Education

1982: Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1974: M.S. Environmental Earth Sciences, Stanford University

1973: B.S. Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1973: B.S. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Professional History

1988-date: HydroAnalysis, Inc.

1996-date: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1981-1988: ERT, Inc. (now ENSR Corporation)

1980: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria

1978-1981: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1976-1979: Resource Analysis, Inc./Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.

1974-1976: Bechtel, Inc.

 

Affiliations

Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (Committee on Hydrologic Transport

    and Dispersion, Chairman 1989-1990)

Water Environment Federation (Committee on Research, 1986-1992)

Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers (Editorial Board, Journal

    of Groundwater, 1990-1992)

American Geophysical Union

International Association on Water Quality (Task Group on River Water Quality

    Modeling, 1996-present)

American Water Resources Association

North American Lake Management Society

Conservation Commission, Acton, MA, 1990-1996

 

Registrations

Professional Engineer (Massachusetts, Maine)

 

Representative Experience

Dr. Shanahan has directed or been a major contributor to a wide variety of projects

involving analysis and computer modeling of environmental water quality, hydrology,

and hydraulics. These studies included engineering analysis and design of water-

pollution controls, hazardous waste site remedial actions, flooding and drainage

controls, and water-resources development. Dr. Shanahan is an experienced expert

witness and has represented clients in courtroom testimony, administrative hearings,

negotiations with regulatory agencies, and public meetings. Dr. Shanahan is currently

a part-time lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as co-leader of the Master of

Engineering Program project course.