590 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-9806
614-292-9448 (fax)

Education

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, May 2000
Major: Water Resources
Dissertation Title: Model Development and Data Collection for Whole Turfgrass Systems

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907         
M.S. Agricultural Engineering, December 1992
Major: Soil and Water
Thesis Title: Comparison of Rill Erodibility Parameters as Influenced by Long-Term No-Till Farming

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907         
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, May 1991
Major: Soil and Water         

Professional Experience

USDA-ARS, Grassland Soil and Water Research Center
Temple, TX 76502; 10/97-Present
Agricultural Engineer

USDA-ARS, Grassland Soil and Water Research Center
Temple, TX 76502; 1/95-10/97
Hydraulic Engineer

Blackland Research Center, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Temple, TX; 6/93 - 1/95
Associate Research Scientist / Agricultural Engineer

USDA-ARS, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
West Lafayette, IN; 2/89 - 6/93
Agricultural Engineer

General Projects and Research

• Develop models for optimizing the use of fertilizers, water tillage, pesticides, and other inputs for crop production at the field and watershed scales containing both traditional agricultural and turfgrass systems
• Develop improved soil, water, and crop management practices for controlling runoff and erosion, protecting water quality, minimizing soil compaction, and restoring or maintaining the productivity of crop and rangelands
• Determine the impact of traditional and urban agricultural system management alternatives on fertilizer use efficiency, nutrient cycling, organic matter buildup, and atmospheric CO2 capture.

Specific Research

• Developing a water quality computer model for turfgrass studies.  
• Monitoring a municipal golf course in Austin, TX for nutrient analysis.  
• Instrumentation network design for precipitation and runoff data collection from turfgrass environments and small watersheds.