Nicole Hill

Nicole Hill

  • Senior Lecturer, Natural and Applied Sciences
  • Ph.D. in Environmental Information Science, Cornell University
  • Postgraduate coursework in Physics, Binghamton University
  • B.S.C.E. in Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Teaching Interests

Water quality; Hydrology; Sustainable food systems; Environmental chemistry; Environmental physics; Geology; Climate science

Research Interests

Aquatic carbon and nitrogen cycling; Greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters; Urban hydrology and stormwater infrastructure; STEM education

Awards and Honors

  • Innovative Teaching Award, Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU)
  • Cross Scale Biogeochemistry and Climate Program Small Grant, Cornell Unviersity
  • 2nd Place, Graduate Student Oral Presentation Competition, American Society of Agronomy (ASA) International Annual Meeting, Climatology & Modeling Section
  • Center for Teaching Excellence Graduate Research and Teaching Fellow (CTE GRTF), Cornell University
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Conference Travel Grant, Cornell University
  • Center for Teaching Excellence Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow (CTE GTAF), Cornell University
  • Cornell University Conference Travel Grant, Cornell University
  • Conference for Sustainability IGERTs (C4SI3) Travel Grant, Naitonal Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Cross Scale Biogeochemistry and Climate Program Small Grant, Cornell University
  • Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship in Cross Scale Biogeochemistry and Climate, National Science Foundation (NSF IGERT)

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Hill, N. B., Riha, S. J., Walter, M. T. (2018). Temperature dependence of daily respiration and reaeration rates during baseflow conditions in a Northeastern U.S. stream. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies, (19) 250-264. (Link)
  • Hill, N. B. (2016). MAUVE: A new strategy for solving and grading physics problems. The Physics Teacher, (54) 5 293-296. (Link)
  • Rahm, B. G., Hill, N. B., Shaw, S. B., Riha, S. J. (2016). Nitrate dynamics in two streams impacted by wastewater treatment plant discharge: point sources or sinks?. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, (52) 3 592-604. (Link)

    • Presentations

  • Hill, N. B. (2018). “Flipping Environmental Physics to promote quantitative literacy across disciplines” Presented at the Lilly Conference Innovative Strategies to Advance Student Learning Asheville, NC
  • Hill, N. B. (2017). “Climate change in the valley: The story of Glacial Lake Hitchcock” Presented at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment Nature Study Club Amherst, MA
  • Hill, N. B. (2016). “Climate change and the natural world” Presented at the Amherst Cinema Science on Screen: Microcosmos Amherst, MA
  • Hill, N. B., Riha, S. J., Walter, M. T. (2015). “Spatiotemporal variability of carbon dioxide in and emissions from a headwater stream in Central New York” Presented at the American Society of Agronomy International Annual Meeting Synergy in Science: Partnering for Solutions Minneapolis, MN
  • Hill, N. B., Rahm, B. G., Shaw, S. B., Riha, S. J. (2014). “In-stream microbial denitrification potential at wastewater treatment plant discharge sites” Presented at the American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA
  • Hill, N. B., Riha, S. J., Wysocki, M. W. (2014). “Teaching physics to environmental science majors using a flipped course approach” Presented at the American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA
  • Hill, N. B. (2014). “Influence of water infrastructure on hydrologic and biogeochemical cycles in agricultural and urbanizing watersheds in Central New York” Presented at the Dept. of Biological & Environmental Engineering, Cornell University Soil & Water Lab Seminar Series Ithaca, NY
  • Hill, N. B. (2014). “Where did the nitrate-N go? Investigating nitrate transformations downstream of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharge sites” Presented at the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University Biogeochemistry Environmental Science & Sustainability (BESS) Graduate Student Symposium Ithaca, NY
  • Hill, N. B. (2013). “A multifaceted approach to investigating in-stream reactive nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)” Presented at the Portland State University Conference for Sustainability IGERTs 3 (C4SI3) Portland, OR

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Member for Natural & Applied Science Curriculum Committee 2020-10-01 - Present

    • Service: Public

  • Board Member for Pioneer Valley Institute 2017-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  • Tour Co-Leader for "The geology and biology of Cave Hill" 2017-01-01 - 2019-12-31

    • Service: University

  • Student Organization Advisor for Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity 2022-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Falcon Discovery Seminar Advisory Board 2022-05-01 - Present