NYS Center of Excellence - "Healthy Water Solutions" Logo with a blue drop of water and 2 swooshes in dark green and blue that look like flowing water

About Us

Who We Are

The Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions (HWS) is co-lead by Clarkson University and SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry and delivers synergistic problem-solving on the wide range of water issues impacting New York State and beyond. Leveraging collaboration across academia, industry, government, and stakeholders, our mission is to generate solutions that help protect and improve waters for sustainable natural environments, healthy populations, resilient communities, and sound economies.

Our Purpose

To ensure a healthy and sustainable future through the protection and conservation of water resources.

To generate solutions that help protect and improve waters for sustainable natural environments, healthy populations, resilient communities and sound economies.

Our Organization

Healthy Water Solutions Staff

Co-Director | Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Clarkson University

315-268-6490 | grimberg@clarkson.edu

Co-Director | Chair and Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering

SUNY ESF

315-470-6939 | sbshaw@esf.edu

Program Manager

Clarkson University

315-268-4017 | dmkowal@clarkson.edu

Molly Schultz

Research Support Specialist

SUNY ESF

moschult@esf.edu

Steering Committee

Co-Director | Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Clarkson University

315-268-6490 | grimberg@clarkson.edu

Co-Director | Chair and Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering

SUNY ESF

315-470-6939 | sbshaw@esf.edu

Professor / Chair of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science

Clarkson University

315-268-2394 | eandrees@clarkson.edu

Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Clarkson University

315-268-4156 | abaki@clarkson.edu

 

Assistant Professor, Polymer and Environmental Chemistry

SUNY ESF

315-470-4920 | gyleem@esf.edu

Associate Professor

Environmental Studies

SUNY ESF

315-470-6690 | smoran@esf.edu

Associate Professor and

Chair of Chemistry

SUNY ESF

315-470-4937 | lanewman@esf.edu

Assistant Professor

Environmental Biology

SUNY ESF

315-470-6739 | razavi@esf.edu

 

Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Clarkson University

315-268-3861 | yanyang@clarkson.edu

Associate Professor Environmental Resources Engineering

SUNY ESF

Advisory Board

Research Hydrologist

Coordinator of the Delaware River Basin Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS)

USGS

Director

Finger Lakes Institute
Hobart and William Smith Colleges

 

VP, National PFAS Lead

Kleinfelder

Director

Bureau of Water Assessment and Management, Division of Water

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Senior Management Advisor

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Executive Director / Chief Research Scientist

River Institute

Vice President / Chief Technologist – Desalination

Carollo Engineers

Executive Director

Ausable Freshwater Center