NONLINEAR SUBSTANCE FLOW MODELS FOR DISCOVERING SYSTEM BEHAVIOR

David Vaccari

Stevens Institute of Technology

David Vaccari is a professor of environmental engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. He has a masters and PhD in environmental science and a masters in chemical engineering, all from Rutgers University. Originally focused on wastewater treatment and water pollution, he now specializes in modeling global phosphorus resource flows and in nonlinear statistical modeling in general. The specialization in phosphorus grew from involvement in planning bioregenerative life support for long-term space missions for NASA, from research for a textbook in Environmental Biology published by John Wiley, and from work on phosphorus pollution in streams for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Dr. Vaccari is a licensed professional engineer, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, and is listed in the Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science. 

Abstract

Two model approaches, one mechanistic and the other empirical, are described for the development of quantitative substance flow models (SFMs). Nonlinear models enable quantification of interactions and variable sensitivities... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. David Vaccari (Stevens Institute of Technology)

Topic Areas

• Socio-economic metabolism and material flow analysis , • Food, energy, water, and nutrient material flows and footprints

Session

ThS-22 » Material Flow Applications 2 (13:45 - Thursday, 29th June, Room G)

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