• Ph.D. Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
• Masters of Science, Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Bachelor of Science, Biology (Chemistry Minor), Kearney State College, Kearney, NE

• Associate Professor, 5/01-Present, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Assistant Professor, 12/95-5/01 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Manager of Risk Assessment Group, 10/91-12/95, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Omaha, NE

Dr. Stansbury has professional experience conducting risk assessments and risk-based evaluations at numerous hazardous waste sites. He is currently an instructor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Risk Assessment training program. He also has experience in water resources engineering, including water transfer studies for conjunctive groundwater - surface water systems. He has experience with groundwater modeling, geographic information systems (GIS), and multicriteria decision making (MCDM) methods. He has developed an MCDM method for selecting dredged material disposal alternatives based on human risks, ecological impacts, and costs. He has developed innovative methods for evaluation of uncertainty in risk assessment and dose-response assessment. Project experience includes evaluation of leaking underground storage tanks, RI/FS baseline risk assessment, RCRA interim corrective action planning and design.

Research Interests and Experience

Dr. Stansbury's research interests lie primarily in the environmental aspects of water resources engineering.  He has conducted research on:  decision-making in the context of water resources management, water quality modeling to support improved aquatic ecosystems and water resources management, best management practices to protect water resources from pollutants in stormwater, and decision-making methods for contaminated sediment management.

Research Projects:

• Multi-Criteria Assessment of Habitat Restoration for the Missouri River
• Flow Measurement of Power Plant Water Sources and Discharges Using Thermal Imaging
• Impacts of Emerging Contaminants on Natural and Societal Environments
• Low-Cost Flow Estimation for Storm Water Quality BMP Monitoring
• BMP and Dry Weather Stormwater Monitoring
• Water Quality Modeling of Lake Ogallala to Support TMDL Determination
• Use of municipal Yard-Waste Compost to Stabilize Construction Site Soils
• Lake Ogallala Dissolved Oxygen Budget
• Wet and Dry Weather Storm Sewer Monitoring and Assessment
• Draft Liquid and Vapor Adsorption Design Guide
• Development of Dissolved Oxygen Circulation Model for Lake Ogallala
• Multicriteria Evaluation of Management Alternatives for a Degraded Urban Stream
• Development of Engineering Pamphlet for Green Building Technologies at HTRW Sites
• Feasibility Study of Small Community Wastewater Reuse for Irrigation
• Evaluation of Constructed Wetland Performance for Upgrading Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Restoration in Nebraska
• Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment and Waste Stream Characterization and Analysis for an Urban Public School System
• Evaluating the Use of Zero-Valent Iron for Remediating DDT-Contaminated Sediments

• Reinsch, C. D. Admiraal, B. Dvorak, C. Cecrle, T. Franti, and J. Stansbury.  2007.  Yard Waste Compost as a Stormwater Protection Treatment for Construction Sites.  Water Environ. Res., Vol. 79.

• Adelman, D.D., J. Stansbury.  2007.  Time Series analysis of Nebraska Daily Rainfall Data to Simulate Atrazine Runoff.  JAWRA. 43(3):651-663.
  

• Stansbury, J.  2006.  Book Review:  Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries, by D.D. Mara.  International Third World Studies Journal and Review, Volume 27.
  

• Stansbury, J., D. Admiraal.  2004.  Modeling to Evaluate Macrophyte-induced Impacts to Dissolved Oxygen in a Tailwater Reservoir. Journal of the American Water Resources Association.  December, 2004.
  

• Admiraal, D., Stansbury, J. and Haberman, C.  2004. Case Study:  Particle Velocimetry in a Model of Lake Ogallala.  Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.  Vol 130. No. 7.
  

• Irvin, R., Stansbury, J.  2004.  Citizen Participation in Environmental Decision-making:  Is it Worth the Effort?  Public Administration Review.  Vol 64. No. 1.
  

• Bezbaruah, A. N., Zhang, T. C., and Stansbury, J. S. 2001.  Lab-Scale Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands For Nitrogen Removal From Municipal Wastewater, Proc. WEFTEC 2001, Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, VA, 2001.
  

• Stansbury, J. and A. Mittelsdorf.  2001.  Economic and Environmental Analysis of Retrofitting a Large Office Building with Energy Efficient Light Systems.  Environmental Management.  Vol. 27, No. 6.
  

• Stansbury, J., I. Bogardi, E.Z. Stakhiv. 1999.  Risk-Cost Optimization Under Uncertainty for Dredged Material Disposal.  Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.  Vol. 125, No. 6.
  

• Lee, M.A., J. S. Stansbury, T.C. Zhang.  1999.  The Effect of Low Temperatures on Ammonia Removal in a Lab-Scale Constructed Wetland.  Water Environment Research. May/June 1999.
  

• Adelman, D.D., J. Stansbury, and M.A. Tabidian.  1998.  A Risk/Cost Analysis to Manage Viral Contamination of Groundwater.  Wat. Sci. Tech. Vol. 38, No. 12, pp. 1-6, 1998
  

• Ritterling, J., J. Stansbury.  1998.  Alternative Use of the Multimed Model for Subtitle D Landfill Applications.  ASCE Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management.  Vol 2, No 4, ASCE, New York, NY. 
  

• Saari, R., J. Stansbury, F. Laquer. 1998.  Effect of Sodium Xylenesulfonate on Zinc Removal from Industrial Wastewater.  ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, October 1998, Vol 124, No 10.
  

• Pavlou, S.P., J. Stansbury.  1998.  Using Risk-Cost Trade Off Analysis in Decision Making for Contaminated Sediment Disposal. Human and Environmental Risk Assessment, August 1998,Vol 4 No 4. 
  

• Stansbury, J., W. Woldt, I. Bogardi, A. Bleed.  1991.  Decision Support System for Water Transfer Evaluation.  Water Resources Research.  V27(4):  pp 443-451.
  

• Lee, Y.W., I. Bogardi, J. Stansbury.  1990.  Fuzzy Decision-Making in Dredged Material Management.  ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 117, No. 5. 
  

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  1999.  Green Building Design Technology in Hazardous Waste Applications:  Engineering and Design.  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  Washington, DC.  48 pp. 
  

• Bogardi, I., W. Kelly, J. Stansbury, A. Bardossy.  1990.  Risk-Cost Analysis of Dredged Material Management:  Test Application.  Report to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Fort Belvoir, VA.
  

Conference Proceedings:

• Stansbury, J., Admiraal, D., Hoagland, K., and Holz, J.  2002.  ADCP water velocity measurements in a hydropower tailwater impoundment: a case study," Proc. Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods Conference. ASCE(EWRI) - IAHR, Estes Park, Colorado.
  

• Bezbaruah, A. N., Zhang, T. C., and Stansbury, J. S. Evaluation of Two Different Operation Modes for Nitrogen Removal in lab-Scale Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands, 46th Annual Great Plains Waste Management Conference, Nebraska Water Environment Association, Omaha, NE, March, 2002.
  

• Bezbaruah, A. N., Zhang, T. C., and Stansbury, J. S. Effect of Influent Ammonium Concentration on Nitrogen Removal in Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands, Hazardous Waste Research Conference, HSRC, Manhattan, KS, May 2001.
  

• Bezbaruah, A. N., Zhang, T. C., and Stansbury, J. S. Ammonium and Nitrate Removal in from Municipal Wastewater using Root-zone Methods, 45th Annual Great Plains Waste Management Conference, Nebraska Water Environment Association, Omaha, NE, March, 2001.
  

• Admiraal, D., J. Stansbury.  2001.  Characterization of Flow Circulation in a Tailwater Reservoir using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and a 1:230 Scale Physical Model, Proceedings: ASCE Water Resources Conference. Orlando Florida. May 19 - 26, 2001.
  

• Bezbaruah, A. N., Zhang, T. C., and Stansbury, J. S. Nitrogen Removal in Laboratory Scale Constructed Wetlands, Hazardous Waste Research Conference, HSRC, Denver, CO, May, 2000.
  

• Bezbaruah, A. N., Zhang, T. C., and Stansbury, J. S. Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, 44th Annual Great Plains Water Environment and Solid Waste Management Conference, Nebraska Water Environment Association, Omaha, NE, March, 2000.

• Stansbury, J. A. Deangelis-Lowery, and F. Laquer.  2000.  Evaluation of Treating PCB-Contaminated Sediment with Zero-Valent Iron.  Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management.  Minneapolis, MN.  July 30 - August 2, 2000.

• Waples, R., J. Breckenridge, and J. Stansbury.  2000.  Green Building Technology in Hazardous Waste Cleanup Applications. P-2 Conference. San Antonio, TX.  August 2000.

• Breckenridge, J. R. Waples, and J. Stansbury.  2000.  Green Building Technology in Hazardous Waste Cleanup Applications.  Pacific Environmental Restoration Conference.  Honolulu, HI.  April 3-7, 2000.

• Adelman, D.D., J. Stansbury, M.A. Tabidian.  1998. Managing Viral Contamination of Groundwater Using a Multiple Criteria Composite Programming Technique.  Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Environmental Management. New South Wales, Australia, Feb 10-13, 1998.

• Adelman, D.D., J. Stansbury, and M.A. Tabidian.  1998.  A Risk/Cost Analysis to Manage Viral Contamination of Groundwater.  in:  Proceedings, Water Quality International 1998. Vancouver, British Columbia.  June 21-26, 1998.

• Adelman, D.D., and J. Stansbury.  1997.  Potential Risk of Viral Contamination of Groundwater.  Proceedings of the 1997 CSCE/ASCE Environmental Engineering Conference.  S.J. Stanley, C.J.W. Ward, and D.W. Smith eds.  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  July 22-26.
  

• Adelman, D.D., and J. Stansbury.  1997.  A Sensitivity Analysis of Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Climatic and Cover System Design Parameters Using HELP3.  Proceedings of the 1997 CSCE/ASCE Environmental Engineering Conference.  S.J. Stanley, C.J.W. Ward, and D.W. Smith eds.  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  July 22-26.
  

• Adelman, D.D., and J. Stansbury.  1997.  A Sensitivity Analysis of Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Climatic and Soil Design Parameters Using HELP3.  Proceedings of the International Containment Technology Conference, February 9-12, St. Petersburg, Florida, pp. 396-399.
  

• Stansbury, J., C. Forget.  1996.  Risk Assessment of Fuel-Contaminated Soils Based on TPH Concentrations.  Proceedings: 10th Annual Soils Conference.  Amherst, MA, October 23-26, 1995.
  

• Stansbury, J., I. Bogardi, Y.W. Lee. 1991.  Risk-Cost Analysis Under Uncertainty for Dredged Material Management.  Proceedings of the 18th ASCE Annual Conference and Symposium for Water Resources Planning and Management and Urban Water Resources. Jerry L. Anderson, ed. ASCE pubs.  New Orleans, LA. May 20 - 22, 1991.
  

• Stansbury, J., I. Bogardi, Y.W. Lee, W. Woldt.  1990.  Multiobjective Decision Making Under Uncertainty.  Proceedings: IXth International Multiple Criteria Decision Making Conference.  Fairfax, VA, August 5-8, 1990.
  

• Stansbury, J., I. Bogardi, W. Kelly.  1989.  Risk-Cost Analysis for Management of Dredge Material.  Proceedings:  Engineering Foundation Conference of Risk-Based Decision Making.  Santa Barbara, CA, October 15-20, 1989.

• CE 310 Fluid Mechanics
  
• CE 319 Fluid Mechanics Lab
  
• CE 326 Principles of Environmental Engineering
  
• CE 352 Intro to Water Resources Engineering
  
• CE 421/821 Hazardous Waste Management
  
• CE 424/824 Solid Waste Engineering
  
• CE 425 Environmental Engineering Process Design
  
• CE 430/830 Fundamentals of Water Quality Modeling
  
• CE 452/852 Water Resources Development
  
• CE 828 Chemistry for Environmental Engineering
  
• CE 916 Water Resources Law
  
• CE 998 Hazardous Waste Site Investigation

• Water Environment Federation
  
• American Society of Civil Engineers