Andy Ward, Professor

Education

Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, 1981. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

M.S. Agricultural Engineering, 1977. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

B.Sc. Civil Engineering with Honors, 1971. Imperial College, London, England.

Professional Positions

13 years of service at The Ohio State University. Appointed March, 1986.

Professor, 1993-present. Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University

Associate Professor, 1986-93. Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University.

Corporate Consultant, 1985-86. Steffen, Robertson & Kirsten, (Colorado) Inc., Denver, CO.

Department Head, Environmental Engineering Division, 1984-85. Steffen, Robertson & Kirsten, (Mining) Inc., Consulting Engineers, Johannesburg, South Africa..

Senior Engineer, Surface Hydrology Division, 1982-84. Steffen, Robertson & Kirsten, (Civil) Inc., Consulting Engineers, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Registration

Professional Engineer (Civil Engineering), Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Publications

Gowda, P.H., A.D. Ward, D.A. White J.G. Lyon and E.D. Desmond. 1999. The Sensitivity of ADAPT Model Predictions of Streamflows to Parameters Used to Define Hydrologic Response Units. Accepted for Publication. Trans. of the ASAE.

Senay, G.B., A.D. Ward, J.G. Lyon and S.E. Nokes. 1999. Using High Spatial Resolution Multispectral Data to Classify Corn and Soybean Management Systems. Accepted for Publication. PE&RS.

Kalita, P. K., A.D. Ward, R. S. Kanwar, D. K. McCool. 1998. Simulation of Pesticide Concentrations in groundwater Using Agricultural Drainage and Pesticide Transport (ADAPT) Model. Agricultural water Management 36(1998) 23-44, Elsevier.

Senay, G. B., A. D. Ward, J. G. Lyon, N. R. Fausey, and S. E. Nokes. 1998. Manipulation of High Spatial Resolution Aircraft Remote Sensing Data for Use in Site-Specific Farming. Trans. of the ASAE, Vol. 41(2) 489-495.

Wu, Q.J., A.D. Ward, S.R. Workman, and E.M. Salchow. 1997. Applying Stochastic Simulation Techniques to a Deterministic Vadose Zone Solute Transport Model. Journal of Hydrology, (1997) 88-110.

van Deventer, A.P., A.D. Ward, P.H. Gowda, and J.G. Lyon. 1997. Using Thematic Mapper Data to Identify Contrasting Soil Plains and Tillage Practices. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, Vol. 63(1):87-93.

Mankin, K.R., A.D. Ward, K.M. Boone. 1996. Quantifying Changes in Soil Physical Properties from Soil and Crop Management: A Survey of Experts. Trans. of the ASAE. Vol. 39(6):2065-2074.

Salchow, E., R. Lal, N.R. Fausey, A.D. Ward. 1996. Some Pedotransfer Functions of Physical Properties of a Fluventic Hapludoll in Southern Ohio. Geoderma, 73(1996)165-181.

Desmond, E.D., A.D. Ward,, N.R. Fausey, and S.R. Workman 1996. Comparison of Daily Water Table Depth Prediction by Four Simulation Models. Trans. of the ASAE Vol. 39(1):111-118.

Wu, Q., A.D. Ward, S.R. Workman 1996. Using GIS in Simulation of Nitrate Leaching from Heterogeneous Unsaturated Soils. Journal of Environmental Quality Vol. 25(3):526-534.

Ward, A.D., Elliot, W.J., eds. 1995. Environmental Hydrology. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL.

Workman, S.R., A.D. Ward, N.R. Fausey, and S.E. Nokes. 1995. Atrazine and Alachlor Dissipation Rates from Field Experiments. Trans. of ASAE. Vol. 38(5):1421-1425.

Nortz, P.E., E.S. Bair, A.D. Ward, and D. White. 1994. Interactions Between an Alluvial-Aquifer Wellfield and the Scioto River, Ohio USA. Applied Hydrology, 4/94 pp. 23-34.

Thenkabail, P S, A.D. Ward, and J.G. Lyon. 1994. Impacts of Agricultural Management Practices on Soybean and Corn Crops Evident in Ground-Truth Data and Thematic Mapper Vegetation Indices. Transactions of the ASAE Vol. 37(3):989-995.

Thenkabail, P.S., A.D. Ward, and J.G. Lyon. 1994. Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper Models of Soybean and Corn Crop Characteristics. International Journal of Remote Sensing Vol. 15(1):49-61.

Ward, A.D., J.L. Hatfield, J.A. Lamb, E.E. Alberts, T.J. Logan and J.L. Anderson. 1994. The Management Systems Evaluation Areas Program: Tillage and Water Quality Research. Soil and Tillage Research. Vol. 30, p. 49-74.

Scientific and Professional Societies

American Society of Agricultural Engineers

American Institute of Hydrology.

Soil and Water Conservation Society

Awards

1997 The Management Systems Evaluation Areas Principal Investigators Group -The USDA Secretary=s Award for Environmental Protection Honor Award.

1997 OARDC Departmental Team Research Award for the MSEA Project

1996 College of Engineering Lumley Research Award.

1995 Autometric Award (co-recipient), American Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing.

Professional Service

Manuscript Reviewer: 10 Professional Journals.

Grant Reviewer: EPA, NSF, USDA.

ASAE: Chair or organizer of several workshops, conference, and meeting sessions.

Member, 1997 - present. College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Tenure & Promotion Committee.

Member, 1997 - present. Senate Faculty Hearing Committee.

Chair, 1996-present. Ad Hoc Committee on Curriculum Development on Site-Specific Farming.

Member, 1998-99. University Committee on Selective Investment.

Chair, 1992-98. OARDC Research Advisory Committee.

Chair, 1995-97. Departmental Academic Affairs Committee

Elected Member, 1994-present. Ohio State University Research Foundation Board of Directors.

Chair, 1993-94. Strategic Planning Committee of the University Research Committee.

Appointed State Representative, 1988-present. NCS-5 Water Quality Research Strategy and Coordination.