Associate Professor
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Education
Ph.D., 2016, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech
M.S., 2012, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S., 2010, Civil Engineering, Texas Tech
Research Interests
Stormwater Management
Hydrology
Environmental monitoring
Publications
O鈥橫alley, K., McNamara, P., Marshall, C., LaMartina, E.L., Lam, T., Ali, N., McDonald, W.M., 2024. Environmental drivers impact the accumulation and diversity of antibiotic resistance in green stormwater infrastructure. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 429, 133923.
Bodus, B., O鈥橫alley, K., Deiter, G., Gunawardana. C.J., McDonald, W.M., 2023. Review of emerging contaminants in green stormwater infrastructure: antibiotic resistance genes, microplastics, tire wear particles, PFAS, and temperature. Science of the Total Environment. 906, 167195.
Gunawardana, C.J., Dupasquier, M., McDonald, W.M., 2023. Green infrastructure in series reduces thermal impacts of stormwater runoff. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 9 (2).
Dupasquier, M., Hernandez, J., Gonzalez, A., Aguirre, C., McDonald, W.M., 2023. Integrated tire wear buildup and rainfall-runoff model to simulate tire wear particles in stormwater. Journal of Environmental Management. 346,
Jyoti, J. S., Medeiros, H., Sebo, S., McDonald, W.M., 2023. River velocity measurements using optical flow algorithm and unoccupied aerial vehicles: a case study. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 91, 102341.
Honors and Awards
Way Klingler Early Career Award from 蜜桃影像 (April 2022)
Grants
McDonald, W.M. (PI). 鈥淩emote sensing and machine learning to assess urban watershed best management practices (Phase II).鈥 NSF Water Equipment & Policy I/UCRC. Amount: $89,962. Jan 2024 鈥 Dec 2024.
Hristova, K. (PI), Marshall C. (co-PI), Zitomer, D.H. (co-PI), Parolari, A.(co-PI), Walter McDonald, W.M. (co-PI), McNamara, P. (co-PI), Birren, J. (co-PI), Strifling, D. (Senior Personnel), Mayer, B. (Senior Personnel), LaManna, J. (Senior Personnel), Wichowsky, A. (Senior Personnel), Mayer, A. (Senior Personnel). Novel Technologies to Mitigate Water Contamination for Resilient Infrastructure- Phase II. U.S. Department of Defense Engineering Research and Development Center. Amount: $3,800,000. Jan 2022 鈥 Dec 2024.
McDonald, W.M. (PI), Medeiros, H. (Co-PI). 鈥淪TTR Phase I: Machine learning and video-based sensor for measuring sewer flows鈥 NSF STTR. Total: $256,000; MU Amount: $138,926. Aug 2022 鈥 Jul 2024.
McDonald, W.M. (PI). 鈥淒etermining flow rates and flow sources in pipes using temperature data.鈥 NSF Water Equipment & Policy I/UCRC. Amount: $50,000. Jan 2023 鈥 Dec 2023.