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We strive to treat, manage, and maintain the quality of all water.
Water Researchers
Brian Haggard
![Brian Haggard](/_resources/images/engr_research/water_researchers/b_haggard.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Database Analysis
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Constituent Load Estimation
- Water Quality Trends
- Constituent Transport and Dynamics in Stormwater & Aquatic Systems
- Phosphorus Chemistry in Residuals, Fertilizers, Sediments and Soils
Chris Henry
![Chris Henry](/_resources/images/engr_research/water_researchers/ChrisHenry2.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Irrigation scheduling
- Water resource development
- Irrigation system technology development and alternative irrigation systems
- Crop water use
- Chemigation Irrigation scheduling
- Pumping plant performance
- Irrigation energy use
- Overall irrigation efficiency
Jamie A. Hestekin
![Jamie A. Hestekin](/_resources/images/engr_research/energy_researchers/hestekin_J.jpg)
Chemical Engineering
- charged separations
- extraction of oils and carbohydrates from algae
Marty Matlock
![>Marty Matlock](/_resources/images/engr_research/water_researchers/m_mattock.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Life Cycle Assessment of agricultural, urban, and supply chain systems
- Ecological services design and restoration
- Watershed restoration and management
- Ecological risk assessment Complex Systems Theory
Karthik Nayani
![Karthik Nayani](/_resources/images/engr_research/cheg-researchers/KarthikNayani.jpg)
Chemical Engineering
- Soft Materials
- Biomaterials
- Self Assembly
Scott Osborn
![Scott Osborn](/_resources/images/engr_research/water_researchers/Scott_Osborn2.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Nutrient Removal from Waterbodies
- Watershed Improvement
- Repairing Eutrophic Reservoirs
- Sediment Oxygen Demand Spreadsheet Model - Steady State - Transient - Instructions
- Biological Engineering Applied to Human Health Energy and mass transfer
- Biochemical kinetics and engineering design in biological systems related to human health including applications in medical, ecological, and pharamceutical/nutritional systems
Ben Runkle
![Ben Runkle](/_resources/images/engr_research/water_researchers/b_runkle.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Micrometeorological fluxes
- Carbon and water cycle interactions
- Dissolved organic matter in wetlands
- Sustainability & resilience - agro-ecosystems, green stormwater runoff strategies
- Rice irrigation strategies
- Carbon accounting
- Evapotranspiration management
- Global climate models
Keisha Bishop Walters
![Keisha Walters](/_resources/images/engr_research/cheg-researchers/KeishaWalters.jpg)
Chemical Engineering
- Stimuli Responsive Polymers
- Advanced Separations
- Nanomaterials
- Surface and Interfacial Engineering
- Functional (Bio)polymers
- Sustainable Polymers
Ranil Wickramasinghe
![Ranil Wickramasinghe](/_resources/images/engr_research/energy_researchers/Wickramasinghe_Ranil.jpg)
Chemical Engineering
- membrane science
- membrane technology
Jun Zhu
![Jun Zhu](/_resources/images/engr_research/water_researchers/jun_zhu.jpg)
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Waste treatment technologies for protecting air and water quality related to animal production
- Renewable energy production technologies
- Bioconversion of wastes into value-added products