Congratulations to Laura Sugano – MS graduate Spring 2018

Laura Sugano successfully defended her MS thesis on April 2, 2018 and is all set for graduation next week. Laura’s thesis “Comparing Bioretention Cell and Green Roof Performance in Parma, OH” was the culmination of three years of work at the Cleveland Metroparks’ Watershed Stewardship Center, an innovative research and education testbed for green infrastructure. Laura’s project was supported by funds from Cleveland Metroparks’ Emerald Necklace Endowment Fund and the Yoram Eckstein Scholarship at Kent State University.

Laura investigated the hydrometeorological controls on event- and seasonal-scale hydrologic performance of two bioretention cells and a green roof at the Watershed Stewardship Center, as well as quantifying the dynamics of nitrate and phosphate in green roof outflow. The next stage of the project is to turn Laura’s great work into publications. You can read her full thesis at the OhioLINK Electronic Thesis Depository.

Laura now works as a Staff Assistant Geologist at Roux Associates in Naperville, Illinois.

Woman in red shirt and baseball hat surrounded by tall green grass. Parking lot in background.

Laura Sugano installing soil moisture sensors in a bioretention cell, July 2016.