Institute For Environmental Studies
Prof. Roger Viadero, Jr.
Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member (BCEEM), American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
Certified Senior Ecologist (CSE), Ecological Society of America
Director, Institute for Environmental Studies
Chair, Environmental Science Ph.D. Program
About Me ...
At WIU, I direct the Institute for Environmental Studies (IES) and am Chair of Western’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Environmental Science.
My work bridges the gap between environmental engineering and environmental science/ecology. For over 20 years, I’ve designed, conducted, and led large-scale environmental assessments that involve stakeholders from a variety of academic, regulatory, and nongovernmental organizations. My goal is to integrate extensive field investigations with laboratory studies and modeling to develop remediation approaches that result in lasting improvements to the quality and resilience of natural aquatic systems. Due to the scope of these topics, I typically work with a multidisciplinary team of biologists, engineers, geographers, geologists, and planners, among others.
In addition to my position at Western, I serve on the Ecological Society of America's Board of Profesional Cretifcation and am an ABET Program Evaluator. I have been President of the Aquacultural Engineering Society (AES) and continue to serve on the editorial board of the Journal of Aquacultural Engineering. I was also the panel manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Aquaculture Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
Since my work cuts across several traditional academic disciplines, I've found that it's important to establish and maintain professional credentials that complement my education; to that end, I'm a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member (BCEEM) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) and an Ecological Society of America Certified Senior Ecologist (CSE).
My Recent Work ...
Take a minute to learn about our new water level sensor systems which were provided by the Moline Conservation Club. These systems are solar-powered and are controlled via a 4G cell signal. This allows us to monitor water levels and the microclimate in the vicinity of the sensors on a 24-7 basis!
Installing the senors - https://spark.adobe.com/page/UgWqXaXJdMn1w/
Water level monitoring - 5 inches of rain over 24 hours - https://spark.adobe.com/page/o6kpFZ9yetjHs/
Recent Publications ...
Rehbein, M., Viadero, R., Hunt, J., and C. Miller (2024). “The Role of Temperature, Wind Speed, and Precipitation on the Abundance of Culex Species and West Nile Virus Infection Rate in Rural West-Central Illinois," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 40(10), 1-10, https://doi.org/10.2987/23-7152.
Viadero, R. (2023). “Aquatic Environmental Systems: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Scientists and Engineers,” Taylor Francis Publishing, CRC Press, 158 pp., ISBN: 978-1-032-26718-0 (hbk), 978-1-032-26721-0 (pbk), 978-1-003-28963-0 (ebk), https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003289630.
Hunt, J., Rehbein, M., Viadero, R. and C. Miller (2023). “Distribution of Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes in Western Illinois, 2014-2018: First Records for Aedes japonicus and Aedes albopictus,” Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 39 (1), 1–11, https://doi.org/10.2987/22-7105.
Singh, A. and R. Viadero (2022). “Environmental Impact of the Historical Slag Pile in Davenport, Iowa, USA: Trace Metal Contamination in Soils and Terrestrial Vegetation,” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 77(4), 365-371, https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00134.
Rehbein, M., and R. Viadero (2021). “A New Record of Uranotaneia Sapphirina and Aedes Japonicus in Lee and Oogle Counties, Illinois,” Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 37 (4), 280-282. https://doi.org/10.2987/21-6994
Viadero, R., Zhang, S., Hu, X., and X, Wei (2020). “Mine drainage: Remediation Technology and Resource Recovery,” Water Environment Research, 92 (10), 1533 - 1540. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1401
Kang, R., Chacko, E., Kaur, D., and R. Viadero (2019). “Silting Patterns in the Reservoirs of Small- and Medium-Sized Earthen Check Dams in Humid Subtropical Monsoon Regions,” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44 (13), 2638-2648. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4689
Where I work ...
Take a minute to browse the map to see where my students and I work. Click on the placemarks to see pictures of each site.
What I Teach ...
ENVR 401, Colloquium on Environmental Studies
GEOG 510, Environmental Impact Assessment
GEOG 609, GIS Research and Application Methods
ENVR 675, Assessment and Management of Low Order Alluvial Stream Channels
ENVR 730, Environmental Systems
ENVR 750, Integrated Environmental Decision Making
Interested in what we do in class? See the video for highlights of fieldwork from a course on low-order alluvial channels.
Researcher Identifiers
Curriculum vitae
Roger Viadero's curriculum vitae
Check out my "digital story" - an alternative to a traditional cv.
Contact
I spend time at both WIU campuses and in the field, so the best way to get in touch with me is via email at RC-Viadero@wiu.edu. Otherwise, my mailing addresses on the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses are:
Western Illinois University
Institute for Environmental Studies, Waggoner Hall 252
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL, 61455
309.298.1632
Western Illinois University-Quad Cities
Quad Cities Complex 1211
3300 River Drive
Moline, IL 61265
309.762.9481, x62200
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