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New York state announced today that the Federal Government has released more funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which according to a press release will enable the state to keep funding HEAP for non-low-income New...
Homelessness takes a lot of forms. Here in the North Country, we don't tend to see a lot of the kind of homelessness that's associated with big urban centers — people living in the street, out of shopping carts, what used to be...
From the "no foolin'!" file, this today: As it's currently colder than a witch's teat in the North Country, and has been on and off since the end of last year, the social service agencies that administer the federal...
I'm always going on about the WIC program (Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children), and how important it can be for families. The program, through the New York State Department of Health (DOH), helps families...
Happy post-Thanksgiving week to you all, and thanks, weather gods, for reminding us it is, in fact, winter. Man, is it winter. There are many stories in the papers so far this week with opportunities to do nice things for other people because...
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Pataki Delivers Aid for Ft. Drum Housing Crunch
Aug 19, 2005 — Governor Pataki was in Watertown yesterday to deliver aid for the region's housing shortage. He announced $7 million in state grants to renovate old housing and build new units in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties. As David Sommerstein reports, a 55% increase in the number of soldiers at Fort Drum is causing the squeeze. Go to full article
Raise Your Voice: Foster Care Saves a Rebel
Jun 06, 2005 — We begin a new project for North Country Public Radio. It's called Raise Your Voice: Stories from North Country Teens. We gave three young women recorders and asked them to document their daily lives. The resulting stories will air Monday mornings in June on The 8 O'Clock Hour. The project is a collaboration with North Country Adolescent Outreach, a peer education program based at SUNY Potsdam. Today we hear from Brittany Chase. Brittany is 16 years old. She lives in a foster home in Potsdam. Strife in her biological family landed her in the foster care system. Brittany says it saved her life. Go to full article
Canton Workshops Tackle Hunger Issues
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Apr 14, 2005 — For more than 30 years, Bread for the World has been a non-partisan voice for ending hunger. Bread for the World will lead a series of workshops on advocacy issues dealing with hunger locally, nationally and world wide today in Canton. Jim Stipe is Northeast Regional Organizer for the anti-hunger group. He spoke with Todd Moe. Go to full article
Record High Gas Prices Punish Working Families
Apr 07, 2005 — Gas prices continue to rise around the U.S., hitting an average of two dollars and twenty-two cents a gallon. That's a new record. Here in the north country, prices are even higher -- close to two dollars and forty cents a gallon. As Brian Mann reports, low-income workers are taking a hit from pump prices, especially those who face a long commute. Go to full article
Close to Homeless: Surviving Transiency
Mar 14, 2005 — People who are homeless in rural regions like Northern New York redefine our picture of "homelessness". The National Coalition for the Homeless, a not-for-profit advocacy group, says rural homeless are more likely to be white, female, married, working--and homeless for short periods of time. And instead of relying on social service agencies, many rural homeless people stay with family or friends until they get back on their feet. They move from place to place, staying with friends and relatives, or in a series of substandard apartments and trailers. NCPR talked with some of these overlooked neighbors, and with some of their advocates, in a series of stories last May called Close to Homeless. This week, we'll revisit those stories, and check back to see how the people we met are faring. In part one of our series last spring, David Sommerstein reported on a family in Dickinson Center in Franklin County who have experienced the most persistent kind of rural homelessness: chronic transiency. Go to full article
Close to Homeless Update: Laura Davenport
Mar 14, 2005 — It's been a momentous nine months for Laura Davenport and her family. Laura regained full custody of her children. The family's social worker said home life seemed stable enough to end regular visits. Laura got a full-time job. And she built an addition to her trailer. David Sommerstein stopped by recently to check back in. Go to full article
Local Government Group Calls Middle Class Housing "A Crisis"
Jan 21, 2005 — Last month, the Association of Adirondack Towns and Villages passed a resolution supporting legislation designed to promote affordable housing for middle income families. JR Risley -- who heads the AATV and serves as town supervisor in Inlet -- spoke this week with Brian Mann. Risley says the booming second home market is crippling some communities in the Park. Go to full article
The View From Aspen: To Save "Local" Resort Towns Must Plan
Jan 21, 2005 — This week, a local government leader from Aspen Colorado spoke at an affordable housing conference in Saranac Lake, sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Tourism. Mick Ireland has been a commissioner in Pitkin County for ten years. Ireland spoke with Brian Mann. He says Aspen is fighting to retain its local character. Go to full article
Ft. Drum Growth Stresses Housing Market
Aug 16, 2004 — The area around Fort Drum, Watertown, and beyond is on the brink of a building boom. But some say it might be more of a housing crisis. 4,200 soldiers and their families are moving to the region as the army base adds a new 3rd Brigade. The army is also beginning a $315 million renovation of its existing housing on base. That's good news for builders, realtors, and economic growth. But the influx of people may make affordable housing hard to find. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Rural Kids, Homeless In The Big City
May 28, 2004 — Young people from rural areas who wind up homeless often land on the streets of big cities. They go to escape poverty or broken families. They're searching for jobs or an education or adventure. But many of these kids wind up victims -- addicted to drugs, hooked into prostitution. Brian Mann spent a night on the streets of Montreal and has our story. Go to full article
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Poison Suspected In Death Of Eagles, Hawk
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B2 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are trying to pinpoint the cause of death of nine eagles and a red-tail hawk in Whatcom County that they think were poisoned. "What …
Police Hope Helpful Pair Will Provide Clue To Hit And Run
March 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 Coeur d'Alene Police are looking for two people who helped an injured hit-and-run victim Tuesday night. A man and woman helped Robert Quast after a Bronco-type vehicle hit him while …
Lead Cleanup Helping Kids; Pet Cleanup May Also Help
March 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 The latest study on lead exposure proves one thing, according to Jerry Cobb of Panhandle Health District: Basically, no news is good news. Replacing leaded yards with clean soil helps …
Mentally Ill Woman Reports Being Raped By Ex-Boyfriend
March 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 A 30-year-old mentally handicapped woman told police Thursday she was raped at knifepoint by a former boyfriend. The incident allegedly occurred 12 days ago.
Donations, Support Pour In For Cda Hit-And-Run Victim
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B2 He was run down by a truck, had his wheelchair crushed beyond repair and was left helpless and in pain in the middle of a dark street. But 43-year-old Robert …
"The Cocktail Hour" Interplayers, Friday Night
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B2 "This is classic A.R. Gurney, filled with wit, perception and insight into the American upper-crust family. It is essentially plotless - it resembles a flowing conversation - but not unstimulating. …
Man Wins Default Judgment Against Russian
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B2 A Spokane man won a default judgment in Superior Court against a Russian woman who sued him after their relationship went sour. The judgment Doug Richardson got against Larissa Sergievou …
Conference To Tell Seniors To Keep Learning
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B2 Spokane Community College is sponsoring a daylong conference to help seniors explore new interests in retirement. The conference is scheduled for March 27 in the Lair at SCC from 8 …
Attorney Says Pang Should Return To Seattle Extradition Pending For Suspect In Warehouse Fire That Killed Four
March 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B2 Martin Pang should return voluntarily to face murder charges for the death of four firefighters in a warehouse arson blaze rather than fight extradition from Brazil, his lawyer said Friday. …
Ewu Faculty Ok Bargaining Agreement
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B2 Faculty at Eastern Washington University voted for a collective bargaining agreement with the university. The tentative agreement covers grievances, pay equity and spending for research and libraries.
Man Critical After Being Hit By Train
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B2 A Deer Park man was critically injured early Friday after he was hit by a train as it went through the city north of Spokane. Dan Early, 38, was flown …
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Baking Soda May Be Good Crime Deterrent
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B6 Obeying the law means you never have to use baking soda as toothpaste. You're free to browse supermarket shelves and pick any brand and flavor you want. In fact, you …
We Shouldn't Let Anger Misrepresent The Real Us
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B6 Lita Oppegard, 46, Deer Park
A Man Died For Talk-Show Ratings
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B6 The only thing surprising about recent allegations that a man murdered another after being humiliated before a national television audience on "The Jenny Jones Show" is that it hasn't happened …
Brave New World Has A Price Tag
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B6 They all laughed at economist Milton Friedman when he suggested a generation ago that the federal government auction off broadcast licenses, instead of giving them away to political favorites. The …
Bill For Highway Vote Clears First Hurdle
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B8 House Republicans' $3.3 billion state transportation budget, complete with a $176 million tax increase for the voters to decide this fall, easily cleared its first hurdle Friday. The measure drew …
On The Record
March 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B8 They said it "When you've had a good banquet, there's no reason to eat the tablecloth, too." - Gov. Phil Batt, urging the Legislature to adjourn. "Maybe once and for …
Bill Ok'd To Let Businesses Assess Own Pollution
March 18, 1995 in City on Page B8 Revived legislation allowing businesses to assess their own environmental violations and then correct them without fear of reprisals won final approval from the Idaho Senate with little debate on Friday. …
Legislative Action
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Talks Stalled Over Rewriting Health Reform
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Chiefs Salvage Tie With Portland Late Goal Forces Overtime, 4-4 Whl Deadlock
March 18, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 The Spokane Chiefs proved Friday that a lot can be accomplished in 25 seconds. In the Chiefs' case, they accomplished a last-ditch goal that forced overtime and resulted in a …
Cougars Take Off For Illinois And Second Nit Assignment
March 18, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 Washington State's men's basketball team will leave from Spokane International Airport at 4:35 this afternoon to begin what it hopes will be an extended trip back East. The Cougars (17-11) …
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COMMUNITY COMMENT: Fertilizer plant would be benefit, not terror threat
Editor's note: This Community Comment is from the three Posey County, Ind., commissioners.
For Posey County, Indiana, it was a stroke of good fortune which, under normal circumstances, would give a local community still reeling from the impact of a major recession cause to rejoice.
But these aren't normal circumstances.
Midwest Fertilizer Corp., a U.S. company with a multinational group of investors from Europe, North America, Asia, and Pakistan wants to build a new, state-of-the-art fertilizer plant in Posey County. It is a proposed investment of close to $2 billion that would create around 2,500 construction jobs, more than 300 additional permanent employment opportunities and would be managed by an all North American executive management team. At the same time, it would naturally generate broader economic development, a stronger tax base throughout the region, and provide a reliable source of fertilizer for Indiana farmers.
Even as so many companies continue to send American jobs overseas, Midwest Fertilizer is working hard to support new jobs in our community. That in itself is very good news, indeed.
In January 2013, however, the state of Indiana halted the project over concerns that the calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertilizer manufactured in Pakistan by subsidiaries of one of Midwest Fertilizer's international investors, the Fatima Group, is being illegally smuggled into Afghanistan to make improvised explosive devices (IEDs). As a result, plans for the new plant are still very much on hold.
To be sure, these concerns are understandable — but settled.
After 18 months of research and development, the Fatima Group has developed a new fertilizer formula more inert than the existing CAN product. Company testing — conducted at great peril in war-ravaged Pakistan — has provided substantial evidence that it is almost impossible to use this new formula to make improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Soon, U.S. government personnel from the Departments of Defense and Commerce will collaborate with the company on joint testing to confirm this finding. The result of this testing is very likely to confirm a major breakthrough.
Officials from Indiana have also been invited to participate in further testing of the fertilizer and confirm certain product stewardship initiatives the company has undertaken. In the meantime, the company has halted all sales of CAN fertilizer to the Pakistani provinces bordering Afghanistan, and has removed its existing CAN fertilizer inventory from those provinces to prevent further misuse.
Supportive voices in Washington are recognizing the Fatima Group's initiative and progress. Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, the Chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has praised the company for its "continuing cooperation."
Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero, head of the Pentagon's Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), has also called the new fertilizer formula a "positive development."
As the Fatima Group works with our government to prevent the misuse of fertilizer, the people of Indiana should work to keep Midwest Fertilizer's proposed $2 billion manufacturing plant project alive for Posey County. The plant will not manufacture calcium ammonium nitrate, but will produce approximately 1.5 million tons annually of inert fertilizer for use throughout Indiana and the Midwest.
Midwest Fertilizer saw a great opportunity to invest in Posey County and in Indiana, and we are confident this investment will pay off for Hoosiers.
Now is the time for the state of Indiana to seize this unique opportunity to establish more good-paying, quality jobs here at home.
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That's awesome Rach :hooray:!!!! Praying the diflucan helps quickly...it helped within 24hrs for me :).
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That's awesome Rach :hooray:!!!! Praying the diflucan helps quickly...it helped within 24hrs for me :).
Hooray Rach!!! :cheer:
Natalie; What's going on with AF stopping?!
I've had some odd symptom occurrences this month and I wonder if it has to do with the high temps I had really early after O. :dunno:
This is so off topic and probably a little TMI, but I took DS to Chick-fil-A for lunch as a treat for finally wearing fins during his swim lessons (this has been an ongoing battle with him). We happened to run into a friend and her kiddos there. After lunch we were in the play area and this little girl climbs the stairs to the slide, then stops and does a #1 all over the stairs. I mean it was a lot- we thought someone spilled a drink at first! Her parents were no where to be found. After several minutes, her dad finally came and got her while the rest of us were trying to keep our toddlers off the stairs (not an easy task). Dad didn't even tell the mgmt what happened. He just grabbed her and left- one of the other parents had to go inform them.
I haven't potty-trained DS, so I cannot yet speak from experience. However, IMHO shouldn't the dad have taken her to the potty beforehand? From how much came out, she had to have gone awhile without going potty and she was little! Also, I cannot fathom not sticking around to clean up my kid's mess even if I was dying of embarrassment. Thoughts? Or am I being a bit to harsh?
Gator - people have no shame... I work in a CHILDREN'S clothing store where we have a very visible public bathroom - I've cleaned up poop pee and vomit that I've found around the store. People spill their slurpees or whatever food drink they have and just point and say um you're gonna have to get that... They also like to leave dirty diapers in our fitting rooms
Also on that note... I once had a very creepy situation where a man came in with a soaking wet child and said he dropped her in the fountain... He bought an entire outfit down to shoes socks and underwear... Who drops their kid in the fountain? The poor baby was shivering so bad :(
Just wanted to make sure I wasn't being too judgmental since I haven't yet done the potty training thing. When we're in that play area, I get embarrassed when DS loads his diaper so to speak. I pull him out of there pronto just so others don't have to smell it.
Yeah I don't care if you are dad or mom, common courtesy would be to at least notify an employee of the mess. If they had no plans of trying to clean it up that's the least that could have been done. I can't imagine ever just leaving it or not telling someone. My oldest daughter chokes easily on food and has a really awful gag reflex so I can't tell you how many times she has thrown up in restaurants. I ALWAYS clean up what I can and the notify an employee that it happened. The same would go for me if it were a potty accident. Also that right there is why place places are soooooo disgusting! I hate letting my kids play in them.
I can't even house break one of my dogs thinking about potty training just makes me laugh with anxiety.
So....will someone please tell me what is going on with my stupid uterus. I've had brown tinged cm (at night only) the last two days. Today it is more pinkish tinged (progress I'd say) but I can't find my cervix, it's so high up there it's like it doesn't exist. I thought it was high the last two days but not being able to even find it now (and I always can) is...odd.
I'm not hold any hope for being pg this month but I'd like to finish this cycle so I can start the next. Let's get with the program body!
Two days of positive OPK's now that is unusual for me!
Nice Rach!! Maybe that switch on the Clomid is really doing the trick!
Natalie, have you tested?
No, I don't honestly see the point, my temp has steadily gone down for the last 3 days. And practically every symptom I had earlier have gone away. This is increasingly worrisome because I've been dealing with very light and short periods and it doesn't make sense if I O on my own and with decent progesterone numbers. I know there are many hours left in the day for AF to show up but so many pieces are not fitting together.
I guess I'll just drink a bunch of water and test in a few hours, can't hurt anything.
Gator- really gross! Accidents definitely can happen, but surely you can notify management and clean up yourself!!!
Natalie- I've had cycles were I spot before and some not. But, I'll be stalking if you test!
I am feeling really good about this cycle! Things at home are going well, Dh is doing well... I am cutting alcohol, coffee, and gluten this cycle. I am eating a moderate about of soy foods days 3-7. And focusing on a good diet with lots of greens. And, I found a yoga video called "Restoring Fertilitiy" that has different workouts for different parts of your cycle. It is pretty nice! And relaxing :-). The doula training weekend was great. I ordered a bellydancing for pregnancy DVD that I wanted to try out so that I could recommend to clients. It was a lot of fun!! I am going to get her basic bellydancing video for myself next month. I guess I finally feel like getting pregnant is not the complete focus of what I want. And, of course, now that we might (potentially) move and I might begin certifying as a doula and taking clients, it would be a perfect time to mix things up and get pregnant!! ;-). Lol!
I was feeling pretty good about my chances until I went to the bathroom and discovered blood. I'm 9dpo. CD38. Arg!
My last pregnancy began with so much bleeding that I assumed I'd gotten my period until it lightened up on day 3. That was definitely odd for me so I went ahead and tested and was pregnant. That's the only pregnancy that's ever started with bleeding ... so naturally I'm not looking for a repeat.
Natalie, I've never paid attention to LP before, so I can't say for sure. This is my first real cycle since the m/c so it's entirely possible that my body is still regulating. We'll see how this plays out. I just hate seeing blood, period. :(
I totally understand. :hugs: :comfort :heart:
Jen...ugh, yuck!! I know it happens but yes I would have cleaned it up and then let management know so they could disinfect. Not everyone thinks about it though and humiliation can make nice people do crazy things, lol, especially men :).
Natalie and Dorcas...:hugs:! I'm so sorry :(...just wish all of our bodies would cooperate :comfort:. With my current loss I started bleeding at 10dpo...had I not tested I wouldn't have known. My temps would nose-dive and only went back up when I increased my progesterone supp dose. As horrible as it is to see a bfn I like at least knowing for sure...this time it was ectopic and had I just gone by the bleeding I would have assumed it was an early af. Not to scare/worry anyone...just throwing that out there .
Rach...:hooray: :babydance: :babydust:!!! How is the yi?
Afm...beta is down to 38 (from 81 last week) :cabbage:!! I was hoping for less than 50 so this is great :hooray:! Hopefully only another 2-3 betas :cheer:! With the 4th of July around the corner and a vacay up north with friends/family it should go by quickly!
I'm still having o pain, ewcm, and darkening opks. My temps the last few days have been relatively steady which I've never had before. Maybe It was bfing that gave me the up and down temps??
Ugh, the PG symptoms are starting already. I hate that my body does this to me every cycle. Stupid prometrium. Just gets my hopes up...
I have never had positive OPK's two days in a row. Of course I have never O'd this early either so I guess this is the cycle of firsts. :) Really looking to have a good rise tomorrow.
Jen...not a fan of prometrium-induced pg symptoms here either :conf:! Thinking of you and praying for some real pg symptoms within the next few days :cheer:!!!!!!!
Rach...looking good :cheer:!!!
Jen--I hear you, tww symptoms are the worst! I hope you get a bfp soon!!
Rach--nice temp jump today, hope it says up up up!!
Thank you. If it stays above 98 the next two days then FF is giving me yesterday as an O date. I feel good about it now after all that freaking out over the whole YI thing.
One of my coworkers used to work in an infertility clinic....she is going to help me figure out what to expect when we start with IVF.....so beyond thankful to have understanding coworkers!
Rach...can't wait to see those chs :cheer:!!!!
Lizzy...:hooray: that's awesome!!!!!
Afm...opk is the same tonight as this morning's. I used a digi opk to back it up and it was neg but when I pulled the stick out it was reeeeeally close so maybe I'll test one more time tonight...I've gotten +opks at 11pm before :). I still have ewcm and o pain on both sides...crazily no spotting tonight (and only a teensy bit this morning)...just clear ewcm :dance:!
Eeek! Egg Transfer tomorrow ladies! Then a 3 day weekend but I will be busy with a bridal shower on sunday then with work all next week I am hoping the 2nd hurries up! I am testing out trigger too, hoping it's gone in a few days so I can start the REAL testing!! Oh and we have 2 eggs for sure and possibly a 3rd, we will see tomorrow morning!


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This version is replaced daikon with cyber demon. New shoot sounds of Chain cannon are also added.
Rage through 32 single player levels and 6 deathmatch levels of sheer terror and fully immersive sound and lighting. Arm yourself against the cannibalistic Ogre, fiendish Vore and indestructible Schambler using lethal nails, fierce Thunderbolts and abominable Rocket and Grenade Launchers.
About Quake "Epsilon" Build with 7 comments by metamorphosis on Aug 4th, 2014
At any rate, the v2.52 versions of the build and addons are online, and you can download them at your leisure (or upgrade to them with the handy update patch at the bottom of the downloads page, if you're running v2.5 or v2.51).
Also, the opening map doesn't chug so much CPU now, so you should be alright to run it without getting freaked out by low fps - it's still a heavy-fps count compared to the other maps, but not half as much as it was.
One thing that makes Quake great is it's simplicity. Here's a video which illustrates that (not epsilon build, but funny):
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There's one last thing to say, and that is: have fun-
This version is replaced daikon with cyber demon. New shoot sounds of Chain cannon are also added.
[Updates] * ver 2.0a to 2.0b * Chain cannon fix: starter sound was added, Radius damage was added to the blast * Self damage of Lightning gun was decreased:>...
[Updates] * ver 1.30 to 2.0a * Adding New weapon: Chain cannon(replaced Plasma cannon)! Plasma cannon was changed for alternate mode of lightning gun.
Quake Epsilon is a graphically enhanced build of shareware Quake 1 for Windows/Linux/Mac, which can be upgraded to the full version of Quake along with...
I've done a lot of work to make sure that this and the other mission pack, dissolution of eternity, look different to Quake Vanilla. There's different...
I tried to make this mission pack a completely different experience to Quake Vanilla and Mission Pack 1, with different models and textures for as many...
Id Software was the best studio until ZeniMAX begun ******* IT UP..
My opinion is that Doom was iD's pinnacle FPS release with Doom II being one of the greatest sequels they had.
Quake was great, but after that came a slow downward spiral - consisting of releases of most similar games on increasingly better 3D tech.
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Can someone help? I want this: Youtube.com !
Theres no links to where I can find all those mods, and no tutorials
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Does anybody have a copy of the warhammer 40000 mod for this game named chapter honours?
Any interest in a singleplayer retool...based on the original idea of the game being a Lovecraftian horror fest shooter / rpg ?
I live near a place called Quakers Hill, lol.
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text: Newsletter Fall 2008 Pyrolysis: from Waste to Value In this issue… The safe and economical disposal of poultry litter is becoming a major problem for the U.S. poultry industry. Current disposal methods, such as land application and cattle Note from the feeding, are not feasible because of pollution of water resources due to leaching and runoff, and the concern for mad cow disease contaminating the human food chain. Department Head …….………2 Incineration or combustion is potentially applicable to large-scale operations, but for small growers and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) non-attainment areas, this Department News …….…2-3 is not a suitable option because of the high cost of pollution abatement equipment and operation. BSE Student News ….…4-7 Dr. Foster Agblevor has identified pyrolysis as a potential technology for disposing of poultry litter. His ultimate goal is to develop transportable pyrolysis units to proc- ess the waste from poultry growers within one locality, thus reducing transportation BSE Faculty and cost. This technology will not only solve the waste disposal and water pollution prob- lems, but will also convert potential waste to high-value products such as energy and Staff News……………...……8-9 slow release fertilizer. Dr. Agblevor and his team have devel- BSE Alumni News ……10-11 oped a laboratory scale poultry litter pyrolysis unit that has been scaled-up to five tons per day design capacity. The BSE Social Calendar..……12 unit has been installed on a farm in Day- ton, VA and was recently transported to Richmond, VA, as part of the Virginia State Fair exhibition. Virginia Governor Tim Kaine visited the exhibit. Dr. Agblevor is also developing new Governor Tim Kaine and Dr. Foster Agblevor at technologies that could be implemented the Virginia State Fair discussing the portable in the tobacco growing areas in South- pyrolysis unit. Left to right: Clint Rohrer, Oren side Virginia when tobacco cultivation is Heatwole, Governor Tim Kaine, and Dr. Agblevor eventually phased out. His research team has developed an advanced frac- tional catalytic pyrolysis process that produces phenolic compounds and green The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation diesel from biomass feedstocks. The recently presented the department with a goal is to encourage farmers in the area check to help fund Dr. John Cundiff's re- to cultivate biomass feedstocks such as search on developing the technology to switchgrass, miscanthus and hybrid pop- facilitate transportation of switchgrass from lar to be used as feedstock for this proc- field to biofuel plants. ess. U.S. Senator James Webb recently visited the scaled-up version of the frac- tional catalytic pyrolysis unit, which is Dr. Agblevor and Senator James Webb are shown currently operational at the Plantation in front of the pyrolysis unit holding samples of Road facility at Virginia Tech. pyrolysis oil produced from the unit. BSE— University Exemplary Department for "effectively linking research and scholarship with teaching" Note from the Department Head Welcome to the fall edition of our news- dents to participate in research projects, the planning stage and is projected to be letter! The 2008-2009 academic year is get involved in experiential learning completed in 2011-2012. We plan to well underway and our department con- through internship and co-op opportuni- move the "wet" research laboratories of tinues to grow and develop in exciting ties, and participate in study abroad pro- the entire BSE faculty to this new build- new ways. This grams. In a global environment, interna- ing. fall, we wel- tional experience is highly valued and comed two new provides our students with a competitive In this hard economic environment, faculty members advantage in the job market. The news- with ever dwindling support from the (Dr. Durelle letter provides information about our state, we are very fortunate for the great Scott and Dr. new study abroad program in Brazil. generosity of our alumni, friends and David Sample), corporations. Please remember that and Dr. Ryan I am very pleased to report that for the alumni gifts and donations can make a Senger will be fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2008, difference between a good and an excel- joining us in our extramural funding expenditure lent department. When you make contri- January 2008. grew by 18% over the previous year. In butions to Virginia Tech, please make fact, our external funding expenditure sure to earmark them for the BSE De- Our undergraduate student enrollment has tripled over the past five years, dem- partment and contact your company's continues to be strong. We now have a onstrating our strength in research, ex- human resources department to deter- class size of about 30 students and, as tension and teaching programs amidst an mine if your company matches gifts to you will read in the newsletter, a large ever-increasing competitive funding higher education. On behalf of the BSE number of them are placed on the environment. Department, I wish to convey our sin- "Dean's List", indicative of the high cere appreciation and gratitude to all of quality of students we are attracting to We have expanded our research space our donors. Your gifts and donations are the department. Our graduate student and recently moved two of our faculty making a significant difference in our enrollment also reached an all-time re- research laboratories to a 9,600 ft2 leased program offerings. cord of 56 this fall. space in the Corporate Research Center located near the campus. The adjacent We always enjoy hearing from our While the physical appearance of Seitz Agnew Hall renovation is scheduled to alumni and friends and hope that this Hall has dramatically changed over the be completed in January 2009. It will newsletter helps to keep you informed of past few years, what has remained con- provide over 3,600 ft2 of excellent labo- the activities in the department. stant is our mission to educate well- ratory space for our teaching program. rounded engineers who are ready to as- We are also delighted that BSE is one of sume leadership roles in their careers two departments (along with Food Sci- Best regards, and solve problems that our society is ence and Technology ) that will be mov- Saied Mostaghimi facing. In addition to traditional class- ing to the new Human, Agricultural and Professor and Head room experience, we encourage our stu- Biosciences Building that is currently in The BSE Depart- BSE Undergraduate Program Ranked #12 in U.S. BSE ment, through its Career ASABE Student In the U.S. News and World Report magazine ranking of U.S. universities, col- Fair Branch, will be leges and departments (released on August 22, 2008) the BSE undergraduate hosting a BSE Career program at Virginia Tech was ranked #12 in the nation along with University of Fair to help both under- Wisconsin. Our BSE program was considered in the category of Biological/ graduate and graduate students obtain Agricultural Engineering in the "America's Best Colleges 2008". full-time positions, internships, and co- ops in land and water resources engi- The College of Engineering's undergraduate program was ranked #14. neering and bioprocessing engineering. The Career Fair will focus on companies that have hired BSE alumni in the past, CALS Ranked #6 but will reach out to all interested com- panies. The BSE Career Fair is sched- The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences moved up in the research rankings uled for Friday, February 27, 2009. according to the FY2007 NSF rankings in agricultural and natural research sci- Space is limited, so if you are with a ences. In 2004, CALS was ranked #14 in the nation; in 2005 they climbed to company that might be interested in at- #11; and in 2006 the college reached #10. In 2007, in spite of the highly com- tending this Career Fair, or know of a petitive nature of federal and state grant funding, CALS was ranked #6 in the company that may be interested, please nation! contact Molly Julian at firstname.lastname@example.com with company information. 2 Alumni and Friends Donors (9/1/07—8/31/08) The BSE faculty, staff and students would like to thank our alumni, friends and organizations who have generously supported the department through their gifts and donations. Your contributions are used to support funding for student scholarships and teaching laboratory equipment, and enable students to participate in special projects, attend professional conferences and grow intellectually. We apologize for any possible omissions. 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He has authored or co-authored a Mark Bennett (Vice-Chair) the radiation chemistry of DNA-protein number of scientific papers published in Stefanie Brady (Chair) complexes. After graduating, Dave was refereed scientific journals or presented Theo Dillaha (Faculty Representative) appointed a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the at scientific society meetings. Currently Sarah Eppard Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Short is a Principal Investigator in William Johnson University of Delaware, during 1980 and DuPont's Central Research and Develop- Wesley Kleene 1981. ment organization, where he manages Jonathan Leder bioprocess development at DuPont's Saied Mostaghimi Dave joined the Fermentation Research Facility. He is a Timothy Richter Engineering member of the American Institute of Cheri Edwards Salas Research and Chemical Engineers, the American David Short Development Chemical Society, and the American Christopher Sims Division of Du- Association for the Advancement of Pont in 1981 in Science. In each newsletter, we highlight the Wilmington, background and activities of one of the Delaware. Be- Outside of his professional responsibili- BSE Advisory Board Members. Dr. ginning in 1985, ties, Dave is a volunteer with the Boy David Short is featured in this issue. he held several Scouts of America, currently serving as management the Vice President of Program for the Dr. David Short earned a BS degree positions in Engineering Research, in- Del-Mar-Va Council, B.S.A., and is a cum laude in Chemistry and Mathemat- cluding supervision and management of member of the council's Executive ics from Dickinson College in 1972, and research groups in Chemical and Materi- Board. Dave has also pursued choral returned to Dickinson College as an In- als Engineering, Bioengineering, Elec- and instrumental music as a hobby for structor in Chemistry a year later. Dave tronic Packaging and Mechanical Sys- many years. He is a member of The then earned a PhD in Physical Chemistry tems, Environmental Technology, and Brandywiners, a volunteer musical thea- from the University of Delaware in Bioprocess Engineering. In 1991, he ter group located in Wilmington. Dave 1980. His interdisciplinary research joined DuPont's Central Research and and his wife, Penny reside in Newark, involved modeling of diffusion and fast Development organization and was Delaware. kinetic reactions in aqueous radiation R&D Manager for Bioprocess Engineer- 3 BSE Student News 2008-2009 Senior Design ASABE Student Branch Projects The VT Student Chapter of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is excited about a great academic year ahead. The 2008- The BSE 4125 and 4126 Comprehensive 2009 ASABE officers are Molly Julian, President; Whitney Thomas, Vice Design Project is a two-course sequence President; Matthew O'Malley, Secretary; Matthew Gloe, Treasurer; and our that serves as the capstone experience lovely advisors Dr. Justin Barone and for our undergraduate students. It allows Dr. John Cundiff. We have held several students to experience working in a team social events and have big plans for environment and to apply the knowledge fundraising, service activities and profes- they have gained in their coursework to sional meetings. Please visit our website "real-world" design problems that are at www.asabe.org.vt.edu where you can identified by members of industry. The find a complete list of our scheduled design projects, teams, and their advi- events and additional pictures of our sors for 2008-09 are: activities. Stormwater Management System for the Our big event of the fall, the BSE Pig Roast, was held on Friday October 24, Town of Blacksburg's College Springs 2008 at the beautiful home of Dr. Theo Dillaha. Elizabeth Sabol, the social Watershed (Team: Benjamin Snyder, chair, and the ASABE officers worked Brandon Copeland, and Andrew hard to make the Pig Roast a success. Jeffery; Advisor: Dr. Wolfe) Other social events of the fall include camping, caving, hiking, the College of Urban Stormwater Retrofit: Design and Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Implementation of a Water Quality Harvest Havoc, and of Swale and Pocket Wetland for Friend- course plenty of intramural ship Park, Winchester, VA. (Team: sports, organized by Gil Kerry Choi, Dan Laird, and Kelly Brown, our sports chair. Davis; Advisors: Drs. Hession/Sample/ and Andrea Ludwig) ASABE will be doing a lot Watershed Protection Plan for Public of fundraising this year to Utilities Company of Heredia, Costa support two major events Rica. (Team: Matthew O'Malley, Will in the spring: the ASABE Brown and Whitney Thomas; Advisor: Southern Regional Rally, Dr. Dillaha) held this year at the University of Geor- gia in Athens, GA; and a brand new Surface Mining Remediation Utilizing ASABE professional event, the BSE Vertical Wetlands Systems and Engi- Career Fair (please see page 2 for more neered Soils. (Team: Matt Gloe, Gil information). Some of the fundraising Brown, and Christian Bongard; Advi- ideas we have in the planning process are sors: Drs. Daniels/Zipper/Grisso) a 2009 calendar with pictures taken by ASABE members of places all over the world, a College of Agriculture skeet-shooting competition, and a possible 5k run Design of a Stream Denitrifying Biofilm. in the spring. Please contact Brandon Copeland at firstname.lastname@example.com for any sug- (Team: Marissa Duff, Molly Julian, gestions or interest in fundraising for ASABE. and Liz Sabol; Advisor: Dr. Barone) Service in the past has been a big interest for the members of ASABE, and this Designing a Pilot Plant Converting Bio- year is no exception. Vivian Camacho is the service chair, and she and several diesel Waste Glycerol into Omega-3 other members are working hard to plan several service events this year, such as Fatty Acids by Microalgae Biomass. stream clean-ups, the Big Event, and a Relay for Life team, as well as several (Team: Shannon Ethier and Kevin ongoing projects including tutoring, food drives, and volunteering at a local ani- Woisard; Advisors: Drs. Vaughan/ mal shelter. Wen) ASABE holds meeting every other Thursday at 5pm. If you are interested in Simulation of a Human Stomach as a attending or being a guest speaker, please contact Molly Julian at Bioreactor. (Team: Veni Avenida, Jen- email@example.com. nifer Kim, Kristen Pevarski, and Megha Maheshwari; Advisors: Drs. M. Zhang/Grisso) 4 Development of a Bioreactor to Simulate the Stomach/Intestines and Better Un- BSE Recognizes Outstanding Students derstand Drug Delivery. (Team: Neil Templeton, Kevin Richter, and David Each year the department recognizes outstanding undergraduate students. The Morgan; Advisors: Drs. M. Zhang/ criteria is based on academic achievement (40%), professional activities (30%), Grisso) campus activities (20%), and off-campus activities (10%). For the 2007-2008 academic year, the BSE department was proud to acknowledge five outstanding The design projects, team members, students: faculty advisors, and executive summa- ries for the 2007-08 academic year can Outstanding Sophomore Student: Jennifer Downs be found at: http://www.bse.vt.edu/06/ Outstanding Junior Student: Marissa Duff UG/SD_07-08.php Outstanding Junior Student: Shannon Ethier Outstanding Senior Student: Emma Faulkner If you have ideas for future design pro- Outstanding Senior Student: Ian Doran jects that you would like to submit, please develop a brief description of the proposed project and send to Dr. Robert Grisso (email@example.com). Sophomore Design-Build Project Each fall the BSE sophomores have a design-build project. The class is divided into 3- person teams and these teams develop their design and draw the plans. Plans drawn by Outstanding in Their Field! one team are given to another team for them to build. Construction is done in the teaching shop using plywood and dimensional lumber. Interesting inter-team commu- Four BSE students are taking Plant Ma- nication occurs when the plans are not clear! The teaching objective is that an engineer terials for Environmental Restoration must be able to communicate their design to the person who will build it. from the Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Department this semester. The This fall the design-build project was a bin for collection of recycled paper. The re- instructor, Dr. Ozzie Abaye, states, "It is quirements were that it be able to be carried by two people and not obstruct more than so good to have them in class. They are 25% of an 8-ft hallway. The students were told to design for a maximum load achieved exceptional! I am proud to say that they when the total volume was filled with paper. They were given a ream of paper and are true grass huggers." The class visited weighed it to determine the bulk density. the Powell River Project in Wise County and tested the effectiveness of different Testing of the completed design was done by placing cinder blocks in the bin to accu- plant species on remediated coal mining mulate weight equal to the weight of the paper. Not all designs were tested; some were sites. obviously too heavy to be lifted by anyone other than two super heavy-weight Olym- pic weight lifters. This result created a teachable moment, where they talked about the importance of "meeting the functional objective." A design can be creative, it can be beautiful, it may even impress your colleagues, but if it does not meet the functional objective---it is a failure. However, the students concluded that the failure was obviously the fault of their pro- fessor, Dr. Cundiff. Maybe we will talk later about how professionals need to assume responsibility for their engineering practice! Spring 2008 Dean's List Congratulations to the BSE undergraduate students who made the Dean's list in the Spring 2008 Semester. To be named to the Virginia Tech Dean's List, undergraduate students must attempt at least 12 credit hours graded on the A-F option and earn a Molly Julian, "grass hugger" minimum of 3.4 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the spring or fall semester. Marianita M. Avenida Senior Daniel T. Laird Senior Katie E. Brill Sophomore Rebecca L. Martinez Senior Kelly E. Davis Senior Michael J. McAnulty Junior Jennifer L. Downs Junior David S. Morgan Senior Marissa J. Duff Senior Crystal L. Muller Senior Jacob H. Elstein Senior Elizabeth A. Sabol Senior Visit our website: Shannon E. Ethier Senior Neil A. Templeton Senior http://www.bse.vt.edu/ Andrew D. Fulton Brian R. Gray Senior Senior Melissa A. Thies Whitney J. Thomas Senior Senior Karen L. Hall Sophomore Richard B. Wilke Senior Katherine J. Harvey Sophomore Kevin K. Woisard Senior Ehsan A. Khan Senior 5 Alpha Epsilon The fall semester started off once again with the BSE Welcome Back Picnic, sponsored jointly by Alpha Epsilon (AE) and the BSE department. This event provided an excellent opportunity to meet new faculty, staff, and students in BSE and included the first annual BSE whiffle ball game. Alpha Epsilon has a number of ongoing projects planned for the upcoming year including the AE soda sale, Pizza Fridays, a Thanksgiving food and cloth- ing drive, and maintenance of the Julia K. Pryde Memorial Garden. The garden is now in its second year and is thriving in front of Seitz Hall. AE is also anticipating with enthusi- asm another successful recruiting effort to share information about BSE opportunities with prospective freshman students. This year, AE members are leading an outreach initiative to work with nearby K-12 schools to promote science and environmental education. This project is in the planning stages, but we hope to have the project underway in the spring semester. Other activities planned for this year include a monthly movie night and a fall hike to take advantage of the fall foliage and introduce new students to the area. The 2008-2009 officers include: Jessica Kozarek, president; Christan Whysong, vice president; Kelly Davis, secretary and Jonathan Resop, treasurer. Dr. Justin Barone serves as the faculty advisor. Study Abroad - Brazil The 2008 summer study abroad program towns, with visits to places with techni- "I am grateful both for what I have and for the to Vitória, Brazil was an amazing ex- cal, cultural, and ecological interest. opportunity to see the very different culture that is Brazil. You get to learn the course mate- perience for five BSE undergraduates: There were trips to the Vitória man- rial, with the perspective of not only how it Whitney Thomas, Marissa Duff, grove, a monastery in Caraça, the huge pertains to the United States, but also to inter- Molly Julian, Ben Wilke, and Ben Sny- Vale open-pit mine, the historical cities national locations." - Molly Julian der. Classes were taught in English and of Ouro Preto and Mariana, the Atlantic included the students from Virginia Forest preserve, Itaunas dunes state Tech and Brazilian students from the park, and to a sea turtle protection pro- Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo ject. The best part of the experience - (UFES). One class was Nonpoint for both Americans and Brazilians - is Source Pollution Modeling and Manage- breaking down old stereotypes and mak- ment taught by BSE professor Dr. Con- ing new friends. rad Heatwole, and the other was a tech- nical elective, Water Resources Engi- Dr. Heatwole's new four-year grant neering taught by UFES professor Dr. from the Department of Education will Mendonça. The intensive coursework expand the summer program in Brazil and also provide scholarships to a few At Praia da Costa with Brazilian friends was broken up by weekend trips (with the Brazilian students) that took them students to return for a full semester. A "This study-abroad experience was so much through the countryside and small matching grant to Brazilian partners will more than two courses and a few field trips: it bring Brazilian students to Virginia Tech was a chance to leave my comfort zone and explore a new culture, taste new foods, learn a for a semester. On the U.S. side, the new language, make lasting friendships, and Agricultural and Biological Engineering learn about myself. All of this will be translated program at the University of Florida is a into how I now view and solve a problem. Hav- partner. The summer course starting in ing lived and dealt with people that are cultur- ally as well as personally different than myself, 2009 will include 12 U.S. students (from I can be a better team player as well as a better Virginia Tech and UF) and 12 Brazilian leader." students (from 3 schools). The semester - Marissa Duff study will be spring of the junior year following the July term experience. See pictures from past years, and the Courses will be selected to meet pro- plans and applications for upcoming gram requirements and keep students on programs at: Flowers at the farmers' market track for graduation. http://www.bse.vt.edu/brazil 6 BSE Halloween BSE Welcomes Sixteen New Graduate Party Students in Fall 2008 Graduate Student Advisor MS Andrew Fulton M. Zhang Lauren Brookmire K. Mallikarjunan Lubna Shihadeh M. L. Wolfe Nourredine Abdoulmoumine F. Agblevor Porter Knight C. Hession Rana Roshdieh J. Arogo Rebecca Martinez K. Mallikarjunan Wei Huang M. Zhang Yanwen Shen J. Arogo Ying (Natalie) Shen J. Barone PhD Fatma Sahmurat K. Mallikarjunan Hande Kaya Celiker K. Mallikarjunan Joseph Rollin P. Zhang Michael Nassry D. Scott Sushil Gautam D. Scott Suwan Myung P. Zhang Congratulations... Sneha Athalye (MS '08, Advisor: Z. Wen) Production of Eicosapentaenoic Acid from Biodiesel Derived Crude Glycerol Using Fungal Culture. Sneha is currently a PhD student in Biological and Agricultural Engi- neering at NCSU. BSE Graduate Student Wins AWRA Presentation Competition Tameshia Ballard (PhD '08, Advisor: K. Mallikarjunan) Optimizing the Extraction of Andrea Ludwig, a PhD student in BSE, won the Student Pre- Phenolic Antioxidant Compounds from Peanut senter Competition during AWRA's 2008 Summer Specialty Skins. Tameshia is now an Assistant Professor Conference on Riparian Ecosystems and Buff- in the Food Science and Nutrition department ers. The conference was held in Virginia at Purdue University. Beach, June 30-July 2, 2008. Twenty-six pres- entations were evaluated by the conference attendees throughout the 36 oral and poster sessions. The title of Andrea's award winning Margaret Orders (BS '06, MS '08, Advisor: presentation was Evaluating a Constructed K. Mallikarjunan) Fate of Omega-3 Fatty Floodplain Wetland for Nutrient Removal Effi- Acids from Algae in Mozzarella Cheese. Meg ciencies. Andrea graduated from the Univer- has moved home to West Virginia and is cur- sity of Arkansas with a BS in Biological Engi- rently interviewing for jobs. neering ('04) and an MS in Environmental Engineering ('06). Currently, Andrea is studying the efficiency of best manage- ment practices in nutrient removal from stormwater in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by quantifying assimilative proc- esses of constructed floodplain wetlands. Andrea is an active member of several professional societies including American ...to Three BSE Students Who Have Water Resources Association (AWRA) and the American Eco- Completed Graduate Degree Requirements! logical Engineering Society (AEES). 7 BSE FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS BSE Extension Received Saied Mostaghimi Receives ASABE Hancor Award ASABE Blue Ribbons American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named The American Society of Agricultural Dr. Saied Mostaghimi winner of one of its most prestigious awards, the Hancor and Biological Engineers (ASABE) pre- Soil and Water Engineering Award. The award was presented in July 2008 at the sents the Educational Aids Blue Ribbon ASABE Annual International Meeting. The Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Awards each year in recognition of Award, sponsored by Hancor, Inc., recognizes noteworthy contributions to the "outstanding effort and achievement in advancement of soil and water engineering in teaching, research, planning, design, the development of noteworthy educa- construction, management, or materials development. tional aids." During the 2008 Annual International Meeting, the Extension As the H.E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin profes- Committee (E-208) recognized two sor and head of the Biological Systems En- items from the BSE Department. gineering Department, Mostaghimi is widely known for his research, outreach, and educa- The first was "BSE Engineering Up- tional programs in hydrology, and in par- date" newsletter which is coauthored by ticular soil erosion and nonpoint source Drs. Robert Grisso, Jactone Arogo (NPS) pollution assessment and control. His Ogejo, Zhiyou Wen, John Ignosh, research programs have focused on develop- Brian Benham, and S. Christian ing strategies and tools for assessing the Mariger. The newsletter is sent quar- impact of agriculture and urban activities on terly to the Virginia Extension Agents water quality, and developing and validating and Specialists to communicate research computer simulation models for use by -based information and current events agencies involved in water resources and Dr. Mostaghimi receives award from concerning water land-use planning. The methodology he de- ASABE President Don Erbach quality, natural veloped for data collection at the watershed resource man- scale has been widely adopted by research- agement, TMDL, ers and practitioners in the U.S. and worldwide. Mostaghimi's work has taken him air emissions, to several countries to conduct U.S. Agency for International Development- animal waste sponsored projects on watershed management and provided consulting services on management, NPS pollution control. machinery management, precision farm- ing, application technology, farm safety, He has authored more than 350 refereed-journal and technical articles and has ad- energy, engineering education, and tech- vised nearly 40 graduate students and doctoral candidates. Mostaghimi is a 27-year nology. These newsletters are archived member of ASABE. He was elected a Fellow of the Society in 2006. on the VCE Intranet at: http:// www.ext.vt.edu/vce/anr/bse/index.html New Project on Wetlands Research The second award is for a VCE num- Dr. Tess Wynn of BSE's Land and Water faculty is part of a research team that was bered publication entitled, "Precision awarded a $594,875 grant from Piedmont Wetlands Research Program and Wetland Farming Tools: Soil Electrical Conduc- Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI). WSSI is a national leader in providing consulting tivity," coauthored by Drs. Robert services related to all aspects of the Clean Water Act. Lee Daniels of CSES is the Grisso, Mark Alley, David Holshouser, principal investigator and Tess Wynn and Rich Whittecar (Old Dominion University) and Wade Thomason. The goal of the are the co-principal investigators. factsheet is to develop the awareness of the application of soil electrical conduc- The project goal is to develop and test a new mitigation wetland water balance model tivity (EC) to precision farming prac- applicable to both flat and sloped wetlands in the Virginia Piedmont. The research tices. EC correlates with soil properties will develop and incorporate the following improvements to the wetland water budget that affect crop productivity, including methodology: 1) Incorporate surface water-ground water interaction effects; and, 2) soil texture, cation exchange capacity Incorporate changes in fluid flows due to flow resistance provided by wetland vegeta- (CEC), drainage conditions, organic tion. To permit simulation of more complex designs and topography, a prospective matter level, salinity, and subsoil charac- wetland will likely be simulated as a series of interconnected cells. The user will spec- teristics. This factsheet is one of a series ify how water moves between the cells and which hydrologic modules are active for to help crop producers adapt and imple- each cell. Continuous simulation with a daily time step will be used to develop the ment precision farming tools to their long-term wetland water balance. The model will be tested using data from existing operation. This factsheet can be found mitigation wetlands. This "user-friendly" model will utilize readily available data and at: http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/bse/442- will be developed in an easily modified, open source computer code. 508/442-508.pdf 8 BSE Welcomes New Faculty BSE Faculty Members Deliver Workshops in South America and Staff In January, Dr. Brian Benham delivered two day-long watershed management work- Dr. Joanna York shops to government and non-governmental agency water resources professionals joined BSE as an within Quitto and San Miguel, Ecuador. In September, Drs. Mary Leigh Wolfe, Con- affiliated faculty rad Heatwole, and Brian Benham delivered a week-long watershed modeling work- (Research Scientist) shop in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Participants in the Bolivian workshop work with the member. Dr. York research/outreach foundation PROINPA (Promociòn e Investigaciòn de Productos received a BS de- Andinos, www.proinpa.org) and a farmer-oriented watershed-based outreach organiza- gree in Environ- tion PROMIC (Programa Manejo Integral de Cuencas, www.promic-bolivia.org/). mental Science from University of These workshops were delivered as part of a Virginia and her project entitled Watershed-based Natural PhD degree from Resource Management in Small-scale Agri- Boston University Marine Program at culture: Sloped Areas of the Andean Re- Woods Hole, MA. Dr. York is an estua- gion. This project includes US researchers rine ecologist. Her PhD research was on from: VT, Penn State University, University stable isotopic assessment of sources of Denver, and Florida A&M University and assimilation of nitrogen by estuarine and international partners in Ecuador, Bo- phytoplankton. livia, and Peru. A variety of disciplines are involved in the project including biological For the past two years she has worked as Farming landscape in Chimbo River watershed systems engineers, agricultural and natural a post-doctoral associate at University of near Guaranda Ecuador resource economists, entomologists, micro- Connecticut where she has conducted biologists, soil scientists, and sociologists. research to determine the role of micro- zooplankton grazers in decline of San The Ecuador watershed management work- Francisco Bay delta smelt. At Boston shops were designed to introduce partici- University, Joanna conducted field re- pants to watershed management planning as search on investigating estuarine nitro- practiced in the U.S. The workshops were gen processing and assimilation in developed using various resource materials Waquoit Bay, MA; was involved in field including EPA's Handbook for Developing research on assessing the impact of in- Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our tensive shrimp farming on the food web Waters (EPA 841-B-05-005), and included in Urias Estuary, Mexico; conducted specifics about selected watershed manage- groundwater sampling to assess sources ment planning examples in Virginia where and magnitude of nitrogen loading to the BSE faculty have been involved. The Miacomet Pond in MA; and collaborated Bolivia workshop focused on the fundamen- Workshop participants at PROINPA/SANREM with various groups to address the role tals and potential applications of watershed- research plots near Cochabamba, Bolivia of small streams in controlling nitrogen scale simulation models. The class visited export from urbanizing watersheds in erosion-related potato production research plots located at an air-thinning elevation of Baltimore. She is the author of several 4,100 meters (approx. 13,450 ft). On the last day of the workshop, Dr. Wolfe's Boliv- journal articles. ian PhD student, Javier Osorio, delivered a lecture in Spanish to the workshop partici- pants via the internet from Blacksburg. The world is becoming a smaller place! Dr. York has also taught undergraduate courses in oceanography and general biology. She is the recipient of several Hope White joined the department as Roanoke where she has managed the awards and recognitions including EPA- the Water Quality Laboratory Manager. microbiology and chemistry laborato- STAR Graduate Fellowship, Out- Hope received her ries. In this position, she has written standing Teaching Fellow Award from BS degree in Biol- SOPs for both analytical chemistry and Boston University, and Humes Alumni ogy from VT in microbiology departments within Water Award from Boston University. Joanna 2001. Previously, Chemistry Inc. She also was in charge of is fluent in Polish and has reading and she has worked at performing annual tests to maintain Vir- written comprehension of French. She is the U.S. Naval and ginia certification for water testing. also familiar with Danish and Russian Marine Corps Re- Hope has worked extensively with the languages. serve Center and Virginia Department of Environmental with Dr. George Quality and has served as the safety offi- Her husband, Luc Claessens joined BSE Flick in the Food cer to maintain OSHA standards by in June as a Research Scientist Science and Tech- monitoring safety issues throughout the (highlighted in BSE Spring Newsletter) nology Department at VT. Most re- plant. Hope is a volunteer at Virginia and they have a 2-year old daughter Juli- cently, she has worked as the laboratory Bluebird Society and Roanoke Wildlife etta. manager for Water Chemistry, Inc. in Rescue, among others. 9 BSE Alumni News Alumni Updates effluent limits, she will be the primary stabilization, and earthen dam rehabilita- modeler for the effluent limits unit. In tion projects. She and her husband, Dan 1980's this capacity Aida will work with exist- Jamison (BS' 98), were married in 2001 ing water quality models to examine and have 3 children, Madelyn (3) and Eldridge Collins, III (BS '86) earned a potential impacts from new/expanding Shane (15 months). They live in Rich- masters degree from University of Texas discharges and discharges to receiving mond, VA and try to visit VT every – Austin. He is a project manager at waters listed as impaired. year. Dell, Inc., and is responsible for global Email: email@example.com Email: email@example.com product development process, and ISO 9001:2000 certification and compliance. Venus Alysia Elliott (BS '96) earned a Tamsin Watson Hepner (BS '99) is He serves his fellow Hokies by taking an masters degree in Montessori Education pleased to announce the newest addition active role in the Austin chapter of the and is now teaching upper elementary in to the family – Elizabeth Ann Hepner, VT Alumni Association, as past presi- Frederick County Public Schools in born July 19, 2008, 7lbs, 20 inches. dent and current board member. El- Maryland. Her volunteer work includes Tamsin currently works for Timmons dridge is also an Assistant Cub Master AWIEF and AmeriCorps, and she has Group as a Project Manager in Urban for Pack 158 in Cedar Park, Texas. achieved the rank of 3rd dan black belt in Site Development/Redevelopment, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Tae Kwon Do. Richmond, VA. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Email: email@example.com After 10 years on the faculty at Auburn University, John H. Wilhoit (PhD '89) Stacy (Friedman) Le (BS '97) is the left academia to move president of her own company, Le Engi- 2000's back to Kentucky to neering and Consulting, P.C. in North take over the manage- Carolina, where she is a project manager Amanda Masters (BS '00, MS '02) is ment of a family to- for municipal water and wastewater util- enjoying her new position with the De- bacco and cattle farm ity projects. Her husband, Hung, is also partment of Defense in Dahlgren, VA. in 1999. John grew a Hokie (ME '95), and they have two Amanda recently passed the PE exam. and sold vegetables, children: Parker and Carson. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com became very active Email: email@example.com with the farmers mar- Sudhanshu Mishra (MS '03) is a Water kets, and taught and Resource Engineer for the Engineering Shannon Fretwell Saramaa (BS '97) is did part-time extension work at the Uni- and Water Resources group at Green- a principal engineer and owner of JDS- versity of Kentucky. In 2007, John took horne & O'Mara, Inc (G&O). Sud- Hydro Consultants, Inc. in Colorado a full-time extension faculty position at hanshu has been with G&O since 2006. Springs, CO. Her company specializes UK with responsibilities covering in the planning and design of water sys- "specialty crops mechanization." tems, wastewater systems, and reuse and Email: email@example.com recharge, as well as water resources planning, and surface drainage and run- off systems analysis and design. She 1990's and her husband, Jussi, have a young daughter named Mila. Charles (C.J.) Mitchem, Jr. P.E. (BS Email: firstname.lastname@example.com '94, MS '00) accepted a position as a project manager with Stearns & Wheler, LLC in their Roanoke office. Kelly Ramsey, PE (BS '98) is a hydrau- Email: email@example.com lic engineer with USDA Natural Re- sources Conservation Service. She mainly works on flood control, steam BSE Class of '98 Aida Mendez (PhD '95) was promoted Reunion to the Effluent Limit Division of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The main work in the unit is to develop Spring 2009 and document appropriate effluent limits (In the planning stages!) for NPDES permits. This work involves review of water quality data from exist- Contact Kelly Ramsey at ing facilities, review of available data from the receiving water, and analysis of firstname.lastname@example.com appropriate state and federal water qual- if interested ity standards. In addition to developing 10 Sudhanshu lives in Greenbelt with his wife, Suruchi, a PhD Candidate in Nutri- Graduate in the News: John Dillow tion and their 6 months old daughter, Saanvi. John Dillow (BS-'07) (article from Dillow has been assigned to York Email: email@example.com Nate Hubbard of Bland County Mes- County, the historic locality situated senger 6-15-08) had plenty of job on the Virginia Peninsula in the Anurag Misha ( MS '04) is excited to title options upon his graduation from Hampton be a new dad! Anurag and his wife, Virginia Tech University in 2007 Roads region Vineeta have a new son, Aviral, born in with a degree in BSE. Nothing, how- of the state. October. Anurag is working as an Ag- ever, fit quite like Trooper Dillow. He began ricultural Engineer at AQUA TERRA work on July Consultants, Mountain View, California. Dillow was recognized for complet- 7 and spent Email: firstname.lastname@example.com ing the Virginia State Police's 114th six weeks Trooper Basic Session – a 35-week working with training program for prospective state a field train- troopers. ing officer to start his first "I think it's a noble profession," Dil- assignment. low said. "I wanted to do something that I could find a purpose in." While Dillow only recently made his decision to pursue a career in law According to a VSP press release, the enforcement, he said he's long had trooper academy gave the 59 gradu- an admiration for the profession. ates "more than 1,300 hours of in- Growing up in Bland, Dillow said he struction in more than 100 different was impressed by the professional- subjects, including crime scene in- ism of the local troopers and deputies vestigation, survival Spanish, judicial and the respect they commanded. procedures, defensive tactics, cultural diversity and firearms." We enjoy hearing your stories about your time at Virginia Tech and what you have done since. Please take a few moments, fill out the In Memoriam of Bill Skelton Information Sheet insert, and send it to us. Skelton, William E. (BS-'40) passed away on August 30, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dr. Skelton was known worldwide for his exceptional lifetime of outstanding service to others. He lived by three mottos: "To Make The Best Better", "That I May Serve", and "Service Above Self". These three mottos for 4-H, Virginia Tech, and Rotary International, respectively, summarize Bill's selfless commitment to serving others. Born January 10, 1919, in Dinwiddie County, Dr. Skelton grew up on Dr. Frank Woeste's Wedding his family's tobacco farm. He enrolled in the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech in 1936 and worked his way through college, graduating in 1940, with a B.S. in agricultural Dr. Frank Woeste (professor emeritus) engineering. and Joan Greenwood were married at the Hahn Horticulture Garden on the VT Bill led the effort to build the conference and alumni center at Virginia Tech, serving campus on July 4th. Prior to retiring in as chair of the committee that oversaw the planning, design, and fundraising for the 2007, Joan managed the departments of center which included an attached hotel. The complex was named the Inn at Virginia Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Cardiol- Tech with its Skelton Conference Center named to recognize the tremendous service to ogy at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in the University by Skelton and his wife, Margaret. The couple has endowed the Skelton Sarasota, Florida. Award for Academic Excellence, a scholarship awarded annually to a male and female athlete at Virginia Tech for their academic and athletic accomplishments. Dr. Skelton is survived by his wife, Margaret G. Skelton; his son, John K. Skelton, of Blacksburg; and his daughter, Jean S. Montague, and son-in-law, John W. Montague Jr., of Midlothian, Va. Editor's Note: In July 2008, Bill returned the Alumni Information Sheet, "to congratu- late Biological Systems engineering for the excellent publication of the Spring Issue 2008, very professional." He also indicated his willingness to be interviewed and make a presentation at the student club meeting. 11 Newsletter Editors BSE Calendar of Social Events 2008/2009 Hope you enjoyed the news! Activity Date If you have news of interest, Pig Roast October 24, 2008 (Friday) please pass it on to me: Halloween Shenanigans October 31, 2008 (Friday) Editor Holiday Hootenanny December 17, 2008 (Wednesday) Robert "Bobby" Grisso, P.E. Potluck Lunch November 20, 2008 (Thursday) Professor and Extension Engineer Chinese New Year January 23, 2009 (Friday) Biological Systems Engineering Potluck Lunch February 13, 2009 (Friday) 211 Seitz Hall, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303 Mardi Gras February 24, 2009 (Tuesday) Email: email@example.com Omelet Breakfast March 12, 2009 (Thursday) Graduate Student Appreciation Event 3rd or 4th Week of March Assistant Editor International Potluck March/April Barbara Taylor Staff Day Week of April 20-24, 2009 Administrative Assistant Spring Banquet April Biological Systems Engineering 200 Seitz Hall, Virginia Tech Weekly Activities Day of the week Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303 Outdoor Activities: Thursdays at 12-1 PM , Ag Quad Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Kickball Volleyball Coffee Break Wednesdays at 10AM, 207 Seitz Brown Bag "Show and Tell" (slide shows by globe-trotting faculty/staff/ To be announced grads) Happy Hour Fridays Tuesdays at the Movies Weekly Virginia Tech Non-Profit Org. 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