| Agricultural Engineering | Construction Systems Management | Pre-Med/Pre-Vet |
| Agricultural Systems Management | Ecological Engineering | |
| Biological Engineering | Food Engineering | |
Ann D. ChristyPh.D., P.E., Associate Professor |
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Phone: (614) 292-3171 FAX: (614) 292-9448 E-Mail: christy.14@osu.edu |
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Primary interests include bio-environmental engineering, field and laboratory studies of solid waste management systems, landfill bioreactors, fracture flow hydrogeology and contaminant transport, design of ground water and soil bioremediation systems, disinfection electrotechnologies, modeling of environmental fate and transport of agricultural and industrial chemicals, environmental geochemistry, geographic information systems (GIS), innovative methods for engineering and technical education, environmental controls for agricultural structures, and rehabilitation and reutilization of old barns |
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Ph.D. 1991 Environmental Systems Engineering,
Clemson University, Clemson, SC |
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Bio-energy systems, Solid waste management, Environmental fate and transport of agricultural and industrial chemicals in fractured geologic settings, Sustainable and historic building systems, and Engineering education With Hamid Rismani-Yazdi, Graduate Research Associate, Biological Engineering Microbial Fuel Cells ASABE Paper 067115 at http://www.asabe.org Other sites: http://www.microbialfuelcell.org/ |
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Extension Programs: |
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| BarnAgain! in Ohio: Restoring, renovating, and reutilizing historic agricultural structures http://barnagain.osu.edu |
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Publications: |
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| Christy, A.D. and M. Lima. 1998. The use of student
portfolios in engineering instruction. Journal of Engineering
Education 87(2): 143-148. Papritan, J.C., A.D. Christy, and M. Owens. 1998. Barn Aid 4: Barn Roofs. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Meredith Press Corporation. Denver, CO. 8 p. Lima, M., A.D. Christy, M. Owens, and J.C. Papritan. 1999. The use of student portfolios to enhance learning and encourage industrial ties in undergraduate education. National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal 43(3): 51-54. Myers, M.J., A.D. Christy, and O.H. Tuovinen. 2000. Design of a laboratory scale bioreactor for treating landfill waste. Applied Engineering in Agriculture 16(6): 747-756. Klingman, M.H., and A.D. Christy. 2000. Development of a continuous system for sanitizing whole apples with aqueous ozone. Transactions of the ASAE 43(6): 1989-1996. Christy, A.D., L. A. McFarland, and D. Carey. 2000. The use of test pits to investigate subsurface fracturing and glacial stratigraphy in tills and other unconsolidated materials. Ohio Journal of Science 100(3/4): 100-106. McMahon, M., and A.D. Christy. 2000. Root growth, calcite precipitation, and gas and water movement in fractures and macropores: A review with field observations. Ohio Journal of Science 100(3/4):88-93. |
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