Northeastern University

Vladimir Novotny

CDM Chair Professor, Director, Center for Urban Environmental Studies
429 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 373 - 2005
Fax: (617) 373 - 4419
novotny@coe.neu.edu
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Degree(s):
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1971
Candidate of Science, Technical University of Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1968
B.Sc.Eng., Technical University of Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1963

 Novotny

Areas of Research/Interest: Diffuse (Nonpoint) Pollution, Water Quality Management, Total Maximum Daily Loads, Restoration, Socio-economic Issues of Water Quality Abatement

Selected Publications:

  • WATER QUALITY: Diffuse Pollution and Watershed Management. J. Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2003.
  • Diffuse Pollution III, Proceedings of the Edinburgh IAWQ Conference (V. Novotny and B. D'Arçy editors) Special issue of Water, Science and Technology, Elsevier, 1999.
  • Use Attainability Analysis: A Comprehensive UAA Technical Reference, (Novotny V. et al.), Water Environment research Foundation, Alexandria, VA, 1997.
  • Urban and Highway Snowmelt: Minimizing the Impact on Water Quality, (Novotny V. et al.) Water Environment Research Foundation, Alexandria, VA, 1999.
  • Remediation and Management of Degraded River Basins, Proc. of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop ( with L. Somlyódy), Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 1995.

    External Affiliations:

  • International Water Association
  • International Water Resources Association
  • Water Environment Federation
  • American Water Resources Association
  • Czech and Slovak Society for Arts and Science

    Honors/Awards:

  • Fellow, Czech and Slovak Society for Arts and Science, 2004
  • Program Committee Member, 7th International IWA Conference on Diffuse Pollution, Dublin, Ireland, September 2003 and 8th International Conference, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004
  • Elected Member of The International Water Academy, Oslo, Norway, January, 2002
  • General chairman, 5th IWA International Conference on Diffuse/Nonpoint Pollution and Watershed Management, Milwaukee, WI, June 2001
  • Sam Jenkins Medal - International Water Association - Berlin 2001
  • Member of the Committee to Assess Scientific Basis of the TMDL - National Research Council, NAS, Washington, DC - January - July, 2001
  • Chairman of the international specialist group dealing with diffuse sources of pollution - International Association on Water Quality, (IAWQ) - 1991 - 1999.
  • Director - NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Remediation and Management of Degraded River Basins with Emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe," Laxenburg, Austria, June 13-16, 1994
  • Fulbright Scholar, University of Venice , Italy (1987)