A. VITAE

NAME: Jan Boll DATE: 3-28-1998

RANK OR TITLE: Assistant Professor

DEPARTMENT: Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

OFFICE LOCATION: 408 Engineering Physics Building

PHONE: (208) 885-7324

E-MAIL: jboll@uidaho.edu

DATE OF FIRST EMPLOYMENT AT UI: August 26, 1996

DATE OF PRESENT RANK OR TITLE: August 26, 1996

EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

Ph.D. (1995) Cornell University, Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ithaca, NY.

M.S. (1988) The Agricultural University of Wageningen, Dept. of Land and Water Use, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

M.S. (1988) University of Idaho, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Moscow, ID.

B.S. (1985) The Agricultural University of Wageningen, Dept. of Land and Water Use, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Teaching

Irrigation Systems and Water Management (ASM 315), Introduction to Hydrology (AgE 351), Environmental Water Quality (BSyE 452), Soil & Water Seminar (AgE 501)

Research

Coordinator of Cornell's Hydrology/GIS Group for the New York City Watershed Filtration Avoidance Project. Funded through Watershed Agricultural Council, Walton, NY.

Fate of Agricultural Chemicals on Coastal and River Bottom Lands: Monitoring, Modeling and Agronomic Aspects, Water Resources Assessment and Protection Program of the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Proposal no. 9403179 USDA Grant No. 94-37102-0837

Locating Soil Layers in the Vadose Zone with Non-Destructive Methods. USDA-CSRS Grant No. 91-34214-6024.

Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Improve Monitoring and Predicting Preferential Solute Movement in Sandy Soils. USGS Grant No. 14-08-0001-G1921

Preventing Pesticide Contamination of Aquifers by Best Management Practices. USGS Grant No. 14-08-0001-G1907

Water Management, NY State No. 123-8388-379

B. PUBLICATIONS

  1. Frankenberger, J.R., J. Boll, and M.F. Walter. 1996. Identification of Runoff Generating Areas for Farm Planning in The New York City Watershed. American Water Resources Association Annual Symposium "Watershed Restoration Management: Physical, Chemical and Biological Considerations", July 14-17, 1996 in Syracuse, NY. pp7-16.
  2. Kuo, W., P. Longabucco, M.R. Rafferty, J. Boll, and T.S. Steenhuis. 1996. An Integrated GIS-Based Model for Soil Water and Nitrogen Dynamics in New York City Watershed. American Water Resources Association Annual Symposium "Watershed Restoration Management: Physical, Chemical and Biological Considerations", July 14-17, 1996 in Syracuse, NY. pp17-26.
  3. Merwin, I.A., J.A. Ray, T.S. Steenhuis, and J. Boll. 1996. Groundcover Management Systems Influence and Nitrate-N Concentrations in Leachate and Runoff from a New York Apple Orchard. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 121(2):249-257.
  4. Boll, J., J.S. Selker, G. Shalit, and T.S. Steenhuis. 1997. Distribution of Transport Parameters Derived from Pan Sampler Data. Water Resour. Res. 33(12):2655-2664.
  5. Stagnitti, F., J.-Y. Parlange, J.-Y., T.S. Steenhuis, J. Boll, B. Pivetz, and D. A. Barry. 1995. Transport of Moisture and Solutes in the Unsaturated Zone by Preferential Flow. Chapter 7, In: Environmental Hydrology, V.P. Singh, Editor. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 193-224.
  6. Boll, J., R.P.G. van Rijn, K.W. Weiler, J.A. Ewen., J. Daliparthy, S.J. Herbert, and T.S. Steenhuis. 1996. Using Ground-Penetrating Radar to Detect Layers in a Sandy Field Soil. Geoderma 70:117-132.
  7. Steenhuis, T.S., J. Boll, G. Shalit, J.S. Selker, and I.A. Merwin. 1994. A Simple Equation for Predicting Preferential Flow Solute Concentrations. Journal of Environmental Quality 23(5):1058-1064.
  8. Steenhuis, T.S., J. Boll, E. Jolles, and J.S. Selker. 1995. Field Evaluation of Wick and Gravity Pan Samplers. Chapter 34, In: Vadose Zone Characterization and Monitoring: Principles, Methods, and Case Studies, L. Everett, S. Cullen, and L. Wilson, Editors. Lewis Press, Chelsea, MI. pp. 629-638.
  9. Steenhuis, T.S., K. Vandenheuvel, K.W. Weiler, J. Boll, J. Daliparthy, S.J. Herbert, and K-J.S. Kung. 1998. Mapping and Interpreting Soil Textural Layers to Assess Agri-chemical Movement at Several Scales along the Eastern Seaboard (USA). Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 50:91-97.
  10. Tomer, M.D., J. Boll, K.-J.S. Kung, T.S. Steenhuis, and J.L. Anderson. 1996. Detecting Illuvial Lamellae in Fine Sand using Ground-Penetrating Radar. Soil Science 161(2):121-128.

C. COLLABORATORS

M.S. Ashraf, C.B. Brush, M.A. Brusven, S. Chen, B. Izadi, J.E. Hammel, C.L. Hanson, P.A. McDaniel, L.G. King, D.K. McCool, F.B. Pierson, C.A. Scott, M.S. Seyfried, C.O. Stockle, D.J. Walker.

D. THESIS/DISSERTATION ADVISEES

E.S. Brooks, X. Dai, K. Pandit, K.S. Singh,.

E. GRADUATE AND POST_GRADUATE ADVISOR

M.S. Advisor: M. Molnau (University of Idaho)

M.S. Advisor: H. van Lier (The Agricultural University of Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Ph.D. Advisor: T.S. Steenhuis (Cornell University)

Post-Doctoral Advisor: M.F. Walter (Cornell University)