2003 Sterling L. (Bud) Burks Award for Outstanding Environmental Research

Dr. Daniel E. Storm, professor biosystems and agricultural engineering, is this year’s winner. His major areas of research interest are water quality, lotic ecosystem nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed modeling, geographic information systems, development of tools and guidelines for TMDLs, and nutrient waste management systems. He integrates both his undergraduate and graduate instruction programs with his research program, which enables students to obtain the skills necessary for solving environmental issues of today and tomorrow.

Going beyond the classroom, his teaching activities encompass delivering knowledge gained from his research to the OSU Cooperative Extension Service, local, state and federal agencies, as well as to the general public. While encompassing local, state, regional and national needs, his research program addresses water quality issues from agricultural and related activities, and the management of agricultural wastes and chemicals. His focus is on targeting critical source areas of nonpoint source pollution, integration and application of water quality models with GIS, developing methods for evaluating anthropogenic impacts on lotic (riverine) ecosystems, and evaluating nutrient and waste management systems for off-site water quality impacts. He uses a multi-disciplinary, team approach to address his research topics. Since 1990, Storm, has generate numerous grants at Oklahoma State University.