Tess Wynn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biological Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0303
Contact
Phone: 540.231.2454FAX: 540.231.3199
Email: tesswynn@vt.edu
Curriculum Vita
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Areas of Interest:
- Watershed management
- Role of vegetation in stream and wetland systems
- Urban stream systems
Education
- B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1992
- M.S. Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1995
- Ph.D. Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2004
Teaching
- BSE3305 Land and Water Resources Engineering
- BSE5214 Advanced Topics in Watershed Management
- BSE5984 Stream Restoration
Professional Experience
| 2004 – present | Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech |
| 1998 – 2004 | Graduate Assistant, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech |
| 1996 – 1998 | Field Coordinator/Extension Associate, Maryland Cooperative Extension, Frederick, Maryland |
| 1995 – 1996 | Senior Staff Engineer, Woodward-Clyde, Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| 1994 – 1995 | Environmental Modeler, North Carolina Division of Environmental Management |
Selected Honors/Awards
- Outstanding Faculty Member, Alpha Epsilon, 2005
- Graduate Dissertation Award of Merit, Gamma Sigma Delta, 2005
- AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship, 2003-2004
- Outstanding Graduate Student, College of Engineering, 2001-2002
- EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2002
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 1992-1995
- Virginia Tech 1992 Woman of the Year
Publications
- Wynn, T.M., M.B. Henderson, and D.A. Vaughan. (in press). Changes in streambank erodibility and critical shear stress due to subaerial processes along a headwater stream, southwestern Virginia, USA. Geomrphology.
- Piercy, C. and T. Wynn. (in press). Predicting root density in streambanks. Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
- Clark, L. A. and T. M. Wynn. 2007. Methods for determining streambank critical shear stress and soil erodibility: Implications for erosion rate predictions. Transactions of the ASAE 50(1): 95-106.
- Wynn, T. M. and S. Mostaghimi. 2006. The effects of vegetation and soil type on streambank erosion, southwestern Virginia, USA. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 42(1): 69-82.
- Wynn, T. and S. Mostaghimi. (2006). Effects of riparian vegetation on stream bank subaerial processes in southwestern Virginia, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 31(4):399-413.
- Wynn, T., S. Mostaghimi, J. Burger, A. Harpold, M. Henderson, and L.-A. Henry. 2004. Variation in root density along stream banks. Journal of Environmental Quality. 33: 2030-2039.
- Lee, E., S. Mostaghimi, T. M. Wynn. 2002. A model to enhance wetland design and optimization of nonpoint source pollution control. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 38(1):17-32.
- Wynn, T. M. and S. K. Liehr. 2001. Development of a constructed subsurface flow wetland simulation model. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 16:519-536.
- Wynn, T. M., S. Mostaghimi, J. W. Frazee, P. W. McClellan, R. M. Shaffer, and W. M. Aust. 2000. Effect of forest harvesting best management practices on surface water quality in the Virginia Coastal Plain. Transactions of the ASAE. 43(4):927-936.
- Mostaghimi, S., T. M. Gidley (Wynn), and R. A. Cooke. 1994. Different approaches for controlling sediment. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 49(6):615-621.
