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
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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.
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