Meet Durelle Scott
Durelle Scott is a professor with the Biological Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. His work is in the field of nature-based solutions to address water sustainability challenges. He teaches a course in Green Engineering and Hydrologic Field Methods, and leads the undergraduate program. He has three children (a 25-year old, 21-year old, and 10-year old). He enjoys adventuring in the woods in the New River Valley and beyond with his running sneakers and dog or on bicycles.
The Role of Engineering and Biology to Create Sustainable Solutions that Meet for Our Current and Future Water Needs​
Our daily lives depend on clean, accessible water. We need enough to support our individual needs, to grow the food we consume, for the electricity we power our world with, and for the ecosystems that provide value to our lives. As our population increases and weather changes, societies across the world are facing water challenges where we have too much (floods), too little (droughts), or too dirty (contamination). Today, we’ll talk about the role of Ecological Engineering as a field that uses ecology, biology, and engineering to address these water challenges for a sustainable future.