2007 CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 

NAME: Ellen Z. Harrison

DEPARTMENT/UNIT: Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell Waste Management Institute

TITLE: Senior Extension Associate

CAMPUS ADDRESS: 100 Rice Hall

PHONE: 607 255-8576

E-MAIL: EZH1@cornell.edu

 

BACKGROUND

 

EDUCATION

 

Year                            Degree                                                Institution

                                                                                                

1975                            M.S.                                                     Cornell University

1971                            B.A./B.S.                                             Boston University

 

ACADEMIC RANKS (year achieved)

1986    Extension Associate IV

1988    Senior Extension Associate I

1994    Senior Extension Associate II

 

PRIMARY DEPARTMENTAL/Unit PROGRAM AREA

Management of municipal and agricultural wastes and byproducts.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE (key words)

Solid waste; compost; sewage sludge; biosolids; septage; waste reduction; recycling; manure management; organic wastes; residuals; carcass disposal; mortality disposal

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Year                            Experience

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

2003-present               Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Director, Waste Management Institute

1993-2002                   Center for the Environment, Director, Waste Management Institute

1987-1993                   Center for the Environment, Assoc Director, Waste Management Inst

1986-1987                   Center for the Environment, Extension Assoc, Water Resources Inst

1972-1975                   Dept of Geological Sciences, Teaching Assistant

 

Town of Ithaca, Ithaca, NY

1993-1999                   Councilperson

 

South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, New Haven, CT,

1985-1986                   Deputy Director of Land Management

 

State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

1984-1985                   Department of Health Services

1979-1983                   Department of Environmental Protection

1978-1979                   Council on Environmental Quality

 

SABBATICALS AND STUDY LEAVES (year, project, location)

 

1996, Evaluation of Programs in Dispute Resolution at US Universities, Davis, CA

 

 

ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 

CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct the Cornell Waste Management Institute

 

RESEARCH RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  • Other Current Research Professionals Supervised (list names)

Mary Schwarz

 

  • Other Relevant Research Activities, Accomplishments, etc.

I am partnering with several national organizations to develop innovative protocols for engaging stakeholders in research.  The focus is particularly on involving non-traditional stakeholders who are impacted by the spreading of sewage sludges in sludge research.  I serve on an advisory and oversight committee of a major industry-funded research foundation.

 

TEACHING AND ADVISING RESPONSIBILITIES (current year)

Not applicable – except for occasional guest lectures.

 

EXTENSION/OUTREACH RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  • Extension Prizes, Awards Received

CALS Accomplishments in Extension Team Award. 2007.

David Allee Campus-County Connection Award from NYS ANREP.  Awarded in 2004 for “Natural Rendering” program of the Cornell Waste Management Institute for which Jean Bonhotal is the principal player.

Blue Ribbon: from the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. “Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste”, (NRAES-163). 2003.

Outstanding New Extension Publication Recognition Award, “Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste” fact sheet, presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension. 2003.

National Association of County Agricultural Agents Communication Award & NYS winner, “Disposal of Livestock Mortality & Butcher Waste”. 2003.

NYS Association of County Agricultural Agents, Communications Northeast Regional Finalist ; “ You Can Compost What?” 2003

National Association of County Agricultural Agents Communication Award & NYS winner, “Farm-Based Composting: Manure & More”. 2001

National Association of County Agriculture Agents (NACAA) - Certificate of Merit for video “Do You Know Where Your Garbage Is?” and computer resource “Trash Goes To School” National Finalist.1992

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) - award for developing a youth solid waste education program. 1991

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) - Environmental Quality Award for developing a solid waste education program that protect and enhance environmental quality. April 1991

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  • Current Extension Professionals Supervised (list names)

 

Jean Bonhotal

Lauri Wellin

 

  • Current Program Work Team(s)/Program Councils, Administrative Leadership (positions related to Extension, i.e., DEL, program leader, etc.)

 

Co-chair, Managing Organic Residuals: Composting and Land Application PWT

Participate in Landscape horticulture and Integrated nutrient management PWTs

Elected member of Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outreach Policy Committee

 

  • Extension Workshops, Field Days and Conferences

CWMI sponsored or participated in more than 30 Extension and outreach events in 2005 that reached more than 1100 people.

 

  • Internet Presence

Our award winning CWMI web home and composting sites received more than 625,300 visits in 2007. We communicated electronically with our 5100-person mailing list. We revised our website in 2007 and added many new pages.  All of our publications have been archived on Ecommons where 8390 people visited them.

 

Cornell Waste Management Institute. 2007. <http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/>

 

Cornell Waste Management Institute. 2007. Avian Influenza. <http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/ai.htm>

 

Cornell Waste Management Institute. 2007. Using Manure-Based Composts. <http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/turf.htm>

 

 

  • Policy Engagement/leadership

2005-8       Convened and secured collaboration concerning soil contamination guidance among numerous agencies, organizations and faculty including NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, NYS Dept. of Health Services, Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations, local health departments in NYS and faculty in many departments.

2004-6       Panel member, Ad Hoc NYS Assembly Task Force on Brownfield Soil Standards. Convened a panel of Cornell faculty from several departments to provide comments on soil standards that resulted in invitations to serve on this task force and in foundation funding to provide technical expertise.        

2004-6       Worked with NYS Dept. of Agriculture and Markets to develop revisions to their fertilizer rules as they pertain to composts.

2003-6       Provided expert assistance that helped agencies develop research-based rules and guidance including NRCS, NYSDOT, NYSDEC.

 

  • Key Audiences and scope of impact

Stakeholders we work with include:

Ø      NYS and federal agencies concerned with environment, agriculture and health as well as agencies in other countries, particularly Canada. 

Ø      Farmers, particularly livestock farmers in NYS.

Ø      Municipalities in NYS and the nation that are concerned with land application of sewage sludges.

Ø      Compost producers.

Ø      Educators including Cooperative Extension and Certified Crop Advisors.

Ø      Municipal and private managers of sewage sludges.

Ø      Organizations such as the NYS Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling; the Water Environment Research Foundation (national/international); the US Composting Council.

  • Other relevant Extension/Outreach

Through the various projects CWMI worked closely in 2007 with:

Ø      Cornell Cooperative Extension in 35 NYS counties

Ø      More than 150 NYS livestock farms

Ø      15 government agencies and non-profit organization

Ø      10 units of Cornell university

Ø      8 other states

Ø      Faculty at more than 12 universities

 

  • Summary of Extension and Outreach Activities

100% extension appointment

100% time spent in outreach and applied research activities

Funding – combination

Hundreds of farmers, Extension educators, vets, agency staff and composters are reached with research-based information that helps set direction for research, policy and outreach. Examples include rules of NYS Dept of Ag and Markets pertaining to fertilizers and compost, NRCS standards on composting of livestock mortalities, NYSDEC solid waste rules, municipal laws on sewage sludges, NYSDOH and DEC soil clean-up standards, use of sewage sludges on dairy farms, composting manure, and managing livestock and road kill mortalities through composting.

 

Managing manure is a major challenge for dairy producers. Technical assistance on composting was provided to 150 NYS farms.

 

The use of dried manure solids is as dairy barn bedding is of increasing interest to NYS farmers who need answers about the impact on herd health and farm economics. Two projects involving Cornell University (CWMI and the Vet School), SUNY Cobleskill and 5 dairy producers are investigating this practice and provide outreach to farms, Extension educators and vets.

 

Continuing R&D on static pile composting for carcass management, we began a project funded by NYS Dept of Transportation that combines research on pathogen inactivation with outreach to state and local highway officials on composting road-killed deer. Collaborators include the Vet college, ILR extension NYSDEC and NYS Dept of Health.

 

Home composting is one of the most environmentally sound ways to reduce wastes. The CWMI web site on small scale composting was expanded and workshops held to educate Master gardeners, Extension educators and the public.

 

Engaging stakeholders is a hallmark of CWMI programs. Project teams include faculty from more than 12 universities (with particularly close collaborations with Penn State) many Cornell departments, staff from more than 10 agencies, and organizations such as the Water Environment Research. Working with Extension educators from more than 35 counties in NYS has provided great mutual benefits.

 

OTHER CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

 

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

  • International/National:

2007                 Panel member, Advisory group to Biosolids project at U. North Carolina.

2004-7              Project Sub-Committee member, Water Environment Research Foundation Committee on “Methodology for Implementing a Timely Incident Response Mechanism for Health Incidents related to Land Application of Biosolids”

2006-present     Panel member. Advisory Committee on Biosolids Research. Bowling Green University Consortium.

2004-6              Panel member, Ad Hoc Assembly Task Force on Brownfield Soil Standards

2003-6              Committee member. Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outreach Policy Program Committee.

2002-5              Board member.  NY Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals.

2001-2              Panel member, National Research Council committee on Risks from Toxicants and Pathogens in Biosolids Applied to Land

2000                 Invited testimony, U.S. House Committee on Science Hearing on Sludge. Washington, D.C. March.

1997-present     Chair, Northeast Multi-state Research Project on Land Application of Sewage Biosolids.

2001-2              Panel member, National Research Council committee on Risks from Toxicants and Pathogens in Biosolids Applied to Land

2000                 Invited testimony, U.S. House Committee on Science Hearing on Sludge. Washington, D.C. March

  • State/Local:

2004-6       Panel member, Ad Hoc NYS Assembly Task Force on Brownfield Soil Standards

2002-5       Board member, NY Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals.

  • College:

2003-6       Committee member. Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outreach Policy Program Committee.

  • Department:

2005          Committee to revise departmental WWW site.

2005          Committee to assist in hiring financial service professional

 

OTHER CURRENT PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/IN-SERVICE PARTICIPATION  (please provide detail)

2005,6,7    Managing Organic Residuals Program Work Team. Principal convener.

2006          NYS Solid Waste Federation, speaker

2006          Regional Committee on Land Application, convener

2006          Consortium on Land Application Research, advisor

2006          NYS Energy Research & Development Authority Annual Ag conference, planner, moderator and speaker

2005          Managing Biosolids. Nova Scotia Ministry of the Environment. Invited speaker and consultant.

2005          Symposium on Composting Mortality & Slaughterhouse Residuals Portland, ME. Conference planning and coordination. Co-sponsored by US EPA, DOT, Agricutural and Environmental Agencies in the NE, NOAA, Biocycle.

2005          Empire Farm Days. Provided composting education.

2004          Managing Organic Residuals Program Work Team. Principal convenor. CWMI co-sponsored with NYS Assn. for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling.

2004          New England Water Environment Association and New England Biosolids and Residual Association. Invited speaker.

2004          Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.  Poster presentation.

2004          World Bank Symposium on Agriculture. Invited speaker.

2004          New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Conference. Speaker.

2004          Empire Farm Days. Provided composting education.

 

RECENT INVITED PRESENTATIONS  (please provide detail)

Precautionary action conference, 2007. Invited presentation on land application of sewage sludges.

California Association of Sanitation Agencies, 2006. Invited presentation on land application of sewage sludges.

NYS Legislative Task Force on Brownfields, 2006. Invited speaker and participant.

Water Environment Federation, 2006. Workshop on Sewage Sludge. Invited speaker.

University of North Carolina, 2006.  Workshop on Land Application. Invited speaker.

California Association of Sanitation Agencies, 2006. Invited presentation on land application of sewage sludges.

Nova Scotia Ministry of the Environment, 2005. Invited presentation on land application of sewage sludges.

Water Environment Research Foundation, January 2005. Invited presentation on land application of sewage sludges.

New England Biosolids Recycling Association, November 2004. Invited presentation on Current Issues in Land Application.

 

RESEARCH PANELS  (please provide detail)

 

CONSULTING  (please provide detail)

Kern County, California.  Consulting on a lawsuit to defend a county ordinance banning the application of sewage sludge.

Stratus Consulting, participating in cost/benefit analysis of sludge management options in project supported by the Water Environment Research Foundation.

Western Lake Superior Sanitary Distract, consulting on environmentally sound management of sewage sludge.

Virginia State Legislature, consulting on land application of sewage sludge.

USEPA, consulting on research project on environmental impacts of application of sewage sludges to land.

Water Environment Research Foundation, consulting on public involvement in sludge research.

 

RESOURCE FOR MEDIA  (i.e., called upon as an expert for electronic or print media)

 

I was contacted by and provided expert knowledge to more than 35 reporters in 2007 including newspaper, radio and TV reporters in California, Canada, Maine, Maryland, New York (including the NY Times), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

 

PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH, INSTRUCTIONAL, AND/OR EXTENSION/OUTREACH PUBLICATIONS

 

REFEREED

2006     Harrison, E.Z., S.R. Oakes, M. Hysell and A. Hay. Organic Chemicals in Sewage Sludges.  Science of the Total Envir. 367, p. 481-497.

2005     Wagenet, L.P., A. T. Lemley, D. G. Grantham, E. Z. Harrison, K. Hillman, K. Mathers, and L. H. Younge. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Television as a Method for Watershed Education. J. Extension. V. 43, No. 2.

2005     Beecher, N., E. Harrison, N. Goldstein, M. McDaniel, P. Field, and L. Susskind. Risk Perception, Risk Communication, and Stakeholder Involvement for Biosolids Management and Research. J. Envir. Qual. V. 34, p. 122-128.

2004    Richards, B.K., B. M. Schulte, A. Heilig, T. S. Steenhuis, M.B. McBride, and E. Z. Harrison, P. Dickson. Environmental impacts of applying manure, fertilizer, and sewage biosolids on a dairy farm. J. of the American Water Resources Association. V.40 p. 1025-1042.

2003    Harrison, E.Z. and M. Moffe. Septage Quality and Its Effect on Field Life for Land Applications.  J. of the American Water Resources Association. V.39 (1) p. 87-97.

2002    Harrison, E.Z. and S. R. Oakes. Investigation of Alleged Health Incidents Associated with Land Application of Sewage Sludges. New Solutions. V.12 p.387-408.

2001    Harrison, E.Z. and M. Eaton. The Role of Municipalities in Regulating the Land Application of Sewage Sludges and Septage. Natural Resources Journal. V. 41 p. 77-123.

1999    Harrison, E.Z., M.B. McBride and D.R. Bouldin. Land Application of Sewage Sludges: An Appraisal of the US Regulations. International Journal of Environment and Pollution. p. 1-36, V. 11 (1).

1999    Steenhuis, T.S., M.B.McBride, B.K. Richards and E.Z. Harrison. Trace Metal Retention in the Incorporation Zone of Land-Applied Sludge. Environ. Sci. Technol. p. 1171-1174, V. 33 (8).

1995    Hinrichs, C. M. and E. Z. Harrison. A Comparison of Methods for Evaluating ‘Environmental Choice’ Packaging. Journal of Environmenal Systems, p. 1-24, v. 24 (1), 1995-96.

1992    Harrison, E. and T. Richard.  MSW Composting: Policy and Regulation.  Biomass and Bioenergy , p. 127-143, November.

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

2007     Harrison, E.Z and Krogmann, U. (editors), Barker, A., Harrison, E.Z., Hay, A., Krogmann, U., McBride, M., McDowell, M., Richards, B., Steenhuis, T., and Stehouwer, R. (coauthors). 2007. Guidelines For Application Of Sewage Biosolids To Agricultural Lands In The Northeastern U.S. Report of Northeast Regional Multi-State Research Committee NEC 1001. Published as Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension Publ. E317. Available on-line at:  http://hdl.handle.net/1813/7934

2007     Schwarz, M., N. Bassuk, J. Bonhotal and E. Harrison. Highly Compacted Soils Improved by Compost Use. BioCycle, p. 55-56, July.

2007     Harrison, E.Z. 2007. Health Impacts of Composting Air Emissions. BioCycle 48(11):44-50.

2007     Bonhotal, J., and Harrison, E.Z. 2007. Composting Liquids. Cornell Waste Management Institute. 4pg fact sheet.

2007     Bonhotal, J., Harrison, E.Z., Gruttadaurio, J., Petrovic, A.M. and Schwarz, M. 2007. Using Manure-Based Composts in Turf Maintenance. Cornell Waste Management Institute. 4pg fact sheet.

2007     Bonhotal, J., Harrison, E.Z. and Schwarz, M. 2007. Composting Road Kill. Cornell Waste Management Institute. 12pg fact sheet.

2007     Harrison, E.Z. 2007. Compost Facilities: Off-Site Air Emissions and Health - Literature Summary. Cornell Waste Management Institute.

2006     Bonhotal, J., Harrison, E.Z. and Schwarz, M. Evaluating Pathogen Destruction in Road Kill Composting. BioCycle. p. 49-51, v. 47.

2006     Cornell Waste Management Institute. Compost Fact Sheet Series. Compost Equipment (pdf format available at: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/compostfs7.pdf).

2006     Cornell Waste Management Institute. Degradable Plastics Update (pdf format available at: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/degradableplasticsupdate.pdf).

2006     Cornell Waste Management Institute. Home Garden Use of Milorganite. Fact sheet (pdf format available at: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/milorganite.pdf).

2005     Cornell Waste Management Institute. Health and Safety Guidance for Composting in the School Setting.  Fact sheet (pdf format available at: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/health.pdf).

2005     Cornell Waste Management Institute. Preventing Animal Nuisances in Small Scale Composting. Fact sheet (pdf formal available at: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/nuisance.pdf).

2005     Cornell Waste Management Institute. Compost Fact Sheet Series. Compost Pads (pdf format available at: http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/compostfs6.pdf).

2004        Cornell Waste Management Institute. Small Scale Composting WWW site (pdf format available at http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/smallscalecomposting.htm).  Includes:

Health and Safety Guidance for Small Scale Composting.  Fact Sheet (pdf format available at http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/smallscaleguidance.pdf).

Home Composting: a How-To Guide (PDF format available at http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/compostbrochure.pdf).

2004        Cornell Waste Management Institute. Improved Manure Management to Enhance Dairy Farm Viability.  Final Report (PDF format available at http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/Economichome.htm).

2004    Cornell Waste Management Institute. Compost Fact Sheet Series (PDF format available at http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/composting.html

1 Marketing Composts and Meeting Consumer Needs

2 Regulation and Certification of Composts

3 Improving and Maintaining Compost Quality

4 Testing Composts

5 Compost Bulking Materials

2004    Harrison, E. Z.  Hygienic Implications of Small-Scale Composting in New York State. Final Report (PDF format available at http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/coldcompost.pdf).

2003    Harrison, E.Z., L. Telega, M. McBride, S. Bossard, L. Chase, D. Bouldin, and K. Czymmek.  Considerations for Dairy Farms Regarding Use of Sewage Sludges, Sludge Products and Septage. CWMI Working Paper, 20p.

2003    Harrison, E.Z. D. Olmstead and J. Bonhotal.  What’s behind a Compost Label or Seal? Biocycle.. V.44 (9) p. 28-30.

2003    Harrison, E.Z. The Quality of NYS Agricultural Composts. A final report to NYS Energy Research and Development Authority. Available at http://compost.css.cornell.edu/mlreporthome.htm

2003    Harrison, E.Z. Improved Manure Management to Enhance Dairy Farm Viability. A final report to NYS Energy Research and Development Authority.

2003    Cornell Waste Management Institute. Compost Survey Maps and Database. http://compost.css.cornell.edu/maps/simple-search.asp

2003    Cornell Waste Management Institute. Project Summaries. http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu/Projectsummaries.htm

2003    Harrison, E.Z. Comments to USEPA on “Standards for the Use of Disposal of Sewage Sludge: Agency Response to the National Research Council Report on Biosolids Applied to Land and the Results of EPA’s Review of Existing Sewage Sludge”

Cornell Waste Management Institute. Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste.  20 minute video.  NRAES@cornell.edu.

Cornell Waste Management Institute. Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste.  20 minute video.  Fact Sheet. http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/Compost/NaturalRenderingFS.pdf.

Harrison, E. Z. Profile: Cornell Waste Management Institute. Environmental Quality Management. V. 11 (4), p. 33-42.

2001    Pay-As-You-Throw in Large Municipalities.  Roundtable Report. Posted at http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/PAYTreport.pdf.

2001    Harrison, E.Z (Book Review) Recycling Handbook. Environmental Sci. and Technology. V. 35 (9).

2001    Harrison, E.Z. Regulating Land Application of Sewage Sludge. Planning News. Summer 2001. NY Planning Federation.

2001    Harrison, E.Z. The Role of Municipalities in Regulating Land Application of Sewage Sludges and Septage.  Talk of the Towns.  May/June 2001.

2001    Harrison, E.Z. The Role of Municipalities in Regulating Land Application of Sewage Sludges and Septage.  NYS Assn. Of Counties News.  May/June 2001.

2001    Harrison, E.Z. The Role of Municipalities in Regulating Land Application of Sewage Sludges and Septage.  Abstract.  Water Environment Federation Conference. San Diego. Feb. 2001.

2001    Compost Marketing and Labeling: Final Report. NYS Energy Research and Development Authority. Posted at http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/Compost/marketlabeling.html

2001    Farm-Based Composting: Manure and More. CWMI video tape available through NRAES.

2001    Cherney, J. H., M. McBride, and E. Harrison. Lime-Treated Sludge: Should Dairy Farmers be Concerned?  What’s Cropping Up, Newsletter, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, Cornell University.

2000    Harrison, E.Z. (Invited Peer Review) Review of the Risk Analysis for the Round 2 Biosolids Pollutants (Dioxins, Furans and Co-planar PCBs).  Submitted to US EPA and posted at http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/Sludge/review.html.

2000    Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management. Co-authored section on sludge application with M.B. McBride.

2000    Mazza, C.P., Cunningham, S.J. and E.Z. Harrison. Using Organic Matter in the Garden.  Bulletin, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell University.

2000    Harrison, E.Z.  Research Needs for Assessing Land Application Risks.  Proceedings, Biosolids Management in the 21st Century.  Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U. Maryland.  April 10-11, 2000.

1999    Harrison, E.Z. (Book Review) Controlling Mineral Emissions in European Agriculture-Economics, Policies and the Environment. Soil Science. V. 164, p. 771-772.

1999    Packaging Waste: Whose Responsibility is it Anyway? Roundtable Report. CWMI publication posted at  http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/PDFS/PDFS.html.

1999    Harrison, E.Z., M.B. McBride, B.K. Richards and T.S. Steenhuis. Land Application of Sewage Sludges: A Case for Caution. Clearwaters p. 42-44, V. 28 (3).

1999    Composting Challenges and Solutions in New York State. Roundtable Report. CWMI publication (see WWW.Cfe.cornell.edu/wmi).

1998    Harrison, E.Z., M.B. McBride, B.K. Richards and T.S. Steenhuis. Sludge Effect on Land. Resource.  p.11-12. V.5 (9).

1998    NYC Composting Roundtable. Report. CWMI publication (see WWW.Cfe.cornell.edu/wmi).

1998    NYC Materials Exchange Roundtable. Report. CWMI publication (see WWW.Cfe.cornell.edu/wmi).

1998    Cornell Waste Management Institute. CWMI Update.

1997    Harrison, E. Z., M.B. McBride and D.R. Bouldin. The Case for Caution.  Working Paper of the Cornell Waste Management Institute. (revised and reprinted 1999). Posted at http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/wmi/PDFS/Landapp.pdf.

1997    Cornell Recommends for Field Crops.  Co-authored section on sludge application with M.B. McBride. (revised 1998).

1997    Nature Does it Right...Why Can’t We? Pollution prevention media packet including TV and Radio public service spots.

1997    Cornell Waste Management Institute. CWMI Update.

1996    Harrison, E. Z., et al. Waste Reduction Through Consumer Education. Final Report to NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, Report 96-8.

1996    Cornell Waste Management Institute. Land Application of Sewage Biosolids. Videoconference/videotape and accompanying written materials.

1995    Hogarth, J., E. Harrison and K. Cascio. Waste Reduction and Low Income Families. Resource Recycling, p. 100-105, v. 14 (4).

1994    Hogarth, J. and E. Harrison. Get the Goods, Not the Garbage.  Curriculum materials.  Cornell Cooperative Extension.

1994    Harrison, E.  Recycling Organic Wastes: Research, Engineering, and Outreach.  Cornell Engineering Quarterly, p. 18-23, v. 28, n. 3.

1993    Harrison, E. and T. Richard.  Municipal Solid Waste Composting: Issues in Policy and Regulation.  Fact Sheet. 6 p. Cornell Waste Management Institute.

1992    Harrison, E. and R. Angell.  Waste Prevention Tool Kit for Local Government.  170 page book.  Cornell Waste Management Institute, Ithaca NY.

1992    Theodore, S., E. Harrison, J. Bonhotal.  Implementing Waste Management Projects at the Local Level.  48 page book.  Cornell Waste Management Institute, Ithaca NY.

1991    Stone, Sarah and Ellen Harrison.  Residents favor user fees.  BioCycle, August.

1991    Harrison, Ellen Z.  Environmental Shopping.  Fact Sheet.  Cornell Waste Management Institute.

 

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES

(One paragraph, not to exceed one-half page, single-spaced)

The principles on which my program rests are:

•           identifying critical needs through working with stakeholders;

•           building on the strengths of Cornell--its faculty and staff;

•           teamwork and collaboration including on and off-campus colleagues and stakeholders;

•           a focus on multidisciplinary work; and

•           integration of research and outreach.

The particular role that I play includes identifying research and extension needs through contacts with national, state, and local groups; developing and coordinating a multidisciplinary team including faculty from many parts of Cornell as well as non-Cornell stakeholders; finding appropriate funding; conducting the integrated research/outreach project; following through to promote the use of findings by decision-makers ranging from individual farmers to federal agencies.  My goal is not to develop a large centralized CWMI, but rather to continue to promote involvement of faculty, students and staff from many different parts of the university.  I see myself as a team player, helping to position Cornell to take advantage of opportunities and conversely helping society by getting the keen minds around the university to address critical environmental issues.  Topical focus areas include use of organic residuals and soil quality.