Jennifer Bowman, M.S. (Geology, Ohio University)Bowman is director of environmental programs at the Voinovich School and works regularly with the School’s environmental, water and GIS teams. She developed and manages an online water quality database for Ohio (www.watersheddata.com). The online database is also an interactive evaluation system for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management to track successes of acid mine drainage remediation in Appalachian coal watersheds. She also teaches the course “Credible Data Training for Chemical Water Quality Assessment” and coordinates the training of area watersheds volunteers in family-level macroinvertebrate sampling. Other research interest include: evaluating headwater streams’ biological health, groundwater testing, and long-term monitoring of surface water to show trends in chemical and biological changes. Areas of Research: Water, Data, Land, Shale |
Annie Laurie Cadmus, M.S. (College Student Personnel Administration, Illinois State University)http://www.ohio.edu/sustainability Cadmus currently serves as the director of sustainability at Ohio University. Most recently, she served as the sustainability specialist at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, IL where she worked closely with the Illinois Green Economy Network. Her interest in the role sustainability plays in the student leadership development process was refined during her previous work experiences at both Alliance for Climate Education in Chicago, IL and Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT. Areas of Research: Land, Water, Energy, Data |
Kevin Crist, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering, University of Iowa)Crist is a professor of chemical engineering and a faculty fellow at the Voinovich School. He is also director of the Air Quality Center at the Institute for Sustainable Energy & the Environment, which supports and coordinates research, educational programs and community outreach in order to meet the challenges of protecting environmental quality and jobs in the Ohio River Valley Region. Crist’s research interests include: urban- and regional-scale air-quality monitoring; emission inventory assessments; and photochemical, dispersion, and pesticide emission modeling. Areas of Research: Air, Energy, Data, Shale, Pesticides |
Sarah Davis, Ph.D. (Biology, West Virginia University)Davis, an ecosystem ecologist with expertise in energy bioscience, biogeochemistry and eco-physiology, is an assistant professor of environmental studies. Her research analyzes greenhouse gas fluxes of managed landscapes, the potential for sustainable bioenergy development, and carbon sequestration. Active research projects include (i) an experiment testing Agave spp., a group of obligate CAM plants, as bioenergy feedstocks in semi-arid regions, (ii) a study of the environmental and economic viability of advanced cellulosic bioenergy on abandoned agricultural land, (iii) development of a model for long-term carbon sequestration in forests that incorporate age-related physiological changes and responses to climate change, and (iv) a global analysis of bioenergy resources. Davis teaches graduate courses in ecology and environmental issues and bioenergy systems. Areas of Research: Energy, Land, Policy, Air, Data |
R. Patrick Hassett, Ph.D. (Oceanography, University of Washington)http://bios.ohio.edu/archives/author/hassett Areas of Research: Water, Data |
John C. Hoag, Ph.D. (Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University)Hoag is associate professor in the McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems and his research interests include Smart Grid and security. Hoag's projects include cybersecurity and performance for SCADA and AMI metering networks, for which he is developing lab capabilities. He is a senior member of the IEEE and active in Columbus and Cleveland chapters of IEEE PES. Areas of Research: Data |
G. Jason Jolley, Ph.D. (Public Administration, North Carolina State University)Jolley will serve as an assistant professor of rural economic development for the School beginning in January 2013. He most recently served as an adjunct assistant professor in the Kenan-Flagler Business School and as the senior research director for the Carolina Center for Competitive Economies (C3E) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He led C3E’s research activities in local/state economic development incentive policy evaluation and development, strategic planning, impact analysis, and industry cluster characterization to address issues of economic competitiveness. Jolley received his M.A. in political science from the University of Tennessee and his B.A. in economics from UNC-Chapel Hill. Areas of Research: Data, Land, Policy |
Elkan Kim, Ph.D. Candidate (Computer Technology, Ohio University)Kim works as a lead software development engineer at the Voinovich School where he develops data visualization tools which aim to significantly improve viewers’ understanding of information and database-driven web-based applications. In addition to developing these tools, Kim helps clients learn how to incorporate new technologies to better communicate with their local, regional and international audiences and train them in the maintenance and upkeep of the Web sites developed for them by the School. He uses a wide range of computer languages and tools (JavaScript, Perl, ColdFusion, VisualBasic, ASP, ASP.NET, SQL, MySQL, Oracle, and ArcGIS) in his work. Areas of Research: Data, Energy, Shale |
Natalie Kruse, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University)http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~krusen/ Areas of Research: Water, Land, Data |
Amy Mackey, (Wildlife and Fish Conservation and Management, University of Rio Grande)Mackey is the Raccoon Creek Watershed Coordinator at the Voinovich School. She has a background in fish and wildlife management and worked several related jobs before coming to the Voinovich School. Among these was a natural resources management internship with Geauga Park Districts, where she learned to conduct primary headwaters assessments, and a position doing fish sampling for Midwest Biodiversity Institute, where she learned to sample fish in streams. Areas of Research: Water, Data |
Gilbert Michaud, Ph.D. (Public Policy and Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University)Michaud is an assistant professor of practice at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs. His research examines policies to encourage renewable energy investment, particularly for residential and commercial consumers. Other work includes the evaluation of community solar models, value of solar methodologies, and cooperative renewables programs. Michaud has published numerous academic articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as technical reports on energy and economics issues for a variety of nonprofits, city, and state government entities. Prior to his academic career, Michaud worked as the lead researcher for the Energy & Power segment of U.S. Business Executive Journal. Areas of Research: Energy, Data, Policy, Shale |
Scott Miller, M.S. (Environmental Studies, Ohio University)Miller is associate dean of industry partnerships at the Russ College of Engineering and Technology. Previously with the Voinovich School, he worked with many stakeholders to shape and implement programs to elevate and enhance Ohio University’s research. Miller was named a 2010 National Energy Executive with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado; was board chair for the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio; and is the principle program manager for the State of Ohio’s Climate Change Action Plan in partnership with The Ohio State University. Areas of Research: Energy, Land, Water, Policy, Air, Data, Shale |
Steven Porter, M.S. (Geography, Ohio University)Porter is a geospatial software development engineer with the GIS team at the Voinovich School. His research interests include: open source GIS technology, using maps to convey public information and awareness, data workflow automation, and scientific programming. Porter is a commercial pilot working towards a certification in flight instruction. Areas of Research: Data |
Gaurav Sinha, Ph.D. (Geography, SUNY Buffalo)Sinha is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography. His research interests are in the field of Geographic Information Science. He focuses on the ontology and geospatial semantics of environmental features and phenomena. His other research interests include GIS database modeling, cartographic generalization, terrain modeling, spatial statistics, multi-criteria analysis, and participatory GIS. Areas of Research: Data |
Gregory S. Springer, Ph.D. (Geology, Colorado State University)http://www.ohio.edu/geology/springer/ Areas of Research: Water, Land, Data |
Matt Trainer, M.A. (Geography, Ohio University)Trainer is a data/GIS specialist at the Voinovich School. He got his start in the GIS field in Wilmington, NC working for American Geographic Data, Inc. Trainer has also taught two different GIS courses for the Department of Geography at Ohio University as an adjunct instructor during the 2005-6 and 2006-7 academic years. Areas of Research: Data |
Lezlee J. Ware, Ph.D. (Experimental Social Psychology, Ohio University)Ware is a research associate for Ohio University’s Voinovich School and works within applied research on projects employing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods and analyses. Ware has a broad range of experience, including program evaluation and strategic planning, within a variety of disciplines. Her work can be found in peer-reviewed journals within the fields of public health, nursing, diabetes, applied and legal psychology. Ware has led several regional needs assessments for Federally Qualified Health Centers, and her work has been incorporated into numerous competitive grant applications and used to tailor health services to the needs of low-income residents in Ohio. Areas of Research: Data, Shale |
Matthew M. White, Ph.D. (Evolutionary Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)http://www.ohio.edu/biosci/profiles/white.html White is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Biological Sciences. He has research interests in phylogeography, fisheries genetics and conservation genetics of freshwater fishes. White measures variation in mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA sequences and identifies the historical and ecological influences on the distribution of genetic variation. His studies include: stock structure in Ohio River walleye; population genetics, systematics, and molecular evolution of brook lampreys; and conservation genetics. Areas of Research: Water, Data |
Valerie Young, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)http://www.ohio.edu/chemical/people/person.cfm?person=youngv&org=che Areas of Research: Air, Data |