Experience

Author and Sustainability Advocate 2019-Present.

Director of the Emergent Technologies Institute, Backe Chair Eminent Scholar Professor of Environmental Engineering, and Director of Engineering Graduate Programs at Florida Gulf Coast University. 2016-2019. 

Director and Associate Professor, Center for Sustainability at Saint Louis University. 2013-2016. 

Founding Department Chair and Associate Professor, Civil Engineering at Saint Louis University. 2010-2013.

Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Engineering at Arizona State University. 2008-2010.

Assistant/Associate Professor, Civil Engineering at the University of North Florida. 2000-2008.

Environmental Engineering Consultant, Harza Engineers, Chicago, Illinois. 1995-1997. 

 Education

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. 2000.

M.S., Environmental Engineering. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. 1994.

B.S., Civil Engineering,Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. 1992. 

Selected Projects

Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant (OneSTL), Saint Louis, Missouri.  OneSTL’s regional sustainability plan focused on lowering greenhouse gas emissions, improving access to healthy food, protecting biodiversity, promoting transit-oriented development, reducing waste, and improving water quality. Clients:  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the East-West Gateway Council of Governments.

Drinking Water System Operations Optimization Project, Jacksonville, Florida. This project involved developing an artificial intelligence system to optimize operations to minimize aquifer drawdown and energy usage while maintaining high quality water delivered at an adequate pressure through the drinking water distribution system. This effort led to the development of a new type of system of to better manage water distribution and pumping, saving the utilities significant energy and millions of dollars per year. Clients: American Water Works Research Foundation and the Jacksonville Electric Authority. 

Rapid Response Environmental Sensor Networking for Multiple Applications, Jacksonville, Florida. Developed and modeled new type of low-cost networked wearable environmental sensors. Client: Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center.

Water Conservation Study for the Jacksonville Zoological Park, Florida. Current water usage was measured and future water needs were projected for the Jacksonville Zoo to determine the water allocation for the State of Florida Consumptive Water Usage Permit. The results of the study obtained an increased water allocation and developed a comprehensive water conservation plan for the Zoo. Client: Jacksonville Zoo.

Analysis of the St. Johns River Estuary, Jacksonville, Florida. This project involved performing a dynamic analysis of the St. Johns River estuary to evaluate flow, flood levels, and sediment transport impacts by infrastructure installations that crossed the river. Client: Jacksonville Electric Authority. 

Lake Michigan Water Allocation, Chicago, Illinois. Performed study to set new withdrawal limits for all users of Lake Michigan water in the State of Illinois. Study factors included examining past user demands, projecting future user demands, definition of existing user allocations, and application of client selected adjustment criteria to set new usage limits.  Client: Illinois Department of Natural Resource. 

Wastewater Master Plan, Amman Jordan. This project developed a comprehensive plan to address current and future wastewater collection issues for the rapidly developing city of Amman, Jordan. Also conducted analysis of drinking water supply options for the region. Clients: Jordan Ministry of Water and Irrigation and USAID.   

Selected Publications

Missimer, T. M., Teaf, C., Beeson, T., Woolschlager, J., and Covert, D., (2018). Natural background and anthropogenic arsenic enrichment in Florida soils, surface water, and groundwater: A Review with a discussion on public health risk: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 2278.

Missimer, T., Guo, W., Woolschlager, J., and Maliva, R. (2017). Long-Term Managed Aquifer Recharge in a Saline-Water Aquifer as a Critical Component of an Integrated Water Scheme in Southwestern Florida, USA. Water 9, 774. 

Yang, S., Wu, Y. and Woolschlager, J. (2016).  Integrated Modeling Framework for Highway Traffic Pollution Estimation and Dispersion.  American Journal of Environmental Sciences 12(3):140-151.

Hudyma, N., Woolschlager, J. (2016).  Incorporating geo-sustainability concepts in shrinking geotechnical curricula and the new FE requirements. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Geo-Institute of ASCE – Geo-Chicago 2016: Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment.

Yanga, S., Liub, X., Wu, Y., Woolschlager, J., Coffin, C. (2015). Can freeway traffic volume information facilitate urban accessibility assessment? Case study of the city of St. Louis.  Journal of Transport Geography 44(4), 65–75.

Woolschlager, J. (2013).Implementation of Sustainability Concepts in Environmental Engineering Curriculums, published in the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. Jun 23-26, 2013.  Atlanta, Georgia.

Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., Kidder, H., Barnett, M., & Woolschlager, J. (2005). Optimizing operations at Jacksonville Electric Authorities’ water system. Denver, Colorado: American Water Works Association Research Foundation.

Woolschlager, J., Rittmann, B., & Piriou, P. (2005). Water quality decay in distribution systems: Problems, causes, and new modeling tools. Urban Water Journal, 2(2), 69-79.

Woolschlager, J., & Kelly, S. (2005). Protecting water security during Super Bowl XXXIX. Proceedings of the Water Security Congress of the American Water Works Association.

Woolschlager, J., Rittmann, B., Piriou, P., & Schwartz B. (2001). Using a comprehensive model to identify the major mechanisms of chloramine decay in distribution systems. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply, 1(4), 103–110.