Planet OHIO - Research

Ohio University faculty, staff and students are engaged in hundreds of research projects. If you participate in or are aware of projects that should be included on this site, please send your information to Erin Sykes at ee293007@ohio.edu.

Researcher	Department	Research Interests	Contact
Bayless, David	Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering	the recycling of carbon dioxide emissions by biological sources; the use of coal to produce gas for conversion in solid oxide fuel cells; electrostatic precipitation using novel wet membrane collectors; combustion of solid fuels and slurries; and particulate emissions from coal and waste combustion	bayless@ohio.edu
Bernard, Ted	Environmental Science	Co-Author of The Ecology of Hope, a book of case studies about communities across the nation that are living sustainably.	bernard@ohio.edu
Botte, Geradine	Chemical Engineering	electrochemistry; fuel cells and battery technology; and the application of electrochemistry to generate hydrogen from coal and ammonia	botte@ohio.edu
Boyd, Roy	Economics	constructing computable general equilibrium models and using them to explore the impacts of various environmental and resource problems in both developed and developing countries	boydr1@ohio.edu
Buckley, Geoffrey	Geography	historical geography and environmental history; examining environmental problems using a historical perspective; natural resource conservation; American environmentalism; public lands; the interaction of nature and society; and the effect of coal mining on Appalachia’s forest and water resources	buckleg1@ohio.edu
Chimeli, Ariaster	Economics	environmental economics, researching economic growth and the environment, the economics of water resources and the link between climate forecasts and economic activity. He also does both theoretical and applied research on environmental issues in the transition economies of Eastern Europe and Brazil.	chimeli@ohio.edu
Conley, Gary	Research Supervisor, Air Quality Center	biogeochemistry, landscape ecology, and environmental restoration in an effort to understand the issues surrounding resource utilization and ecosystem services on both local and global scales	conleyg@ohio.edu
Crist, Kevin	Chemical Engineering	urban- and regional-scale air-quality monitoring; emission inventory assessments; and photochemical, dispersion, and radiative transfer modeling	cristk@ohio.edu
Currie, Warren	Biological Sciences	scaling ecology, ecological modeling, aquatic biomonitoring and estuarine ecology	curriew@ohio.edu
DeForest, Jared	Environmental and Plant Biology	mechanistic controls of plant litter decomposition by linking the functioning of soil microbial communities and plant biochemistry to ecosystem-level processes	deforest@ohio.edu
Dyer, James	Geography	eastern North American forests, especially the patterns that emerge from the interactions of the physical environment, biotic processes and disturbance	dyer@ohio.edu
Hughes, Michael	fluvial geomorphologist, Voinovitch School	physical geography/ geomorphology/fluvial geomorphology; environmental geology/geohydrology; human impacts on fluvial processes and landforms; interdisciplinary studies in river ecology and management; and GIS and Spatial Data Visualization	hughesm@ohio.edu
Johnson, Kelly	Biological Sciences	insect physiological ecology; chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions; nutritional physiology; and environmental toxicology and responses of aquatic macroinvertebrates to acid mine drainage	johnsok3@ohio.edu
Jokisch, Brad	Geography	nature-society studies, such as agricultural systems, land degradation, cultural change and landscape modification	jokisch@ohio.edu
Lopez, Dina	Geological Sciences	Her research interests include the geochemistry and hydrogeology of geothermal systems, including diffuse soil degassing and heat flow studies. She is also interested in environmental problems associated to mining and resource exploitation. In Ohio, she investigates the chemistry, fluid flow and mass transfer associated with acid mine drainage from coal mines.	lopezd@ohio.edu
Manring, Nancy	Political Science	the institutionalization of collaborative dispute resolution processes in natural resource management; and the organizational and political dimensions of ecosystem management.	manring@ohio.edu
Milazzo, Paul	History	Author of Unlikely Environmentalists: Congress and Clean Water 1945-1972. The book examines how the legislative branch acted on water quality issues more than the executive branch, and intertwines the history of the federal water pollution program. It incorporates all of the legislation for clean water and other monumental environmental laws.	milazzo@ohio.edu
Morrone, Michele	Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Studies	environmental and occupational health and safety; public perception of environmental risk; the role of the environmental health scientist in policy decision making; risk and uncertainty in decision making; and underserved audiences and environmental education	morrone@ohio.edu
Prudich, Michael	Chemical Engineering	flue-gas scrubbing; colloid and surface science; separations; fluidization; and coal liquefaction.	prudich@ohio.edu
Riefler, Guy	Civil Engineering	the biodegradation of TNT and other nitroaromatic compounds; acid mine drainage treatment; iron nanoparticles for the cleanup of groundwater pollution; phytoremediation; sediment transport in streams; and the use of molecular tools to identify bacterial communities in the environment	riefler@ohio.edu
Springer, Gregory	Geological Sciences	changing state of human-impacted rivers, particularly the effects of changes in water and sediment regimes, with implications for river management and regulation	springeg@ohio.edu
Stuart, Ben	Civil Engineering	reduction and treatment of acid mine drainage; bioremediation and pollution prevention strategies; bacterial movement in soils; and biological treatment of hazardous wastes	stuart@ohio.edu
Thoma, Roger	Ohio U Researcher	Great Lakes Wetlands Project	thoma@ohio.edu
Vis, Morgan	Environmental and Plant Biology	freshwater algal ecology and evolution; and systematics and biogeography of freshwater red algae and the impacts of acid mine drainage on stream periphyton communities in southeastern Ohio	vis-chia@ohio.edu
White, Matt	Biological Sciences	stock structure in Ohio River walleye using mtDNA and microsatellite DNA variation; population genetics and systematics in the least brook lamprey; population genetic structure in the stonecat; social and genetic structure in small mammals; and conservation genetics	whitem@ohio.edu
Womeldorf, Carole	Mechanical Engineering	combustion and fire sciences, specifically direct numerical simulation of laminar flame-vortex interaction; environmental analyses of formation and elimination of hazardous combustion by-products; quantitative evaluation of solid fuels including coal and bio-charcoal sources	womeldor@ohio.edu
Young, Valerie	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	finding a better understanding of the chemistry of the troposphere in North America; the way human activities affect this chemistry; and the effects of atmospheric chemistry on human endeavors	youngv@ohio.edu

Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment

The Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3) is an interdisciplinary organization that builds on the strengths of three entities at Ohio University – the Voinovich School, the Russ College of Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences. CE3 brings together scientists and engineers to work side-by-side with social scientists and policy experts. CE3 is dedicated to being a leader in research and developing policy solutions that facilitate energy independence, economic growth, and environmental sustainability.