Andy Erickson, PhD, PE, is a Research Manager at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota and registered professional engineer in Minnesota. Dr. Erickson's research pursues an understanding of water quality in urban and agricultural watersheds, assessment and maintenance of stormwater treatment practices, and developing new stormwater treatment technologies such as the Iron-Enhanced Sand Filter. Dr. Erickson is lead author for the book, Optimizing Stormwater Treatment Practices: A Handbook of Assessment and Maintenance, and the editor of the University of Minnesota stormwater newsletter, UPDATES to approximately 1900 email subscribers, and leads the Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series for approximately 170 stormwater practitioners per month. Dr. Erickson has given over 240 presentations, over 30 invited guest lectures, and over 40 one- and two-day professional trainings and workshops.

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Dr. Andy Erickson is a researcher and engineer at the University of Minnesota's St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. He studies water quality in urban watersheds, develops stormwater assessment and maintenance best practices, and designs innovative stormwater treatment technologies. He is co-director of the Cold Climate Center of Excellence for Stormwater Infrastructure Technologies. Dr. Erickson is the Chair of the ASTM International E64 Committee on Stormwater Control Measures, the Chair for the University of Minnesota's Water Council, and a Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. Andy also serves on the St. Anthony Falls Lab Executive Committee, the Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering Graduate Faculty, Water Resources Science Graduate Program, Center for Transportation Studies Scholar Program, and the Environment and Energy in Transportation Research Council. Dr. Erickson is dedicated to outreach through frequent presentations, workshops, and hosting the popular Minnesota Stormwater Seminar Series. In addition to numerous scientific reports and peer-reviewed publications, he is the editor of the University of Minnesota stormwater newsletter "UPDATES," and author of Optimizing Stormwater Treatment Practices: A Handbook of Assessment and Maintenance.

Education

• Ph.D., 2017, Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• M.S., 2005, Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• B.S., 2002, Civil Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton