Susquehana Years

Areas of Specialization

• Irrigation Optimization
• Irrigation Advisory Services
• Systems Analysis/Modeling and Operations Research

Current Research Grants

• Comparison of Penman Monteith and Kimberley Penman models of reference ET in a coastal climate.

• Development of Advisory Services for Optimum Irrigation Management.

• Comparison of Parameter Estimation Methods for Surface Irrigation Modeling.

Courses Taught

• BRE439 Irrigation Principles & Practice

• BRE499H Irrigation Management After 7000 Years

Recent Publications

English, M.J. 2003. “Optimum Irrigation Management; an opportunity and a challenge.”  United Nations Second Regional Conference on Water Demand Management and Pollution Control, Sharm Al-Sheikh, Egypt, 14-17 December, 2003.

 

English, M. J. 2002. “Irrigation Advisory Services for Optimum Use of Limited Water.”  18th ICID Congress; Montreal, Canada; July 21-28, 2002.

 

English, M. J. 2002. “An Irrigation Advisory Service for Optimum Use of Limited Water.” United Nations (FAO) Expert Consultancy on Irrigation Advisory Services for the Near East Region, Hammamet, Tunisia, May 13-16, 2002.

 

English, M.J., Solomon, K. H., and Hoffman, G.J. 2002. “A Paradigm Shift in Irrigation Management.” J. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE. Vol. 28, No 5. (Invited paper for Jubilee Year Edition)

 

Licht, L., E. Aitchison, W. Schnabel, M. English and M. Kaempf. 2001. “Landfill Capping with Woodland Ecosystems.” Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, V5, No. 4, October.