Dr. Jerry Bigham
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214 Kottman Hall
Phone: (614) 292-8522
Fax: (614) 292-7432
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Biography
Dr. Jerry Bigham is Professor and Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources. He received his Ph.D. in Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy from North Carolina State University and an M.Sc in Soil Science from Texas Tech University.
Professor Bigham conducts research on the restoration of landscapes degraded by surface mining, the geochemistry of acid sulfate waters, and the beneficial re-use of flue gas desulfurization products from coal-fired utilities. Currently, his basic research is focused on microbial-facilitated mineral formation in extreme environments. His applied research deals with the land application of the by-product gypsum for reducing soil erosion and improving air-water exchange in no-tillage agriculture.
Dr. Bigham is an Alexander von Humboldt Research Scholar, a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America, and a recipient of the M.L. Jackson mid-career award in clay mineralogy. He has been the author or co-author of 91 technical papers and 17 book chapters and has published in a variety of journals including Soil Science Society of America Journal, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Applied Geochemistry, Clays and Clay Minerals, Environmental Science and Technology, and Journal of Environmental Quality.
Selected Publications
H. Wang, J.M. Bigham, F.S. Jones, and O.H. Tuovinen, "Synthesis and Properties of Ammoniojarosites Prepared with Iron-Oxidizing Acidophilic Microorganisms at 22-65 oC." Geochimica et Cosmochica. Acta, Vol. 71, Pgs.155-164, 2007.
Y.B. Lee, J.M. Bigham, W.A. Dick, F.S. Jones, and C. Ramsier, "Influence of Soil pH and Application Rate on the Oxidation of Calcium Sulfite Derived from Flue Gas Desulfurization." Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 35, Pgs. 298-304, 2007.
R. Hita, J. Torrent, and J.M. Bigham, "Experimental Oxidative Dissolution of Sphalerite in the Aznalcóllar Sludge and Other Pyritic Matrices." Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 35, Pgs. 1032-1039, 2006.
K.M. Dontsova and J.M. Bigham, "Anionic Polysaccharide Sorption by Clay Minerals." Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 69, Pgs.1026-1035, 2005.
J.M. Bigham, D.A. Kost, R.C. Stehouwer, J.H. Beeghly, R. Fowler, S.J. Traina, W.E. Wolfe and W.A. Dick, "Mineralogical and Engineering Properties of Dry Flue Gas Desulfurization Products." Fuel 84:1839-1848, 2005.
W.B. Gagliano, M.R. Brill, J.M. Bigham, F.S. Jones and S.J. Traina, "Chemistry and Mineralogy of Ochreous Sediments in a Constructed Mine Drainage Wetland." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 68, Pgs. 2119-2128, 2004.
G. Lee, J.M. Bigham and G. Faure, "Removal of Trace Metals by Coprecipitation with Fe, Al, and Mn From Natural Waters Contaminated with Acid Mine Drainage in the Ducktown Mining District, Tennessee." Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 17, Pgs. 569-581, 2002.
L. Carlson, J.M. Bigham, U. Schwertmann, A. Kyek and F. Wagner, "Scavenging of As from Acid Mine Drainage by Schwertmannite and Ferrihydrite: A Comparison with Synthetic Analogues." Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 36, Pgs. 1712-1719, 2002.
V. Laperche and J.M. Bigham, "Quantitative Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Flue Gas Desulfurization By-Products." Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 31, Pgs. 979-988, 2002.
D. J. Williams, J.M. Bigham, C.A. Cravotta III, S.J. Traina, J.E. Anderson and J.G. Lyon, "Assessing Mine Drainage pH from the Color and Spectral Reflectance of Chemical Precipitates." Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 17, Pgs.1273-1286, 2002.
Q.M. Ketterings, J.M. Bigham and V. Laperche, "Changes in Soil Mineralogy and Texture Caused by Slash-and-Burn Fires in Sumatra, Indonesia." Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 64, Pgs.1108-1117, 2000.