Melanie Carter

- Project Engineer

“I took a stream ecology class at Virginia Tech my senior year and I was hooked for life. Streams are so dynamic, always challenging. My favorite thing about this job is working with reference reaches and getting to interact with landowners.“

Melanie Carter

Qualifications and Experience

  • Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering NC State University
  • M.S. Aquatic Biology/Ecology
  • University of Alabama
  • B.S. Biology
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute
  • Fundamentals and Application of Hydrology and Geomorphology, Intro to Stream Classification and Assessment and Stream Design using Natural Channel Design Techniques Will Harman and Buck Engineering, 2002
  • Applied Fluvial Geomorphology
  • Wildland Hydrology, 2011
  • River Morphology and Application
  • Wildland Hydrology, 2011
  • River Assessment and Monitoring
  • Wildland Hydrology, 2011
  • Technical Service Provider for NRCS (Structural Practices)
  • Contributing Author for A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration, 2012
  • HEC-RAS for Stream Restoration
  • NC State University 2012

Areas of Expertise

  • Stream Restoration Assessment and Design Floodway Analysis and Modeling
  • Project Management
  • Stormwater and Erosions and Sediment BMP Design