Faculty Expertise Guide - College of Engineering - Virginia Tech
Faculty Expertise Guide - College of Engineering - Virginia Tech
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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