Formal Courses The Ohio State University
Wetland Ecology and Management
River and Wetland Restoration
Ecosystem Modelling
Short Courses Taught (* short course organizer)
August 2006 *Wetland Delineation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
June 2006 *Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Columbus, OH
August 2005 *Wetland Delineation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
June 2005 *Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Columbus, OH
May 2005 Modelling Wetland Management (course taught to Iraqi scientists and managers), United Nations Environmental Programme, Amman Jordan
Dec 2004 Phytotechnologies and Wetland Management (course taught to Iraqi scientists and Managers, United Nations Environmental Programme, Cairo, Egypt
Sept 2004 Ecological Engineering, American Society for Agricultural Engineering, St. Paul, MNAugust 2004 *Wetland Delineation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
August 2004 *River Restoration, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
June 2004 Ecological Engineering Applied to Environmental Restoration in Mediterranean Areas, Centro Internacional de Altos Estudios Agronomicos Mediterraneos (CIHEAM) Advanced Course, Zaragoza, Spain
April 2004 *Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Naples, FL
October 2003 *Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration, Columbus, OH
Sept 2003 Ecological Modelling, Ohio State University
August 2003 *Wetland Delineation, Ohio State University July 2003 *Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Columbus, OH
April 2003* Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Naples, FL
August 2002* River Restoration and Ecological Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus
May 2002 Wetland Management, Restoration, and Applications, Centro Internacional de Altos Estudios Agronomicos Mediterraneos (CIHEAM) Advanced Course, Zaragoza, Spain
August 2001* Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Ohio State University, Columbus
July 2001* Wetland Delineation, Ohio State University
August 2000* Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Ohio State University, Columbus
June 2000* Wetland Delineation, Ohio State University
August 1999 * Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Ohio State University, Columbus
March 1999 Wetlands and Wetland Processes, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Sallam, Tanzania
August 1997 * Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Ohio State University, Columbus
July 1997* Wetland Delineation Certification Training, Ohio State University, Columbus
March 1997 * Wastewater Wetlands, Ohio State University, Columbus
August 1996 Environment, Health and Ethics Course, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Dept. of Environmental Chemistry, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 1996 * Wetland Delineation Certification Training, Ohio State University, Columbus
July 1996* Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, Ohio State University, Columbus
June 1996* Ecological Modelling/ Wetland Management, New Albany H.S., New Albany, OH
July 1995* Ecological Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
May 1994 Creation and Restoration of Wetlands, US Soil Conservation Serv., Napoleon, OH
October 1993 Ecological Engineering Workshop, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Sept 1993 Wetlands, Zaragoza Agronomic Institute, Zaragoza, Spain
August 1993 * Ecological Engineering Workshop, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Dept. of Environmental Chemistry, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 1992 * Ecosystem Modelling, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL
July 1991* Ecosystem Modelling, The Ohio State University, Stone Lab, Put-in-Bay, OH
January 1989 Ecological Modelling, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
October 1987 Ecological Modelling, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, China
July 1986 Wetland Ecology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
52 Graduate Students advised through completion (39 Master's and 13 Ph.D. students, all with thesis or dissertation) and 5 Post-docs
o The Ohio State University
23 Master's degree students and 11 Ph.D. students completed
(presently advising 5 Ph.D. students and 4 Masters students)
o University of Louisville
6 Master's degree students and 2 Ph.D. students completed
o Illinois Institute of Technology
10 Master's degree students completed
CURRENT POSITIONS OF SELECTED FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS:
Faculty Positions
o Romi Burks (Post-doc, 2000-01) Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
o Changwoo Ahn, Ph.D. 2001 - Assistant Professor of Wetland Ecology, George Mason University, Arlington, VA
o Brian Reeder, Ph.D., 1990- Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
o Siobhan Fennessy, M.S., 1988; Ph.D., 1991 - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Kenyon College, OH
o Robert Nairn, Ph.D., 1996 - Associate Profesor, Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, Oklahoma University, Norman, OK
o Paul Weihe, Ph.D., 1996 - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Central College, Pella, IA
o Doug Spieles, Ph.D., 1998 - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Dennison University, OH
o Courtenay Willis, M.S., 1994 - Assistant Professor, Evolution and Ecology Division, Youngstown State Univ., Youngstown, OH
o Uygar Özesmi, M.S., 1996 - Assistant Professor and Chair of Environmental Science, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
o Virginie Bouchard, Post-doc, 1997-99-Assistant Professor, School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University
o Ben Wu, Post-doc, 1991-95-Associate Professor, Department of Rangeland Ecology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Other Positions
o Naiming Wang, Ph.D., 1996, Post-doc, 1996-99&emdash;Research Scientist, Everglades Program, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL
o Randall Bruins, Ph.D., 1997-Research Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH
o Doreen Robb Vetter, M.S., 1989-Wetland Policy Administrator-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC