François Birgand
Professor

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Education
Ph.D.
2000
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
North Carolina State University
B.S., M.S.
1994
Agronomic Engineering
Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Rennes, France
Research Description
Biogeochemical processes for ecologically engineered and natural systems; Impacts of land use changes on hydrology and water quality at the watershed scale; Wetland and stream monitoring, restoration and modeling; Continuous sensor development and metrology; UV-vis spectrometry for continuous water quality measurements; Image-based sensors; Evaluation of nutrient load uncertainties at the watershed scale.
Honors and Awards
- University Faculty Scholar, 2018
- NC State Kenneth R. Keller Research Award for graduate excellence, 2000
Publications
- Aspect ratio and baffles impact hydraulic performance of full-size denitrifying bioreactors
- Oliveira, L. A., Dougherty, H., Cooke, R. A. C., Maxwell, B. M., Helmers, M. J., Birgand, F., … Christianson, L. E. (2023), ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, 189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106912
- High-frequency sensor data capture short-term variability in Fe and Mn concentrations due to hypolimnetic oxygenation and seasonal dynamics in a drinking water reservoir
- Hammond, N. W., Birgand, F., Carey, C. C., Bookout, B., Breef-Pilz, A., & Schreiber, M. E. (2023), Water Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120084
- Effect of Visibility on Maintenance Investment and Consequent Performance of Urban Stormwater Control Measures
- Moin, S., Hunt, W. F., Birgand, F., & Ratzlaff, S. (2022), JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE WATER IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1061/JSWBAY.0000975
- Field performance of the GaugeCam image-based water level measurement system
- Birgand, F., Chapman, K., Hazra, A., Gilmore, T., Etheridge, R., & Staicu, A.-M. (2022), PLOS Water. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000032
- High-frequency sensor data capture short-term variability in Fe and Mn cycling due to hypolimnetic oxygenation and seasonal dynamics in a drinking water reservoir
- Hammond, N., Birgand, F., Carey, C. C., Bookout, B., Breef-Pilz, A., & Schreiber, M. (2022, November 28). , . https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10512927.1
- Patterns of long-term variations of nitrate concentration - Stream discharge relationships for a drained agricultural watershed in Mid-western USA
- Liu, W., Tian, S., Youssef, M. A., Birgand, F. P., & Chescheir, G. M. (2022), JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128479
- Technical Note: Open-Source Software for Water-Level Measurement in Images With a Calibration Target
- Chapman, K. W., Gilmore, T. E., Chapman, C. D., Birgand, F., Mittlestet, A. R., Harner, M. J., … Stranzl, J. E., Jr Jr. (2022), WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 58(8). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033203
- Carbon storage potential in a recently created brackish marsh in eastern North Carolina, USA (vol 127, pg 579, 2019)
- Shiau, Y.-J., Burchell, M. R., Krauss, K. W., Broome, S. W., & Birgand, F. (2021, October 1), ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106276
- Event-scale hysteresis metrics to reveal processes and mechanisms controlling constituent export from watersheds: A review
- Liu, W., Birgand, F., Tian, S., & Chen, C. (2021). [Review of , ]. WATER RESEARCH, 200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117254
- Effects of drying and rewetting cycles on denitrification and greenhouse gas emissions in normally saturated organic substrate
- Birgand, F., Maxwell, B., Thomas, A., Schipper, L., Williams, D., Christianson, L., … Youssef, M. (2020, March 23). , (Vol. 3). Vol. 3. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-22205
Grants
- Long-Term, Low-Cost Stormwater Control Measure Monitoring with Camera Systems
- NC Department of Transportation(1/01/22 - 12/31/24)
- Hydrological Effects of a Eucalyptus Plantation in Uruguay
- Colonvade(6/01/19 - 12/31/22)
- Building a Smarter Pheromone Trap Network: Development of a Real-time, Infrared Sensor for Corn Earworm Pheromone Traps
- NC Soybean Producers Association, Inc.(2/01/19 - 1/31/21)
- Improving performance and examining expansion of constructed wetlands for tertiary treatment of nitrogen from domestic and municipal wastewater
- NCSU Water Resources Research Institute(6/01/18 - 12/31/20)
- Collaborative Research: Consequences of Changing Oxygen Availability for Carbon Cycling in Freshwater Ecosystems
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(9/01/18 - 8/31/23)
- Continuing Intensive Monitoring of Nutrient and Material Load in Claridge Nursery Stream “The Canalâ€ÂÂ: assessing the water quality impacts & benefits of a stream restoration in the coastal plain
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/16 - 10/31/20)
- Quantifying Treatment Potential of Floating Treatment Wetlands to Benefit North Carolina Waters Using Improved Methodology and Novel Technology
- NCSU Water Resources Research Institute(4/01/16 - 8/31/18)
- Arsenic Treatment of Contaminated Water Using Surface-Functionalized Fabrics
- NCSU Center for Human Health and the Environment(7/01/16 - 6/30/17)
- Using Smart Control and Real-Time Data Collection to Improve SCM Design and Performance
- NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund(10/04/16 - 11/30/20)
- Transforming Denitrifying Bioreactor Research and Applications: Unveiling the Inside of the Blackbox
- US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)(6/15/16 - 12/14/20)