Water Resources
(see also Agriculture, Irrigation/Water Management section)

Dr. Kenneth H. Reckhow
Director, Water Resources Research Institute for the University of North Carolina
(919) 515-2815
ken_reckhow@ncsu.edu
www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/CIL/WRRI
Water quality assessment and management. Water quality modeling. Risk assessment. Decision analysis.

 

Dr. Morton Barlaz
associate professor of civil engineering
(919) 515-7676
barlaz@eos.ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/~barlaz
Solid waste collection, recycling and disposal. Bio-degradation in ground water. Methane production from municipal solid waste in landfills, other aspects of solid waste management.

 

Dr. Leon E. Danielson
professor of agricultural and resource economics
(919) 515-4534
leon_danielson@ncsu.edu
Participation of rural communities in making public policy on issues such as farmland preservation, water quality, land-use planning, erosion control and natural resources stewardship.

 

Dr. James C. Barker
professor and extension biological and agricultural engineering specialist
(919) 515-6793
jim_barker@ncsu.edu
Develops educational programs and fosters technology advancement for systems of agricultural waste management and water quality protection, organic by-product utilization and land application, and rural environmental quality preservation.

 

Dr. R. Wayne Skaggs
William Neal Reynolds Professor of biological and agricultural engineering
and Distinguished University Professor
(919) 515-6739
wayne_skaggs@ncsu.edu
Drainage, water table control and sub-irrigation. Water management and hydrology of shallow water table soils, including wetlands. Wetlands issues. Water quality issues.

 

Dr. Philip W. Westerman
professor of biological and agricultural engineering
(919) 515-6742
phil_westerman@ncsu.edu
Water quality and waste management for livestock; aquaculture and agricultural runoff pollution. Land application of waste. Groundwater pollution from animal waste lagoons.

 

Dr. J. Wendell Gilliam
William Neal Reynolds Professor of soil science
(919) 515-2040
wendell_gilliam@ncsu.edu
Agriculture's influence on water quality. Riparian buffers. Wetlands and water quality.

 

Dr. Thurman L. Grove
professor and dept. head of zoology
(919) 515-2741
thurman_grove@ncsu.edu
Ecology and environmental policy, especially the effects of land-use practices on surface waters.