Professor

Research and/or Creative Works

Presentations

Assessing linkages between stream geomorphic condition and habitat health using a generalized regression neural network; Mathon, B.R., Rizzo, D.M., Kline, M., Alexander, G., Fiske, S., Langdon, R., Stevens, L., Infrastructure Development for Research and STEM Education: Focus on the Lake Champlain Basin, Burlington, VT; June 2011 (poster).

Using a generalized regression neural network to link geomorphic and habitat assessments in the Missisquoi River watershed; Mathon, B.R., Fytilis, N., Stevens, L., Kline, M., Alexander, G., Rizzo, D.M., Lake Champlain 2010 Conference: Our Lake, Our Future, Burlington, VT; June 2010 (poster).

Using a complex systems tool to link geomorphic and habitat assessments in the Lake Champlain Basin; Mathon, B.R., Stevens, L., Kline, M., Alexander, G., Fiske, S., Pinder, G.F., Rizzo, D.M., Vermont EPSCoR Annual State Meeting, Burlington, VT; March 2010 (presentation).

Classifying Vermont stream habitat condition using a generalized regression neural network; Mathon, B.R., Fytilis, N., Stevens, L., Kline, M., Alexander, G., Rizzo, D.M., Vermont Geological Society Winter Meeting: Geologic Controls on River Systems in the Northeastern U.S, Northfield, VT; February 2010 (poster).

Stream classification linking geomorphic and habitat assessments using artificial neural networks; Fytilis, N., Mathon, B.R., Rizzo, D.M., Stevens, L., Morrissey, L., Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, CA; December 2009 (poster).

A DNA based method to identify oligocheate taxa in stream communities in the Madison River, MT, USA; Stevens, L., Lodh, N., Rizzo, D.M., Mathon, B.R., Kerans, B., International Oligiocheate, Turkey; October 2009.

Linking geomorphology, habitats, and biota in streams using artificial neural networks; Mathon, B.R., Stevens, L., Kline, M., Burnham, D., Fiske, S., Watzin, M., Pinder, G.F., Rizzo, D.M., Vermont EPSCoR Annual State Meeting, Burlington, VT; June 2009 (presentation).

Scaling-up bacterial transport: The development of tools to model pathogen migration at multiple scales; Mathon, B.R., and Hill, J.E., Vermont EPSCoR Annual State Meeting, Burlington, VT; June 2008 (poster).

An application of Dempster-Shafer theory to hydraulic conductivity; Druschel, B.R., Ozbek, M.M., Pinder, G.F., Computational Methods in Water Resources, Copenhagen, Denmark; June 2006 (presentation).

Integration of fuzzy and probabilistic information in the description of hydraulic conductivity; Druschel, B.R., Ozbek, M.M., Pinder, G.F., Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, CA; December 2004 (poster).

A gas transfer study at Ojo Caliente, Yellowstone National Park, USA; Druschel, B.R., Borda, M.J., Schoonen, M.A.A., Water Rock Interaction 11, Saratoga Springs, NY; June 2004 (poster).

Dissipation of thermal and chemical disequilibrium in hot springs:  Big Boiler, Lassen Volcanic National Park; Mathon, B.R., Schoonen, M.A.A., 11TH Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Hot Springs, VA; May 2001 (presentation).

Publications

Mathon, B.R., Rizzo, D.M., Ozbek, M.M., Pinder, G.F., Fuzzy generalized regression neural network methodology, in preparation.

Mathon, B.R., Schoonen, M.A.A., Riccardi, A., Borda, M.J., 2015.  Measuring flow rates and characterizing flow regimes in hot springs, Applied Geochemistry 62, pp. 234 - 246.
          
Mathon, B.R., Stevens, L., Kline, M., Alexander, G., Fiske, S., Langdon, R., Rizzo, D.M., 2013.  Assessing linkages in stream habitat, geomorphic condition, and biological integrity using a generalized regression neural network, Journal of the American Water Resources Association – JAWRA 49 (2), pp. 415-430.

Mathon, B.R., Ozbek, M.M., and Pinder, G.F., 2010.  Dempster-Shafer theory applied to uncertainty surrounding permeability, Mathematical Geosciences 42 (3), pp. 293 - 307.

Mathon, B.R., Ozbek, M.M., and Pinder, G.F., 2008.  Transmissivity and storage coefficient estimation by coupling the Cooper-Jacob method and modified fuzzy least-squares regression, Journal of Hydrology 353 (3-4), pp. 267-274.

Druschel, B.R., Borda, M.J., Schoonen, M.A.A., 2004.  A gas transfer study at Ojo Caliente, Yellowstone National Park, USA, Water Rock Interaction 11, Saratoga Springs, NY, Volume 1, 119-123.

Awards and Recognition

• Excellence in Teaching Award for part-time faculty, Johnson State College, 2015

• Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduating Math Major, Hofstra University, 1999

• Provost List, Hofstra University, Senior Year

Associations and Affiliations

Membership
Phi Beta Kappa, Hofstra University
Kappa Mu Epsilon (National Mathematics Honor Society), Hofstra University
Golden Key National Honor Society, Hofstra University

Manuscript Reviews
Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA)
Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

Primary 

  • Environmental
  • Water Resources
  • Environmental & Public Health

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Vermont
  • M.S., SUNY Stony Brook
  • B.S., Hofstra University

Contact

Office Location:

Votey Hall 231C