Welcome to the exciting world of Systems BioEcology!!
Systems BioEcology is a new approach that combines systems biology and systems ecology. Intracellular states and mechanisms (gene expression, protein function) of microbes are explicitly resolved and the microbe behavior emerges (systems biology). Individual microbes are simulated using agent-based methods and the population and ecosystem behaviors emerge (systems ecology). Please see my Research section for descriptions of current projects.
"The Dream Team"
- When you're dreaming of clean water, we are your team!
[The EWB-NEU team in El Chaguite, Honduras in December of 2008. Click here for more info on EWB-NEU.]
Welcome!
Hi! Welcome to my home page! I am an Assistant Professor in the
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
and Associate Director of the
Center for Urban Environmental Studies
at
Northeastern University.
My general research interests are in environmental modeling. Lately, I am most excited about using systems simulation for microbes and I am pioneering a new field, that I call Systems BioEcology (see Research section). Locally, I am especially interested in the Charles River and want to contribute to making it swimmable again. My goal is to build a forecast system that can be used to predict when & where it is safe to swim. When I am not working I like to race sailboats in Marblehead, downhill ski in Killington, go running around the Charles and hike mountains. Check out the links on the left for more info. Happy surfin'.
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What's new?
Check out the press release for our recent paper on bacteria in the Charles River Click here.
Open Position - STOP - Graduate Research Assistant - STOP - Muddy River Water Quality Project - STOP - Click here.
Check out the news article in WE&T on our work about artificial sewer network generation: WE&T Link.
Ferdi now serves on the editorial board of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
OUR Charles (Opportunities for Undergraduate Research on the Charles River) program celebrates it's first publication in a peer-reviewed journal. See it here: Paper (PDF).
Come join us for the final presentations of the senior design "Capstone" class on April 11. Six teams are presenting their vision of the Former Sears Lot. Flyer (PDF).
Our New York Harbor remote sensing paper is #2 on the Estuarine & Coastal Shelf Science "Most Requested" list. Link to Elsevier.
June 17, 2005 - We are very pleased to announce that the Henry David Thoreau Foundation is sponsoring several exciting activities for the Environmental Engineering 2 class for this fall. Planned activities are centered on the general theme of urban water management and include ... more.
April 21, 2005 - Announcing: OUR Charles - Opportunities for Undergraduate Research on the Charles River. This newly funded program has openings for undergraduate research this summer, starting NOW! Check under "Research/Opportunities".
Nov. 30, 2004 - $1,000 - Minority Undergraduate Research Opportunites for Spring 2005 Semester! Charles River Research! Check under "Research/Opportunities".
Oct. 25, 2004 - The Charles River Research Group needs help with water quality sampling next week. We are doing hourly sampling at a dock by the Esplanades for 48 hours. If you would like help please call (617-373-7644) or email (masopust@coe.neu.edu) Petr Masopust.
... in person at office: 433 Snell
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... in person at home: 235 Commonwealth Ave. (crnr Fairfield St.), #7
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... by phone: office: (617) 373-3992 or mobile/home: (917) 238-3010
... by fax: (617) 373-4419
... by email: ferdi@coe.neu.edu or fhellweger@yahoo.com
... by mail: Ferdi Hellweger, 400 Snell Engineering Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115
[The EWB-NEU team in El Chaguite, Honduras in December of 2008. Click 
and Associate Director of the 
Check out the press release for our recent paper on bacteria in the Charles River 
