George M. Chescheir

Assistant Research Professor                                                                Home Phone – (615) 269-7363

Biological & Agricultural Engineering                                                     Work Phone – (615) 438-7739

North Carolina State University                                                             Email – cheschei@eos.ncsu.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.: N. C. State University (7/87‑9/91).

Major: Biological and Agricultural Engineering.  Minor: Civil Engineering.

Thesis Topic: Analysis of Stormwater Infiltration Ponds on the N. C. Barrier Islands.

 

MS: N. C. State University (7/81‑5/84).

Major: Biological and Agricultural Engineering.  Minor: Soil Science.

Thesis Topic: Rapid Methods for Determining Fertilizer Value of Animal Manures.

 

Post-Baccalaureate Study: N. C. State University (9/80‑6/81).

Major: Prerequisite engineering courses for graduate status in the Department of Biological and

Agricultural Engineering.

 

BS:  Centre College of Kentucky (9/72‑9/76).

Major: Biology

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Assistant Research Professor.   N. C. State University, Raleigh, NC. (7/98-Present)

Senior Researcher.   N. C. State University, Raleigh, NC. (2/97-7/98)

Research Associate.  N. C. State University, Raleigh, NC. (6/89-2/97)

      Projects:  -   Hydrology and water quality of coastal plain watersheds

                     -   Hydrology and water quality of natural and constructed wetlands

                     -   Effects of water table management and fertilizer management on water

                          quality of agricultural drainage water

                     -   Hydrologic impacts of afforestation on grasslands near Tacuarembo, Uruguay

                     -   Hydrology of the Marine Air Station at Cherry Point, NC

                     -   Impacts of road maintenance BMPs on water quality in coastal watersheds

                     -   Lateral effect of highway drainage systems on wetland hydrology

                     -   Impact of borrow pits on wetland hydrology

                     -   Maintenance and support of the water table management model, DRAINMOD

 

Research Assistant.  N. C. State University, Raleigh, NC. (3/84-6/87)

Projects:  -   Hydrology and pollutant removal effectiveness of wetland filter areas

                          used for treatment of agricultural drainage water 

                     -   Analytic methods for quantifying lateral seepage from drained fields

 

Research Associate.  Northrop Services, Inc., RTP, NC. (5/78‑8/80)

      Projects:  -   Evaluating the cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of environmental particulates

                          using the CHO/HGPRT mammalian mutagenesis assay.

 

Laboratory Technician.  Litton Bionetics, Kensington, MD. (1/77‑3/78)

      Projects:  -   The interaction between primate RNA tumor viruses and human leukocytes. 

 

Registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina

 

CONSULTING ACTIVITIES

 

CZR Inc. and PCS Phosphate (1999 to present)

Effects of expanded phosphate mining on the hydrology of adjacent watersheds

 

Bayer CropScience (2002 to 2003)

Calculations of Flow from a Tile Drained Field in Owen County, IN using DRAINMOD Version 5.1

Calculations of Flow from a Tile Drained Field in Allen County, IN using DRAINMOD Version 5.1

 

Landis, Inc. (2003)

Seepage Impacts of a US Army Corps of Engineers Navigational Project on the Henderson County Drainage District, Illinois and the Marion County Drainage District, Missouri. 

 

Environmental Services Inc. and N. C. Department of Transportation (1997)

Effects of water levels in a borrow pit on the Mildred Woods Wetland Restoration Site

 

Environmental Services Inc. and N. C. Department of Transportation (1997)

Hydrologic analysis of Core Creek and its impact on wetland restoration sites.

 

CZR Inc. and Texas Gulf Inc. (1995)

Analysis of wetland hydrology on the Parker Farm Wetland Restoration Site

 

Turner Environmental Inc. and N. C. Department of Transportation (1994-1995)

Analysis of wetland hydrology on the Mildred Woods Wetland Restoration Site

 

Barrett Kayes and Associates (1994)

Design of the drainage system for the Ellipse in Central Park, New York

 

Aquaterra Inc. (1992)

Hydrologic impact study of pumped drainage at Kilkenny Farms

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Refereed Journal Articles:

 

von Stackelberg, N.O.,G.M. Chescheir and R.W. Skaggs. 2007.  Simulation of the hydrologic effect of afforestation in the Tacuarembo River basin, Uruguay.  Trans of ASAE, in press.

 

Birgand, F., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs and J.W. Gilliam.  2007. Nitrogen removal in streams of agricultural catchments, a literature review, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, in press.

 

Fernandez, G.P, G.M.Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs and D.M.Amatya.  2007.  Application of DRAINMOD-GIS to a Lower Coastal Plain Watershed. Trans of ASAE, in press.

 

Youssef, M.A., R. W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam and G.M. Chescheir. 2006.  Field evaluation of a model for predicting nitrogen losses from drained lands. .  J. Environ. Qual.  35:2026-2042

 

Skaggs, R.W., M.A. Mohamed, and G.M. Chescheir. 2006.  Drainage design coefficients for eastern United States. Ag Water Management 86(1):40-49.

 

Fernandez, G.P., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, and D.M. Amatya.  2006. DRAINMOD-GIS: A lumped parameter watershed scale drainage and water quality model. Agricultural Water Management 81:77-97.

 

Burchell, M.R., R. Wayne Skaggs, Charles R. Lee, Steven Broom, George Chescheir and Jason Osborn. 2006. Substrate organic matter to improve nitrate removal in surface-flow constructed wetlands. JEQ 36:194-207

 

Grace, J.M., III, R.W. Skaggs and G.M. Chescheir. 2006.  Hydrology and water quality effects of thinning loblolly pine.  Trans of ASABE 49(3):645-654.

 

Skaggs, R.W., G.M. Chescheir and B.D. Phillips. 2005. Methods to determine lateral effect of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology.  TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE 48(2): 577–584.

 

Fernandez, G.P., Chescheir, G.M., Skaggs, R.W., Amatya, D.M.  2005.  Development and Testing of Watershed Scale Models for Poorly Drained Soils.  TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE 48(2): 639–652.

 

Youssef, M.A., R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, and J.W. Gilliam. 2005. The nitrogen simulation model, DRAINMOD-N II.  TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE 48(2): 611–626.

 

Burchell, M. R. II, R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam and G.M. Chescheir.  2005. Effect of drain depth on nitrogen loss from drained lands. TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE (in press)

 

Amatya, D.M., G.M. Chescheir, G.P. Fernandez, R.W. Skaggs, and J.W. Gilliam. 2005. DRAINWAT-based Methods for Estimating Nitrogen Transport on Poorly Drained Watersheds. TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE. 46(2): 237–244.

 

Skaggs, R.W. and G.M. Chescheir, III. 2003. Effects of Subsurface Drain Depths on Nitrogen Losses from Drained Lands.  TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE 46(2): 237–244.

 

Fernandez, G.P., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs and D.M. Amatya. 2002. WATGIS: A GIS-based lumped parameter water quality model, TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE 45(3): 593-600.

 

Appelboom, T.W., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs and D.L. Hesterberg.2002.  Management practices for sediment reduction from forest roads in the coastal plains, TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE 45(2): 337-344.

 

Luo, Wan, R.W. Skaggs and G.M. Chescheir. 2000. DRAINMOD modifications for cold conditions.  Transactions of the ASAE, 43(6):1569-1582.

 

Skaggs, R.W. and G.M. Chescheir.1999.  Drains in depth. Resource Vol. 6(9): 13-14.

 

Breve, M.A., R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam, J.E. Parsons, A.T. Mohammad, G.M. Chescheir, and R.O. Evans.  1997.  Field testing of DRAINMOD-N.  TRANSAC­TIONS of the ASAE 40(4):1077-1085.

 

Chescheir, G.M., J.W. Gilliam, R.W. Skaggs, and R.G. Broadhead.  1992.  Evaluation

of wetland buffer areas for treatment of pumped agricultural drainage water.  TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 35(1):175-182.

 

Chescheir, G.M., R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam, and R.G. Broadhead.  1991.  Hydrology

       of two forested wetlands that receive pumped agricultural drainage water in eastern North Carolina.  Wetlands 11(1):29-53.

 

Chescheir, G.M., J.W. Gilliam, R.W. Skaggs, and R.G. Broadhead.  1991.  Nutrient

       and sediment removal in wetlands receiving pumped agricultural drainage water.  Wetlands 11(1):87-103.

 

Chescheir, G.M., P.W. Westerman, and L.M. Safley.  1986.  Laboratory methods for

estimating available nitrogen in manures and sludges.  Agricultural Wastes 18: 175-195.

 

Chescheir, G.M., P.W. Westerman, and L.M. Safley.  1985.  Rapid methods for

determining nutrients in livestock manures.  TRANSACTIONS of the ASAE 28(6):1817-1824.

 

Book Chapters:

 

Chescheir, G.M. 2003. Drainage Modeling. In Encyclopedia of Water Science.  Stewart, B.A. and Howell, T.A. Ed.  Marcel Dekker, New York: 147-151

 

Skaggs, R.W., and G.M. Chescheir.  1999.  Application of simulation models.  Chapter 15.  In: R.W. Skaggs and J. van Schilfgaarde (eds.)  Drainage for Agriculture, Monograph 38, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.  p. 537-564

 

Conference Proceedings:

 

Amatya, D.M., G. Sun, R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir and J.E. Nettles. 2006. Hydrologic effects of global climate change on a large drained pine forest. P383-394 in Proc., Hydrology of Forested Wetlands, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.

 

Birgand, F., T.W. Appelboom, G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs and J.W. Gilliam. 2006. Evaluation of time proportional sampling strategies for estimating annual nutrient fluxes at the outlets of coastal plains watersheds.  P 208-217 in Proc., Hydrology of Forested Wetlands, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.

 

Catts, G.P., and G.M. Chescheir. 2006. Water quality from undisturbed, forested, inter-stream wetlands: an empirical approach for land management.  P 413-422 in Proc., Hydrology of Forested Wetlands, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.

 

Skaggs, R.W., D.M. Amatya, G.M. Chescheir, C.D. Blanton, and J.W. Gilliam.  2006. Effect of drainage and management practices on hydrology of pine plantation. P 3-14 in Proc., Hydrology of Forested Wetlands, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659

 

Phillips, B.D., R.W. Skaggs and G.M. Chescheir.  2006. Determination of lateral effect of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology for two field sites.   P 292-301 in Proc., Hydrology of Forested Wetlands, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659

 

Appelboom, T.W., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam and D. Amatya. 2006. Temperature coefficient for modeling denitrification in surface water sediments using the mass transfer coefficient.  P 199-207 in Proc., Hydrology of Forested Wetlands, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.

 

Amatya, D.M., G. Sun, R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir and J.E. Nettles. 2006. Hydrologic effects of global climate change on a large drained pine forest. P383-394 in Proc., Hydrology of Forested Wetlands, ASABE, 2950 Niles Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659.

 

G.M. Chescheir, G. Fernandez, R.W. Skaggs, and D.M. Amatya.  2004. Application of watershed models to predict nitrogen loading from coastal plain watersheds  In Drainage VIII: Proceedings of the Eight International Drainage Symposium.  ASAE pub. No. 701P0304. pp. 291-301.

 

G. Fernandez, G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, and D.M. Amatya.  2004.  Comparison of DRAINMOD based watershed scale models.  In Drainage VIII: Proceedings of the Eight International Drainage Symposium.  ASAE pub. No. 701P0304. pp. 281-290

 

Skaggs, R.W., R.O. Evans, and G.M. Chescheir.  2004. Simple methods for predicting annual subsurface drainage and surface runoff from drained lands.  In Drainage VIII: Proceedings of the Eight International Drainage Symposium.  ASAE pub. No. 701P0304. pp. 367-376.

 

Skaggs, R.W., G.M. Chescheir, G.P. Fernandez, and D.M. Amatya. 2003. Watershed Models for Predicting Nitrogen Loads from Artificially Drained Lands. In pp: 442-452 of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Environmental Regulations-II Proceedings of the 8-12 November 2003 Conference (Albuquerque, NM USA), Pub. Date: 8 November 2003. ASAE pub. No. 701P1503.

 

Amatya, D.M., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, G.P. Fernandez, and J.W. Gilliam. 2002. Watershed Analysis and Treatment Evaluation Routine in Spreadsheet (WATERS).  Proc. Of the ASAE Conference on TMDL, Forth Worth, TX, March 11-13, 2002.

 

Amatya, D.M., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, G.P. Fernandez. 2001. NRCS Soil Survey Data in Hydrologic/Water Quality Modeling of Poorly Drained Coastal Watersheds.  Proc. Of the 2001 Conf. Of the Soil Science Society Of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

 

Fernandez, G.P., Skaggs, R.W., Chescheir, G.M. and Amatya, D.M. 1999.  Watershed scale GIS based lumped parameter water quality model.  In, Amusy, L. SantosPeriera and M. Fritsch, Proceedings of 2nd Inter-Regional Conference on Environment-Water, Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Land Use and Water Management”, Presses Polytechniques et Universitaries Romandes, Lausanne, Switzerland, paper 7.2, 14 pp.

 

Fernandez, G.P., Chescheir, G.M., Amatya, D.M., Skaggs, R.W. 1999.  GIS-based water quality lumped parameter model. In K.W. King, ed., Proceedings of the Mini-Conference, Advances in Water Quality Modeling, Toronto, Canada.  ASAE, St. Joseph, MI: 65-70.

 

Birgand, F, Chescheir, G.M., Skaggs, R.W., and Gilliam, J.W. 1999.Quantification and effects of in-stream processes in the ditches and canals of the Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina. In K.W. King, ed., Proceedings of the Mini-Conference, Advances in Water Quality Modeling, Toronto, Canada.  ASAE, St. Joseph, MI: 45-50.

 

Amatya, D.M., Chescheir, G.M., Fernandez, G.P., Skaggs, R.W. 1999. Testing of a watershed scale hydrologic/water quality model for poorly drained soils. In K.W. King, ed., Proceedings of the Mini-Conference, Advances in Water Quality Modeling, Toronto, Canada.  ASAE, St. Joseph, MI: 33-39.

 

Chescheir, G.M., D.M. Amatya, G.P. Fernandez,  R.W. Skaggs, and J.W. Gilliam.  1998.  Monitoring and modeling the hydrology and water quality of a lower coastal plain watershed. In: Watershed Management: Moving from Theory to Implementation Water Environment Federation, Alexandria VA.  pp. 215-222.

 

Amatya, D.M., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, G.P. Fernandez, and F. Birgand.  1998.

Evaluation of a DRAINMOD based watershed scale model.  In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Drainage Symposium.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.   pp. 211-219.

 

Fernandez, G.P., G.M. Chescheir, and R.W. Skaggs.  1998.  DRAINMOD 5.0:A Windows version that considers crop yield, nitrogen, and salinity.  In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Drainage Symposium.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.  pp. 220-226.

 

Crozier,C.R., J.W. Gilliam, R.W. Skaggs, R.O. Evans, and G.M. Chescheir.  1998. Water and N management effects on grain yields at the Tidewater Research Station.  Soil Science Society of North Carolina Proceedings, Vol. XLI.

 

Xu, Lin, Salem  H.E., Chescheir, G.M., J.W. Gilliam, and  R.W. Skaggs.  1996.  Effects of Water Table Management Practices on Nutrient Losses.  In: SOLUTIONS: A Technical Conference on Water Quality,  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  pp. 106-110.

 

Hunt, W.F., R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, and D.M. Amatya.  1996.  Determination of Wetlands Using Reference Simulations.  In: SOLUTIONS: A Technical Conference on Water Quality,  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  pp. 135-139.

 

Chescheir, G.M., R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam, D.M. Amatya, F. Birgand, G.P. Fernandez, and R.L. Mikkelsen.  1996.   Cumulative Impacts of Land Use and Water Management Practices on Water Quality in Coastal Watersheds.  In: SOLUTIONS: A Technical Conference on Water Quality,  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  pp. 140-144.

 

Evans, R.O., M.J. Vepraskas, T.H. Shear, and G.M. Chescheir 1996. Techniques to Restore Wetland Functions to Prior Converted Croplands.  In: SOLUTIONS: A Technical Conference on Water Quality,  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.  pp. 125-129.

 

Chescheir, G.M., R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam, and R.O. Evans.  1995.  Effects of Water Table Management on Water Quality.  In: Clean Water - Clean Environment - 21st Century (Volume III Practices, Systems, and Adoptions.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.  pp. 61-64.

 

Chescheir, G.M., D.M. Amatya, and R.W. Skaggs.  1995.  Monitoring the Water Balance of a Natural Forested Wetland.  In: K.L Campbell (ed.) Versatility of Wetlands in the Agricultural Landscape.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.  pp. 451-462.

 

Amatya D.M., G.M. Chescheir, and R.W. Skaggs.  1995.  Hydrologic Effects of Wetland Location and Size in an Agricultural Landscape.  In: K.L Campbell (ed.) Versatility of Wetlands in the Agricultural Landscape.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.  pp. 477-488.

 

Skaggs, R.W., W.F. Hunt, G.M. Chescheir, and D.M. Amatya.  1995.  Reference Simulations for Evaluating Wetland Hydrology.  In: K.L Campbell (ed.) Versatility of Wetlands in the Agricultural Landscape.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.  pp. 1-10.

 

Hunt, W.F., R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, and D.M. Amatya.  1995.  Reference Simulations: Methods for Comparisons.  In: K.L Campbell (ed.) Versatility of Wetlands in the Agricultural Landscape.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.  pp. 11-20.

 

Chescheir, G.M., C. Murugaboopathi, R.W. Skaggs, R.H. Susanto, and R.O. Evans.  1992.

Modeling water table control systems with high head losses near the drain.  In: Drainage and Water Table Control: Proceedings of the Sixth International Drainage Symposium.  American Society of Agricultural Engineers, St Joseph, MI.  p. 38-45

 

Chescheir, G. M., R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam and R.G. Broadhe­ad. 1988.  Hydrology

       of wetland buffer areas for pumped agricultural drainage water.  pp 260-274.  In: D.D. Hook et al.(ed.) The Ecology and Manage­ment of Wetlands. Vol. 2.  Management, Use and Value of Wetlands. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

 

Gilliam, J.W., G.M. Chescheir, RW. Skaggs and R.G. Broadhead.  1988.  Effects of

pumped agricultural drainage water on wetland water quality.  pp 275-283.   In: D. D. Hook et al.(ed.) The Ecology and Management of Wetlands. Vol. 2.  Management, Use and Value of Wetlands. Timber Press, Port­land, OR.

 

Chescheir, G.M., G. Fipps, and R.W. Skaggs, 1988.  Hydrology of two stormwater

       infiltration ponds on the North Carolina barrier islands.  In: Proceedings of the Coastal Water Resources Conference, Wilmington, NC.  p. 313-320

 

Fipps, G., G.M. Chescheir, and R.W. Skaggs, 1988.  Two- and three dimensional

seepage from  stormwater infiltration ponds  In: Proceedings of the Coastal Water Resources Conference, Wilmington, NC.  p. 321-331

 

Reports:

 

Chescheir, G.M., M.E. Lebo, D.M. Amatya, J. Hughes, J.W. Gilliam, R.W. Skaggs and R.B. Herrman. 2003.  Hydrology and water quality of forested lands in Eastern North Carolina.  Technical Bulletin 320, N.C. Agricultural Research Service, N.C. State University, Raleigh, 79 p.

 

Amatya, D.M., G.M. Chescheir, G.P. Fernandez, R.W. Skaggs, F. Birgand, and J.W. Gilliam. 2003. Lumped Parameter Models for Predicting Nitrogen Transport in Lower Coastal Plain Watersheds. Report No. 347, Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, 118 p.

 

W.F. Hunt, III, R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, and D.M. Amatya.  2001.  Evaluation of the wetland hydrologic criterion and its application in the determination of wetland hydrologic status.  North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, Report  No. 333.  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. pp. 119

 

Chescheir, G.M., R.W. Skaggs, J.W. Gilliam,  M.A. Breve, C. Munster, R.O. Evans, R.B. Leidy and J.E. Parsons.  1996.  Effects of drainage and water table control on groundwater and surface water quality:  part II - Experimental results and simulation models.  North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, Report  No. 301.  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. pp. 234.

 

Munster C., G.M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, J.E. Parsons, T.J. Sheets, J.W. Gilliam, R.O. Evans, E. Harmsen, and R.B. Leidy.  1994.  Effects of drainage and water table control on groundwater and surface water quality:  part I - Methodology and preliminary results.  North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, Report  No. 283.  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. pp. 168

 

Chescheir, G.M., R.W. Skaggs, and J.W. Gilliam.  1990.  Effects of water management

       and land use practices on hydrology and water quality in the Albemarle ‑ Pamlico Region.  Project No.90-09. Albemarle ‑ Pamlico Estuarine Study.  North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Raleigh, NC.

 

Chescheir, G.M., G. Fipps, and R.W. Skaggs.  1990.  Analysis of stormwater

       infiltration ponds on the North Carolina outer banks.  Report No. 254.  Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

 

Chescheir, G. M., J. G. Gilliam, R. W. Skaggs, and R.G. Broadhead.  1987.  The

       hydrology and pollutant removal effectiveness of wetland buffer areas receiving pumped agricultural drainage water.  Report No. 231, Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

 

Funded Research Projects

 

R.W. Skaggs and G.M. Chescheir 2004-2007.  Determination of lateral effects of highway drainage systems on hydrology of adjacent wetlands.  NCDOT  $457,539.

 

Skaggs, R.W., M.A. Youssef, and G.M. Chescheir. 2006-07.  Enhancement and Application of DRAINMOD-NII for predicting nitrogen losses from drained lands in Midwest U.S., U.S. EPA, $70,000.

 

R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, D.L. Osmond, and J.W. Gilliam. 2003-2005.  Validating Phosphorus Losses in the Lower Coastal Plain: Phase I, Field Scale US-EPA 319 Program. $100,000.

 

R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, D.L. Osmond, and J.W. Gilliam. 2004-2006.  Validating Phosphorus Losses in the Lower Coastal Plain: Phase II, Watershed Scale US-EPA 319 Program. $70,000.

 

G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs, D. M. Amatya, and G. P. Fernandez.  2003-2005.  Development of GIS Maps for Evaluating the Impact of BMP and Restoration Projects on Nitrogen Loading from Lower Coastal Plain Watersheds. US-EPA 319 Program. $100,000.

 

G. M. Chescheir,  D. M. Amatya, and G. P. Fernandez. 2001-2002. Application of DRAINMOD Based Nitrogen Loading Models to Lower Coastal Plain Watersheds. NC Water Quality Group Initiative. $75,000. 

 

Skaggs, R.W., G.M. Chescheir and J.W. Gilliam. 1999-2002.  Effects of subsurface drain depth on N losses to surface waters, NRI Competitive Grants Program/USDA-CSRS, $300,500.

 

Skaggs, R.W., G.M.Chescheir, and D.M. Amatya. 1999-2001.  Development of a hydrologic/water quality model for the Cherry Point Marine Air Station. $115,000.

 

G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs, R. O. Evans, J. W. Gilliam, and G. D. Jennings.  1996-2001.  Impacts of Road Maintenance BMPs on Water Quality in a Coastal Watershed. $95,000.

 

R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, R.O. Evans, J.W. Gilliam, D.M. Amatya, and G. Fernandez. 1998-2001.  Development and Evaluation of Export Coefficient Methods and the Evaluation of the Nutrient Loss Evaluation Worksheet Program (NLEWP) for Lower Coastal Plain Watersheds. USEPA-319, FY98. $100,000.

 

R.W. Skaggs, G. M. Chescheir, R.O. Evans, J.W. Gilliam, D. Amatya, G. Fernandez. 1997-2000. Modeling the cumulative impacts of land use and management practices on nitrogen loading in the lower coastal plain watershed. USEPA-319, FY97 $100,000.

 

G. M. Chescheir, R.W. Skaggs, R.O. Evans, J.W. Gilliam, D. Amatya, G. Fernandez. 1996-2000. Modeling the cumulative impacts of land use and management practices on nitrogen loading in the lower coastal plain watershed. USEPA-319, FY96 $60,000.

 

R. W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir, D.M. Amatya, G. Fernandez, and J.W. Gilliam.  1997-1999. Lumped Parameter Models for Predicting Nitrogen Loading in Lower Coastal Plain Watersheds.  North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute.  $80,000.

 

R.O. Evans, J.W. Gilliam, G.M. Chescheir and R.W. Skaggs. 1995-1998. Wetlands restoration as a BMP for improving water quality in the Neuse and Tar/Pamlico Basins. 319 Nonpoint Source Program. EPA through DEM. $126,790.

 

R. W. Skaggs, J. W. Gilliam, R. L. Mikkelsen, and G. M. Chescheir.  1994-1998. Cumulative impacts of land use and best management practices on water quality in coastal watershed.  NRI Competitive Grants Program/USDA-CSRS.  $324,000.

 

R. W. Skaggs, G. M. Chescheir, and D. M. Amatya.  1994-1997. Development of methods for evaluating wetland hydrology.  Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina.  $79,213.

 

R. W. Skaggs, J. P. Lilly, G. M. Chescheir, R. O. Evans, and M. R. Reyes. 1994-1997 Interactive effects of water table management and fertilization on water quality.  NRI Competitive Grants Program/USDA-CSRS.  $145,381.

 

R. O. Evans, M. J. Vepraskas, T. H. Shear, G. M. Chescheir, and J. P. Lilly. 1994-1997. Restoration of hydrology and water quality functions on prior converted wetlands.  NRI Competitive Grants Program/USDA-CSRS.  $248,500.

 

G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs, and J. W. Gilliam.  1992-1996.  Hydrology and water quality of natural forested wetlands in the coastal plain.  NRI Competitive Grants Program/USDA-CSRS.  $199,000.

 

Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Directed.

 

M.S.    Brian Phillips (Completed 2006) Methods to Determine Lateral Effect of Drainage Ditch on Wetland Hydrology

            Chad Poole (Completed 2006)  The Effect of Shallow Subsurface Drains on Nitrate-N and Orthophosphorus Losses from Drained Agricultural Lands

            Nicholas von Stackelberg (Co-Chair, Completed 2005) Simulation of the Hydrologic Effects of Afforestation in the Tacuarembo River Basin, Uruguay

            Laura Arnold (Completed 2004)  Effects of Drain Depth on Nitrogen Losses in Drainage in Shallow Water Table Soils

                        Jonathan Diggs (Co-Chair, Completed 2003) “Simulation of nitrogen and

hydrology loading of forested fields in eastern North Carolina using DRAINMOD-N II”

                        Tim Appelboom (Co-Chair, Completed 2000) “Evaluation of forest road

                        maintenance on sediment loading”                                                        

                        Jennifer Shelby (Completed 2002)  “Effect of the hurricanes and related

                        storm of 1999 on the hydrology and water quality on a lower coastal plain

                        watershed”

                        Jeff Jurek  (Completed 2001)“Using a watershed scale hydrology model to

                        develop a management plan for Hoffmann Forest”

            Ph.D.   Tim Appelboom (Co-Chair, Completed 2003)“Quantifying the nutrient

                        removal processes in a canal in a managed forest on the lower coastal plain”

                        Mike Burchell  (Completed 2003) “Reducing nitrogen loads from fields

                        receiving irrigated swine lagoon effluent by drainage design and constructed

                        wetlands” 

                        Mohamad Youssef  (Completed 2002) “Development and testing of new                                           

                        algorithms for simulating the nitrogen cycle in DRAINMOD-N”

                        John Grace  (Completed 2002) “Impacts of forest management practices on

                        the hydrology and water quality of managed forest lands”

 

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

 

American Society of Agricultural Engineers

-         Water table management in humid regions committee (Chair 2002-2005)

-         Planning committee for International Conference on Hydrology and Management of Forested Wetlands. 

-         Proceedings committee for 7th Drainage Symposium

-         Proceedings committee for 8th Drainage Symposium

American Geophysical Union

Water Environment Federation

            American Water Resources Association

            North Carolina Water Resources Association

                  Treasurer- 1989-1992

            Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment (2000-2005)

            Board of the Lake Forest Association (2001-2005)

                  Chair – Lake Water Quality

                  Chair – Fisheries Management

                  Member – Lake Engineering

            Board of Triangle Chapter of Trout Unlimited (1999-2001)