Ann D. Christy | Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor | VITA

Contact Information :

Phone: (614) 292-3171
FAX: (614) 292-9448
E-Mail: christy.14@osu.edu
Website(s):Fractures, Barnagain, Microbial Fuel Cell Learning Center

Address:
224 Agricultural Engineering Building
590 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1057

Fields of Specialization:

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

Areas of Interest:

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/ http://www.geobacter.org/

Education:

Ph.D. 1991 Environmental Systems Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

M.Sc. 1985 Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

.Sc. 1983 Agricultural Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Teaching Curriculum:

• Modeling and Design of Biological Systems (FABE 625): Autumn Quarter
  • Biological engineering of systems which include microbial, plant and animal components. Applications include bioremediation, fermentation, composting, and bioprocessing.
• Environmental Controls for Agricultural Structures (FABE 645): Winter Quarter
• Design of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems for agricultural structures, including barns, livestock housing, greenhouses, plant growth chambers, fruit and vegetable storage, and grain dryers.
• Pollution Control and Waste Utilization (ACSM 550): Spring Quarter
• Management and utilization of animal wastes, fertilizers, pesticides, crop residues, milk, and food processing wastes, and farmstead and urban solid wastes to abate environmental pollution at the urban-rural interface.
• Design of Waste Management Systems (FABE650): Spring Quarter
• Rural, community, and on-site wastewater and waste engineering for small or decentralized waste management systems.

Extension Programs :

BarnAgain! in Ohio:
Restoring, renovating, and reutilizing historic agricultural structures
http://barnagain.osu.edu

Professional Experience :

• Associate Professor of Bio-environmental Engineering, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2001-present)
• Assistant Professor of Bio-environmental Engineering, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (1996-2001)
• Senior Associate Scientist and Engineer, Bennett and Williams Environmental Consultants Inc., Columbus, OH (1999-present, part-time)
• Senior Engineer, Killam Associates Consulting Engineers, Millburn, NJ (1992-1995 full time, 1996-1999, partime)

Professional Registration and Cirtifications:

• Registered Professional Engineer, State of Ohio
• OSHA Certification: Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Operations (40-hrs)
  OSHA Certification: Permit-Required Confined Space Operations
  OSHA Certification: Excavation and Trench Safety