Randal Leek
Research Assistant
M.S. candidate: Biological Systems Engineering
(Land and Water Eng. Program)
Washington State University
Advisor: Dr. Joan Wu
http://www.bsyse.wsu.edu/joan/
Office: MacAlister 226
Email: rleek@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-7327
Education
- M.S. Candidate, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- M.A. Intercultural Organizational Development, School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT
- B.S. Construction Management, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
Research Interests and Background
The major research of Randal Leek focuses on water movement through streambed sediments in the Touchet River near Dayton, WA, as it pertains to surface- and ground-water exchange and aquatic habitat. He has also been instrumental in developing the watershed management plan document for the Pingston Creek watershed in 2004, during which he conducted a number of community outreach meetings in Stevens County, WA. Other research interests of his are the design and implementation of basin-scale ground-water recharge management and hyporheic flows and stream corridor restoration. Previous professional experiences have taken him to East Africa, Central Asia, Albania and India.
Grantsmanship
Randy Leek was a contributing author in the preparation of the following proposals:
- Measuring riverbed hydraulic conductivity for determination of surface- and ground-water interaction, Bertrand creek, Nooksack River Basin, SWWRC/USGS, $27,500, Mar 2005–Feb 2006. (Declined)
- Three-dimensional characterization of riverbed hydraulic conductivity and its relation to salmonid habitat quality, SWWRC/USGS, $24,000, Mar 2004–Feb 2005. (Funded)
- The hydraulic connection between the Spokane River and the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer: field investigation and modeling, USGS/NIWR, $155,955, Sep 2004 - Aug 2007. (Declined)
- Evaluating material properties to optimize wood-strands for wind erosion control, Washington Technology Center, $48,000, Jul 2005 - Jun 2006. (Funded)
Publications and Technical Presentations
Leek, R., J.Q. Wu, L. Wang, T. Hanrahan, M.E. Barber, and H. Qiu. 2005. Characterization of spatial variability of water movement through streambed of the Touchet River, southeastern Washington. Hydro. Process. (In preparation)
Leek, R., L. Wang, J.Q. Wu, and T.P. Hanrahan, Heterogeneous characteristics of water movement through riverbed sediments of the Touchet River in Southeastern Washington. Groundwater under the Pacific Northwest: USDA CSREES Biennial Regional Research and Extension Water Quality Conference, Dolce Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA, Nov 2–3, 2005. (Abstract accpeted)
Memberships
- American Society for Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). 2003.