Dr.
Barkdoll has degrees from the Universities, of Akron,
Cincinnati and Iowa. He has spent 4 years as an engineer
for the U.S. Peace Corps in Nepal. Dr. Barkdoll's teaching
interests include fluid mechanics, hydraulics, hydrology,
sediment transport, contaminant transport, and water collection
and distribution. His research interests are in sedimentation,
scour, oxygen transfer, clay permeability, vortices, acoustics,
stream restoration, dams and reservoirs, intakes, water
distribution systems, international development, and environmental
sustainability.
Dr. Barkdoll is a member of the ASCE Sedimentation
Committee and the Environmental Hydraulics Committee.
He has won the Daniel W. Mead Award for Younger Members
of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Chi
Epsilon James M. Robbins Excellence-in-Teaching Award
for the S.W. District. He has published over 35 technical
papers and given over 25 seminars at international conferences.
Dr. Barkdoll has been involved in over $1.3M of research
and is a member of 8 professional societies. He regularly
reviews technical papers and proposals to 10 journals
and funding organizations.
Dr. Barkdoll is a Diplomate of the Academy of Water
Resources Engineers (D.WRE). He is currently the Chair of the
Sedimentation Technical Committee of the American Society of Civil
Engineers. .
