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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 />

(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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