TEAM MEMBERS

• Richard C. Warner, Ph.D. - Extension Professor
  Dr. Warner's research areas encompass stormwater, erosion and sediment control systems and design and modeling of solid, hazardous and low level nuclear waste facilities. Both academic and technology transfer short courses are taught in the areas of stream restoration, landfill design and residential and commercial irrigation. As PI on this project, Dr. Warner will be integrating Tablet PC technology into his on-campus courses to bring more hands-on field experiences to his students.



• Teri C. Dowdy, GISP - GIS Specialist / Instructor
  Ms. Dowdy holds a Masters degree in Hydrogeology and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Water Resources. Experienced in a wide variety of GIS applications from project design to application development, she has worked in state government, consulting and is currently a GIS Specialist/Instructor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. Ms. Dowdy teaches GIS workshops and a specialized course - “GIS Applications in Water Resources” for the department. As Co-PI for this grant project, Ms. Dowdy has taken the lead in equipment operation and the training of other instructors. She has integrated mobile technology into her GIS course that includes not only the Tablet PCs, but iPAQs and CF card and handheld GPS units as well. She continues to experiment with the integrated Bluetooth capabilities of the Tablets and iPAQs to enhance her students' learning experience.



• Stephen R. Workman, Ph.D. - Associate Professor
  Dr. Workman came to the University of Kentucky after spending 5 years with the USDA-ARS Soil Drainage Unit. He has taught courses in numerical methods, hydrogeology, land and water resources engineering, and irrigation and drainage engineering. His primary research emphasis is the study of stream aquifer interactions through topics such as evaluation of riparian and watershed models, influence of vegetation characteristics of riparian corridors on water quality, and enhancement of stream corridors. Dr. Workman investigated the use of Microsoft's One Note program as a lecture delivery product, instead of the traditional chalkboard. He was very successful with this effort and gained almost three weeks of course time. The extra time allowed students to experience in the field the storm retention structures studied, giving them a better understanding of the design principles presented in the classroom.



• Carmen T. Agouridis, Ph.D. - Engineer Associate IV/Research
  Dr. Agouridis focuses on the development and support of applied research and educational programs in water resources related to stream restoration, establishment of high value trees on reclaimed mined lands, and grazing best management practices. She currently teaches courses in stream restoration. Dr. Agouridis used the Tablet PC to her students' advantage as brainstorming tools. On several occassions throughout the semester, she had groups of students use the Tablets to perform calculations, take notes and present results to other students. Her course's mid term project - another group effort - was completed completely on the Tablet PCs.



• Robert L. Fehr, Ph.D. - Extension Professor
  Dr. Robert Fehr has recently returned to the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department after working for 20 years in various roles in IT in the University of Kentucky‘s College of Agriculture including: Technology Coordinator, Director of the Ag Data Center, and Computing Section Head. Currently, Dr. Fehr's main focus is directed at energy conservation in agriculture and residences and distance training programs.



• Ryan Kelly - Assistant Professor - Lexington Community College
  Ryan Kelly is an Assistant Professor of Geography and GIS at Lexington Community College. He has been on staff at LCC since 2000. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the Florida State University.



• Doug Carr - BAE IT Manager
  Mr. Carr is the manager and director of all IT services for the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department. He is responsible for the IT needs and issues of the department. He manages IT services for BAE's 55 faculty (offices and research laboratories), extension professionals, and staff. He also oversees the department's 25 seat student computer laboratory and 5 servers.

Other Participating Faculty

• Donald G. Colliver, Ph.D., P.E. - Associate Professor
  Dr. Colliver has incorporated Tablet PC technology into two courses taught during the Spring 2005 semester: "Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning" (BAE/ME 580) and "Topics in Advanced Environment Control and Analysis - Energy Efficient Building MOdeling and Design" (BAE 625). BAE 580 used distance learning to present the course on three different campuses via ITV.



• Joseph L. Taraba, Ph.D. - Extension Professor
  Dr. Taraba has recently begun using a Tablet PC for presentations on waste management practices and pollution prevention at monthly stakeholder meetings across the state.



• Czar Crofcheck, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor
  Dr. Crofcheck used Tablet PC technology during a recent professional meeting to demonstrate interactive training materials created for a Biodiesel Fuels grant project.



• Tom Priddy - Director of Agricultural Weather Center
  Tom Priddy utilized grant Tablet PCs for demonstration purposes at the Kentucky Emergency Manager's Conference in September 2004. Tom is a main developer of the Kentucky Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN). EDEN links Extension educators from land-grant Universities from across the United States and various disciplines, enabling them to use and share resources to reduce the impact of disasters. Due to the wireless and ink capabilities of the Tablet PC, Tom was asked by the state Emergency Management administrator to provide two weather related workshops at next year's conference. We will be using grant Tablet PCs to support this outreach effort.