Roscoe Ward

Professor

Paper Science & Engineering

OFFICE ADDRESS: 64H Engineering Building, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056

OFFICE PHONE: (513) 529-0766
E-MAIL ADDRESS: wardrf @muohio.edu

EDUCATION:

Sc.D. - Washington University, 1964 - Environmental & Sanitary Engineering

M.S. - Washington State University, 1961 - Sanitary Engineering

B.S. - Oregon State College, 1959 - Civil Engineering

B.A. - College of Idaho, 1953 - Biology

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

• Professor, Paper Science and Engineering, Miami University, 1983-present
• Dean, School of Applied Science, Miami University, 1983-1988
• Department of Hydraulics and Sanitary Engineering, University of Sao
• Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil, Summer 1986 (Fulbright)
• Associate Professor, Civil Engineering and Associate Dean of
• Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 1968-1975
• Professor, Civil Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1974-1975
• Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, 1967-1968
• Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Robert College, Istanbul, 1965-1967
• Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Missouri, 1963-1965

CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• CSIR - South Africa, Senior Scientists, 1990-1991
• World Bank, 1979-present
• United Nations/World Bank, Interregional Advisor for Biomass Energy, 1981-1983
• United Nations, Senior Technical Officer for Biomass Energy, 1979-1981
• U.S. Department of Energy, Branch Chief and Program Manager, 1975-1983

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• American Society of Civil Engineering - Fellow
• TAPPI

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:

• "Wastewater Sludge Dewatering for SMART Paper LLC-Hamilton Treatment Facility," with Bill Huston, II Congreso Internacional de Biotechnolgia Actualidad y Perspectivas, 166-177, Julio, 2001.

• "Municipal Solid Waste Collection, Utilization and Disposal," II Congreso Internacional de Biotechnologia Actualidad y Perspectivus, 127-148, Julio, 2001.

• "Wastewater Sludge Dewatering for Champion-Hamilton Treatment Facility" with Bill Huson, Water Science Technology, Vol. 40, No. 11-12, pp 155-162, December 1999.

• "Public Drinking Water and Waste Disposal Issues" Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Problems in the Mediterranean Countries 17-21, November 1997, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.

• "International Information and Technology Transfer" discussion Journal of Prof. Issues In Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 117 No. 4, pp 113-114, 1994.

• "Use of Wastes in Agriculture," Proceedings of 10th World Fertilizer Congress of International Scientific Centre of Fertilizers (CIEC), Nicosia, Cyprus, October, 1990.

• "Landfill Gas Production" Proceedings from the GRDCA 11th International Landfill Gas Symposium, GRDCA, Silver Springs, MD, pp 161-186, April, 1988.

• "Cost Benefit Analysis of Landfill Gas Utilization in Developing Countries" with M.A. Veit, J.V. Consolano, M. Consolnogas, Fifth International Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion Poster-Papers, A. Tilche and A. Rozzi, ed., Monduzzi Edirore, Bologna, Italy, pp. 997-1000, 1988.

• "Anaerobic Digestion (Biogas) Systems: Principles of Integrated Use: Their Application in Developing in Developing Countries," with C. C. Gunnerson, D.C. Stuckey, R. T. Skrinke, and M. Greeley. In D.L. Wise, Editor, International Biosystems: Volume I, CRC Press.

MAJOR INTEREST AREAS:

Biomass Energy Systems

Water Supply

Wastewater

Solid Waste Utilization and Disposal

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Fulbright Cyprus 1990

Fulbright Brazil 1985

NSF SEED Grant to Turkey, Bogazici University 1974-1975

NSF Lectures, Taiwan Spring 1974

World Health Fellowship to Europe - Summer 1972

Diplomat - National Academy of Environmental Engineering 1970

World Health Fellowhip to Europe - Summer 1964

Sigma Xi - 1964

U.S. Public Health Service Fellowships 1961-1963