Mark Dougherty, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor, Biosystems Engineering

203 Corley Bldg.

Auburn University, AL  36849-5417

doughmp@auburn.edu

334-844-8939 (office)

334-844-3530 (fax)

 

Research (50%):                    Water quality analysis and management using watershed-scale geographic information and modeling systems.  Sustainable land and water resources. 

 

 Teaching (50%):                    Engineering Design for Biosystems (BSEN 4310)

                                                  Site Design for Biosystems (BSEN 4310)

Turf Systems Irrigation Design (BSEN 3560)

Irrigation System Design (BSEN 4210)

                                                                                                                                                                       

Engineering Experience:     7 years            

 

Academic Experience:         Ph.D. / 2004 / Civil Engineering / Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

                                                M.S. / 1995 / Biological Systems Engineering / Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA             

Ph.D. and M.S. graduate teaching and research

                                               

B.S. / 1990 / Agricultural Engineering / Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX                              

undergraduate experience

                                               

Selected Publications:         Dougherty, M., Dymond, R.L., Goetz, S.J., Jantz, C.A., and N. Goulet. 2004. Evaluation of Impervious Surface Estimates in a Rapidly Urbanizing Watershed. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 70(11):1275-1284.

                                                Dougherty, M. (ed). 1999. Field guide to on-farm composting. Ithaca, NY: Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES).

                                                Dougherty, M. (ed). 1998. Composting for municipalities: planning and design. Ithaca, NY: Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES).

                                                Dougherty, M., Goehring, L.D., and P. Wright. 1998. Liquid manure application systems design.  Ithaca, NY: Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service (NRAES).

                                                Carson, J. and M. Dougherty (ed). 1997 Rev.  Post-frame building handbook: materials, design considerations, construction procedures. Ithaca, NY: Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service (NRAES).

 

Graduate Publications:        Dougherty, M., Dymond, R.L., and C.E. Zipper. 2003. Quantifying NPS Pollutant Delivery in an Urbanizing Headwater Basin. Proceedings of Virginia Water Research Symposium 2003. October 8-10, 2003, Blacksburg, VA.

                                                Dougherty, M., Dymond, R.L., Grizzard, T.J., Godrej, A.N., J. Randolph, and C.E. Zipper. 2003. Final Report: Quantifying NPS Pollutant Discharges from an Urbanizing Headwater Basin.  Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC) Competitive Grant Program, 40p.

                                                Dougherty, M., Dymond, R.L., Grizzard, T.J., Godrej, A.N., and C.E. Zipper. 2002. Evaluation of Land Use and Population Change on Pollutant Delivery from an Urbanizing Watershed in Northern Virginia.  Proceedings of the Virginia Water Research Symposium 2002, November 6-7, 2002, Richmond, VA.

                                                Bendfeldt, E., Dougherty, M., Feldhake, C.M., and J.A. Burger. 1999.  Establishing trees in an Appalachian silvopasture: response to shelters, grass control, mulch, and fertilization.  Proceedings of the 1999 Agroforestry Conference, June 1999, Little Rock, AK.

                                                Dougherty, M., Vaughan, D.H., Collins, E.R., Jr., and G.K. Evanylo. 1995. Nitrogen values of liquid dairy manure and dry broiler litter as affected by sample preservation. 1995 ASAE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 18-23, 1995.  Paper No.952408.  ASAE, 2950 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.

                                                Dougherty, M. 1995.  Nitrogen values of liquid dairy manure and dry broiler litter as affected by preservation treatment.  M.S. Thesis. Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

 

Graduate Seminars:             Quantifying NPS Pollutant Delivery in an Urbanizing Headwater Basin (October 8, 2003, VWRRC Symposium presentation)

Quantifying the Effects of Land Use Change and Population on Pollutant Delivery from an Urbanizing Watershed in Northern Virginia (October 18, 2002, VWRRC Symposium presentation)

                                                Predicting NPS Nutrient loads in the Occoquan (April 2, 2001, Remote Sensing & GIS seminar presentation)

                                                Establishing trees in an Appalachian silvopasture (June 1999, Agroforestry Conference presentation)

                                                           

Graduate Resource Links:  Dougherty, M. 2004. Land  Use / Land Cover Data Sources (lecture notes). February 17, 2004.  Blacksburg, VA.

                                                Yagow, E. 2003. GIS and Related Data Links and/or Sources.  October 8, 2003. Blacksburg, VA.

                                                Dougherty, M. 2003. Georeferencing in ArcGIS (lecture notes).  Advanced GIS, February 20, 2003, Blacksburg, VA.

                                                Dougherty, M. 2002. What is a Literature Review? (lecture notes). HydroSystems Seminar, September 11, 2002, Blacksburg, VA.     

                                                Bartholomew, P., Dougherty, M., McCoy, S., Trible, D., and A. Williams. 2001. Digital Image Classification.  GEOG 4354: Remote Sensing.

                                                Dougherty, M., McCoy, S., and C.Moore.  2001. Image Registration. GEOG 4354: Intro. to Remote Sensing.

                                                Dougherty, M.  2001.  Raster vs. Vector, GIS, Grids, TINs, DEMs, Schematic Modeling (lecture notes). Intro. To GIS Short Course, July 23 & 24, 2001, Blacksburg, VA.

                                                Dougherty, M. 2001. The Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center (RESAC): An Overview. CEE 5984: GPS/RS Applications in CEE.

                                                Dougherty, M., Kraucunas, C., and J. Verwest. 2001.  Remote Sensing Techniques Using ArcView 3.2 and ERDAS Imagine 8.4 (6.6MB). CEE 4984/5984: GPS/RS Applications in CEE.

                                                Dougherty, M., Moore, C., and P. Frank. 2001. Tracking Analyst for Dummies (6.7MB). CEE 4984/5984: GPS/RS Applications in CEE.

Dougherty, M., Moore, C., and P. Frank. 2001. Statistical and Graphical Evaluation of Two GPS Receivers. CEE 4984/5984: GPS/RS Applications in CEE.

                                                Dougherty, M., Feldhake, C.M., and J. A. Burger. 1999.  Plate meter for estimating pasture mass in an Appalachian silvopasture (unpublished data).  Forestry Dept., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

 

Graduate Presentations:     Georeferencing Data for Landscape Characterization (February 2003)

                                                Working with Network Analyst and TIGER .shp files (May 2001)

                                                In-stream nonpoint source nutrient prediction with land-use proximity and seasonality (May 2001)

                                                Working with TNRCC’s Watershed Delineator (April 2001)

                                                Multiple criteria for evaluating land cover classification algorithms (April 2001)

                                                Web/GIS tools for hydrologic analysis of watersheds (March 2001)

                                                Environmental applications of ESE data and information (March 2001)

                                               

Graduate Workshops:          16th Annual Nonpoint Conference, Montgomery, AL, January 26, 2005

                                                18th Annual Alabama Water Resources Conference, Orange Beach, AL, September 8-10, 2004.

                                                Role of Forests in Urbanizing Landcapes: Maintenance of Water Quality, Auburn, AL, August 25, 2004.

                                                Irrigation Association Education Foundation Academy, Phoenix, AZ, July 29-30, 2004.

                                                Virginia Water Research Symposium 2003,  Blacksburg, VA, October 7-10, 2003

                                                ABCs of TMDLs Workship, Blacksburg, VA October 7, 2003

                                                2003 Virginia GIS and Remote Sensing Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, March 28, 2003

                                                Virginia Water Research Symposium 2002, Richmond, VA, November 6-7, 2002

                                                HSPF Training Seminar, Fort Washington, PA, September 23-27, 2002.

                                                Effective College Teaching for New Faculty and Graduate Students, Blacksburg, VA, May 30-31, 2002

                                                Virginia Water Research Symposium 2001, Charlottesville, VA, November 14-16, 2001

                                                12th Annual Virginia GIS Conference, Roanoke, VA, November 1-2, 2001

                                  OGIS Symposium / GIS & RSS, Roanoke,VA, March 14, 2001

Virginia Water Research Symposium 2000, Roanoke, VA, November 7-9, 2000

Rural Utilities Services Environmental Training Seminar, Wytheville, VA, April 18, 2000

Grazing in the Northeast workshop, Camp Hill, PA, March 25-26, 1998.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Compost School, Orono, ME, August 25-29, 1997

Manure Storage Design Training for Professional Engineers, Batavia, NY, March 11-12, 1997

Animal Agriculture and the Environment: Nutrients, Pathogens and Community Relations Conference, Rochester, NY, December 11-13, 1996.

5th Annual Better Composting School, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, October 29-November 1, 1996

Calves, Heifers, and Dairy Profitability: Facilities, Nutrition and Health Conference, Harrisburg, PA, January 10-12, 1996.

Minimizing Agricultural Phosphorus Runoff Losses for Protection of the Water Resource, Univ. of Del., June 1994

North Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Univ. of N.C., Raleigh, N.C., November 1993

20 Hour Course in Wastewater Laboratory, Texas A&M Water and Wastewater Training Division, Paris, TX, May 1991

 

Graduate Awards/Affil.:        ASAE Blue Ribbon Award - Post-Frame Building Handbook, 1998

ASAE Blue Ribbon Award - Liquid Manure Application Systems Design Manual, 1998

American Society of Agriculural Engineers

The Irrigation Society

                                                American Society of Civil Engineers

 

 

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