Robert Shannon, Ph.D.

Robert Shannon, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
  • Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Environmental Resource Management Program Coordinator
114 Ferguson Building
Shortlidge Road

University Park, PA 16802

Areas of Expertise

  • Wetland biogeochemistry
  • Riparian wetlands
  • Construction of wetlands for waste treatment
  • Pollutant impacts on aquatic systems

Education

  • Ph.D Environmental Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 1993
  • M.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State 1988
  • B.S. Environmental Resource Management, secondary major in Biology, The Pennsylvania State University 1979

Teaching

  • ERM 151 - Careers and Issues in Environmental Resource Management
  • ERM 412 - Resource Systems Analysis
  • ERM 450 - Wetland Conservation

For information about courses please visit the LionPATH Course Catalog.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
  • Society of Wetland Scientists
  • Certified Professional Wetland Scientist (SWS)
  • PWS certification review panel member
  • Soil Science Society of America
  • American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
  • American Geophysical Union
  • Sigma Xi

Publications

Fifteen Years in Costa Rica: Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Practices, Shannon, Tammy, Lingenfelder, Ketja, Shannon, Robert, 2023

Framework for Successful Academic Advising
NACTA Journal, Shannon, Robert, Shannon, Tammy, 2017

Integrating Stakeholder Input into an Undergraduate Environmental Curriculum
NACTA Journal, Shannon, Robert, Shannon, Tammy, 2017

International Course Development at the Program Level: Collaboration and Student Interest
NACTA Journal, Bennett, Tammy, Shannon, Robert, 2016

Learning Outcomes Assessment: Can Engaged Scholarship Experiences Improve Student Learning?
NACTA Journal, Shannon, Robert, Bennett, Tammy, 2016

Engaged Scholarship: An Environmental Major Encircled in Learning
NACTA Journal, Shannon, Robert, Bennett, Tammy, 2015

Comparison of large- and small-scale biodigesters as an international learning tool
NACTA Journal, Shannon, Robert, Bennett, Tammy, 2014

Engaged scholarship integration strategies for an international course to Costa Rica
NACTA Journal, Bennett, Tammy, Shannon, Robert, 2014