Professor Traver is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University, and Director of both Center for the Advancement of Sustainability in Engineering, and the Villanva Urban Stormwater Partnership.  He teaches courses in surface water hydrology, open channel hydraulics, and urban storm water management. 

       Dr. Traver's introduction to engineering practice was during the initial period of implementation of stormwater management in Pennsylvania.  He incorporates this experience in his classroom and research.   He incorporates this experience in his continuing research and in the classroom.  He has conducted research on topics that include modeling of stream hydraulics, urban hydrology, water quality, and sustainable stormwater management.  He initiated the Stormwater Best Management Practice Demonstration and Research Park on the Villanova Campus.  Dr Traver served on ASCE’s External Review Panel (ERP) of the Corps investigation of Hurricane Katrina, and was a member of the National Academies Committee entitled Reducing Stormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution.   Dr Traver received his BSCE degree from the Virginia Military Institute, his MCE from Villanova, and his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.

Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership

Villanova Center for the Advancement of Sustainability in Engineering (VCASE)