Mark Dougherty, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Biosystems Engineering
218 Corley Bldg.
334-844-8939 (office)
334-844-3530 (fax)
Research (30%): Water quality analysis and management using
watershed-scale geographic information and modeling systems. Sustainable development is one of the most
challenging areas facing today’s societies.
The challenge is to strike a balance between a sustainable environment
and an acceptable level of economic progress.
My goal is to advance our awareness of the key environmental and social
processes impacting public water resources.
Teaching (70%): Computer-aided
Design Technology for (BATM 1110)
Engineering Design
for Biosystems (BSEN 4310)
Professional Practice for Biosystems (BSEN
4300)
Turf Systems
Irrigation Design (BATM 3560)
Irrigation System
Design (BSEN 4210)
Waste Management
for Biosystems (BSEN 5230/6230)
Site Design for
Biosystems (BSEN 5560/6560)
Seminar (BSEN
7950)
Engineering Experience: 7 years
Academic Experience:
Ph.D. / 2004 / Civil Engineering / Virginia Tech,
M.S. / 1995 / Biological Systems Engineering / Virginia Tech,
B.S. / 1990 / Agricultural Engineering / Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX
B.S. / 1978 / Geography / Clariion University, Clarion, PA
Selected
Publications:
Lamm, F., Colaizzi, P.D., Sorensen, R.B., Bordovsky, J.P., Dougherty, M., Balkcom, K.,…Troy, R. (2021). A 2020 vision of subsurface drip irrigation in the USA. Transactions of the ASABE, Vol. 64(4): 1319-1343, doi:10.13031/trans.14555
Wu, Z., Dougherty, M., Chen, Z., Zhou, Y., Zuo, X., and J. He. (2021). Interaction between bioaccumulation and the efficiency of intermittent sand filters in wastewater treatment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 335(2021)130303, doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130303
Roberts, T., Rahn, K., Dougherty, M., and C. LeBleu. (2021). Effects of pervious concrete thickness on leachate water temperature during simulated rain events. EPiC Series in Built Environment. Proceedings of the 57th ASC International Conference, Vol. XXX, 2021: 634-632.
Davis, J.N., Dougherty, M., Fasina, O., and S. Tyndall. (2021). Use and impacts of e-portfolios for Biosystems Engineering graduates. Proceedings of the 2021 ASABE Annual International Meeting (Virtual), ASABE Paper No. 2100263, doi:10.13031/aim.202100263
Chen, S., Chen, Z., Dougherty, M., Zuo, Z, and J. He. (2021). The role of clogging in intermittent sand filter (ISF) performance in treating rural wastewater retention pond effluent. Journal of Cleaner Production (2021), doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.1263309
Da Cunha, J., Ortiz, B., Balkom, K., Damianidis, D., Knapenberger, T., and M. Dougherty. 2020. Evaluation of two irrigation scheduling methods and nitrogen rates on corn production in Alabama. International Journal of Agronomy (2020), doi:10.1155/2020/8869383.
Chen, S., Dougherty, M., Chen, Z., Zuo, X., and J. He. 2020. Managing biofilm growth and clogging to promote sustainability in an intermittent sand filter (ISF). Science of the Total Environment (2020), doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142477.
Laljeet, S., Lamba, J., Kumar, H., Srivastava, P., Dougherty, M., and R. Prasad. 2020. An innovative approach to rainwater harvesting for irrigation based on ENSO forecasts. Journal of Soil & Water Conservation, 75(5) 565-578. doi: 10.2489/jswc.2020.00085.
LeBleu, C., Dougherty, M., Rahn, K., Wright, A., Bowen, R., Wang, R., Orjuela, J.A., and K. Britton. 2019. Quantifying thermal characteristics of stormwater through low impact development systems. Hydrology, 6(16). doi:10.3390/hydrology6010016.
Dougherty, M. Davis, J., Davis, J., and O. Fasina. 2019. Lifelong learning for engineering graduates. ASABE Resource Magazine, Sept/Oct 2019.
Dougherty, M., Bouselmi, A., Curtis, L.M., Burmester, C.H., Harkins, H.D., Norris, B.E., and B. Durham. 2018. Sub-surface drip fertigation for site-specific, precision management of cotton. Proceedings of the Irrigation Association International Meeting, Long Beach, CA, Dec. 3-6, 2018.
Rahn, K, Davis, P, and M. Dougherty. 2017. Laboratory methods examining the effects of pavement runoff. Proceedings of the Creative Construction Conference 2017, CCC 2017, 19-22 June 2017, Primosten, Croatia. Procedia Engineering 196 (2017) 527-534.
Dougherty, M., Davis, J., Blersch, D., Fasina, O., and S. Taylor. 2016. Building technical skills and success skill. Resource: engineering and technology for a sustainable world. Special Issue, ASABE Resource Magazine, Sept/Oct 2016.
Elias, E., Rodriquez, H. Srivastava, P. Dougherty, M., James, D., and R. Smith. 2016. Impacts of forest to urban land conversion and ENSO phase on water quality of a public water supply reservoir. Forests, 7(2). doi:10.3390/f7020029.
Fasina, O., Srivastava, P., Dougherty, M., Adhikari, S., McDonald, T., Taylor, S. and M. Marshall. 2015. Incorporating ePortfolios into Student Learning. Resource Magazine. ASABE, November/December 2015.
Sidhu, R.S., Dougherty, M., Zech, W.C., and B. Guertal. 2015. Cost effectiveness of erosion control covers during vegetation establishment under simulated rainfall. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 7, 119-129. (doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2015.72010).
Elias, E., Laband, D., Dougherty, M., Lockaby, G., Srivastava, P., and H. Rodriguez. 2014. The Public Water Supply Protection Value of Forests: A Watershed-Scale Ecosystem Services Analysis Based upon Total Organic Carbon. Open Journal of Ecology 2014 v.04 no.09 pp. 517-531.
Bhattarai, N., Quackenbush L.J., Dougherty, M., and L.J. Marzen. 2014. A simple Landsat-MODIS fusion approach to monitor seasonal evapotranspiration at 30 m spatial resolution. International Journal of Remote Sensing 36: 115-143. (doi: 10.1080/01431161.2014.990645).
Mullenix, D.K., Adhik ari,, S., Runge, M., McDonald, T., Son, A.,
Dougherty, M.and J.P. Fulton. 2014. Small-Scale Biodiesel Production: A
Case Study of On-Farm Economics. Applied
Engineering in Agriculture. 30(4): 585-592. (doi:
10.13031/aea.30.10285).
He, J., Dougherty, M.,
and A. AbdelGadir. 2013. Numerical assisted assessment of vadose-zone nitrogen
transport under a soil moisture controlled wastewater SDI dispersal system in a
Vertisol. Ecological Engineering (53):28-234.
Elias, E., Dougherty, M.,
and D. Laband. 2013. Estimating the
Public Water Supply Protection Value of Forests. J. Contemporary Water Research & Education. Issue 152 (December).
Hein, M.F., Dougherty,
M., and T. Hobbs. 2013. Cleaning methods for pervious concrete pavements. International Journal of Construction
Education and Research, 9:2, 102-116.
Dougherty, M., Burger,
J.A., and C.M. Feldhake, C.M., and A.H. AbdelGadir. 2013. Calibration and use
of plate meter regressions for pasture mass estimation in an Appalachian
silvopasture. Archives of Agronomy and
Soil Science 59(2):305-315.
He, J., Dougherty, M.,
Arriaga, F.J., and A.H. AbdelGadir. 2013. Impact of a real-time controlled
wastewater subsurface drip disposal system on the selected chemical properties
of a Veritsol. Environmental Technology,
doi: 10.1080/09593330.2012.746737.
Christian, K.J., Wright,
A.N., Sibley, J.L., Brantley, E.F., Howe, J.A., and M. Dougherty. 2012. Effect
of phosphorus concentration on growth of Muhlenbergia
capillaris in flooded and non-flooded conditions. J. Environ. Hort. 30(4):219-222.
He, J., Dougherty, M.,
and A.H. AbdelGadir. 2012. Numerical assisted assessment of vadose-zone
nitrogen transport under a soil moisture controlled wastewater SDI dispersal
system in a Vertisol. Ecological
Engineering, doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.048.
AbdelGadir, A.H.,
Dougherty, M., Fulton, J.P., Curtis, L.M., Tyson, T.W., Harkins, H.D., and B.E.
Norris. 2012. Effect of Different
Deficit-Irrigation Capabilities on Cotton Yield in the Tennessee Valley. Irrigation and Drainage Systems Engineering,
doi: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000102.
He, J., Dougherty, M.,
Arriaga, F., Fulton, J., Wood, C., Shaw, and C. Lange, C. 2012. Short-term soil
nutrient impact in a real-time drain field soil moisture controlled SDI
wastewater disposal system. Irrigation
Science, doi: 10.1007/s00271-011-0292-2.
Bhattarai, N., Dougherty, M., Marzen, L., and
L. Kalin. 2011. Validation of
evaporation estimates from a modified surface energy balance algorithm for land
(SEBAL) model in the southeastern US. Remote
Sensing Letters, 3(6): 511-519. (doi: 10.1080/01431161.2011.632655).
Elias, E., Dougherty, M., Srivastava, P., and
D. Laband. 2011. The impact of forest to urban land conversion
on streamflow, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total organic carbon
inputs to the Converse Reservoir, Southern Alabama, USA. Urban
Ecosystems, doi: 10.1007/s11252-011-0198-z.
AbdelGadir, A.H., Fulton, J.P., Dougherty, M.,
Curtis, L.M., van Santen, E., Burmester, C.H., Harkins, H.D., and B.E.
Norris. 2011. Subsurface drip irrigation
placement and cotton irrigation water requirement in the Tennessee Valley. Crop
Management, August 2011, doi:10.1094/CM-2011-0819-01-RS.
He, J., Dougherty, M., Shaw, J., Fulton, J., and F.
Arriaga. 2011. Hydraulic management of a soil moisture controlled SDI
wastewater dispersal system in an Alabama Black Belt soil. J.
Environmental Management, 92(10): 2479-2485.
He, J., Dougherty, M., Zellmer, R., and G. Martin.
2011. Assessing the status of onsite wastewater treatment systems in the
Alabama Black Belt soil area. Environmental
Engineering Science, 28(10):693-699.
Harbuck, T.L., J. P. Fulton, M. Dougherty, S. T.
Taylor, D.J. Eakes, and J.L. Sibley.
2011. In-Field Application Uniformity Evaluation of
Pressure-Compensating Subsurface-Drip Irrigation Products. J.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture 27(1): 43-50.
Dougherty, M., Hein,
M.S., Martina, B.A., and B.K. Ferguson. 2011. A quick surface infiltration test
to assess maintenance needs on small pervious concrete sites. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
Engineering 137(8): 553-563.
Dougherty, M.,
AbdelGadir, A.H., Fulton, J.P., van Santen, E., Curtis, L.M., Burmester, C.H.,
Harkins, H.D., and B.F. Norris. 2009. Subsurface drip irrigation and
fertigation for North Alabama cotton production. Journal of Cotton Science 13:227-237.
Guertal, E.A., Dougherty, M., and E. van Santen. 2009.
Soil and effluent irrigation nutrient monitoring of an Alabama golf course. Applied Turfgrass Science, doi: 10.1094/ATS-2009-1014-01-RS.
He, J., Lange, C.E., Dougherty, M. 2009. Laboratory
study using paper mill lime mud for agronomic benefit. Process
Safety and Environmental Protection 87 (2009) 401-405.
Dougherty, M., Welsh, R.,
King, S., and E. Vis. 2009. Teaching landscape irrigation design to
non-engineering college students. J.
Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 254 (2):299-310.
Dougherty, M., Vaughan,
D.H., Evanylo, G.K., Collins, E.R., Jr., and A.H. AbdelGadir. 2009. Nitrogen
values of liquid dairy manure and dry broiler litter as affected by
preservation treatment. J. Applied
Engineering in Agriculture. 25 (3):363-371.
LeBleu, C., Dougherty, M., Brantley, E., and C.
Francis. 2008. Assessing nutrient reduction in a rain garden with an internal
water storage (IWS) layer In
Negotiating Landscapes, Proceedings of
CELA 2007: The Council of Educators in Landscape Arch., August 14-19, State
College, PA.
Dougherty, M., Bayne, D., Curtis, L.,
Reutebuch, E., and W. Seesock. 2007. Water quality in a non-traditional
off-stream polyethylene-lined reservoir.
J. Environmental
Management 85 (2007)
1015-1023.
Dougherty, M., Dymond, R.L., Grizzard, T.J.,
Jr. , Godrej, A.N., Zipper, C.E., Randolph, J., and C.M. Anderson-Cook. 2006.
Empirical modeling of hydrologic and NPS pollutant flux in an urbanizing
basin. J.American Water Resources Association 42 (5) Oct 2006.
Dougherty, M., Dymond, R.L., Grizzard, T.,
Godrej, A., Zipper, C., and J. Randolph. 2006. Quantifying long-term NPS
pollutant flux in an urbanizing watershed. J.Environmental Engineering 132 (4), 547-554.
Dougherty, M., Dymond, R.L.,
Goetz, S.J., Jantz, C.A., and N. Goulet. 2004. Evaluation of impervious surface estimates in a rapidly
urbanizing watershed. Photogrammetric
Engineering & Remote Sensing, 70(11):1275-1284.
Books:
Dougherty, M. (ed). 1999. Field guide to on-farm composting. Ithaca, NY: Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES), 128 pp.
Dougherty, M. (ed). 1998. Composting for municipalities: planning and design. Ithaca, NY: Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES), 136 pp.
Dougherty, M., Goehring, L.D., and P. Wright. 1998. Liquid manure application systems design manual. Ithaca, NY: Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service (NRAES), 168
pp.
Carson, J. and M. Dougherty (ed). 1997 Rev. Post-frame building handbook: materials, design considerations, construction procedures. Ithaca, NY: Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service (NRAES), 79 pp.
Awards/Affiliations:
Walker Teaching Award, College of
Engineering, Auburn University, 2020
Best Reviewer Award, ASCE, EWRI, J. Irrigation
& Drainage, 2020
Certified Irrigation Designer, CID,
Residential Irrigation, Irrigation Association, 2019.
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Instruction, College of Agriculture, Auburn University, 2019
Spirit of Sustainability Award, Auburn University, 2019
AL ASLA Merit Award for Research, Alabama Society of Landscape Architects, 2019
AL ASLA Paper Award, Alabama Society of Landscape Architects, 2019
Certified Irrigation Designer, Residential, Irrigation Association, 2018
Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering, 2018
Gary Brown ePortfolio Faculty Cohort Award, AU Biosystems Engineering Cohort, 2017
USDA-NIFA National Water & Energy Conservation Award, Multistate Project W-3138, 2017
Auburn University Departmental Award for Excellence in Education, 2016
Honorable mention, Emily Bonts, College of Agriculture Graduate Student Competition, 2015/16
Outstanding Faculty, Biosystems Engineering, 2011, 2012, 2015
Award of Excellence, Multi-state project - Microirrgation for Sustainable Water Use, July 2014
President’s Outstanding Collaborative Units Award, 2011
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, 2010
Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor, Irrigation Association, 2008
Alabama Professional Engineer, 2005
Appointed, Auburn University graduate faculty, October 2004
VWRRC Competitive Grant Award, 2002-2003
Charles E. Via, Jr. Fellowship Recipient, 2000-2003
ASAE Blue Ribbon Award – two NRAES publications, 1998
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
The Irrigation Association
Web page last updated: 11 February, 2022
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