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Griffin, Dixie M., Jr., Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of Civil Engineering

Degrees

PhD-Environmental Engineering Minor-Hydraulics and Hydrology: Virginia Poly Instititute and State University, 1978
MS-Environmental Engineering: Virginia Poly Instititute and State University, 1971
BS-Civil Engineering: Virginia Poly Instititute and State University, 1970

Contact Info

Areas of Specialization

• Water quality modeling
• Biological waste treatment
• Environmental statistics
• Water chemistry
• Applied mathematics

Theses Completed

• The Growth of E. Coli at Varying Phosphate Concentrations," Master's Thesis, 1971
• "Observations Concerning the Phenomenon of Surface Runoff as it Relates to Land Use,"Doctoral Dissertation, 1978

Professional Experience

• September 1990 to present: Professor of Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University.
• September 1984 to September 1990: Tenured Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University. Responsibilities include teaching of graduate and undergraduate courses, outside consulting and research.
• September 1979 to September 1984: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University.Responsibilities included teaching of graduate and undergraduate courses, outside consulting and research, various student interactions.
• September 1978 to September 1979:  Assistant Professor, Department of Systems Engineering, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.Responsibilities includeddevelopment of courses and laboratories of new systems engineering program, outside consulting and research.
• 1975 to 1978: Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Involved in Occoquan Watershed Monitoring program, Manassas, Virginia.Duties related to graduate program and dissertation preparation.
• 1974 to 1975: Graduate teaching assistant, solely responsible for the preparation and instruction in graduate and undergraduate courses in Environmental Science and Environmental Engineering. Responsible for preparation and delivery of lectures to operators of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants in Virginia during "Short School" held at VPI&SU.
• 1971 to 1973: Assistant, then Regional Engineer for "Region 2" of the State of Virginia for the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering Department of Health. This region included most of the urban area in eastern Virginia. Responsibilities were diverse.

Professional Memberships

• Registered Environmental Engineer in Louisiana, #25981
• Registered Engineer in Virginia, #7406
• Registered Engineer in Saskatchewan, Canada, #4456
• Registered Engineer in North Dakota, #2401
• American Water Resources Association
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Water Environment Federation-1715541

Background

• Born in Norfolk, Virginia. Educated in Norfolk Public Schools.

Research

• Water Chemistry: Carbon Dioxide Equilibria and their Applications, Mathcad in Action, published as part of the Resource Center included in Mathcad 8.0 Professional Edition, 1998
• Advanced Civil Engineering Problems, Engineering CD, Mathcad version 8, Professional, Academic Edition, 1998
• MathcadAnimations Electronic Book - An electronic book, on computer disk, developed jointly with Mathsoft Inc. and presented at the 1996 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 23-26, 1996, Washington ,D.C.

• Griffin, D.M. and Curtis A. Fletcher, Management of Non-Point Contamination from the I-220 Bridge in Shreveport, Louisiana, Proceedings of the 82^nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 12-16, 2003, Washington, D.C.
• Griffin, Jr., D.M., Rishi Raj Bhattarai, Hongjian Xiang, Feasibility Study of a Rock-Plant Filter Wastewater System for DOTD Rest Areas, Final Report, LA99/335, December, 2000.*
• Bhattarai, Rishi Raj, Mehran Eslami, D.M. Griffin, Jr., Performance of a Runoff Detention Basin, Shreveport, Louisiana, Proceedings of the 79^th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 9-13, 2000.
• Griffin, D.M., Rishi Raj Bhattarai, Xiang Dai, The Effect of Temperature on BOD Removals in a Subsurface Wetland, Water Environment Research Journal, Vol. 71, No.4, July/August 1999.*
• Griffin, D.M., and Rishi Raj Bhattarai, Results of Tracer Tests in Rock Plant Filters, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE., Vol. 125, No. 2, pg 109-117, ASCE, February 1999.*
• Minor contributing author to the 6^th Edition of Calculus by Howard Anton, 1998, problem dealing with free fall of an object encountering air resistance, pg 587. Listed as "content contributor" in acknowledgments, pg xxiii. My editor was Susan Gerstein, listed on pg. xxii.
• D. M. Griffin, Jr, Multimedia Presentations in Civil Engineering Courses Using Mathcad, Proceedings of the 1996 ASEE Conference and Exposition, June 23-26, 1996, Washington, D.C.
• Major contributing author, Environmental Laboratory, Waterways Experiment Station CE-QUAL-RIV1: A Dynamic (Longitudinal) Water Quality Model for Streams, Users Manual,Instruction Report E-95-July 1995,, 1990 document updated and rewritten to incorporate mine and others' changes to the code., CWIS Work Unit 31595
• Cheng, L, Bret Buras, D.M. Griffin, Jr and James D. Nelson, Closure to Bacterial Density Changes Upstream and Downstream of a Sludge Disposal Facility, Journal of Environmental Engineering, accepted for publication September 19, 1994
• Cheng, L, Bret Buras, D.M. Griffin, Jr and James D. Nelson, Bacterial Density Changes Upstream and Downstream of a Sludge Disposal Facility, Journal of Environmental Engineering, A.S.C.E., Vol. 120, No.1, Jan/Feb. 1994, pg. 138. *
• Griffin, D.M., MathCad for Windows as an Aid in Teaching Dynamics, Proceedings (refereed for content) of the 1993 Annual ASEE Conference, University of Illinois, June 20-23, 1993, pg. 805-809*. Also published (refereed) in Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Jan.-Mar. 1995, pgs. 1-6.
• Bunch, B. W., and D. M. Griffin, Jr., Rapid Removal of Colloidal Organics from Domestic Wastewater, Wat. Sci. Tech., Vol. 26, No. 9-11, pp. 2433-2436, 1992.
• Contributing Author, CE-QUAL-RIV1: A Dynamic One-Dimensional (Longitudinal) Water Quality Model for Streams, November 1990.
• Palermo, M. R., et al., Evaluation of Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives for U.S. Navy Homeport at Everett, Washington, Technical Report EL-89-1, USAE Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1989.
• Griffin, D. M., Jr.,R. O. Warrington, Examination of a 2-D Groundwater Recharge Solution, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 114, No. 4., Nov. 1988.*
• Brannon, J. M., D. M. Griffin, Jr., Tommy E. Myers, and John G. Skogerboe, "Part III, Application of Research Technology," in Disposal Alternatives for PCB- Contaminated Sediments from Indiana Harbor, Indiana, Volume I, January, 1987, Environmental Laboratory, Waterways Experiment Station, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Brannon J. M., D. M. Griffin, Jr., and Tommy E. Myers, "Appendix G, Leachate Testing Results," in Disposal Alternatives for PCB-Contaminated Sediments from Indiana Harbor, Indiana, Volume II, January, 1987, Environmental Laboratory, Waterways Experiment Station, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Bunch, B. and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "Rapid Removal of Colloidal Substrate from Domestic Wastewater", Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 59, No. 11, Nov. 1987.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., R. L. Skarie, A. Maianu, and J. L. Richardson, Effects of Prolonged Lagoon Leakage on Agricultural Land, Journal of Civil Engineering for Practicing and Design Engineers, Pergamon Press, Vol. 4, No. 10, 1985.*
• Principal Contributing Author: Clarifier Design -A Manual of Practice FD-8, Water Pollution Control Federation, Oct., l985.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., O. D. Richard, and R. Swanson, Increased Spillway Capacity Using Physical Models, Civil Engineering for Practicing and Design Engineers, Vol. 3, No. 7, July, 1984.*
• Wagner, R., and D. M. Griffin, Jr., The Importance of Operating Characteristics in Determining Unit Disposal Cost of Solid Waste, Journal of Civil Engineering for Practicing and Design Engineers, Pergamon Press, Vol. 3, No. 12. Dec., 1984.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., T. J. Grizzard, C. W. Randall, D. R. Helsel, and J. P. Hartigan, "Analysis of Non‑point Pollution Export from Small Catchments," Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 52, No. 4, p. 780, 1980.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., C. W. Randall, and T. J. Grizzard, "Efficient Design of Stormwater Holding Basins Used for Water Quality Control," Water Research, Vol. 14, pp. 1549-1554, 1980.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., "Reservoir Trap Efficiency: The State of the Art," Journal of Civil Engineering Design, Marcel Dekker, Vol. 1, No. 4, p. 355‑377, (1979).*

• Long Term Performance of a Septic Tank - Rock Filter Waste Treatment System, Griffin, D.M., Xiadong Yan, Hongjian Xiang, Curtis Fletcher and Robert Crawford,proceedings of the 2002 Water Environment Federation Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, September 28 - October 2, 2002.
• Investigation of Factors Affecting Nonpoint Source Contamination from the I-220 Cross Lake Bridge, Griffin, D.M*., Mehran Eslami - Nodushan, Shashi Shrestha, prepared for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the Louisiana Transportation Research Center, January 31,1997, OCR Interagency Work Agreement No. 435-600009
• Bhattarai, Rishi, D.M. Griffin, Jr., Performance of a Runoff Holding Basin in Shreveport, Louisiana, Proceedings of the 73^rd annual Water Environment Federation Meeting, October 14-18, 2000, Anaheim, California.
• Griffin, Jr., D.M. and Rishi Bhattarai, Nitrogen Removal in Subsurface Wetlands, presented at the 43^rd Annual Mississippi Water Environment Federation Meeting and Conference, June, 2000.
• Griffin, D.M*., Rishi Bhattarai and Mark Ford, Wastewater Treatment from an Interstate rest Area Using Subsurface Flow Technology. Presented at the 72^nd Annual Water Environment Federation Meeting, October 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Bhattarai, Rishi Raj and D.M. Griffin, Jr., An Overview of Treatment Performance of Rock Plant Filters at Grand Prairie Louisiana. Presented at the 42^nd annual Mississippi Water Environment Federation Meeting and Conference, 1999.
• Bhatterai, Rishi Raj and D.M. Griffin, Jr., Dye Studies on Rock-Plant Filters at Grand Prairie, Louisiana, 1997 Louisiana State ASCE Conference, April 3-4, 1997, Baton Rouge Louisiana.
• Griffin, D.M.* and Kim Kok, Using Mathcad in Civil Engineering Courses, 1997 Louisiana State ASCE conference, April 3-4, 1997, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• D.M. Griffin, Mathcad Animations Electronic Book - An electronic book, on computer disk, developed jointly with Mathsoft Inc. and presented at the 1996 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 23-26, 1996, Washington ,D.C.
• Griffin, D.M., Bobby Earl Price and Garland P. Pennison, "Assessment of Rock Reed Filter Performance in the state of Louisiana, Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, pp. 112-118, December 11-13, 1994, Atlanta Ga. *
• Wang, A, Mangum Sunil and D.M. Griffin, Jr., "Relative Impact of Point and Nonpoint Sources on Bacterial Densities in Redwine Creek", accepted for presentation at the 29th Annual Conference and Symposium, American Water Resources Association, Aug. 29 -Sept. 2, 1993, Tucson, Arizona.* (could not be presented, University could not supply travel funds)
• Cheng, Ling, Brett Buras, D. M. Griffin, Jr., and James D. Nelson, Bacterial Density Changes Upstream and Downstream of a Sludge Disposal Facility, presented at the 6th International Drainage Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, December 13-15, 1992.*
• Griffin, D.M., Muzzle Velocity of a Bullet, Applied Mathcad (an electronic journal), Vol 1, No. 3, Fall 1992, Mathsoft Corporation, Cambridge, Mass.
• Wallace, David L., D. M. Griffin and James D. Nelson, "Effective Management of Large Water Quality Data Sets," 27th Annual Conference and Symposium, American Water Resources Association, September 8-13, 1991, New Orleans.
• Griffin, D. M., James D. Nelson, and James P. Marion, "Mathematics and Engineering: An Attempt to Provide Perspective to Lower Division Engineering Students." Proceedings of the 1990 ASEE Conference, June 24-28, 1990, Toronto, Canada, pp. 1670-1675.*
• Cheng, Ling, Brett Buras, D. M. Griffin, Jr., and James D. Nelson, Bacterial Densities at a Sludge Disposal Facility, presented at the 1992 ASAE Summer Meeting at Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20-24, 1992.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and Marc J. Zimmerman, "Unsteady Flow, Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Modeling of the Smith‑Dan River System," Annual Winter Meeting, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Dec. 13‑15, 1989, New Orleans, La., Manuscript No. 892516. *
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and Marc J. Zimmerman, "Unsteady Flow and Dissolved Oxygen Modeling on the Smith -Dan River System," Proceedings of the Louisiana - Mississippi Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Lafayette, La., April 23-25, 1989, pp. 42 -61.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and R. O. Warrington, "Analysis of Ground Water Recharge Solutions for On-Site Disposal Systems," Proceedings of the Fifth National p.62 Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Dec. 14-15, 1987, Chicago, Ill., pp. 294-308.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., R. L. Skarie, A. Maianu, and J. L. Richardson, Effects of Lagoon Leakage on Agricultural Land, Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Pollution Control Conference, Vol. LIII, Number 4, October, 1985.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., Patrick Zavoral, and R. E. Wagner, A Limited Landfill Investigation for the Purpose of Suggesting Suitable End Usage, Bulletin of North Dakota WPCF, Vol. LI, No. 4, Oct. 1983, p. 16.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and Yu Tang, "Treatment of Coal Conversion Wastewaters -A Literature Review," Bulletin of the North Dakota Water Pollution Control Assoc., Vol. L, No. l, p. 10, Oct. 1982.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., Patrick Zavoral, and R. E. Wagner, "An Investigation of Some Aspects of a Completed Landfill," Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Madison Solid Waste Conference, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, 1982, Madison, Wisconsin.*
• Randall, C. W., D. R. Helsel, T. J. Grizzard, and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "A Comparison of Pollutant Mass Loads in Precipitation and Runoff in Urban Areas, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Urban Storm Drainage, June 1981, Vol. II, p. 29-33,  University of Illinois.*
• Lindley, J., L. Rochl, and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "Feasibility of a Methane Production System for a Dairy Farm in Cold Climate," presented at the International Symposium on Biogas, Microalgae and Livestock -1980, Sept. 15-17, 1980, Taipai, Taiwan.
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., T. J. Grizzard, C. W. Randall, and J. P. Hartigan. "An Examination of Nonpoint Pollution Export from Various Land Use Types," Proceedings of International Symposium on Stormwater Management, 1978. Lexington, Kentucky.*
• Randall, C. W., D. R. Helsel, T. J. Grizzard, and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "Comparison of Pollutant Mass Loads in Precipitation and Runoff," Proceedings of 9th International Conference of International Association of Water Pollution Research, 1978.

• Griffin, D.M. and Raj Bhattarai, The Grand Prairie Rock Plant Filter, presented at the 1999 Louisiana Transportation Engineering Conference, February 22, 1999, Baton Rouge Louisiana
• Bhattarai, R. R. and D.M. Griffin, Jr., Environmental Impact of Runoff From Highways to Adjacent Water Bodies, presented at the 1999 Louisiana Transportation Engineering Conference, February 22, 1999, Baton Rouge Louisiana.
• Bounds, B. and D.M. Griffin, "Anaerobic Activity in a Rock Plant Filter System, 05FEB99, presented at the Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Monroe Louisiana, 1999.
• Griffin, D. M. "Hydraulic Modeling of Rock Plant Filters", presented at the 6^th Annual Open Forum on Constructed Wetlands, Arkansas Dept. of Pollution Control and Ecology, March, 26, 1998, Little Rock Arkansas
• Griffin, D.M., Bobby Earl Price and Garland P. Pennison, "Assessment of Rock Reed Filter Performance in the State of Louisiana", Presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, pp. 112-118, December 11-13, 1994, Atlanta Ga., (D. M. Griffin, Jr. presenter)*
• Hodges, Sheryl L., Dixie M. Griffin, Maureen McCurdy and James D. Nelson, The Desorption of Copper from Sodium Montmorillonite, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Nov 13-18, 1994, Seattle, Wa.,(poster session)
• Dowling, Roy, D.M. Griffin, Jr. and James D. Nelson, "Ground Water Modeling at AT&T Works, Shreveport, Louisiana", A report prepared for AT&T, Shreveport, La., December 13, 1993.
• Wallace, David L., D. M. Griffin, and James D. Nelson, "Effective Management of Large Water Quality Data Sets," National Conference on Integrated Water Information Management, Atlantic City, August 5-9, 1991 (poster session).
• Wallace, David, James D. Nelson, and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "Computer Generated Profiles of Salt Water Intrusion on the Mississippi River," presented at State Meeting of Louisiana Water Control Federation, November 14-16, 1989, Poster Session.
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and Marc J. Zimmerman, "Unsteady Flow and Dissolved Oxygen Modeling on the Smith - Dan River System," Louisiana-Mississippi Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Lafayette, La., April 23-25, 1989.*
• Zimmerman, Marc J., and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "A Multipurpose Water Quality Modeling Study," 4th International Symposium on Regulated Streams, University of Technology, Loughborough, England, August 15 ‑19, 1988 (presented by Zimmerman).
• Myers, Tommy E., D. M. Griffin, Jr., and J. M. Brannon, "Evaluation of Interphase Transfer of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Dredged Material " a paper presented at the Second Annual Industrial Waste Specialty Conference, April 30 -May 1, 1987 New Orleans, La. (conf. sponsors LWPCA ‑ WPCF).*
• Griffin, D. M., and R. O. Warrington, "Analysis of Groundwater Recharge Solutions for On-Site Disposal Systems," presented at the Fifth National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Chicago, Illinois, December 14-15, 1987.*
• Myers, Tommy E., James M. Brannon, and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "A One-Dimensional Contaminant Transport Equation for Dredged Material in Confined Disposal Facilities," a paper presented at the Annual Summer Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1986 (presented by Myers).
• Bunch, B., and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "Rapid Removal of Colloidal Substrate from a Domestic Wastewater," selected as the outstanding student paper at the 1986 Meeting of the Louisiana Water Pollution Control Association (presented by Bunch, graduate student).
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., "Clarifier Design Theory," 58th Annual Conference, W.P.C.F., Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 6-9, 1985.*
• T. E. Myers, D. M. Griffin, Jr., and J. M. Brannon, "Development of Leachate Testing Protocols for Disposal of Contaminated Sediments," Proceedings of the 11th Annual U.S./Japan Experts Meeting on Management of Bottom Sediments Containing Toxic Substances, Nov. 4-8, 1985, Seattle, Washington. Proceedings not published.
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and R. E. Wagner, The Economics of Solid Waste Disposal in Fargo, N.D., prepared for the City of Fargo, N.D., 1983.*
• Berreth, G. W. and D. M. Griffin, Jr., Geochemical Investigation of the Old Fargo Landfill, Contract No. DACW37-82-M-1817, prepared for the U.S. Corps of Engineers, 1983.*
• Safford, T., and D. M. Griffin, Jr., "Changes in the Activated Sludge Process upon the Introduction of an Industrial Waste," presented at 1983 North Dakota State Water Pollution Control Conference, Minot, N.D., October 26-28, l983. (Presented by Tim Safford, Graduate Student)
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., A Report on the Condition of the Completed Fargo Landfill, prepared for the City of Fargo, North Dakota, 1982.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., O. D. Richard and D. Mathiason dba DANTECH, INC., Waste Treatment Practices at Chef-Reddy Foods, Park Rapids, Minnesota, October, 1982.
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., An Investigation into the Environmental Impact of the Waste Treatment Facilities Serving Cavalier, N.D., prepared for land owners in Pembina Co., N.D., 1982.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., "Treatment of Coal Conversion Wastewaters," presented at the 1981 North Dakota WPCF Meeting.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and O.D. Richard, A Model Study of an Overflow Spillway for the Epping Dam, Epping, North Dakota, prepared for the North Dakota State Water Commission (1980).*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., and D. R. Cullimore, Data Collection Relevant to Water Quality in White Bear Lake, prepared for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Government of Canada (1979).*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., "Computerized Analysis of Runoff Data," paper presented at the Virginia Section AWWA Annual Conference 1977, Williamsburg, Virginia.*
• Griffin, D. M., Jr., "Use of S.A.S. in Water Quality Data Management," presented at the E.P.A. "Storet" Workshop, Bethany, West Virginia, November, 1977.*

• Obtained $25,000 grant from National Research Council of Canada for the Study of Low Temperature Lagoon Kinetics, 1978. */**
• Obtained $4,000 Equipment Grant from National Research Council of Canada, 1979. */**
• Obtained $5,000 grant from Bureau of Indian Affairs, to collect water quality data, White Bear Lake, Canada, 1979. **
• Obtained $10,000 grant from State Water Commission, Model Studies, North Dakota, 1980. **
• Obtained $12,500 from City of Fargo, Landfill Research, 1982. */**
• Obtained $10,000 grant from Corps of Engineers, Landfill Research, Fargo, N.D., 1982. */**
• Obtained $1,300, Faculty Improvement Grant, Bush Foundation, through North Dakota State University, 1983. */**
• Obtained $4,500 grant from City of Fargo, landfill research, 1983. */**
• National Science Foundation Grant CEE‑840756-1 for $11,500 (Equipment), 1984. */**

• Halliburton Grant, Louisiana Tech College of Engineering, for preparation of lab manual for the Folk Memorial Lab, $2,000, funded, 1984. */**
• Outreach Operator Training--Phase II, 1984, $28,278, not funded. *
• Substrate Removal in the Contact Stabilization Process, submitted to EPSCOR, 1985, $76,000, declined. *
• IPA contract (60%; 40% release 20% overload 100% summer) at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi, from 5-1-85 to 12- 31-86. Full time during the summers of 1985 and 1986. Research involved developing mathematical models to describe the migration of hydrophobic contaminants (PCBs) in contaminated dredge material. Contract value approximately $64,000. */**
• IPA contract (60% during academic year, 100% during summer) at the Waterways Experiment Station, COE, from 10-1-87 to 9-1-88 to apply hydrodynamic and water quality models. Contract value approximately $36,000. */**
• Substrate Removal in the Contact Stabilization Process, submitted to NSF, 1986, $142,000, not funded. *
• Substrate Removal in the Contact Stabilization Process, resubmitted to NSF, $92,000, 1987, not funded. *
• Statistical Design of Groundwater Quality Monitoring for Incorporating Spatial and Temporal Variability (Co-P.I.), James Nelson, P.I., submitted to U.S.G.S., $150,000, 1987, not funded. *
• IPA contract (60% during the academic year, 100% during summer) at WES from 9-1-88 to 9-1-89. Improvement of hydrodynamic and water quality computer models. Contract value $39,615. */**
• Geostatistical Design of Ground Water Quality Monitoring Networks (Co- P.I.), James Nelson, P.I., submitted to State of Louisiana, $150,000, 1987, not funded.
• Evaluation of Rock Reed Filter Serving Haughton, La., D. M. Griffin, Jr., P.I., submitted to La. Dept. of Environmental Quality, $14,894.00, 1987, no response. *
• Colloidal Substrate Removal in the Contact Stabilization Process, D. M. Griffin, Jr., P.I., submitted to the National Science Foundation, Nov. 1987, not funded. *
• Minimizing Numerical Instabilities in "Parameter Sensitive" Unsteady Flow Systems, Pre-proposal submitted to the Water Quality Modelling Group, Environmental Lab, W.E.S., Vicksburg, Ms., Feb. 1, 1989, $25,000, modified. *
• Enhancements to the RIV1Q Water Quality Model, Proposal submitted to the Water Quality Modeling Group, Environmental Lab, W.E.S., Vicksburg, Mississippi, May *15,1989, $23,988, funded. */**, DACW 3990M0569
• Magnesium Hydroxide Precipitation at the Turner Wastewater Treatment Facility: A Laboratory Study. Proposal submitted to Morton-Thiokol July 12, 1989, $44,028, no response.
• Computer-Aided Calculus Instruction for Science and Engineering Students, Proposal to the National Science Foundation, $110,000; Co-PI's, James D. Nelson, Margaret Maxfield and James Marion. November 15, 1989. Not funded. *
• A Joint Proposal by the Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering to Incorporate Mathematics into Engineering Instruction, June 1990. D. M. Griffin, Jr., P.I., $10,000.00. */**
• Lease/Purchase of a Comprehensive, Interactive Plotting Package (TECPLOT), January 1991, $4,815.00, Faculty Development Grant, Louisiana Tech University. */**
• Assessing the Validity of an Operation Definition of Chemical Equilibrium and Current Adsorption Theories, April 1991, $1,000.00, Summer Research Grant, Louisiana Tech University. */**
• Enhancements to the RIV1Q Water Quality Model II, Water Quality Modeling Group, W.E.S., Vicksburg, MS $24,980.00. DACW3991M2256. */**
• Partial support for graduate students, Water Quality Modeling Group, W.E.S., Vicksburg, MS $1,000.00. */**
• Development of an Inorgnic Carbon Tracking Model, Water Quality Modeling Group, WES, $60,716.00. */**
• Partial Support for Supplies, City of Ruston, $400.00. */**
• Fecal Coliform Sampling Study of Redwine Creek, proposal submitted to La. Risk Management, $14,000 */**
• A Sampling study to assess the Environmental Impact of cleaning the aeration basin at the Ruston S.T.P. on Colvin Creek. $9000 */**
• Summer Faculty Research and Engineering Program - BATTELLE, COLUMBUS DIVISION -$8,380.00 - participation by request, proposal not submitted, 1993. Developing user's manual for HELP model, working with Dr. Paul Schroeder at WES.
• Partial support for graduate student, Water Quality Modeling Group, W.E.S., Vicksburg, MS., $2500.00 */**
• Groundwater contamination study, AT&T Shreveport Works, submitted along with Dr. Roy Dowling and Dr. James D. Nelson, $19,985, **
• Iron Sequestration, City of Ruston, $11,324 */**
• Predicting Heavy Metal Releases with RECOVERY - proposal submitted to WES - $20,620 */**
• Feasibility Study of a Rock Reed Filter Wastewater Treatment System - Louisiana Transportation Research Council, 3/1/96, $410,000 */** - 3 years
• Determination and Treatment of Toxic Substances in Runoff to Cross Lake, 6/13/96, Louisiana Transportation Research Council, $340,000 */** 3 years
• Water Quality Monitoring in Black Bayou, West Monroe, written by a team of folks, funded for $1.65 million, my part is around $200,000 - 2 years
• 9/1/2000 Development of Mathematical Models Relating Water Usage, Waste generation and Traffic Counts at Interstate Rest Areas, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, $147,500 */** 18 months
• 7/1/2001 Optimization of Rock Plant filter Operation for Ammonia Removal, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, $415,150 */** 2 years
• 7/1/2001 Biological Effects of Cross Lake Holding Pond Releases - funded by LADOTD joint project with LSU and UNO.
• 5/31/02 Development of Multi media Tutorials for Freshman Skills Development, $4000, 2002 Instructional Innovation Summer Grant Program, Louisiana Tech University. Co-PI with Dr. Mel Corley
• A series of Mathcad short courses to local consulting firms. October 2002 to January 2003 funded by a LA Department of Labor Grant, $8000

Service to the Profession

• A series of Mathcad short courses ( 2 - 8 hr introductory, 1 -16 hr advanced) to local consulting firms. October 2002 to January 2003 funded by a LA Department of Labor Grant
• Short Course (4-hr) on the use of Mathcad 2000 presented to employees of PPM consulting, a consulting firm in West Monroe, Louisiana, 1999
• Short course (8-hr) on the use of Mathcad 8.0 Pro. Presented to personnel of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center and LADOTD, October 29, 1999
• Short course (8-hr) on the use of Mathcad 7.0 Pro. Presented to personnel of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center, May 8, 1998
• Griffin, D. M., "Plants and Microbiology Functions in the Rock Reed Filter," Third Annual Symposium on the Design of Rock Reed Filters, sponsored by the Department of Environmental Quality, June 30, 1992, Ruston, Louisiana; August 5, 1992, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
• 1985-Mathematics for Waste Treatment Plant Operators--presented at the Louisiana Conference on Water, Sewage and Industrial Waste, Monroe, La.
• 1987-Mathematics for Water Plant Operators--presented at Oil City, Louisiana, sponsored by the Louisiana Rural Water Association.
• 1987-Mathematics for Waste Treatment Plant Operators--presented at the Louisiana Conference on Water, Sewage and Industrial Waste, Alexandria, Louisiana.
• 1987-Advanced mathematics for water treatment plant operators--presented at the 1987 conference of the Louisiana Rural Water Association, August 12, 1987, Alexandria, Louisiana.
• 1988-Mathematics for sewage treatment plant operators -Louisiana Conference on Water and Sewage and Industrial Waste, Shreveport, Louisiana, March 15-18, 1988.
• 1988-Ground water modeling -2-day workshop for the Underground Injection Control Group, EPA, Region 6, Dallas, Texas, June 1-2, 1988. Co-presenter with James Nelson and Barry A. Benedict.
• 1988-Open Channel Hydraulics -1 day workshop offered by the Department of Civil Engineering for practicing engineers, co-presenter with J. D. Nelson.
• 1992-Water Quality Modeling - half-day workshop presented during "Water Quality '92" for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• 1992-Groundwater Modeling - a workshop presented in Shreveport with 20 paid attendees.
• 1993- EIT review session (dynamics) conducted for CLECO, Pineville, La., April 1993

• Manuscript review, Journal of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers-1982
• Proposal Review for Office of Water Research - NDSU -1983
• Proposal Review for National Science Foundation, 1985, 1990, 1991
• Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, 1987, 1991, 1992
• PWS-Kent Publishing Co., textbook review, 1987, honorarium received
• PWS-Kent Publishing Co., textbook review, 1990, honorarium received Harper & Row, textbook review, 1992, honorarium received
• Proposal review, U.S. Geological Survey, 1988, 1991
• Proposal review, Louisiana Water Resources Research Center, 1989
• Manuscript Review, Particulate Science and Technology, an International Journal, 1989
• Proposal Review, La. Dept. of Transportation - proposal to monitor non-point contamination from highways - 1994
• Textbook Review, McGraw-Hill, 1998 (Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists - J.D. Hoffman, honorarium received)
• Manuscript review, 1996 (2 manuscripts), 1997 (2 manuscripts), 1998 (2 manuscripts) Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Proposal review, 1998 USDA/ CSREES/ NRICGP, Water Resources Group
• Problem Statement Review, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 1998,1999
• Dept. of Agriculture, proposal review, 1998
• Member, Beta Test Team for Mathcad 8.0, 1998
• Reviewed example problems for inclusion in initial release of Mathcad 8.0, 1998 (honorarium received)
• Member, Beta test team for Axum 6.0, Beta versions 1,2 and 3, 1998
• Reviewer, Engineering CD, Mathcad 8.0, Professional Academic Edition, 1998
• Manuscript review, 1999, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE (1)
• Manuscript review, 2000, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE (1)
• Member, test/review team for Mathcad 8.03 Beta version - April/May 1999
• Member, beta test team for Mathcad 2000 - July
• Member beta test team for Mathcad 2001 - October 2000
• Member beta test team for Mathcad 2000i - October 2001
• Member beta test team for Mathcad function pack for data import/export and analysis, June 2002
• Manuscript Review 022548-EE, February 2001, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE
• Manuscript Review, August 2001, Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE
• Paper Review 02-4065 - Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting - August 2001
• External reviewer of faculty research efforts in promotion and tenure considerations, the University of New Orleans - 2001
• Proposal Review USDA Cooperative Research Program, proposal 2002-01013, 2002
• Member beta test team for Mathcad version 11, September, 2002
• Manuscript review for Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, December 2002, EE/02/23378

• Chlorination Committee, WPCF, 1981-1982.
• Manual of Practice Task Force, Water Pollution Control Federation, 1982-1985.
• Student Liaison Committee, North Dakota WPCF, 1983.
• Student Liaison Committee, Louisiana WPCF, 1985.
• Nominated for Technical Activities Committee of ASCE by La. Section ASCE.

Other

• Conceived and implemented a Resume Exchange Service at the 1989 ASCE Convention in New Orleans.

Service to the University and Community

• Senator from the College of Engineering, 1981-1984, North Dakota State University.
• University Senate, Faculty Affairs Committee, 1984, North Dakota State University.
• Senator from the College of Engineering, 1987-1989, 1990-1991, 1992 - 1994, Louisiana Tech University.
• "Fate of the University" Committee, established by the Louisiana Tech Faculty Senate, 1987.
• Departmental Research Committee, 1987, Louisiana Tech University.
• University Budget Review Committee, 1987-1989, Established by the Faculty Senate, Louisiana Tech University.
• Mayor's Water Resources Committee, City of Ruston, 1986.
• Lincoln Parish 2000, Water Committee, 1990
• College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1988-1991.
• Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1992.
• Academic Standards Committee - University Senate - 1994
• Faculty Advisor ASCE student chapter December. 1987-1990.
  • Significant Accomplishments by Student Chapter:
    • 1988 - Louisiana Tech Chapter, 1st Place Student Paper Competition,
      • Louisiana-Mississippi ASCE Conference (Christine Connella)
    • 1989 -Louisiana Tech Chapter, 1st Place Student Paper Competition,
      • Louisiana-Mississippi ASCE Conference (Sheryl Hodges)
    • 1989- Outstanding Civil Engineering Senior chosen from Louisiana Tech Chapter (Christine Connella)
    • 1989 ‑ Louisiana Tech Chapter hosts State Student Chapter Conference

Guest Lecturer/Invited Participant

• University of Manitoba to deliver lecture as part of their Engineering Seminar Series, February, 1981.
• Invited participant -Research Needs Workshop -Development and Application of Predictive Techniques for Leachate Quality in Confined Disposal Facilities, June 23-24, 1988, Baton Rouge La., sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Ms.
• Invited participant -Presenter at clarifier design workshop sponsored by the W.P.C.F. and held during the 58th annual convention of the W.P.C.F., coincided with release of MOP-9 Clarifier Design of which I was a major author.
• Invited Seminars (2) Department of Civil Engineering, Mississippi State University, April 25, 1990.

Teaching

COURSES TAUGHT (N.D.S.U. and Louisiana Tech)

1. Water Treatment Plant Design (G)
2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Design(G)
3. Limnology -Stream Sanitation(G)
4. Air Pollution(G)
5. Fluid Mechanics
6. Industrial Waste Treatment(G)
7. Open Channel Hydraulics (steady and unsteady flow)
8. Solid Waste Management(G)
9. Sanitary Engineering Problems(G)
10. Calculus (team taught-using MATHCAD)
11. Water Chemistry (new course, Winter 1988, Louisiana Tech)(G)
12. Contaminant Transport (team-taught, new course)(G)
13. Dynamics
14. Applied Numerical Methods
15. Applied Hydraulics
16. Engineering Problem Solving (Engr 641, G)
17. Air Pollution Design (chemical engineering course)

Graduate Committees

• Xiadong Yan (graduated May 2002)
• Hongjian Xiang (graduated March 1999)
• Mehran Eslami (graduated spring 1998
• Sashi Shretha (graduated spring 1998)
• Kaiser Mohammed (currently enrolled)
• Bret Buras (graduated spring 1995)
• David Wallace (graduated Winter 1990)
• Billy Moore (graduated spring 1994)
• Ailing Wang (graduated winter 93-94)
• E. Vansi (graduated spring 1995)
• M. Sanaparetti (graduated spring 1995)
• A. A. Allauddin (graduated fall 1997)
• Shannon Connor (graduated spring 1995
• Ling Cheng (graduated winter 1992)
• Che, Yuegang (graduated summer 1993)
• Barry Bunch - masters and doctoral; doctoral completed 11/9/89, the second Doctor of Engineering awarded by the Department
• John Skogerboe (graduated, don't recall date)
• Mario Papadapolous (graduated winter 1993)
• Garland Pennison (graduated summer 1993)
• P. Nulu (graduated fall 1993-1994)
• M. Ashiek (graduated fall 93-94)
• Rishi Raj Bhattarai (graduated summer 1997)

• Sheryl Hodges - graduated 1993, 4th doctoral degree awarded by department
• Roy Dowling - graduated 1991, 3rd doctoral degree awarded by department
• Melinda Chambless - graduated spring 1990
• Carol King (graduated circa 1995)
• Brian Smith - graduated 1993
• Rick Plummer - graduated 1994
• Karen Cummings (MS biology summer 2000)

• 2002 Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award by Chi Epsilon Chapter, Louisiana Tech University
• 2001 Crying Towel Award - awarded by students in Civil Engineering to faculty member who requires most work during the year
• 2000 Grand Prairie Research Facility nominated by LADOTD for Federal Highway Research Administration, Environment 2001 award
• 1998 nominated for University distinguished professorship award
• 1998 Sigma Xi Research Award - Presented by the La. Tech Chapter of Sigma Xi
• 1995 Crying Towel Award - presented by the ASCE student chapter, La. Tech University
• 1994-95 Greek-Week Professor of the Year in the College of Engineering, selected by the Greek Organizations on campus
• 1994 University Faculty Senate Chair Award - One of three major University Awards, accompanied by a $1500.00 monetary award from the University<
• Finalist, College of Engineering, Faculty Senate Chair Award, 1993
• 1989 Crying Towel Award - presented by ASCE Student Chapter: The following is a portion of a speech by Chris Roussell made during the 1988-89 Winter Banquet Award Ceremony, at which time Dr. Griffin was presented the "Crying Towel Award."

Consulting

(only projects for which a fee was received are listed)

1. Lake Agassiz Planning Commission (Minnesota), developed and presented short course on Septic Systems, 1981.
2. State Water Commission, North Dakota, consulted numerous times regarding the design of dams and spillways, 1981-1984.
3. City of Fargo, North Dakota, consulted several times regarding solid waste disposal, 1981-1984.
4. Chef Reddy Foods, Park Rapids, Minnesota, developed a wastewater treatment process for potato processing plant, 1984.
5. Clay County, Minnesota, consulted regarding solid waste disposal as well as septic tank regulations, 1981-1984.
6. Louisiana Department of Health regarding waste treatment at Barksdale Air Force Base as well as water treatment for the Tensas Parish Water District, 1984,     1985.
7. Enviro-Med Laboratories Ruston, La., chemical addition calculations to stabilize a corrosive water, 1987.
8. Assignment from Robert Levy, District Attoney, Lincoln Parish, 1991, Interstate-20, Flooding.
9. Air Master aerator company, performed field tests to determine field oxygen transfer capacity of a 15 hp aerator. Jan - April 2000.
10. Retained as a consultant on leachate treatment from the Union Parish Landfill, 2001.

Forensic Experience

(a fee was received for each)

1. Retained as an expert witness by the drainage board of Grigg County, N.D., to carry out calculations and testify at drainage hearing regarding the adequacy of certain ditches to carry snowmelt, 1980.
2. Retained as an expert witness by Ms. Marion Mechecnie in the matter of subsurface seepage from the lagoon serving Cavalier, N.D., onto farmland, 1983-1985.
3. Retained as an expert witness by Major James Totten in the matter of a failed septic system, Clay County, Minnesota, 1983, 13 party lawsuit.
4. Retained by the States of North Dakota and Minnesota to testify before EPA officials in the matter of siting a hazardous waste disposal facility in Clay County, Minnesota, 1983.
5. Retained as an expert witness by landowners in Ransom County, N.D. in the matter of siting a municipal landfill, 1983.
6. Retained as an expert witness by A.R. Minch to perform calculations and testify in the matter of drainage onto agricultural land in Moorehead, Minnesota, 1983-1984.
7. Retained as an expert witness by the La. Municipal Association in the case of Hays vs. Grambling State University, 1991.
8. Retained by the firm of Hargrove, Guyton, Ramey and Barlow as an expert witness in a drainage suit against the City of Shreveport, Louisiana, 1992.
9. Retained as an expert witness by Weems, Wright, Schimfpt, Haynter and Carmouche in a flooding suit against city of Schreveport, La. 1993.
10 Expert witness Lloyd M. Ozment et. al vs City of Shreveport, First Judicial Court, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Cross lake flooding, Case No. 371,917
11. Retained as expert witness in a class action lawsuit involving the water treatment system of the City of Ferriday, Louisiana, November 1999 - present
12. Retained by a potential investor as a technical expert in a matter relating to purchase of a license from LSU for rights to distribute an experimental plug flow anaerobic digester, 2002

Continued Education

1. Audited mathematical statistics course at NDSU, 1982.
2. Chosen for Prairie Writers Workshop, NDSU, 1983.
3. Correspondence course, "Plume Rise", sponsored by EPA, successfully completed, 1982.
4. Transport Phenomena, Graduate Course, Chemical Engineering, completed W.E.S., 1985.
5. Chemodynamics, short course presented by AICHE, Houston, Tx. 1987.
6. Statistical Design of Water Quality Monitoring Networks, short course presented by Colorado State University, June 10-16, 1989.
7. NSF Workshop for Computer-Aided Calculus Instruction, October 1989, Starkville, Mississippi.
8. QUAL2E‑UNCAS Workshop, January 8‑12, 1990, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Georgia.
9. NSF Workshop on Computer-Aided Calculus Instruction, June 17-22, 1990, Starkville, Mississippi.
10. WASP Workshop, April 1990, E.P.A., Athens, Georgia.
11. Bioremediation workshop - EPA - Dallas, Tx. - April 1993.
12. Bioremediation workshop - EPA - Atlanta, Ga. - May 1993.
13. Splus Workshop - Mathsoft - Baton Rouge - November 1998.

Honor Societies

Chi Epsilon Honorary Civil Engineering Fraternity
Sigma XI -The Scientific Research Society