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Michael Faivre Walter

Professor

Primary Research Areas

  • agricultural biotechnology
  • agricultural engineering
  • biogeochemistry
  • biological and environmental engineering
  • environmental sciences
  • hydrology
  • international agriculture
  • international development
  • landscape ecology
  • sustainable agriculture
  • sustainable development
  • waste management
  • water resource management
  • watershed science

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

my efforts are focused on water security issues particularly as related to developing countries. I am also interested in land use changes (e.g. as a result of bioenergy feedstocks) and the impacts of these on the environment.

Educational Background

Ph.D., Water Resource Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
M.S., Hydrology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
B.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois

Selected Publications

PubMed Listings
  • Malvicini, C.F., T.S. Steenhuis, M.T. Walter, M.F. Walter. Evaluation of spring flow in uplands of Matalom, Leyte, Philippines. Adv. Water Resources. 2005.
  • Walter, M.T., V.K. Mehta, A.M. Monrone, J.Boll, P. Gerard-Merchant, T.S. Steenhuis, M.F. Walter. Closure: A simple estimation of the prevalence of Hortonian flow in New York City?s watersheds. ASCE J. Hydrol. Eng. 2005 (in press March issue).
  • Mehta, V.K., M.T. Walter, E.S. Brooks, T.S. Steenhuis, M.F. Walter, M. Johnson, J. Boll, D. Thengs. 2003 Evaluation and application of SMR for watershed modeling in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Envir. Modeling and Assessment. Land Degrad. Develop. 15: 367-381, 2004.
  • Walter, M.T., V.K. Mehta, A.M. Marrone, J. Boll, P. Gerard-Marchant, T.S. Steenhuis, M.F. Walter. Simple estimation of prevalence of Hortonian flow in New York City watersheds. J. Hydrol. Eng. 8(4):214-218. Jul-Aug, 2001.
  • Scott, C.A., Walter, M.F., G.N. Nagle, M.T. Walter, N.V. Sierra, E.S. Brooks. Residual phosphorus in runoff from successional forest on abandoned agricultural land: 1. Biologeochemical and hydrological processes. Biogeochemistry 55: 293-309, 2001.
  • Scott, C.A., M.F. Walter. Residual phosphorus in runoff from successional forest on abandoned agricultural land: 2. Hydrological and soluble reactive P Budgets. Biochemistry 55(3):311-325, 2001.
  • Geohring, L.D., O.V. McHugh, M.T. Walter, T.S. Steenhuis, M. S. Akhtar, M.F. Walter. Phosphorus transport into subsurface drains by macropores after manure applications: Implications for best manure management practices. Soil Sci. 166(12):896-909. Dec. 2001.
  • Walter, M.T., J.Y. Parlange, M. Walter, X. Xin and C. Scott. Modeling pollutant release from a surface source during rainfall runoff. J. Envir. Qual 30(1) 151-159. Jan-Feb. 2001.
  • Norman, W. R., Walter, M. Todd, Michael F. Walter. 2000. Water Distribution Management in Small West African Canal Systems. J. of Irrigation and Drainage Eng. Sep/Oct. 2000 V.126/5.
  • Walter, M.T., Brooks, E.S., Walter, M.F., Steenhuis, T.S., Scott, C.A., Boll, J.A. Hydrologically sensitive areas: Variable source area hydrology implications for water quality with assessment. J. Soil Water Conserv. 55(3) 277-284. 2000.