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  2. L. Mark Risse

L. Mark Risse


Professor and Director

Crop & Soil Sciences

L. Risse
L. Risse
Areas of expertiseAboutEducationScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Agriculture, Land and Farm ManagementPhysical Geography and Environmental GeoscienceSoil SciencesOther EngineeringCrop and Pasture ProductionFood Sciences

About

Serve as Director of UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant College program. Primary research interests are in water resources management, Coastal Erosion and Sea level rise, Non point source pollution, and sustainable aquaculture and agriculture.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Engineering.

Purdue University, IN, United States (1994)

Master of Science, Agricultural Engineering.

University of Georgia, GA, United States (1989)

Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Engineering.

University of Georgia, GA, United States (1987)

Scholarly Works

  • Evaluation of WEPP and its comparison with USLE and RUSLE, TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASAE, (2000).
    Tiwari AK, Risse LM, Nearing MA
  • USLE-M: Empirical modeling rainfall erosion through runoff and sediment concentration, SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, (1998).
    Kinnell PIA, Risse LM
  • Evaluation of WEPP runoff and soil loss predictions using natural runoff plot data, TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASAE, (1996).
    Zhang XC, Nearing MA, Risse LM, McGregor KC
  • Sediment Fingerprinting to Determine the Source of Suspended Sediment in a Southern Piedmont Stream, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
    Mukundan R, Radcliffe DE, Ritchie JC, Risse LM, McKinley RA
  • Runoff and soil loss as affected by the application of manure, TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASAE, (2000).
    Gilley JE, Risse LM

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Contact

mrisse@uga.edu 706-542-5956

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1030 Chicopee Complex
Athens, GA 30602

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    UGA joins national team to address climate and animal agriculture

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