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Faculty Expertise Guide - College of Engineering - Virginia Tech

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<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> engineering faCulty expertise listing 2010-2012<br />

FAX: 540-231-3199<br />

E-mail: smostagh@vt.edu<br />

Specialty: Nonpoint Source Pollution Control, Environmental<br />

Monitoring, BMP Impact Assessment, Water Quality<br />

Applications: Characterize the impact <strong>of</strong> urban and agricultural<br />

activities on nonpoint source pollution; develop improved<br />

methods for assessing impacts <strong>of</strong> management practices on<br />

surface and groundwater quality; develop TMDLs for priority<br />

watersheds; watershed management<br />

<strong>Expertise</strong>: Design and development <strong>of</strong> environmental monitoring<br />

network; use <strong>of</strong> computer simulation models and GIS technologies<br />

for watershed assessment; surface and groundwater<br />

quality<br />

Examples <strong>of</strong> Funding Sources: National Science Foundation,<br />

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department <strong>of</strong><br />

Agriculture, <strong>Virginia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Conservation and Recreation,<br />

USAID<br />

WATER RESOURCES<br />

see Groundwater, Widdowson<br />

WATER RESOURCES<br />

Name: Jeffrey B. Connor<br />

Department: <strong>Engineering</strong> Education<br />

Office Phone: 540-231-9541<br />

FAX: 540-231-6903<br />

E-mail: connorj@vt.edu<br />

Specialty: Water Planning, Computer Simulation, Hydrology<br />

Applications: Municipal, state and federal water resources planning<br />

and management<br />

<strong>Expertise</strong>: Hydraulic and hydrologic modeling; computer simulation<br />

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT<br />

see also Ecological <strong>Engineering</strong>, Wynn<br />

<strong>Engineering</strong> Education, Lohani<br />

Environment, Hession<br />

Environmental <strong>Engineering</strong>, Godrej<br />

Water, Moglen<br />

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT<br />

Name: Brian Benham<br />

Department: Biological Systems <strong>Engineering</strong><br />

Office Phone: 540-231-5705<br />

FAX: 540-231-3199<br />

E-mail: benham@vt.edu<br />

URL: www.tmdl.bse.vt.edu; www.wellwater.bse.vt.edu<br />

Specialty: Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment and Control,<br />

Watershed Management, Household Drinking Water Quality<br />

<strong>Expertise</strong>: Nonpoint source pollution assessment and control;<br />

watershed management; household drinking water quality<br />

Examples <strong>of</strong> Funding Sources: United States Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture,<br />

<strong>Virginia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental Quality, <strong>Virginia</strong><br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Conservation and Recreation, U.S. Environmental<br />

Protection Agency<br />

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT<br />

Name: Conrad Heatwole<br />

Department: Biological Systems <strong>Engineering</strong><br />

Office Phone: 540-231-4858<br />

FAX: 540-231-3199<br />

E-mail: heatwole@vt.edu<br />

Specialty: Geographic Information Systems, Watershed Modeling,<br />

Hydrology, Nonpoint Source Pollution Control<br />

Applications: Nonpoint source pollution modeling; hydrology <strong>of</strong><br />

upland areas; agricultural land use assessment and modeling;<br />

TMDL development; source water protection; land use map-<br />

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