Dr. Brian Rumburg
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Research Associate Phone: (509) 335-6433 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Washington State University, 2006. Dissertation: Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) Measurements of Atmospheric Ammonia in the Mid-Ultraviolet from a Dairy: Concentrations, Emissions, and Modeling
- M.S. Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2000. Thesis: Statistical Distributions of Atmospheric Particulate Matte and the Error Associated with Sampling Frequency
- B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 1998
- B.S. Accounting, University of Idaho, 1990
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (February 2006 - present)
- National Science Foundation - Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Fellowship - WSU/NSF Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Multi-Phase Environmental Research, Washington State University (2000 - 2003)
AWARDS
- Department of Civil \& Environmental Engineering, Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2005
- National Science Foundation, IGERT Fellowship, 2000 - 2003
- Washington State University/NSF, IGERT Poster Award, 2001
- American Geophysical Union, Outstanding Student Paper, AGU 2000
RESEARCH
- Reactive nitrogen emissions and environmental impacts
- Environmental and health effects of anthropogenic emissions
- Spectroscopic measurements of atmospheric trace gases
- Flux measurement techniques
- Global biogeochemical cycles.
TEACHING and MENTORING
- Co-Instructor, Air Pollution Control (CEE 408/508), Spring 2006, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
- Instructor, Introduction to Meteorology (CEE 174), Fall 2004, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
- Co-Instructor, Introduction to Meteorology (CEE 174), Fall 2001, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
- Mentoring students participating in the Laboratory for Atmospheric Research undergraduate opportunities program, 2006
- Mentor, WSU/NSF REU Multi-phase Environmental Research Program, Summer 2000 and 2001
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Rumburg, B., Mount, G.H., Yonge, D., Lamb, B., Westberg, H., Filipy, J., Bays, J., Kincaid, R., Johnson, K., 2006. Atmospheric Flux of Ammonia from Sprinkler Application of Dairy Waste, Atmospheric Environment, 40, 7246-7258.
- Rumburg, B., Neger, M., Mount, G.H., Yonge, D., Filipy, J., Swain, J., Kincaid, R., Johnson, K., 2004. Liquid and atmospheric ammonia concentrations from a dairy lagoon during an aeration experiment. Atmospheric Environment, 38, 1523-1533.
- Rumburg, R. Alldredge, and C. Claiborn (2001). Statistical distributions of particulate matter and the error associated with sampling frequency, Atmospheric Environment, 35, 2907-2920.
- Mount, G.H., Rumburg, B., Havig, J., Lamb, B., Westberg, H., Yonge, D., Johnson, K., Kincaid, R., 2002. Measurement of atmospheric ammonia at a dairy using differential optical absorption spectroscopy in the mid-ultraviolet. Atmospheric Environment, 36, 1799-1810.
- Filipy, J., Rumburg, B., Mount, G.H., Westberg, H., Lamb, B., 2006. Identification and quantification of volatile organic compounds from a dairy. Atmospheric Environment, 40, 1480-1494.
- Finn, D., Rumburg, B., Claiborn, C., Bamesberger, W., Siems, W.F., Koenig, J., Larson, T., Norris, G., 2001. Sampling artifacts from the use of denuder tubes with glycerol based coatings in the measurement of atmospheric particulate matter, Environmental Science and Technology, 35, 40-44.
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