Rodney Huffman
Unpaid Emeritus
Professional Engineer

- huffman@ncsu.edu
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Education
Ph.D.
1989
Agricultural Engineering
Purdue University
B.S.
1983
Agricultural Engineering
The Ohio State University
Research Description
Ground water, water quality and hydrology
Honors and Awards
- ASABE President's Citation, 2009
- PEI Professional Engineer of the Year, 2010
- BAE Outstanding Teaching Award, 2011
- ASABE Certificate of Appreciation, 2012
- BAE Outstanding Teacher Award, 2015
Publications
- Water Conservation Potential of Smart Irrigation Technologies in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin
- Vick, R. L., Grabow, G. L., Miller, G. L., & Huffman, R. L. (2017), JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING, 143(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0001130
- Residential Irrigation Water Use in the Central Piedmont of North Carolina. I: Measured Use and Water Requirements
- Nautiyal, M., Grabow, G. L., Huffman, R. L., Miller, G. L., & Bowman, D. (2015), JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING, 141(4). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000819
- Residential Irrigation Water Use in the Central Piedmont of North Carolina. II: Evaluation of Smart Irrigation Technologies
- Nautiyal, M., Grabow, G. L., Huffman, R. L., Miller, G. L., & Bowman, D. (2015), JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING, 141(4). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000820
- Water Application Efficiency and Adequacy of ET-Based and Soil Moisture-Based Irrigation Controllers for Turfgrass Irrigation
- Grabow, G. L., Ghali, I. E., Huffman, R. L., Miller, G. L., Bowman, D., & Vasanth, A. (2013), JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING, 139(2), 113–123. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000528
- Factors affecting uniformity of irrigation-type manure application systems
- Liu, Z., Grabow, G. L., Huffman, R. L., Osborne, J., & Evans, R. O. (2012), Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 28(1), 43–56. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.41285
- Using Variability within Digital Images to Improve Tall Fescue Color Characterization
- Ghali, I. E., Miller, G. L., Grabow, G. L., & Huffman, R. L. (2012), CROP SCIENCE, 52(5), 2365–2374. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2011.10.0553
- Linking plant ecology and long-term hydrology to improve wetland restoration success
- Caldwell, P. V., Vepraskas, M., Gregory, J. D., Skaggs, R. W., & Huffman, R. L. (2011), Transactions of the ASABE, 54(6), 2129–2137. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.40662
- Residential Irrigation and Water Conservation Potential of Smart Irrigation Technologies in the Catawba River Basin
- Vick, Jr., R. L., Grabow, G. L., Huffman, R. L., & Miller, G. L. (2011), World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. Presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. https://doi.org/10.1061/41173(414)282
- SDI Dripline Spacing Effect on Corn and Soybean Yield in a Piedmont Clay Soil
- Grabow, G. L., Huffman, R. L., & Evans, R. O. (2011), JOURNAL OF IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING, 137(1), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000277
- Leaching of Nutrients and Trace Elements from Stockpiled Turkey Litter into Soil
- Shah, S. B., Hutchison, K. J., Hesterberg, D. L., Grabow, G. L., Huffman, R. L., Hardy, D. H., & Parsons, J. T. (2009), JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, 38(3), 1053–1065. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2007.0639
Grants
- Water Use Efficiency of Soil-Water-Sensor-Controlled Irrigation with a Subsurface Drip Irrigation System Contrasted with Center Pivot Irrigation in a Corn-Wheat-Soybean Crop Rotation
- NC Soybean Producers Association, Inc.(3/01/11 - 11/30/14)
- Catawba River Basin Residential Irrigation Water Conservation Study
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Power)(2/10/09 - 3/31/12)
- Historic Irrigation Water Use and Evaluation of two SMART Irrigation Technologies in the Town of Cary, NC
- Cary, NC(12/01/08 - 5/31/10)
- Multi-scale Analysis of Mechanisms and Impact of Phosphorus Mobilization in Wetland Soils Created from Drained Agricultural Fields
- US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)(9/01/09 - 8/31/13)
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Riparian Buffer Monitoring
- NC Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources formerly NC Dept of Env. & Natural Resources (DENR)(1/01/08 - 8/31/11)
- A Rapid Assessment Tool For Determining Uniformity of Irrigation-Type Animal Waste Land Application Systems
- NC Pork Council(7/01/07 - 9/30/09)
- Methodology to Assess Vegetation, Hydrologic, and Soil Parameters That Affect Wetland Restoration
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/07 - 6/30/09)
- Comparing Environmental Impacts and Agronomic Performance of a Subsurface Drip Irrigation System and a Traditional Spray System used for Land Application of Animal Waste
- NCSU Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center(7/01/06 - 6/30/09)
- Methodology to Assess Soil, Hydrologic, and Site Parameters that Affect Wet Restoration
- NC Department of Transportation(7/01/03 - 6/30/07)