USDA/ARS - Soil Drainage Research Unit 590 Woody Hayes Drive, RM. 234 Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-9806 Fax: (614)-292-9448
Professional Engineer (Civil Engineering) - State of New Mexico - #13478
Licensed Professional Geologist – State of Indiana - #2077
Areas of Expertise:
Surface/Subsurface Hydrology Agricultural/Geotechnical Engineering Soil Science Geophysics Geology
Education:
Postgraduate Degree: Ph.D. in Biosystems Engineering Date: May 1995 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Specialization: Surface/Subsurface Hydrology and Geotechnical Engineering
Degree: M.S. in Geology Date: December 1987 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Specialization: Hydrogeology
Degree: M.S. in Geology Date: December 1986 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Specialization: Geophysics
Undergraduate Degree: B.S. in Geology Date: December 1980 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Major: Geology; Minor: Math
Professional Experience:
Agricultural Engineer, Adjunct Assistant Professor - (1998 to Present) USDA-ARS Soil Drainage Research Unit & The Ohio State University – Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering Department, Columbus, Ohio
Responsibilities
Hydrologic investigation of agricultural subsurface drainage/irrigation. Testing of geophysical methods for locating buried agricultural drains. Study of fractured glacial till geotechnical engineering characteristics. Computer modeling of watershed hydrology
Hydrogeologist, Adjunct Faculty - (1996 to 1998)
New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech – Earth and Environmental Sci. Dept., Socorro, New Mexico
Responsibilities
Laboratory research on environmental remediation of heavy metals from soil. Laboratory study of surfactant impacts on soil hydraulic/mechanical properties. Middle Rio Grande Basin hydrogeologic and engineering geology investigations. Management of the Bureau's soil testing lab facility. Public service (water resource consultations).
Research Engineer - (1989 to 1996)
Oklahoma State University, Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Responsibilities
Laboratory testing of surfactant transport characteristics in unsaturated soil. Laboratory study of anion exclusion impacts on nitrate/chloride mobility in soil. Surface and subsurface hydrologic modeling investigations. Field research on runoff water quality from poultry waste treated test plots.
Hydrogeologist - (1988 to 1989)
ERM Southwest Inc., Houston, Texas
Responsibilities
Site investigation (well installation, soil/water sampling, and aquifer tests). Ground water flow and contaminant transport modeling. Geophysical (electromagnetic induction) field surveying. Report preparation.
Geophysicist - (1983 to 1986)
CONOCO Inc., Houston & Midland, Texas
Responsibilities
Analysis of geological and geophysical data (including seismic information, geophysical well logs, and stratigraphic reports) from offshore southern California and the Delaware Basin in Texas and New Mexico. Exploration prospect generation.
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