E-mail: wolfe@brc.tamus.edu Phone: (254) 774-6016 Fax: (254) 774-6001 Address: Blackland Research Center 720 E. Blackland Road Temple, Texas 76502 Water Quality Home Page RESEARCH INTERESTS I am involved, primarily, in research investigating erosion and sedimentation caused by military maneuvers on the Fort Hood Military Reservation. I maintain automated water sampling stations on several watersheds where heavy equipment causes severe vegetation and soil disturbance. Collected water quality data is used to evaluate the effectiveness of various Best Management Practices to control erosion and sedimentation. In addition, I participate in various long term projects looking at the effectiveness of contour filter strips and riparian buffer zones to reduce agricultural Non Point Source pollution. I am also interested in the use of grasses as ornamental species to be used in water and resource conserving landscapes of high aesthetic value. EDUCATION B.S. University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1986 M.S. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1994

CURRENT POSITION

Assistant Research Scientist

PROFESSIONAL and HONORARY SOCIETIES

• The Soil and Water Conservation Society
• Pi Alpha Xi (Horticultural Honorary)
• Gamma Sigma Delta (Agricultural Honorary)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Wolfe, J.E. III, J. M. Zajicek. 1998. Are Ornamental Grasses Acceptable Alternatives For Low Maintenance Landscapes? Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 16(1):8-11.
• Wolfe, J.E. III, J. M. Zajicek, and M. A. Hussey. 1993. An evaluation of water use and aesthetic performance of native Texas and introduced ornamental grasses (abstract). Hortscience. 28(5):535.
• Bland, W. L., M. A. Mesarch, and J. E. Wolfe. 1990. A controlled-temperature rhizotron. Crop Science. 30(05):1142-1145.
• O'Toole, J. C., and J. E. Wolfe. 1990. Aeroponic culture system for root studies. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. The Texas A&M University System. MP-1704:1-8.
• Nukal, B. M., J. C. O'Toole, J. E. Wolfe, and F. R. Miller. 1988. Genotypic variability of sorghum root systems in aeroponic culture. Agronomy abstracts. p91.