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Ruth Richardson grew up in a large family in the Hudson River Valley
in New York. With a stream alongside her house and a large state
park nearby (Harriman State Park) she grew to love the outdoors.
Currently, she lives in floodplain of Cascadilla and Fall Creeks
in Ithaca.
Ruth is a professor in the School of Civil & Environmental
Engineering at Cornell University. Two key areas of her research
include bioremediation of groundwater contamination, and detecting
and characterizing the activity of different microorganisms in the
environment using molecular biology tools. She also has experience
with mitigating groundwater contamination from chlorinated organics
such as the dry cleaning fluids PCE and TCE (perchloroethene and
trichloroethene). Ruth has degrees from University of California,
Berkeley, and Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY.
The Cayuga Lake watershed is a perfect place to indulge in one
of her favorite pastimes, swimming in cold water. Ruth also enjoys
music, gardening and team sports such as soccer and ultimate Frisbee.
She sums up her personal philosophy with these three words, “Respect,
explore, and share“. She welcomes the opportunity through
the Watershed Network Board of Directors to carry out the familiar
adage “Think globally, act locally.”
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