Vic Engel, Ph.D.
Vic Engel is Director of the South Atlantic Water Science Center.
Victor Engel, is the Director of the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center, and he is based in Norcross, GA. His professional career over the last two decades lies at the intersection of ecosystem and water resource management, spanning locations across the U.S., Central and South America. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Miami and the University of Florida and is an author on 50+ peer-reviewed publications.
Education
Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 2002
M.S. Systems Ecology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 1995
B.A. Environmental Studies, New College of Sarasota, FL 1991
Experience
National Hydropower and Instream Flow Program Manager (GS-14) 2017-20
USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO
Acting Deputy Associate Director (GS-15) 2016
USGS Ecosystems, Reston, VA, Detail assignment
Wildlife-Energy Program Specialist (GS-14) 2015
USGS Ecosystems, Reston, VA, Detail assignment
Supervisory Hydrologist (GS-14) 2012-16
USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Gainesville, FL
Research Hydrologist (GS-13) 2003-12
Everglades National Park (ENP) Homestead, FL
Post-doctoral Research Associate 2002-03
Duke University, Durham, NC
Science and Products
Mechanisms of aquatic species invasions across the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region
Tree island pattern formation in the Florida Everglades
Component-specific dynamics of riverine mangrove CO2 efflux in the Florida coastal Everglades
Approximations of stand water use versus evapotranspiration from three mangrove forests in southwest Florida, USA
Air-water gas exchange and CO2 flux in a mangrove-dominated estuary
Integrated carbon budget models for the Everglades terrestrial-coastal-oceanic gradient: Current status and needs for inter-site comparisons
Implications of multi-scale sea level and climate variability for coastal resources
The influence of vegetation on the hydrodynamics and geomorphology of a tree island in Everglades National Park (Florida, United States)
Modeling light use efficiency in a subtropical mangrove forest equipped with CO2 eddy covariance
A hydrological budget (2002-2008) for a large subtropical wetland ecosystem indicates marine groundwater discharge accompanies diminished freshwater flow
Hurricane disturbance and recovery of energy balance, CO2 fluxes and canopy structure in a mangrove forest of the Florida Everglades
Recent and historic drivers of landscape change in the Everglades ridge, slough, and Tree Island mosaic
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Mechanisms of Aquatic Species Invasions across the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SALCC)
Science and Products
Mechanisms of aquatic species invasions across the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative region
Tree island pattern formation in the Florida Everglades
Component-specific dynamics of riverine mangrove CO2 efflux in the Florida coastal Everglades
Approximations of stand water use versus evapotranspiration from three mangrove forests in southwest Florida, USA
Air-water gas exchange and CO2 flux in a mangrove-dominated estuary
Integrated carbon budget models for the Everglades terrestrial-coastal-oceanic gradient: Current status and needs for inter-site comparisons
Implications of multi-scale sea level and climate variability for coastal resources
The influence of vegetation on the hydrodynamics and geomorphology of a tree island in Everglades National Park (Florida, United States)
Modeling light use efficiency in a subtropical mangrove forest equipped with CO2 eddy covariance
A hydrological budget (2002-2008) for a large subtropical wetland ecosystem indicates marine groundwater discharge accompanies diminished freshwater flow
Hurricane disturbance and recovery of energy balance, CO2 fluxes and canopy structure in a mangrove forest of the Florida Everglades
Recent and historic drivers of landscape change in the Everglades ridge, slough, and Tree Island mosaic
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.