Brent Walter Auvermann Professor and Extension Specialist/Environmental Systems Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (65%) Texas A&M AgriLife Research (35%) 6500 Amarillo Blvd. West, Amarillo, TX 79106-1796
[email protected] Education Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Ph. D. in Chemical and Bioresource Engineering (degree conferred May 1996) Texas A&M University, College Station, TX M. S. in Agricultural Engineering (degree conferred May 1990) B. S. in Agricultural Engineering (degree conferred December 1986) Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Courses toward the B. S. in Electrical Engineering (1982-1983) Employment History Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amarillo, TX Professor/Extension Specialist, 2008-present Associate Professor/Extension Specialist, 2002-2008 Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist, 1995-2002 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO USDA National Needs Fellow, 1992-1995 Texas Agricultural Extension Service, College Station, TX Extension Associate/Water Quality, 1991-1992 Extension Assistant/Water Quality, 1990-1991 Refereed Publications Journal Articles O’Connor, A. M., B. W. Auvermann, R. S. Dzikamunhenga, J. M. Glanville, J. P. T. Higgins, S. P. Kirychuk, J. M. Sergeant, S. C. Totton, H. Wood, and S. G. Von Essen. 2016. An updated systematic review of the association between proximity to animal feeding operations and the health of individuals in nearby communities. Submitted to Bioscience (in review). Marek, G. W., P. H. Gowda, T. H. Marek, B. W. Auvermann, S. R. Evett, P. Colaizzi, and D. K. Brauer. 2015. Estimating preseason irrigation losses by characterizing evaporation of effective precipitation under bare soil conditions using large weighing lysimeters.