JAMES
K. KOELLIKER
Professor of biological and agricultural engineering
James K. Koelliker's research interests include environmental
engineering and water quality, hydrology, water resources modeling
and water quality. His most recent research projects include
computer simulation modeling to estimate the effects of land terracing and small federal reservoirs on streamflow and ground-water recharge in teh Repubican River Basin. Additionally, his projects evaluate the effectiveness of alternative runoff management systems for confined animal feeding operations. He also completed computer simulation modeling of the hydrology of Rattlesnake Creek Basin and the Cheyenne Bottoms water supply. Koelliker works on long-term ecological research and the hydrologic system at the Konza Prairie Biological Station.
Koelliker received his bachelor's in agricultural engineering from K-State and both his master's degree in water resources and doctorate in agricultural engineering from Iowa State University. He originally joined the faculty at K-State in 1973 but left in 1976 to take a position at Oregon State University. He rejoined K-State in 1978 and has been a member of the faculty ever since. Koelliker served as department head of biological and agricultural engineering from 1997-2005.
Koelliker is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, and several honoraries, including Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon. He also is a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers -- an honor bestowed upon only 2 percent of the active membership.
Koelliker can be reached by phone at 785-532-2904, or by e-mail at koellik@k-state.edu.
(Pronounced KELL-UH-CUR)