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 />
(National Research Initiative program; Biomass program),<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture and Consumer Services,<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental Quality, <strong>Virginia</strong> Center<br />
for Innovative <strong>Tech</strong>nology, U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Commerce,<br />
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<br />
BIORESIDUE UTILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT<br />
Name: Jactone Arogo Ogejo<br />
Department: Biological Systems <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Office Phone: 540-231-6815<br />
FAX: 540-231-3199<br />
E-mail: arogo@vt.edu<br />
Specialty: Emission Source Characterization, Waste Treatment<br />
Process, Nutrient and Energy (Anaerobic Digestion) Recovery<br />
Processes<br />
Applications: Design and evaluation <strong>of</strong> agricultural waste treatment<br />
systems; biogas production from agro-based waste material;<br />
monitoring and quantifying gaseous and odor emissions<br />
from animal feeding operations; developing mitigation technologies<br />
for pollutants from agricultural sources; technology<br />
transfer (field scale technology demonstration); nitrogen and<br />
phosphorus recovery/removal systems<br />
<strong>Expertise</strong>: Animal and industrial waste management; mitigation<br />
<strong>of</strong> emissions from agricultural sources; modeling source emissions<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> Funding Sources: U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture,<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation<br />
BRIDGES<br />
see Construction Materials, Weyers<br />
BRIDGE DESIGN<br />
Prestressed Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, FRP<br />
Reinforcement for Concrete<br />
Name: Carin L. Roberts-Wollmann<br />
Department: Civil and Environmental <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Office Phone: 540-231-2052<br />
FAX: 540-231-7532<br />
E-mail: wollmann@vt.edu<br />
Specialty: Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures, Behavior<br />
and Design with Emphasis on Bridges<br />
<strong>Expertise</strong>: Methods for improving bridge durability and reducing<br />
construction time, including RFP reinforcement for concrete,<br />
precast concrete bridge deck panels, continuity diaphragm<br />
behavior and design<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> Funding Sources: <strong>Virginia</strong> Transportation Research<br />
Council, Federal Highway Administration, Precast/Prestressed<br />
Concrete Institute, <strong>Virginia</strong> Center for Innovative <strong>Tech</strong>nology<br />
CAPACITY INVESTMENT DECISION<br />
see Investment, E. Bish<br />
CARBON SEQUESTATION<br />
see Mining, Karmis<br />
CATALYSIS<br />
Name: S. Ted Oyama<br />
Department: Chemical <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Office Phone: 540-231-5309<br />
FAX: 540-231-5022<br />
E-mail: oyama@vt.edu<br />
Specialty: Environmental Catalysis and Materials<br />
Applications: Reduction <strong>of</strong> greenhouse emissions (CO2); activation<br />
<strong>of</strong> methane in membrane reactors; hydrodesulfurization<br />
and hydrodenitrogenation <strong>of</strong> petroleum feedstocks; sulfurresistant<br />
hydrogenation catalysts; ozone decomposition; low-<br />
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