Tammo Steenhuis

Professor, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Professor Tammo Steenhuis received a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1978’ He is a Professor in Biological and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Bahir Dar in Ethiopia, working with Ph.D. graduate students. He is also a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. In the past, together with graduate students, his research ranged from soil colloid movement to basin-wide movement of water and constituents. Recently, Prof Steenhuis has been primarily interested in landscape processes in the northeastern US, Ethiopia and China. He cooperates on research in sustainable agricultural practices, self-organization distributed hydrological processes, pesticide movement and gully formation and prevention.

Education

Doctorate
University of Wisconsin
1977

Master of Science
University of Wisconsin
1975

Ir
State Agricultural University of Netherlands
1972

Bachelor of Science
State Agricultural University
1969

Awards & Honors

Fellow (2009) American Geophysical Union
International Award (2011) American Geophysical Union
Partnership Award for integrating science, education and extension (2008) CSREES/USDA

Courses Taught

Professor Steenhuis teaches how the theoretical aspects learned during the first two years at Cornell relate to the world around us, especially how we affect the landscape and the climate impacts us. In the course “Introduction to Groundwater”, we discuss the principles of groundwater and contaminant transport and how to use this knowledge to solve real-world groundwater pollution problems. We will also hear from outside speakers about the significance of water in the world. In the “Water Measurement and Analysis Methods” class, we learn techniques to quantify water flow in rivers and soil, monitor soil, lake and river groundwater water quality, and understand the environmental effects.

His courses include:

BEE 4270/5270 Water Measurement and Analysis Methods
BEE/EAS 4710/6710 Introduction to Groundwater
BEE 7710 Soil and Water Engineering Seminar

Contact Information

206 Riley Robb Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

(607) 255-2489

tss1 [at] cornell.edu

- Soil and Water Lab

Tammo in the news

News

September 10, 2024

Real-life learning: engineering students learn by doing at Cornell AES farm

Brooke Paykin ‘24 chose to major in Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE) because she cares about protecting the natural environment and she enjoys seeing projects from planning through construction. Her love of hands-on engineering...

Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm
Biological and Environmental Engineering

A lit candle infront of a dark background.

News

March 27, 2024

Gil Levine, champion of international collaboration, dies at 96

Gilbert Levine ’48, Ph.D. ’52, whose 68 years of service to Cornell were devoted to fostering multidisciplinary and international collaboration, died Feb. 5 in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.

Biological and Environmental Engineering