Richard A. Park, Ph.D.
President, Eco Modeling
5522 Alakoko Place
Diamondhead, Mississippi 39525 USA
dickpark@CableOne.net
Key Qualifications
Dr. Richard Park coordinated development of one of the first detailed
aquatic ecosystem models
in the early 1970s; many of the formulations in this model have been
used in succeeding
generations of models all over the world. In the late 1970s he
assembled a team to develop one
of the first toxic fate models. Recently he developed the AQUATOX
model, which is unique in
that it represents both the fate and effects of toxic materials in a
variety of aquatic ecosystems. He has been active in developing
spatially explicit rule-based models for environmental analysis. He
developed the SLAMM model to combine remotely-sensed data and
elevational data in order
to predict the impacts of sea level rise; he applied it to twenty
percent of the coastal area of the
contiguous United States and presented congressional testimony on the
results of his analyses. He also is skilled in the use of @RISK with
spreadsheet models to examine uncertainty and
natural variability in environmental risk analyses.
For several years Dr. Park had a cooperative project with a number
of European laboratories to
develop simulation models of their lakes, including: Slapy Reservoir,
Czech Republic; Lake
Balaton, Hungary (he was the first to model this important tourist
site); Lago Maggiorre and
other Italian lakes; Vorderer Finstertaler See, Austria; Lake Esrom,
Denmark; Lake Paijanne,
Finland; Ovre Heimdalsvatn, Norway; Loch Leven, Scotland. He also
modeled Lake Kinneret
(Sea of Galilee), and fish ponds in Israel. He participated in the
Joint U.S.A./U.S.S.R. Project on
Protection and Management of Water Quality in Lakes and Estuaries,
Sochi and Rostov-on-Don,
U.S.S.R.
Education
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Geology, minors in Invertebrate Zoology
and Plant Ecology.
University of the Pacific Marine Station at Dillon Beach,
California, summer.
M.S., University of Wisconsin, Geology.
B.S., Louisiana State University, Geology.
Relevant Professional Experience
1979-present:
Consulting and short courses on environmental
modeling; recent tasks include: <>
Application
of
the SLAMM 5 model to Ten Sites in Puget Sound, for
National Wildlife
Federation (with Warren Pinnacle Consulting); A Modeling Approach
to
Development of Numeric Nutrient Criteria in Water Quality Standards for
Lake
Tenkiller Oklahoma, for
U.S. EPA Office of Science and Technology (through AQUA TERRA
Consultants); Numeric
Nutrient Criteria Development for the
Lower Boise River, for U.S. EPA
(through
CH2M Hill); Effect of Sea Level Rise
and Climate Variability, for U.S. EPA (STAR Grant through Indiana
University); Conduct AQUATOX Modeling Workshops, for U.S. EPA Office of
Science and Technology (through AQUA TERRA Consultants); A
Process Level
Modeling Approach to Implementation of Numeric Nutrient Criteria in
Water
Quality Standards, for
U.S. EPA Office of Science and Technology (through AQUA TERRA
Consultants); Validation of AQUATOX with Nonylphenol Field
Data, for U.S. EPA
Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (through AQUA TERRA Consultants); Modeling
Atrazine with AQUATOX, for U.S. EPA Office of
Pesticide Programs (through
AQUA TERRA Consultants); Evaluation of
Bioaccumulation Models, for U.S. EPA Office of
Research and Development (through AQUA TERRA Consultants); Technical Support Activities for AQUATOX,
for U.S. EPA, OST (through Aqua Terra Consultants); Development of an
Estuarine Version of AQUATOX and Analysis of Perfluoroalkylated
Surfactants,
for U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (through AQUA
TERRA
Consultants); Utilization
of AQUATOX for
Development of a TMDL for the Cahaba River, for
Barton Laboratory, Jefferson County,
Alabama (through TAI Environmental Sciences); Development
of a BASINS Extension for AQUATOX, for
U.S. EPA, OST (through Aqua Terra
Consultants); Calibration of the
AQUATOX Bioaccumulation Model,
Housatonic River, for
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. EPA Region I (through R.F.
Weston, Inc.); AQUATOX Interface
Enhancements, for
U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics; Modeling Study of PCB
Contamination in the Housatonic
River, for
U.S. EPA, OST (through Aqua Terra Consultants); Support
Activities for the Ecosystem Model AQUATOX, for
U.S. EPA, OST (through Aqua Terra
Consultants).
2000-present: Adjunct Professor, University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science, Stennis
1993-1995: Senior
Environmental Modeller, Abt
Associates Inc., Bethesda Maryland
1991-1993: Visiting
Professor of Public
and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University,
Bloomington
Taught Environmental Risk Analysis, Applied Earth Sciences, Coastal
Oceanography, and
Seminar in Environmental Science and Policy. Conducted research on Predicting
the
Basinwide Responses of Interior Wetlands to Global Climate Change
with funding from
U.S. Department of Energy, through National Institute of Global
Environmental Change.
1985-1991:
Director, Aquatic and Coastal Studies, Coordinator of
Institute Programs,
Ecosystem Modeler. Holcomb Research Institute, Butler University,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conducted research on a number of projects, including: <>Economic
& Environmental Impacts of Sea Level Rise & Climate Change
Affecting
Coastal Development, Wetland, Aquatic, and Groundwater Systems
for U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Climate Change Division;
Implementation of a Prototype Ecological Risk Assessment Model
for U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Offices of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and
Research and Development; Conduct of
Ecological Risk Assessment Modeling for Estimated Impacts of Toxic
Chemicals on Fish and Wildlife Resources for U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service; and Controlling Nonpoint
Sources of Water Pollutants for U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency,
Office of Research and Development.
1984-1985:
Research Ecologist (summer visiting faculty member). U.S.
Environmental
Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia
1966-1986:
Professor of Geology and Ecosystem Analysis, Associate
Professor, Assistant
Professor. Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, New York
Taught Ecological Modeling, Principles of Ecology, The Earth's Surface,
and Coastal
Oceanography. Director, Center for Ecological Modeling; Associate
Director, Fresh
Water
Institute; Faculty Coordinator, Darrin Scholar Program (nationally
recognized
scholarship/honors program and microcomputer study).
1960-1961:
Cotton Entomologist, Phillips County, Arkansas, Cooperative
Extension
Program
Monitored insect infestations and recommended poisoning schedules;
first to use ratio of
beneficial to harmful insects as indicator--a procedure now widely used
in integrated pest
management.
Honors and Awards
Past Vice President, North American Chapter, International Society for Ecological
Modelling
Past Councilor-at-large U.S. Region, International Association of Landscape
Ecology
Recent Papers, Publications
Clough, J. S., and R. A.
Park. 2006. AQUATOX (Release 3) Modeling Environmental Fate and
Ecological
Effects in Aquatic Ecosystems, Addendum to Release 2 & 2.1
Technical
Documentation. U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency, Washington,
DC.
Clough, J. S., and
R. A.
Park. 2005. AQUATOX: Modeling Environmental Fate and Ecological Effects
in
Aquatic Ecosystems, Release 2.1, Addendum to Release 2 Technical
Documentation.
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington D.C.
Park, R.A., J.S. Clough, and
M.C. Wellman. 2004. AQUATOX for Windows:
A Modular Fate and Effects Model for Aquatic Ecosystems-Volume 1:
Release 2
User’s Manual. EPA-823-R-04-001.
Park, R.A., and J.S.
Clough. 2004. AQUATOX for Windows: A Modular Fate and
Effects Model for Aquatic Ecosystems-Volume 2: Release 2 Technical
Documentation. EPA-823-R-04-002.
Galbraith, H., R.
Jones, R.A.
Park, J.S. Clough,
S. Herrod-Julius, B.
Harrington, and G. Page. 2003. Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise:
Potential Losses of Intertidal Habitat for Shorebirds. In Ecological
Forecasting: New Tools for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Management.
NOAA
Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 1 (Vallette-Silver and Scavia eds). Silver Springs, MD.
Mauriello, D. A., and R. A. Park. 2002. An
adaptive
framework for ecological assessment and management. Pages 509-514 in A.
E.
Rizzoli and A. J. Jakeman, eds. Integrated
Assessment and Decision Support. International Environmental
Modeling and
Software Society, Manno Switzerland.
Galbraith, H., R. Jones, R.A. Park,
J.S. Clough, S. Herrod-Julius, B. Harrington, and G. Page.
2002.
Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: Potential Losses of
Intertidal
Habitat for Shorebirds. Waterbirds
25:173-183.
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
2000a. AQUATOX for
Windows: A Modular Fate and Effects Model for Aquatic
Ecosystems-Volume 1: User's Manual. EPA-823-R-00-006 [author].
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
2000b. AQUATOX for
Windows: A Modular Fate and Effects Model for Aquatic
Ecosystems-Volume 2: Technical Documentation. EPA-823-R-00-007
[author].
<>
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
2000c. AQUATOX for
Windows: A Modular Fate and Effects Model for Aquatic Ecosystems-Volume
3: Model Validation Reports. EPA-823-R-00-008 [author].
Park, R.A., B. Firlie, R. Camacho, K. Sappington, M. Coombs,
and D. Mauriello. 1995. AQUATOX, A General Fate and Effects Model for
Aquatic Ecosystems. Toxic Substances in
Water Environments Proceedings, Water Environment Federation,
Alexandria, Virginia, pp. 3-7
- 3-17.
Park, R.A., J.K. Lee, and D. Canning. 1993. Potential Effects of
Sea Level Rise on Puget Sound
Wetlands. Geocarto International8(4):99-110.
Lee, J.K., R.A. Park, and P.W. Mausel. 1992. Application of
Geoprocessing and Simulation
Modeling to Estimate Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the Northeast Coast
of Florida.
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 58:11:1579-1586.
Titus, J.G., R.A. Park, S.P. Leatherman, J.R. Weggel, M.S.
Greene, P.W. Mausel, M.S. Trehan,
S. Brown, C. Grant, and G.W. Yohe. 1991. Greenhouse Effect and Sea
Level Rise: Loss of
Land and the Cost of Holding Back the Sea. Coastal Management
19:2:171-204.
Park, R.A., J. Lee, P.W. Mausel, and R.C. Howe. 1991. Using
Remote Sensing for Modeling
the Impacts of Sea Level Rise. World Resource Review
3:2:184-205.
Lee, J.K., R.A. Park, P.W. Mausel, and R.C. Howe. 1991.
GIS-related Modeling of Impacts of
Sea Level Rise on Coastal Areas. Proceedings of GIS/LIS '91
Conference, October
28-November 11, 1991, Atlanta, Georgia, Vol. 1, pp. 356-367.
Park, R.A., J. Lee, P.W. Mausel, and R.C. Howe. 1991.
Predicting Impacts of Sea Level Rise
with a GIS-based Simulation Model. State of Indiana Geographic
Information System
Conference Proceedings. University GIS Alliance, Indianapolis,
November 15-16, 1990, pp.
74-83.
Park, R.A. 1991. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health
and Environment, U.S. House
of Representatives. Global Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions,
Serial No. 102-54, pp.
171-182.
Park, R.A. 1990. AQUATOX, a Modular Toxic Effects Model
for Aquatic Ecosystems. Final
Report, EPA-026-87; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis,
Oregon.
Park, R.A. 1990. Implications of Response Strategies for
Water Quality. In Changing Climate
and the Coast Volume 1: Adaptive Responses and Their Economic,
Environmental, and
Institutional Implications, edited by J.G. Titus, 209-216. Report
to the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Collins, C.D., and R.A. Park. 1989. Chapter 15, Primary
Productivity. In Mathematical
SubModels in Water Quality Systems , S.E. Jørgensen and
M.J. Gromiec, eds. Amsterdam:
Elsevier, pp. 299-330.
Park, R.A., M.S. Trehan, P.W. Mausel, and R.C. Howe. 1989a.
The Effects of Sea Level Rise
on U.S. Coastal Wetlands. In The Potential Effects of Global
Climate Change on the United
States: Appendix B - Sea Level Rise,edited by J.B. Smith and D.A.
Tirpak, 1-1 to 1-55. EPA-230-05-89-052. Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Park, R.A., M.S. Trehan, P.W. Mausel, and R.C. Howe. 1989b.
Coastal Wetlands in the
Twenty-first Century: Profound Alterations Due to Rising Sea Level. In Wetlands:
Concerns
and Successes, edited by David W. Fisk, 71-80. Bethesda, Maryland:
American Water
Resources Association.
Park, R.A. 1989a. Modeling the Effects of Toxic Materials in
Reservoirs. Archiv für
Hydrobiologie Beihest, Ergebnis Limnologie 33:179.
Park, R.A., J.J. Anderson, G.L. Swartzman, R. Morison, and
J.M. Emlen. 1988. Assessment of
Risks of Toxic Pollutants to Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems Using a
Sequential Modeling
Approach. In Fate and Effects of Pollutants on Aquatic Organisms
and Ecosystems, 153-165. EPA/600/9-88/001. Athens, Ga.: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Mittelman, A., H. Shugart, R. Park, T. Hallam, R. Wiegart, S.
Childs and K. Plourd. 1987. Ecosystem Model Selection Criteria.
Contract 68-024199, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. Rockville, Maryland: Technical Resources, Inc. 279 pp.
Park, R.A. 1984. TOXTRACE: A Model to Simulate the Fate and
Transport of Toxic
Chemicals in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments. Acqua e Aria,
No. 6, p. 599-607 (in Italian).
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