François Birgand

Assistant Professor

Ph.D., North Carolina State University (USA), Agricultural Engineering, minor in Water Resources, 2000.
M.Sc., Ingénieur Agronome (Agricultural Engineering), Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Rennes (France), 1994.

2008-present: Assistant Professor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University
2004-2008: Engineering Researcher, Cemagref Research Institute, Antony, France
2004-2008: Engineering Researcher, Cemagref Research Institute, Rennes, France

5 significant (7 in last 2 years; 14 total).
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Birgand F., T.W. Appelboom, G.M. Chescheir and R.W. Skaggs. 2011. Estimating nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon fluxes in forested and mixed-use watersheds of the lower coastal plain of North Carolina: uncertainties associated with infrequent sampling. Trans. ASABE. 54(6): 2099-2110. (pdf)
Billy* C., F. Birgand, M. Sebilo, G. Billen, J. Tournebize and C. Kao. 2011 . Nitrate dynamics in artificially drained nested watersheds. J. Phys. Chem. Earth. 36(12):506-504. doi: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.09.007. (pdf)
Birgand F., C. Faucheux*, G. Gruau, F. Moatar and M. Meybeck. 2011. Uncertainties in assessing annual nitrate loads and concentration indicators: Part 2. Deriving sampling frequency charts in Brittany, France. Trans. ASABE. 54(1): 93-104. (pdf)
Appelboom, T.W., G.M. Chescheir, F. Birgand, R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam and D.M. Amatya. 2010. Temperature coefficient for modeling denitrification in surface water sediments using the mass transfer coefficient. Trans. ASABE. 53(2): 465-474. (pdf)
Birgand F., C. Faucheux*, G. Gruau, B. Augeard, F. Moatar and P. Bordenave. 2010. Uncertainties in assessing annual nitrate loads and concentration indicators: Part 1. Impact of sampling frequency and load estimation algorithms. Trans. ASABE. 53(2): 437-446. (pdf)

US Department of Energy, Optimization of Southeastern Forest Biomass Crop Production: A Watershed Scale Evaluation of the Sustainability and Productivity of Dedicated Energy Crop and Woody Biomass Operations. 01/2011 - 12/2016, $2,092,892, co-PI
NC Water Resources Research Institute - SeaGrant, Quantification of nutrient and organic matter fluxes in a restored tidal marsh. 04/11 - 04/12, $20,000, PI
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources EPA 319, Quantification of In-Stream Water Quality Benefits of a Restored Coastal Marsh, 04/2010 - 03/2012, $166,170, PI
Weyerhaeuser Foundation, Analysis of the Effects of Biofuel Planting, Growth, and Harvesting on the Hydrology and Water Quality of Pine Plantations. 01/09 - 12/10, $500,000, co-PI
NC Water Resources Research Institute, Deriving Sampling Frequency Guidelines For Water Quality Monitoring In North Carolina, 07/10 - 06/11, $30,757, PI

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Member Engineer, 1998-.

Total: 7

This page was last updated on December 21, 2010

François Birgand
Assistant Professor,

Biogeochemistry & Ecological Engineering
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
148 Weaver labs
Campus Box 7625
3110 Faucette Dr
Raleigh, NC 27695-7625

(919) 513-2499
(919) 515-7760 (fax)
birgand@ncsu.edu