Curriculum Vita
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
Box 7625, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695
(919) 515-6750 (office)
Mobile: Available upon request
Fax: (919) 515-7760
brian_phillips@ncsu.edu
In Progress Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering North Carolina State University
M.S. Biological and Agricultural Engineering North Carolina State University 2006
B.S. Biological Engineering - Environmental Engineering Summa Cum Laude North Carolina State University 2003
Professional Registration
Engineering Intern - State of North Carolina (Registration Number - A19806)
6/06 - Present
Research Associate NCSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Raleigh, NC under Dr. R. Wayne Skaggs.
- EPA Classification, Permanent Full Time, Funding in part provided by North Carolina Department of Transportation, 2 year appointment
- Continuation of NCDOT Project 2005-04 Determination of Lateral Effects of Borrow Pits on Hydrology of Adjacent Wetlands
- Leading role in testing the validity and enhancement of a previously developed method to predict lateral effect of drainage ditches and borrow pits on adjacent wetland hydrology
- Field experiment design, installation, and monitoring
- Soil analysis
- Analysis of data from field experiments
- Simulation modeling
- Development of simulation model of hydrology of borrow pits
- Preparing technical articles
- Presentation of research and findings to agencies and at professional meetings
1/05 - 5/06
Research Engineer NCSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Raleigh, NC, under Dr. R. Wayne Skaggs
- Temporary, Full Time Classification
- Duties involve working on current NCDOT Projects:
- 2005-21 Development of methods to determine lateral effects of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology
- 2005-24 Determination of Lateral Effects of Borrow Pits on Hydrology of Adjacent Wetlands.
- Development of T25 coefficients for all counties of the State of North Carolina
- Software development for application of "Skaggs Method" - Method to determine lateral impact of a drainage ditch or borrow pits on adjacent wetland hydrology
- Soil study of each study site borrow pit - series description, hydraulic conductivity, depth to impermeable layer, soil water characteristics, other pertinent physical properties.
- Calibration and modeling of study site borrow pits located in Eastern North Carolina
- Assisting NCDOT with editing of publications regarding intra-agency procedures for application of Skaggs Method
- Fielding inquires from private firms regarding application of Skaggs Method
- Assisting in development of presentation material and Quarterly reports regarding research for NCDOT
- Development of DRAINMOD format weather sets for various United States cities.
- Publication of conference article regarding research on determining lateral effect of a drainage ditch on adjacent wetland hydrology.
- Completion of thesis regarding method of determining lateral effect of a drainage ditch on adjacent wetland hydrology.
- Act as Teaching Assistant for Spring 2005 BAE 774 course ( See Below )
1/05 - 5/05
Teaching Assistant BAE 774 Theory of Unsaturated Flow - DRAINMOD, Raleigh, NC,
- Duties included: Grading reports, assisting in computer labs, meeting with students, data management and computer management.
6/03 - 12/04
Graduate Research Assistant NCSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Raleigh, NC for Dr. R. Wayne Skaggs
- Development of methods - to determine lateral effects of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology (Projects HWY-871 and 2005-21)
- Field Work - Collection of water table data from three transects of wells; two located at a study site in Beaufort Co. and one located at a study site in Edgecombe Co. North Carolina. At both locations, local rainfall has been recorded using Onset HOBO data logging system. Equipment maintenance and repair if required.
- Soil Analysis - Collection of study site soil cores for vertical hydraulic conductivities and soil-water characteristic data. In situ lateral hydraulic conductivities test using Auger Hole Method.
- NCDOT Responsibilities - Assisting with quarterly progress reports and draft final reports, assistance in workshops regarding applications of the study.
- Hydrologic Modeling - Calibrating and modeling study site well transects in DRAINMOD and WATRCOM using 2.5 or 3 years or water table data. Creation of soil files, weather files, and general files (for each model) based on study site specific data.
- Lateral Effect - Obtaining weather data on all counties in North Carolina then converting data to DRAINMOD format. Calculation of T25 values for various ditch depths and surface storage for all North Carolina.
Graduate Courses:
- Wetland Soils
- Hydrogeology
- Introduction to GIS
- Engineering Hydrology
- Theory of Unsaturated Flow
- Theory of Saturated Flow
- Statistics
- Advanced Math for Engineers
- Stormwater BMP Relevant Undergraduate Engineering Courses
- Land Resource Engineering
- Elementary Surveying
- Irrigation and Drainage
- Bioinstrumentation
- Water Quality and Modeling
- Structure & Design
Skills
- Computer ArcGIS, AutoCAD, SAS, Pro-E, Sigma Plot, MS Office, FrontPage, Photoshop, Acrobat, Visual Studio, Visual Fortran
- Hydrologic Models DRAINMOD, WATRCOM, HEC-HMS, TR-55, Small Watershed Method, RAINSIM (Rainfall dissagregation), REMM
- Lab Work Pressure plate test - soil water characteristic (i.e. volumetric water content versus pressure head), constant head test - vertical saturated conductivity, bulk density, particle density
- Field Work Soil core collection, Auger Hole Test - Lateral Conductivity, Drill Rig assistance, basic surveying (Level, Transit, Total Station), soft and hard plumbing (Hoses, PVC, Metals), BOBCAT Operation, shallow well installation, piezometer installation, soil sampling, hydric soil identification
- Data Collection HOBO system, Isco flowmeters, Sigma water samplers, Thermosonic flowmeters, handheld meters
- Sample Collection Soils, lagoon water, swine waste, wetland waters, well water
- Shop Work Arc welding, MIG welding, band saw, reciprocating saw, drill press, brake, carpentry power and hand tools
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Gamma Sigma Delta
- Alpha Epsilon
- Honor Fraternity of Alpha Zeta
- Outstanding Senior Award for Leadership 2003 College of Engineering
- Senior Award for Leadership 2003 Dept. of Bio. and Ag. Engineering
- Project Award Team Member 2003 BAE Senior Engineering Design
- Censor Alpha Zeta Fall 2003
- President NCSU ASAE 2001-2002, 2002-2003
- President Alpha Epsilon 2002-2003
- Graduate Assistantship 2003-2005 Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Graduate
- Assistantship 2003-2004 F.J. Hassler Fellowship Recipient
- 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003 Josephus Daniels Scholarship Recipient
- Scholarship Recipient for:
- 2002-2003 Mr. and Mrs. John T McCarter Sr. Endowed
- 2002-2003 Charles W. and Jane P. Suggs
- 2002-2003 Eustace O. Beasley Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- 2001-2002, 2002-2003 Goodrum
- 2001-2002 R.E. Sneed N.C. Irrigation
ASABE Student Chapter - North Carolina
Professional Development
- Committees Local Arrangements Committee, "Hydrology and Management of Forested
- Wetlands" to be held in New Bern, North Carolina, USA from April 08-12, 2006.
- April 2006, Attended ASABE International Conference on Hydrology and
- Management of Forested Wetlands in New Bern, North Carolina
- July 2005, Attended ASAE International Meeting in Tampa, FL
- July 2003, Attended ASAE International Meeting in Las Vegas, NV
- April 2003, Attended Southeast Student ASAE Rally at Virginia Tech, VA
- July 2002, Attended ASAE/CIGR International Meeting in Chicago, IL
- April 2002, Attended Southeast Student ASAE Rally at NC A&T University, NC
- March 2001, Attended Southeast Student ASAE Rally at Auburn University, AL
Publications
Techinical Reports
Phillips, B.D. 2006. Methods to Determine Lateral Effect of Drainage Ditch on Wetland Hydrology. Masters Thesis. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, N.C. State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Phillips, B.D.,R.W. Skaggs, G.M. Chescheir. 2005. Determination of Lateral Effect of a drainage ditch on Wetland Hydrology for two field sites. Written for presentation at the 2006 ASABE International Conference on Hydrology and Management of Forested Wetlands in New Bern, North Carolina.
Skaggs, R.W., G.M. Chescheir, and B.D. Phillips. 2005. Methods to determine lateral effects of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology. Transactions of the ASAE. Vol. 48(2).
Skaggs, R.W., G.M. Chescheir, and B.D. Phillips. Methods to determine lateral effects of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology. NCDOT Workshop, October 2004.
Skaggs, R.W., G.M. Chescheir, and B.D. Phillips. Methods to determine lateral effects of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology. NCDOT Workshop, November 2003.
Methods to determine the lateral effect of a borrow pit on adjacent wetland hydrology. NCDOT Researchers Review Session, Mooresville, North Carolina. May 2006.
Determination of Lateral Effect of a drainage ditch on Wetland Hydrology for two field sites. ASABE International Conference on Hydrology and Management of Forested Wetlands in New Bern, North Carolina. April 2006.
Methods to determine lateral effects of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology. Planning Seminar. North Carolina State University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. April 2004.