Purdue Extension Water Quality Specialists
This list is in alphabetical order. To find a specialist in a particular area, please search
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Sylvie Brouder
Associate Professor, Agronomy
765/496-1489, sbrouder@purdue.edu
Plant nutrition, soil fertility, ecology.
Mandy Burk
Hoosier Riverwatch Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator
317-541-0617; riverinfo@dnr.state.in.us
http://www.in.gov/dnr/soilcons/riverwatch
Natalie Carroll
Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering and 4-H Youth
765/494-8433, ncarroll@purdue.edu
Youth environmental education, soil and water engineering
E.P. Christmas
Professor, Agronomy
765/494-6373, echristmas@purdue.edu
Soybeans, small grain and specialty crops
Otto C. Doering, III
Professor, Agricultural Economics
765/494-4226, doering@agecon.purdue.edu
Public policy, resource agriculture
Harold Doremire
Clean Water Indiana Program
Soil conservation,
Kenneth Eck
Soil & Water Conservation Specialist, Clean Water Indiana Program
812/482-1171, ext. 3, keck@purdue.edu
Soil & water conservation, erosion, conservation tillage, watershed planning assistance
Mark Evans
Soil & Water Conservation Specialist, Clean Water Indiana Program
765/653-2996
Soil & water conservation, erosion, conservation, watershed planning assistance
Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
765/494-1194, frankenb@ecn.purdue.edu
Watershed management, wellhead protection, drinking water, agricultural drainage, land
use, and water quality.
Hartman, Lyn
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring and Education; Hoosier Riverwatch
317/541-0617; HoosierRiverwatch@dnr.state.in.us or lhartman@purdue.edu
WWW page: www.state.in.us/dnr/soilcons/riverwatch
William Hoover
Professor, Forestry and Natural Resources
765/494-3580
Environmental and natural resources economics, wetlands, water quality
Brad Joern
Associate Professor and Environmental Extension Specialist, Agronomy
765/494-9767, bjoern@purdue.edu
Animal waste management and re-use, micronutrient management, waste management
impact on water resources, crop irrigation, water quality
Stacye Johnson
Water Quality Specialist, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
765/496-6331, stacye.Johnson@ces.purdue.edu
Wellhead protection
Don Jones
Professor and Extension Engineer, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
765/494-1178, jonesd@ecn.purdue.edu
Animal waste management and impact on water resources, onsite wastewater treatment,
constructed wetlands, resource management software
Eileen Kladivko
Professor, Agronomy
765-494-6372; kladivko@purdue.edu
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/staffbio/ejkbio.htm
Pesticide and nitrate movement to tile drains; tile drainage; conservation tillage;
earthworms and agricultural management
Jim Krejci
Soil & Water Conservation Specialist, Coordinator, Clean Water Indiana Program
765/494-4795, jmkrejci@purdue.edu
Soil & water conservation, erosion, watershed protection, conservation tillage, watershed
planning assistance
Brent Ladd
Water Quality Specialist, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
765/496-6331, laddb@ecn.purdue.edu
Pollution prevention, Farm*A*Syst, Home*A*Syst, drinking water, lead, hazardous
household products
Jim Lake
Soil & Water Conservation Specialist, Clean Water Indiana Program
219/426-4637, jlake@purdue.edu
Soil & water conservation, erosion, conservation tillage, watershed planning assistance
Steve Lovejoy
Professor, Agricultural Economics
765/494-4245, lovejoy@agecon.purdue.edu
http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/staff/lovejoy/
Environmental policy, water quality, environmental decision-making,
policy analysis
Eugene Matzat
Soil & Water Conservation Specialist, Clean Water Indiana Program
219/324-6303, ext. 106, ematzat@purdue.edu
Soil & water conservation, erosion, conservation tillage, watershed planning assistance
Bob McCormick
Extension Educator, Forestry and Natural Resources (Planning with POWER)
765/456-2313, robert.mccormick@ces.purdue.edu
http://www.planningwithpower.org
Land use, Planning with POWER
Brian Miller
Associate Director for Outreach, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
765/494-3586, bmiller@fnr.purdue.edu
Wetlands, land use, Planning with POWER
Schultz, Susan
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
317/562-0788; projectwet@dnr.state.in.us or smschultz@purdue.edu
WWW page: www.state.in.us/dnr/soilcons/wet/index.htm
Education materials for educators and workshops
Gary Steinhardt
Professor, Agronomy
765/494-8063, gsteinhardt@purdue.edu
Soil erosion, conservation, conservation tillage, crop residue, land use and 4-H programs
Fred Whitford
Coordinator, Purdue Pesticide Programs
765-494-1284; whitford@btny.purdue.edu
http://www.btny.purdue.edu/PPP/
Pesticides, regulations, environment, risk assessment, safety
Please send changes to Jane Frankenberger, frankenb@purdue.edu