dissertation: "Sediment Budgets and Delivery in Suburban Watersheds".
Master of Arts, 1982. Dept. of Earth & Environmental Science, Wesleyan University,
Middletown Connecticut. Thesis: "Patterns of Bedload Transport in the Connecticut River Estuary".
Bachelors of Arts, 1977. Dept. of Geology, San Francisco State University, Senior
Thesis: "A Fortran Computer Program for Calculating the CIPW Normative Mineral Suite".

Professional Experience

Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, Pa. Appointed Professor July 2002.
International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Rio Piedras,
Puerto Rico. 1987-2002 Research Hydrologist and Ecosystem Group Leader
Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Project, Principal Co-Investigator
1988-1999. Investigator 1999-present.
Consulting Hydrologist and Geomorphologist 1980 to 1987.
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, 1977-1979. Hydrologist, Dominican Republic,