Led by Charley Driscoll, EMPOWER is a team of over 50 people, including the leadership team, affiliated faculty, staff, graduate students, and external advisors. Browse our full directory below, which includes the leadership team and our graduate student trainees, or check out the information about our affiliated faculty and external advisors.
Nicholas LoRusso
PhD, Civil & Environmental EngineeringBiography
Nicholas is from Syracuse, NY and earned a B.S. in Environmental Science with a minor in Chemistry, from SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry. He joined Syracuse University’s Civil & Environmental Engineering Department in May 2016 as a laboratory technician. He’s led the collection and chemical analysis of stream and soil water at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest under the direction of Dr. Charles Driscoll. Also during that time he completed his Master’s in Environmental Engineering Science. His research currently focuses on seasonal fluxes and characterization of dissolved organic matter in both calcium-treated and reference watersheds.