educator agricultural engineer
Bachelor of Science in Political Economy of Natural Resources, University California, Berkeley, 1978. Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Engineering, Cornell University, 1997.
Research support specialist department agricultural and biological engineering Cornell University, 1987—1997. Assistant professor department agricultural and biosystems engineering Iowa State University, Ames, 1997—2003, associate professor, 2003—2004. Associate professor department agricultural and biological engineering Pennsylvania State University, State College, since 2004.
Visiting professor department environmental technical Wageningen University Research Center, Netherlands, 2000.
Member of Water Environment Federation, Soil and Water Conservation Society, International Society Industrial Ecology, American Society Engineering Education, American Society Agricultural and Biological Engineers (Iowa Section Newcomer Engineer of Year 2001, Blue Ribbon award 1991, 1993, 2001, 2003), Institute Biological Engineering (president, treasurer 1998—2001, 2004-2006), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
