Atkinson, Joseph F.

Joseph F. Atkinson

Professor

Director

Professional Engineer

State of New York

Water resources, environmental hydraulics, water quality modeling, sediment transport

Buffalo NY, 14260

Phone: (716) 645-2220

The Niagara Gazette reported that the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency are building a 700-foot-long fish passage to help emerald shiners overcome the velocity of the Niagara River, a project that UB researchers, including Joseph Atkinson, helped to provide data for.
Joseph Atkinson weighed in on the likelihood of Lake Erie freezing over for the first time since 1996. Phys.org republished the article
The Democrat & Chronicle quoted Joseph Atkinson in an article about the success of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that was passed in the 1970s.
Investigative Post quoted Joseph Atkinson in an article about summer beach closures along Lake Erie due to poor water quality.
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has named Moises Sudit as associate dean for research and graduate education, and appointed Alan Rabideau as chair of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. Both appointments began on July 1, 2022.
An article in Great Lakes Now on how water levels are expected to drop this summer quotes Joe Atkinson, director of the Great Lakes Program at UB, and professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
An article in Great Lakes Echo asking whether Lake Michigan is the most dangerous of the Great Lakes quotes Joseph Atkinson, professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.