Dr. Richard Schuhmann
Assistant Professor

		Penn State University 213 Hammond Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-9427 (phone) (814) 863-7304 (fax) rxs34@psu.edu Engineering Leadership Development
		Research | Courses | Vitae

Primary Research Interests

Acoustic gas analysis as applied to unsaturated zone transport phenomena
Multi-media risk assessment
International and developing world entrepreneurship

Personal interest in invertebrate paleontology, trilobites in particular

Courses Taught at Penn State University

• C E 370, Introduction to Environmental Engineering
• ENGR 407, Technology Based Entrepreneurship
• STS 497, Creativity Innovation and Change

Professional Service

• Consulting Forensic Environmental Engineer, 1992 - Present
• Marine Geophysicist/Underwater Archaeologist/Offshore Surveyor, 5/80 - 5/90

Vitae

Education

• 2003 Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Environmental Engineering
• 1993 M.S., University of Houston, Environmental Engineering
• 1981 B.S., University of New Hampshire, Geology

Experience

• Director, Engineering Leadership Minor, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (2005 - present)
• Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (2003 - present)
• Undergraduate Academic Officer, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. (2001 - present)
• Interim Director, Engineering Leadership Development Minor, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (1999 - 2000)
• Instructor, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (1998 - 2002)

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

Recent Journal and Book Publications

Matson, J. V., R. J. Schuhmann, Natural Attenuation as a Remedy Not as an Excuse, Journal of Soil Contamination, 8(1):29-33 (1999)

R. J. Schuhmann, M. V. Golden and S. L. Garrett, Resonant acoustic measurement of the effective diffusion coefficient of gases through soil, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 108 (No. 5, Pt. 2), 2520 (2000).

R. Schuhmann and S. L. Garrett, Resonant acoustic measurement of vapor phase transport phenomenon in porous media, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 111 (No. 5, Pt. 2), 2374 (2001).