Dr. Thomas F. Scherer
Ph.D. Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, 1986
M.S. Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, 1981
B.S. Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, 1978
Thomas F. Scherer, Associate Professor
Room 115
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
North Dakota State University
NDSU Dept. 7620; PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-7239; Fax: 701-231-1008
E-mail: thomas.scherer@ndsu.edu
Responsibilities
- Extension Engineering
Expertise Areas
- Research: Impact of Tile Drainage and Subirrigation on Soil Chemical and Physical Properties
- Irrigation systems and equipment
- Irrigation waste management
- Irrigation scheduling
- Individual home sewage systems
- Farm water supply systems
- Water treatment equipment
Extension Programs
- Irrigation Management - Editor of Water Spouts, The Irrigators Newsletter
- Irrigation Publications and Handbooks
- Irrigation Scheduling Information
- Irrigation Pumps Tests
- Irrigation System Uniformity Tests
- Irrigation Workshops Individual Home Sewage Systems
- Training for Septic System Installers
- Collaborating with Environmental Sanitarians
- Providing Information to the Public
- Electric Utility Workshop
Professional Memberships
- ASABE - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- Red River Valley Section of ASABE
- Epsilon Sigma Phi
- North Dakota Water Users
- North Dakota Irrigation Association
- North Dakota Environmental Health Association
