Dr.
Auer teaches in the area of environmental engineering,
specializing in surface water quality engineering. He
works with students at all levels: coordinating freshman
orientation, teaching introductory and advanced undergraduate
courses, and offering graduate instruction in surface
water quality modeling. Dr. Auer's research involves field
and laboratory studies and mathematical modeling of water
quality in lakes and rivers. Since joining MTU in 1981,
he has overseen nineteen masters theses and three doctoral
dissertations. Dr. Auer has served as project director
or co-principal investigator for more than $2.5 million
in externally funded research, has published more than
55 papers in the peer-reviewed literature and has authored
or co-authored more than 100 presentations at professional
meetings. Dr. Auer's work has appeared in Environmental
Science and Technology, the Journal of Environmental Engineering,
the Journal of Great Lakes Research, the Journal of Lake
and Reservoir Management, and Water Research. Dr. Auer
is also one of seven MTU faculty and graduates who collaborated
in co-authoring the textbook, Fundamentals of Environmental
Engineering.
