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Dr. Reagan M. Waskom

Curriculum Vitae

TITLE:

Director, Colorado Water Institute
Director, CSU Water Center

RANK:

Senior Research Scientist

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:

May, 1991

JOINT APPOINTMENT:

Department of Soil & Crop Sciences and Department of Civil Engineering

 

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. 1997 Colorado State University - Environmental Soil Science
M.S. 1985 Texas A&M University - Crop Science
B.S. 1981 Texas A&M University - Agronomy

 

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

CSU Water Center (2006 - Present)
Director of the Colorado Water Institute
Director of the CSU Water Center

 

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

Extension Water Resources Specialist, Dept. of Soil & Crop Sci., Colorado State University (2000 - 2006)
Extension Water Quality Specialist, Dept. of Soil & Crop Sci., Colorado State University (1991 - 2000)
Research Coordinator, Tissue Culture for Crops Project, Colorado State University (1986 -1991)
Research Agronomist, Rohm & Haas Co., Plainview, Texas (1985 - 1986)
Graduate Assistant, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University (1983 - 1985)
Crop Production Consultant, Servi-Tech, Inc., Montezuma, Kansas (1981 - 1983)

 

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Professional Agronomist - ARCPACS (1985 - 2007)
Certified Crop Adviser (1995 - 2007)

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND BOARDS:

Board of Directors: Colorado Water Congress (2007 - Present)
Board of Trustees: Colorado Foundation for Water Education (2002 - Present)
Board of Directors: Colorado Watershed Network (2006 - Present)
Board of Directors: American Society of Agronomy (1998 - 2002)
Board of Directors: International Certified Crop Adviser (1999 - 2000)
Board of Directors: ARCPACS (A federation of certifying boards) (1998 - 2001)
City of Fort Collins Water Board (2003 - Present)
Soil and Water Conservation Society
American Society of Agronomy
City of Fort Collins Natural Resources Advisory Board (1996 - 2002)

 

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Role of climate information in agricultural water decisions
Ammonia volatilization from sprinkler applied swine effluent
Aquifer sensitivity/vulnerability to NO3contamination
Evaluation of runoff water quality from western meadows
Development of best management practices for corn production
Evaluation of benchmark calcareous soils as sources and sinks for agricultural phosphorus
Validation of alternative manure management systems for confined feeding operations
Evaluation of the Phosphorus Index for predicting P losses from irrigated crop fields
Surface water quality monitoring on high altitude golf courses
Survey of current irrigation management practices to evaluate constraints to BMP adoption
Development of best management practices for swine effluent application
Reducing nitrate leaching through in-season nitrate and leaf chlorophyll testing
Regional analysis and management of nitrate leaching hot spots

 

SELECTED SERVICE AND/OR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:

Region 8 Coordinator for USDA Water Quality/Water Resources programming.
Serves as USDA Water Quality Coordinator for Colorado
Co-chair CSU Extension drought response team
Cooperated with USDA-NRCS on development of the Colorado P Index
Developed 12 handbooks of best management practices for Colorado agriculture
Coordinated a summer field school to train crop advisers on corn production
Served on the National Nutrient Management Policy team
Initiated and help to coordinate the Colorado Certified Crop Adviser program
Coordinated the Great Plains Ag Council research conference on water quality and confined animal feeding
Coordinated the Colorado Wetlands training program delivered via satellite video
Wrote and produced 3 educational video programs on water quality

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Clay, D., C. Ren, C. Reese, R. Waskom, J. Bauder, N. Mesner, B. Seelig, G. Paige, K. Reddy, M. Neibauer and R. Mahler. 2007. Water Quality Learning Opportunities in S. Dakota, Montana, N. Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. J. Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education Volume 36, 2007.

Waskom, R. 2006. Emergency Water Supplies and Treatment. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension factsheet 6.704.

Eric Schuck, Rebecca Proft, and Reagan Waskom. Evaluating Non-Price Water Demand Policies During Severe Droughts. Current Agricultural, Food and Resource Issues. Volume 7 (2006), pp. 44-55.

Waskom, Reagan, James Pritchett and Joel Schneekloth. 2006. Outlook on the High Plains Aquifer. 2006 Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference Proceedings, Vol. 11. pp 122- 128.

Waskom, R. and T. Bauder. 2005. Protecting your private well. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Bulletin XCM-179.

Keith, K., H. Sessoms, M. Neibauer, Q. Skinner, J. Bauder, R. Waskom, and N. Mesner. 2005. Land and water inventory guide for landowners in areas of coal bed methane development. Montanan State University Extension Service EB166.

Bauder, Troy and Reagan Waskom. 2005. Survey of Irrigation, Nutrient and Pesticide Management Practices in Colorado. Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin TB05-07. http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/AES/Pubs/pdf/tr05-07.pdf

Schuck, Eric, Rebecca Proft and Reagan Waskom. 2004. Evaluating Municipal Drought Management Strategies in Colorado. Paper presented at American Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, August 1-4, 2004, Denver, CO.

Waskom, R.M., T.A. Bauder and J.G. Davis. 2004 Reducing urban phosphorus runoff from lawns. SERA-IEG 17 Factsheet.

Elliott, A.L., R.S. Schierer, J.G. Davis, R.M. Waskom, and A.J. Schlegel. 2004. Soil test p and p source impacts on p runoff from calcareous soils. Great Plains Soil Fert Conf Proc. p 35- 39.

Bauder, Troy, Jan Cipra, Reagan Waskom and Michael Gossenauer. 2004. Center Pivot Irrigation in Colorado as Mapped by Landsat Imagery. Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin TB04-04. http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/AES/Pubs/pdf/tb04-4.pdf

Ceplecha, Z.L., R.M. Waskom, T.A. Bauder, J.L. Sharkoff and R. Khosla. 2004. Vulnerability assessments of Colorado ground water to nitrate contamination. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 159 (1): 373-394.

Waskom, R. 2003. An alternative perspective on water use in Colorado. Colorado Water 20 (6):5-6.

Barta, R., I. Broner, J. Schneekloth and R. Waskom. 2004 High Plains Irrigation Guide. Report for the Colorado USDA-NRCS. Colorado Water Resources Research Institute Special Publication 14.

White, S.K., J. E. Brummer, W.C. Leinenger, G.W. Frasier, R.M. Waskom and T.A. Bauder. 2003 Irrigated mountain meadow fertilizer application timing effects on overland flow water quality. JEQ: 32-1802-1808.

Pielke, R.A. and R.M. Waskom. 2003. Drought 2002 - Colorado's driest year on record? Headwaters Vol. 1 (1):6-9. Colorado Foundation for Water Education, Denver, CO.

Bauder, T. and R. Waskom. 2003. Best Management Practices for Colorado Corn. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Bulletin XCM574A.

Sharkoff, J.L., R.M. Waskom and T.A. Bauder. 2003. Colorado Nitrogen Leaching Index Risk Assessment Version 1.0. USDA-NRCS Agronomy Technical Note No. 97.

Waskom, R.M. 2002. Nutrient management and TMDLs: A regional perspective. 2002 Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference Proceedings, pp 1- 9.

Al-Kaisi, M.M. and R.M. Waskom. 2002. Utilizing swine effluent for sprinkler irrigated corn production. J. Soil and Water Cons. Vol. 57:111-120.

Al-Kaisi, M.M. and R.M. Waskom. 2002. Estimating N Availability from Sprinkler-Applied Swine Effluent. Agron. J. 94:1156-1162.

Sharkoff, J.L., R.M. Waskom and J.G. Davis. 2002. Colorado Phosphorus Index Risk Assessment Version 2.0. USDA-NRCS Agronomy Technical Note No. 95.

Hall, M.D., M.J. Shaffer, R.M. Waskom and J.A. Delgado. 2001. Regional nitrate leaching variability: What makes a difference in northeast Colorado. J. Am. Water Resources Assoc. Vol. 37, No 1:139-144.

Yergert, M., R. Wawrensky, R. Waskom and B. Austin.2000.Generic Groundwater Pesticide Management Plan for the State of Colorado. Colorado Department of Agriculture.

Sharkoff, J.L., R.M. Waskom and J.G. Davis. 2000. Colorado Phosphorus Index Risk Assessment.USDA-NRCS Agronomy Technical Note No. 95.

Davis, J.G. and R.M. Waskom. 2000. A risked-based approach to phosphorus management on manured and non-manured soils. In: Effects of animal feeding operations on water resources and the environment—proceedings of the technical meeting, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 30-September 1, 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-024, 107 .

Schlosser, S. A., J.E. McCray and R.M. Waskom.2000.The effect of variations in hydrogeologic and physicochemical transport properties on the model-predicted vulnerability of Colorado groundwater to pesticides.AGU Hydrology Days 2000.Fort Collins, CO.

Waskom, R.M. and J. G. Davis.1999.Best Management Practices for Manure Utilization. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Bulletin #568A.

Al-Kaisi, M.M. and R.M. Waskom.1999.Evaluation of swine effluent as a plant nutrient source for sprinkler irrigated corn. In: Effects of animal feeding operations on water resources and the environment—proceedings of the technical meeting, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 30-September 1, 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-024.

Waskom, R.M., W.M. Frasier, T.A. Bauder and D.L. Hoag.1999.Irrigation Management Practices: What are Colorado Producers doing?Colorado Water, Vol. 16 No.3:16-19.June 1999.

Frasier, W.M., R.M. Waskom, D.L. Hoag and T.A. Bauder.1999.Irrigation Management in Colorado - Survey Data and Findings. Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Report TR 99-05.

Panter, K.L., S.E. Newman and R.M. Waskom. 1998.Pollution Prevention in Colorado Commercial Greenhouses. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Bulletin XCM-206.

Waskom, R.M. and T.A. Bauder.1998.Water management and environmental contamination. Proc. Seminario Internacional de Riego, pp. 100 –111.Dec. 2-3, 1998.INIA, Chillan, Chile.

Al-Kaisi, M.M., R.M. Waskom and J.G. Davis. 1998.Liquid manure application to cropland. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Factsheet # 1.222.

Ma, Liwang, M.J. Shaffer, J.K. Boyd, R.M. Waskom, L.R. Ahuja, K.W. Rojas, and C. Xu.1998.Manure Management in an Irrigated Silage Corn Field: Experiment and Modeling.Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 62: 1006-1017.

Cardon, G.E., R.M. Waskom, A.Y. Ali, and J.K. Alldredge. 1997. Barley Management Practices for Colorado: A Guide for Irrigated Production. Colorado State University.

Waskom, R.M., D.G. Westfall, D.E. Spellman, and P.N. Soltanpour. 1996. Monitoring nitrogen status of corn with a portable chlorophyll meter. Comm. Soil & Plant Anal. 27:545-560.

Spellman, D.E., A. Ronaghi, D.G. Westfall, R.M. Waskom, and P.N. Soltanpour. 1996.Pre-sidedress nitrate soil testing to manage nitrogen fertility in irrigated corn in a semi-arid environment. Comm. Soil & Plant Anal. 27:561-574.

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