Noah Rudko
Bio
Dr. Noah Rudko is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Arkansas (UA). He is working on a tool to identify Phosphorus Opportunity Zones in the US. He is leading the framework design and scoping of identifying data layers (e.g., P sources, P impacts, Technologies, and relevant socioeconomic data) to develop an end-user tool to identify P recovery and mitigation opportunity zones. The final tool will be a dynamic, interactive tool that will allow users to identify appropriate technologies to mitigate P or locate opportunities to implement specific technologies. Noah obtained his Ph.D. from in Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University, where he synthesized multi-year mutli-site environmental datasets to assess the effectiveness of conservation practices on water quality. He obtained his M.S. in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University, where he developed a contaminant fate and transport model of a CAFO manure lagoon to determine construction parameters that reduce nutrient loss. His research interests include emerging contaminants, nutrient biogeochemistry in watersheds, and determining the effectiveness of management strategies for PFAS and nutrients across several spatial-scales.