2013 bae newsletter

BAE Alumni & Friends – 1

Summer 2013

“We Bring Engineering to Life”

Dr. Godfrey A. Gayle is Professor of Biological En-gineering in the Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Design and Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering at North Carolina A&T State Univer-sity. Dr. Gayle received the MS in 1976 and PhD in 1982 from N. C. State under the direction of Dr. Wayne Skaggs. He received the BS in Agricultural Engineer-ing from North Carolina A&T State University in 1974. Godfrey was born in Jamaica where he attended second-ary schools before earning an Associate Degree in Agri-cultural Science from the Jamaica School of Agriculture in 1964.

Prior to coming to North Carolina in 1972, Dr. Gayle’s career began as a Field Supervisor for Herbicides at the Innswood Sugar Estates in Spanish Town, Jamaica. This position transitioned to a Field Engineer with responsi-bility for water distribution (irrigation and drainage), land preparation, and field layout. His academic career began as a Lecturer at NC A&T while he was working on the PhD at NCSU. Upon completion of the PhD, he was appointed an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering at NC A&T, advancing through the academic ranks to Professor in 1991. He began serving in leadership responsibilities as Director of Agricultural and Biosystems Engi-neering from 1987 to 1991, Acting Chairperson for the Department of Plant Science and Technology from 1991 to 1993, Chairman of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design from 1993 to 2001, and lastly, Director of Agricultural and Biosystems Engi-neering from 2001 to 2004.

Dr. Gayle led the successful ef-fort to get the Agricultural Engi-neering Program (now Biological Engineering) at NC A&T accred-ited through ABET. To this end, in 1992, NC A&T State University

Gayle is 2012 Outstanding Alumnus

Dr. Godfrey Gayle was presented with the department award by Dr. Evans. Gayle was also honored at the CALS Outstanding Alumni event.

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friendsADr. Wayne

Yuan is the newest member of the fac-ulty hired January, 2012. Yuan is an associate profes-sor in the area of bioenergy and bioproducts. He

received his Ph.D. degree in Agricultural and Biolog-ical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005. He came to us from the University of Kansas BAE depart-ment where he taught for 5 years.

His primary research focus is on issues and needs related to bio-logical/engineering systems that produce, process, or utilize agri-cultural commodities and other

Dr. Wayne Yuan, BAE biopro-cess engineering faculty member was the recipi-ent of the ASABE 2012 New Holland Young Researcher

Award. The award was presented at the ASABE 2012 Annual International Meeting held in Dallas, Texas on August 1, 2012.

He received the award for his outstanding leadership contribu-tions as a teacher and researcher in the enhancement of biodiesel production, quality control, and engine performance to enable next-generation sustainable en-ergy and agricultural systems.

Dr. Larry Stikeleather, P.E., received the 2013 Outstanding BAE Professor Award. This award is given by Bio & Ag stu-

dents in recognition of the special effort of a professor in the department. Dr. Stikeleath-er was recognized for his continu-ing commitment to teaching. The award was presented at the 2013 Student Banquet held at the NC State JC Raulston Arboretum.

Wayne Yuan

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Larry Stikeleather

Godfrey A. Gayle

2 – BAE Alumni & Friends

Greetings from Raleigh! It is a pleasure to present the 2013 edition of the BAE Alumni and Friends Newsletter.

The department provides excellent undergraduate and graduate educational opportunities with programs that continue to be ranked in the top ten by US News. In the latest poll, NC State BAE was ranked 6th nation-ally. Efforts to slow undergraduate enrollment appear to have taken effect as enrollment remained steady over the past year. New matriculation criteria adopted by the College of Engineering has now been implemented

which should further help to stabilize enrollment. We are currently on target to have an undergraduate enrollment of about 250 with 60 new students each year. Graduate enrollment is expected to also be steady at 75 students this fall. Over the year, we graduated 55 BEs, 30 AETs, 4 MBAEs, 14 MS and 5 PhDs – Dr. Sneha Athalye, Dr. Yan Cui, Dr. Barbara Doll, Dr. Anushadevi Panneerselvam, and Dr. Amey Tilak. I am also pleased to announce that Katy Mazer was an NCSU valedictorian with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Congratula-tions, graduates.

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Godfrey Gayle, MS, 1976; PhD, 1982, was named the 2012 Outstanding BAE alumnus. Dr. Wayne Yuan was named the recipient of the ASABE 2012 New Holland Young Researcher Award and Dr. Robert Evans was named the recipient of the 2013 Royce J. Tipton Award given by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Congratula-tions to Dr. Bill Hunt who was promoted to professor and Dr. Mike Burchell who was promoted to associate professor with tenure. Special congratula-tions are due Dr. Bill Hunt upon being named one of twenty University Faculty Scholars. Dr. Greg Jennings retired February 1 after 22 years. We are extremely proud of this year’s PackPullers who placed seventh overall in the ASABE Quarter Scale Tractor design competition. Please read more about these and other faculty, staff and student recognitions and activities through-out the newsletter.

We have a lot of outstanding BAE alumni throughout the world. Please consider nominating one of your colleagues for the BAE Outstanding Alum-nus Award.

Department Head’s Comments

Robert Evans

Visit Bio&Ag on the web at: www.bae.ncsu.edu Fax comments & questions to: Bio&Ag News at 919-515-6772

Department Head Dr. Robert EvansWriter/Graphics Carolyn Mitkowski

Public Relations Advisor Dr. Bill Hunt

Bio&Ag Alumni & Friends is an annual publication of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Box 7625,

Raleigh, NC 27695-7625.

Alumni contributions to the next issue of Bio&Ag Alumni&Friends, are always welcome. Please send your contributions to Dr. Evans at the address above or email:

[email protected] or [email protected].

Nominations for 2013 Out-standing Alumnus Award are due August 1st. Since 2005, The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has recognized an Outstanding Alumnus Award for each department in CALS.

The nominees must have re-ceived a degree from NCSU and should have a record of service to the profession, community, industry, and/or to NC State, and the BAE department. The nomination should explain why the nominee deserves the award. The award recipient will be rec-ognized on October 11th with a BAE departmental reception and also at the CALS Alumni Awards reception.

The nomination form can be downloaded from http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/news/achieve/achieve-alumni/or by contacting-Betsy Maness at 919-515-2694.

Bio&Ag Outstanding Alumnus Call for Nominations

Summer 2013

Outstanding Alumnus Award ..............................1 Faculty News .....................1 Dept. Head’s Comment .....2 New Tractor .......................3 Advisory Board .................3 Dr. Jennings Retires ..........4 Spring Banquet .................4 Stormwater Group Award ..5 In & Around Weaver..........6 Oklahoma Rally .................8 Dean Tours Weaver ............9 ASABE Competition .......10 Dune Filter Working ........10 2013 Graduation ..............11 Graduation Listing ...........12

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became the first minority institution in the US to have an accredited Agricul-tural/Biological Engineering degree program. Following this effort, Dr. Gayle became the first ABET Program evaluator to be named from a minority insti-tution. Gayle strongly encouraged students to be active in ASABE and to take the FE and PE examinations.

Over the past 12 years, Dr. Gayle secured over $1M to support student scholarship, development and participation in ASABE meetings. The product of this effort has been the placement of NC A&T - BE minority graduates – 9 in federal agencies, 14 in state government, 20 in private industry, 23 complet-ing MS, 6 completing PhDs, one dentistry degree from UNCCH, and one law degree from Harvard. Dr. Gayle was instrumental in recruiting the NRCS technology support center to Greens-boro, hence NC A&T is hosting one of three centers in the U.S. Dr. Gayle is currently involved in teaching and wa-ter resource research but is beginning to wind down as he prepares to enter the world of retirement.

Godfrey and his wife Cislyn have been married for 40 years and have two children, Godfrey and Oona.

Gayle Outstanding Alumnus

Dr. Gayle had a good laugh with Dr. Hunt at his reception. Gayle enjoyed meeting many old friends and a lot of new BAE faculty members.

Three board members have con-cluded their terms on the Advisory Board. T. Ray Best II, P.E., Duke Energy Corporation, Dr. Adel Shir-mohammadi, University of Mary-land, and Dr. James Wang, P.E., of Wang Engineering. New members this year are:

J. Devin Carroll, P.E., Vice President, Custom Controls Unlimited Inc., Raleigh, NC, a company he and his wife found-ed. It specializes in Controls, Automation and Information Systems for Municipal, Indus-trial, Energy, Pharmaceuticals and Agriculture.

Ms. JoAnn Price, P.E., CEM Supervisory Production Man-ager, Naval Facilities Engineer-ing Command, Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, VA. Price is responsible for business and programs management for PWBL, consisting of 2100+ employees and for process and management innovation includ-ing oversight of business pro-cesses and execution metrics.

Dr. Michael D. Dukes, P.E., C.I.D. Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida. He is cur-rently Interim Director, Center for Landscape Conservation & Ecology.

Rebecca Silverstein, Process Development Scientist, Grifols, Inc., will continue for another term on the board.

New member terms are 2013-16

Advisory Board

AGCO, a farm machinery designer, manufacturer and distributer, has provided the Lake Wheeler Road Field Lab with a new Massey Ferguson tractor through a no-cost lease agreement. The Massey Ferguson 7620 trac-tor was provided by C&R Implement Company, Williamston, and it will be used for approximately 200 hrs. and then exchanged for a new one.

Bio & Ag and the field lab will be putting the tractor to use for classes and demonstrations, and work around the field lab. Dr. Gary Roberson said students will have access to the latest tractor design and equipment. The tractor has the latest GPS equipment and will be used in a precision agri-culture class that Roberson teaches in the spring. The presence of the tractor will allow faculty members to give demonstrations of the latest variable rate technology and various agricultural implements.

AGCO supports more productive farming through a full line of trac-tors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage implements, grain storage and protein production systems as well as related replacement parts. AGCO products are distributed globally through 3,150 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries. C&R Implement Com-pany has been selling and servicing farm machinery in Martin County and the surrounding area since 1963. We thank them for their support of the College of Ag and Life Sciences and our department programs.

New Tractor to Benefit Students


The 2013 Student Banquet was held at the JC Raulston Arboretum at the Ruby McSwain Education Center on April 25th 2013. This event celebrates the achievements and contributions of our under-graduate and graduate students. In attendances were students, parents, faculty, staff, BAE scholar donors, and several advisory board mem-bers.

The evening hors d’oeuvres were served under the grape vine arbor with live music provided by Jacob Classen on piano and Warren Sharp on guitar, both jazz studies students at NCCU. The group moved into the dining room to enjoy an ex-cellent buffet and dessert table. Scholarship donors were seated with their recipients. BAE’s donors attending this year were Charles Suggs, Ron and Shelby Sneed, Bill and Glenda Johnson, Wayne and Judy Skaggs, Jean Bowen and daughter.

As dinner concluded, student club president Brandon Miller introduced the guest speaker, Dr. Wayne Skaggs, William Neal Reynolds Distin-guished University Professor. Dr. Skaggs spoke about the potential for Bio & Ag students to do well if the past is an indication of the future. He enumerated the many opportunities this profession can offer.

Twenty one undergraduate scholarship recipi-ents were recognized named along with 13 gradu-ate student fellowships. Recapping club events and highlights of the year were Rachel Slivka - Graduate Student Association, Kevin Schachter -1/4 Scale Tractor Team, Brandon Miller - Stu-dent Branch of ASABE, and ending the evening of awards was Brandon Miller who awarded the Bio & Ag Outstanding Teacher Award to Dr. Larry Stike-leather.

Student Spring BanquetDr. Wayne

Skaggs, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished

University Professor and member of the National Academy

of Engineering, gave the keynote

address.

Emeritus professor Ron Sneed presents Katy Mazer with the Ronald Sneed Irrigation Society Scholarship.

Students socializing before dinner.

Kaelin Saul was presented with the ASABE Student Honor

Award by Dr. Mike Burchell.

Robert Vick and Veronica Mbaneme are recognized for graduate achievements.

Greg Jennings Retires with 22 Years at NCSU

Dr. Jennings has been a dedi-cated promoter of stream restoration and water quality working as an NCSU professor and extension spe-cialist in this area for 22 years. He retired February 1, 2013. His exten-sion, outreach and applied research have made a significant contribution in stream restoration practices and an impact on the state’s watersheds.

He was the key co-ordinator of educational information in the area of stream restoration, working with inter-disciplin-ary teams of engi-

neers, hydrologists, biologists and landscape architects establishing continuing education workshops, developing educational materi-als and demonstration projects throughout the state. He and his team have taught many profession-als how to design, construct and monitor stream restoration projects.

Jennings is a sought after-au-thority on stream restoration prac-tices by environmental engineering firms and contractors. He has received numerous awards acknowl-edging his contributions including the prestigious G. B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award presented by ASABE.

Dr. Jennings plans to continue consulting on stream restoration projects.

We thank Greg for his dedication to improving water quality.

Greg Jennings


A large-scale water quality project in New Bern, designed by members of N.C. State’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), has received national recognition for its construction. Cape Fear Precast, LLC of Jacksonville was awarded second place for a local project in the National Precast Concrete Association’s Creative Use of Precast (CUP) Awards at the NCPA’s January trade show in Indianapolis, Ind.

The Jack Smith Creek Stormwater Project, one of the largest stormwater retrofits in the state, was designed by Cooperative Extension’s BAE Storm-water Group and involved the construction of a stormwater wetland to capture and treat runoff from a large watershed in New Bern. The innova-tive project can capture and treat the runoff from more than 1,000 acres of residential and commercial property.

The CUP Award recognizes those projects promoting innovative and cost-saving advantages of precast concrete. The W-shaped precast concrete outlet weir for the project, constructed by Cape Fear Precast, is modeled after a labyrinth weir design concept, said Kris Bass, P.E., Extension Associ-ate.

“The ‘W’ shape creates more flow length in a smaller width than a tradi-tional spillway. The design also incorporates flashboard risers that provide flexibility for controlling water levels in the wetland,” Bass explained. “This design and precast construction approach maximized control over critical features and created an efficient and economical installation in a challeng-ing setting.”

BAE became connected to the project “through a grant with the N.C. Ecosystem Enhancement Program, where we identified over 20 potential water quality projects in the Neuse River Basin,” said Bass.

Award for Stormwater Group

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The finished ‘W’ weir: This shape allows for more flow in a smaller width than a traditional spillway.

Dr. Robert O. Evans P. E., professor and de-partment head, has received the 2013 Royce J. Tipton Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

The Tipton Award recog-nizes ASCE members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of irriga-tion and drainage engineering in teaching, research, planning, design, construction or manage-ment. Evans was honored for his improvements in the design and evaluation of drainage systems, water table management, con-structed wetlands and stormwa-ter quality systems.

He received the award at the US Irrigation & Drainage Con-gress meeting in Phoenix, Ariz.

Congratulations to Dr. Jon Hathaway who was named as-sistant professor at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Dwane Jones who was named assistant pro-fessor, University of District of Columbia, and Dr. Trisha Moore who was named assistant profes-sor, Kansas State University.

Dr. Grant Ellington received an Extension Service Award at the annual meeting of the Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina (TGANC), held at the Southern Farm Show, State Fair Grounds on February 1, 2013. This award acknowledg-es work and assistance provided to the tobacco farmers of North Carolina.

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Robert Evans

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In & Around Weaver LabsUndergraduate Activities...

At the beginning of the year cookout, a crowd of hungry guys seen in this photo

loaded up on food cooked by ASABE club members.

This year’s student body included 250 undergraduates and 75 graduates.

Zack Souther is ready to sell farm fresh Covington sweet potatoes. Students sorted and packed the potatoes supplied by Vick Farms. Other fund raisers this year included the State Fair farm machinery exhibit and mower clinic.

Students gather for the Service Raleigh event. Some of our graduates and undergraduates participated in the event. Bio & Ag students were put to work at Penny Road Elementary School to assist with a grounds spruce-up. Shown left to right Zack Souther, Natasha Tinsley, Kaelin Saul and Kathleen Bell.

Above ,Zachary Souther, Katie Berry, and Alexander Chapla present their poster on a redesign of N.C. Hammocks Beach State Park Ferry Maintenance Wastewater Treatment System.

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Graduate Fellowships

Jessica Fears—College of Engineering Graduate Merit Award

Nicole Dobbs—College of Engineering Dean’s Doctoral Fellowship, University Graduate Fellow-ship, and F.J. Hassler Fellowship

Adrienne Cizek—EPA STAR Fellowship

Alessandra Smolek—College of Engineering Graduate Merit Award

Veronica Mbaneme—National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Laura Merriman—National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Tiffany Messer—EPA STAR Fellowship

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Undergraduate ScholarshipTaylor Barto—NC Section of ASABE Scholarship

Kathleen Bell—Jane P. and Charles W. Suggs Scholarship

Casey Bledsoe—Barbara and George Blum Schol-arship

Mackenzie Blum—Park Scholarship

Dustin Brann—NC Section of ASABE Scholarship & T. Newton and Josephine Cook Scholarship

Julia Burroughs—Lewis A. Sikes Scholarship

Alex Cordaro—Josephus Daniels Scholarship

Emily Darr—E.J. Tyson Scholarship & Arthur Glenn Corpening Scholarship

Veronica Mbaneme—2013 ASABE Superior Paper Award, PFL Graduate Leadership Development Certificate

Nicole Dobbs—2012 ABE Best The-sis Award, University of Florida

Randall Etheridge—2012 CALS Graduate Student Professional Devel-

opment Workshop Participant

Mark Fernandez—Phi Kappa Phi Inductee

Matthew Whitfield—2012 CALS Graduate Student Professional Devel-

opment Workshop Participant

Robert L. Vick—2012 Irrigation Foundation “Irrigation E3 Learner”

Graduate Achievements


In & Around Weaver LabsDepartment Winter Holiday Activities...

At the Department Head’s Holiday Open House, Dr. Evans points out some of the special snack foods he prepared for the party. Below, the conference room attracts a crowd talking over desserts.

These holiday events provide a break from work and studies to enjoy each others company. In the left photo, graduate student Joscelin Diaz sips punch and on the right is the party set-up crew: Mark Rice, Chrissie Shepard, Betsy Maness and Carolyn Mitkowski.

Undergraduate Scholarship

Morgan Drake—Jane P. and Charles W. Suggs Scholarship

Matthew Hinson—Jane P. and Charles W. Suggs Scholarship

Benjamin Hobson—Fred G. Bond Tobacco Scholarship

Nicholas Lannon—NC Section of ASABE Schol-arship

Zachary Lentz—Jane P. and Charles W. Suggs Scholarship

Thomas Lineberger—NC Section ASABE Scholar-ship & Olaf and Rosa A. Wakefield Scholarship

Katy Mazer—Ronald E. Sneed North Carolina Irrigation Society Scholarship

Ashley Mendenhall—Dorothy and Eustace Beasley Biological & Agricultural Engineering Scholarship, I. Tunis and Bernardina B. Corbell Scholarship

Benjamin Mills—Dumaine Farms Production Agriculture Scholarship Award

John Norwood—Dumaine Farms Production Agriculture Scholarship Award

David Phipps—H. Carlisle and Frankie C. Booth Scholarship

Kaelin Saul—J.C. and Nancy Ferguson Scholar-ship & Joe Martin Bank of America Renewable Scholarship

Rebecca Stubbs—J. Phillip and Gloria K. Kennett Scholarship


Sarah Bucher—College of Engi-neering Ambassador

Emily Darr—College of Engineering Ambassador

Marissa Grisham—College of Engi-neering Ambassador

Breanne Long—College of Engi-neering Ambassador, Director of

Membership for the North Atlantic Region of the National Association of

Student Engineering Councils

Ashley Mendenhall—Study Abroad Scholarship to Australia, Gamma

Sigma Delta Inductee

Charles Parrish—F. Scott and Mary Dell Chilton Undergraduate Research Award, NC Space Grant

Undergraduate Research Scholarship, Undergraduate Research Symposium

Winner

Undergraduate Achievements


Grads let out their creativity by making improvements to an agricultural commodity. Right to left are Yu Liu, Zhimin Lui, Erin Bennett, Veronica Mbaneme, Lalitendu Das, Stefani Barlow and Rachel Slivka.

The graduates held several professional development sessions. Above students listen to speaker Chirag Gajjar, PF,L Ambassador from the NCSU Preparing Future Leaders Program. He gave an overview of the PFL program’s offerings which include seminars, workshops and events centered around three themes: career skills, teaching and mentoring, and the responsible conduct of research.

Grad Student Activities

In February, grads held an International Potluck & Chinese New Year Celebration. Dishes like arepas, haluski and black beans & rice were served.

Oklahoma Rally

The group flew to Tulsa, OK to the OSU campus. Students attended company-sponsored speaker sessions on various pro-fessionalism topics and learned about OSU research projects.

At the banquet, members prac-ticed proper etiquette and listened to Wes Watkins, an inspirational leader in Oklahoma. There was the formal business meeting where amendments were made to the constitution and officers were elected. Kaelin Saul served as the Parliamentarian and was re-elected at the OSU Rally to be the Parliamentarian for next year. This opportunity provided the NC State representatives a chance to network with students and faculty from other universities and obtain ideas to utilize in our own club.

Oklahoma tractor team student offers Ben Mills ,seated on the 1/4 scale tractor, a chance to check it out.

First row: Kaelin Saul, Ben Mills, Ashley Mendenhall, Matthew Shaefer and Kathleen Bell. Their advisors this year were Michael Burchell and Andy Hale.

In & Around Weaver Labs

At the welcome back cookout waiting for the hamburgers and hotdogs to be cooked are right to left, Han Jin, Yingxi Geng, Di Yan, Cui Yan, Quan Zhou, and Meng Wang.


The new College of Agricul-tural and Life Sciences Dean, Dr. Richard Linton, toured Bio&Ag Engineering labs where several interesting lab activities were underway. The Dean got a great sense of who we are, after lively conversations with faculty, staff and students.

New Dean Tours Weaver Labs...

The biofuel labs were full of action the day the dean arrived. Above, a student is inspecting a biofuel separation process in the lab of Dr. Yuan. And below, Dr. Praveen’s doctorial student is intent on a liquids measurement in the bioprocess lab.

Above, the Dean talks with Dr. Wayne Yuan about his research.

The Dean visited the soil and water lab, observing some of the experiments and testing being done with NC soils.

Left: Dean Linton greets Dr. Ratna Sharma in the bioprocess lab. Drs. Evans and Chin stand by eager to show the Dean around the lab.


“The Jack Smith Creek Wetland project was selected for implementa-tion due to its innovative approach and regional scale. BAE Extension was hired to lead the design work and development of a research effort at the site.” Bass noted that the size and complexity of the project made cooperation with project stakehold-ers critical. “Extension was able to help foster partnerships with the City of New Bern, Clean Wa-ter Management Trust Fund, and several government agencies that have all contributed to the project.” While the project construction was completed in December 2012, Bass said that BAE is currently installing monitoring equipment to collect

water quality samples. “Final planting took place in spring 2013, and we should be getting some results back by the end of the summer,” he said.

The project is also intended to set a new standard for treating stormwater at a watershed scale and be an education center for design and construction of best management practices in a coastal environment, according to the award write-up.

“Watershed scale stormwater projects have been successful in other areas and are gaining momentum in North Carolina,” Bass said. “The research that results from this project will not only expand the knowledge base in storm-water treatment, but also provide guidance on how to develop water quality goals balanced with ecological services and surrounding environments”.

When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now, researchers from North Carolina State University have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria that can lead to beach closures.

“It was not economically feasible to use a tract of beach front property to treat stormwater. Instead, we were able to devise a system that could be installed in an area that was not developable – underneath the dunes,” says Dr. Michael Burchell, an associate professor of biological and agricultural

Front row left to right: advisor Grant Ellington, John Norwood, Jermayne Smallwood, Daniel Myers, Spencer Davis, TiEra Worsley. Back row, left to right: Ed Godfrey, Kevin Schachter, Clay Campbell, Steven Hall, Jordan Boyette, Randall Godfrey.

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The results are in for the 2013 International Quarter Scale (IQS) Tractor design witch is an annual student competition event organized by the Ameri-can Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. The Pack Pullers team had 15 students and 11 went to Peoria, Ill. Bio & Ag finished 7th overall out of 29 schools.

The NCSU tractor won the “Best Appearance Award” This award is selected by the competi-tion committee and all schools in attendance. Some additional ac-complishments were 7th place in team presentation and 6th place in vehicle maneuver-ability.

Competion Results

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Matt Shipman NCSU, News Service

Dune Filter Working Well

2013 Best Appearance


engineering at NC State and senior author of a paper on the research.

Specifically, the so-called dune infiltration systems reduced the concentration of bacteria in stormwater runoff by 96 percent.

The researchers designed and built two such systems in Kure Beach, N.C. The systems consist of large, open-bottomed chambers that effectively divert the stormwater into dunes, which serve as giant sand filters. The systems are built under dunes that are covered with vegetation. The researchers then launched a three-year study to see how the filters would perform.

“We needed to know if these filters would affect the flow of ground wa-ter, affect dune erosion and whether they would effectively limit bacterial pollution,” Burchell says.

The filters “exceeded our expectations” at removing bacterial pollu-tion, Burchell says. And the study found minimal impact on ground water. There were short-term increases in ground water levels during storms, but those increases dissipated in anywhere from a few hours to two weeks.

“And we found that after replanting, the coverage of the dune vegeta-tion actually exceeded what had been there previously – which is important to dune stability,” Burchell says.

Burchell’s team has since installed a third dune infiltration system in a more developed location to see if the system is able to handle higher flow rates, water volume and concentrations of bacteria. That work is ongoing, but early results are promising.

The paper, “Long-term study of dune infiltration systems to treat coastal stormwater runoff for fecal bacteria,” was published in the March 2013 issue of Ecological Engineering. Lead author of the paper is former NC State grad student W. D. Price. Co-authors are Dr. Bill Hunt, professor of biological and agricul-tural engineering at NC State; and Dr. George Chescheir, an associate research professor of biological and agricultural engineering at NC State. The work was supported by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the filtration systems were installed by the Town of Kure Beach.

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Graduation was a bit differ-ent this year as Bio & Ag got the opportunity to hold its diploma ceremony in the new Hunt Library on Centennial Campus. We were also fortunate to be joined by the CALS Dean who spoke and awarded diplomas.


Faculty News

Traveling to teach inter-nationally this year were Dr. Sanjay Shah who traveled to Bangladesh, Dhaka and Kushtia in India, giving presentations on composting and animal waste management. Rhonda Sherman taught vermicomposting, trav-eling to Guyana S.A. through the sponsorship of Partners of the Americas and the Farmer to Farmer Program. Dr. Jay Cheng is finishing up his sabbatical as a visiting scholar at Peking Uni-versity, Shenzhen, China.

2013 Graduation Held at the New Hunt Library


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Spring 2013 Grads

Ansanay, Yane .................................................MSAthalye, Sneha ................................................PhD Bitterman, Jr., Chris .......................................AET Boyette, Larry .................................................AETBoyle, Joseph...................................................AETBrann, Dustin .................................................AETCampos, Alysondria .......................................MBAE Collins, Jonathan ............................................BECui, Xiang ......................................................MS Das, Lalitendu ................................................MSGarzon, Jose ....................................................MS Glover, Brady ..................................................BEHoggard, Hayden ..........................................BEJones, Phillip ...................................................AETLangdon, II, John ...........................................AETLove, Christopher...........................................MSMajors, Teekie .................................................AET Melvin, William..............................................AETMichael, Justin ................................................AETNelson, Tyler ...................................................AETPendleton, Sr., Jordan ....................................AETRoach, Tyler ....................................................AETSaunders, Ryan ...............................................AET Shull, Robert ...................................................MBAE Stroud, Seth ....................................................BE Sullivan, Patrick .............................................AETTilak, Amey .....................................................PhD Ulibarri, Jr., Jeffrey .........................................AET Ying, Man Qing ..............................................MS

Adams, Dustin ..............................................BEAnekal, Achal ..................................................BE Auret, William ................................................BEBeavans, Samuel.............................................AET

Beilinson, Georg .............................................BE Belk, Robert ....................................................AET Bledsoe, Casey ................................................AET Bradsher, Tristan ............................................AET Brooks, Forrest ...............................................BE Brown, William ..............................................MSBryan, William ...............................................AETCambell, Travis ...............................................BECapps, Alexander ...........................................BECasey, Jonathan ..............................................BE Chapla, Alexander ..........................................BE Clements, Benjamin ......................................MBAE Cofield, Charles ..............................................BECollins, Jonathan ............................................BE Cowan, William .............................................BE Crenshaw, Christopher ..................................AET Cui, Yan ...........................................................PhD Darr, Emily .....................................................BE Day, Drake ......................................................BE Dickson-Smith, William ...............................AET Doll, Barbara ..................................................PhD Drake, Morgan ...............................................BE Espejo Juan, Billie ..........................................AET Fitzgerald, Sterling .........................................MS Forney, Brandon .............................................AET Fulcher, Trevor ................................................BEFutrell, John ....................................................AETGerrald, Steven ...............................................BEGodfrey, Edward.............................................MS Godfrey, Randall .............................................BE Haislet, Arthur ................................................AET Harrell, Jonathan ...........................................BEJohnson, Joshua .............................................BE Karoshi, Gourishankar ..................................MSKelly, Edward ..................................................BELentz, Zachary ...............................................BE Leonhart, Eric.................................................BE Levi, Allison ....................................................AET

Livingston, Patrick .........................................BELo, Anna .........................................................BE Long, Breanne ................................................BELoughren, Brandon .......................................BEMace Jr., John .................................................BE Maxwell, Bryan ..............................................BEMazer, Katy .....................................................BEMcKenna III, Frederick .................................BEMeyer, Gillian .................................................BEMiller, Brandon ..............................................BE Milliner, Tyler .................................................BE Mills, Benjamin ..............................................BE Myers, Daniel .................................................BE Pace, Joshua ....................................................BEPage, Jonathan ................................................MS Pandey, Pankaj ................................................MS Panneerselvam, Anushadevi ..........................PhDPatrick, Bryant ...............................................BEPerry, Daniel ..................................................BEPerry, Justin .....................................................BERamsey, Megan ...............................................BE Reaves, Dustin ................................................AETSchachter, Kevin .............................................BE Shaefer, Matthew ............................................BE Sharma, Rajat .................................................MSSmallwood, Jermayne ....................................BESmith, Ryan ....................................................BE Souther, Zachary ............................................BE Sparr, Courtney ..............................................BE Tartaglia, Christopher ....................................BE Tinsley, Natasha .............................................BE Truelove, Nicholas .........................................BE Vermillion, Philip ...........................................AET Walker, John ....................................................AET Walters, Madison ............................................BEWeiss, Alec .......................................................BE Wiebke, Daniel ...............................................MBAEWilson, Corinne .............................................MS

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