EXTENSION FACULTY

Fredrick W. Wheaton, Ph.D., P.E.,
Professor and Chair,
(agricultural engineering),
Iowa State University, 1968;
 (23% Extension)

Departmental administrative
    responsibilities
 

Aquacultural engineering

Systems design

Equipment

Waste management

Filtration systems
 

Seafood processing

Product quality

Processing equipment

Jennifer G. Becker, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
(bioenvironmental engineering),
Northwestern University, 1998;
(75% Extension)

Waste management

Water quality

Water quantity

Nutrient management
 

Bioremediation of groundwater systems

Nitrate

Organics

Chlorinated compounds
 

Agricultural, industrial and
municipal residuals management

Recycling of byproducts

Recovery of residuals

Biotreatment of
non-point source pollution

Stormwater management

Best management practices

Pollution prevention

Gary K. Felton, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor and Water Quality Extension Specialist
(agricultural engineering),
Texas A&M University, 1987;
(75% Extension)

Hydrology

Precipitation

Runoff

Groundwater

Agricultural nonpoint source
pollution control

Evaluation of best management
     practices (BMP's)

Pollutant movement

Runoff monitoring

Groundwater monitoring

Environmental assessment

Water quality

Site evaluations

Agricultural drainage and irrigation

Regional coordination of
Extension water quality programs

David S. Ross, Ph.D.,
Professor and
Extension Agricultural Engineer,
(agricultural engineering),
Pennsylvania State University, 1973; (100% Extension)

Liaison, Natural Resource,
Agriculture, and
Engineering Service (NRAES)

Horticultural engineering (nursery,
greenhouse, fruit and vegetable
crops)

Structures and
      environmental control

Facilities layout design and
     materials handling

Storage facilities and equipment

New machinery technology

Greenhouse IPM/
    insect screening

Energy conservation

Post harvest handling -- fruits and
vegetables

Post harvest cooling

Cold storage structures

Irrigation

Trickle irrigation design

Sprinkler irrigation design

Chemigation systems

Backflow prevention

Water management/
     use scheduling

Water and nutrient management
(nursery and greenhouse crops)

4-H engineering events

4-H bicycle/automotive safety