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FACULTY PROFILE

Otto Stein

 

Education

Ph.D.   Civil Engineering Colorado State University 1990
M.S.    Agronomy Purdue University 1983
B.S. Environmental Resource Management Pennsylvania State University   1980


Employment History

PROFESSOR.  Civil Engineering Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 2006 - present.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. Civil Engineering Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1996-2006.

VISITING SCIENTIST. National Institute for Water adn Atmospheric Research LTD,

New Zealand, 2001-2002.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. Civil Engineering Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 1990-1996.
 

Professional Activities

American Society of Agricultural Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
International Association for Hydraulic Research
International Water Association
Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 2002-2006.
North American Coordinator, Macrophytes for Water Pollution Specialist Group. 2002-2005.
Sabbatical with National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand. Sept. 2001-June 2002.

 

Publications and Presentations

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS


Stein, O.R., S.F. Boelman and R. Seal. 2006. Boulder Clusters as Habitat Improvement Structures: A St. Regis River MT Case Study. Jour. Hydraulic Engineering - American Society of Civil Engineers. In preparation.


Anderson, S.M. and O.R. Stein. 2006. Water Movement through a Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. In preparation.


Stein, O.R., D.J. Borden and P.B. Hook. 2006. Seasonal Influence on Sulfate Reduction and Metal Sequestration in Sub-surface Wetlands. Water Research. Submitted.


Stein, O.R., J.A. Biederman, P.B. Hook and W.C. Allen. 2006. Plant Species and Temperature Effects on the k-C* First Order Model for Chemical Oxygen Demand Removal in Batch Loaded SSF Wetlands. Ecological Engineering. 26(2):100-112.


Kowles, J.L. and O.R. Stein. 2005. Polar Organic Solvent Removal in a Model Constructed Wetlands. Water Research. 39(16):4040-4050.


Stein, O.R. and P.B. Hook. 2005. Temperature, Plants and Oxygen: How Does Season Affect Constructed Wetland Performance? Jour. Environmental Science and Health Pt. A. 40(6-7):1331-1342.


Riley, K.A., O.R. Stein and P.B. Hook. 2005. Ammonium Removal in Constructed Wetland Microcosms as Influenced by Presence and Species of Plants and Organic Carbon Load. Jour. Environmental Science and Health Pt. A. 40(6-7):1109-1121.


Cahoon, J.E., T. McMahon, O.R. Stein, D. Burford and M.D. Blank. 2005. Fish Passage at Road Crossings in a Montana Watershed. Federal Highway Administration FHWA/MT-05-002/8160.


Towler, B.E., J.E. Cahoon, and O.R. Stein. 2004. Evapotranspiration Coefficients for Broadleaf Cattail and Hardstem Bulrush. Jour. Hydrologic Engineering - American Society of Civil Engineers. 9(3):235-239.


Stein, O.R., P.B. Hook, J.A. Biederman, W.C. Allen and D.J. Borden. 2003. Does Batch Operation Enhance Oxidation in Subsurface Constructed Wetlands? Water Science and Technology. 48(5):149-156.


Hook, P.B., O.R. Stein, W.C. Allen and J.A. Biederman. 2003. Plant Species Effects on Seasonal Performance Patterns in Model Subsurface Wetlands. Chap. 5 IN: Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Cold Climates Ü. Mander and P.D. Jenssen eds. pp. 87-106. WTI Press, England.


Stein, O.R. and D.A. LaTray. 2002. Experiments and Modeling of Headcut Migration in Stratified Soils. Water Resources Research. 38(12):1284:doi:10.1029/2001WR001166.


Alonso, C.V., S.J. Bennett and O.R. Stein. 2002. Predicting Headcut Erosion and Migration in Concentrated Flows Typical of Upland Areas. Water Resources Research. 38(12):1303:doi:10.1029/2001WR001173.


Allen, W.C., P.B. Hook, J.A. Biederman and O.R. Stein. 2002. Temperature and Wetland Plant Species Effects on Wastewater Treatment and Root-zone Oxidation. Jour. Environmental Quality. 31(3):1011-1016.


Stein, O.R. and D.D. Nett. 1997. Impinging Jet Calibration of Excess Shear Sediment Detachment Parameters. Trans. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 40(6):1573-1580.


Stein, O.R., P.Y. Julien and C.V. Alonso. 1997. Headward Advancement of Incised Channels. Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision, pp.497-502. S.S.Y. Wang, E.J. Langendoen and F.D. Shields, Jr. (Eds.) Oxford, MS.


Boelman, S.F., O.R. Stein and R. Seal. 1997. Hydraulic and Geomorphic Assessment of In-Stream Boulder Clusters. Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision, pp.684-690. S.S.Y. Wang, E.J. Langendoen and F.D. Shields, Jr., (Eds.) Oxford, MS.


Tillinger, T.N. and O.R. Stein. 1996. Fish Passage Through Culverts in Montana: A Preliminary Investigation. Federal Highway Administration FHWA/MT/96/8117-2.


Armstrong, S.M. and O.R. Stein. 1996. Eroded Aggregate Size Distribution from Disturbed Lands. Trans. American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 39(1):137-143.


Stein, O.R. and P.Y. Julien. 1994. Sediment Concentration Production Below Free Overfall. Jour. Hydraulic Engineering - American Society of Civil Engineers. 120(9):1043-1059.


Stein, O.R., P.Y. Julien and C.V. Alonso. 1993. Mechanics of Jet Scour Downstream of a Headcut. Jour. Hydraulic Research - International Association for Hydraulic Research. 31(6):723-728.


Stein, O.R. and P.Y. Julien. 1993. Criterion Describing the Mode of Headcut Migration. Jour. Hydraulic Engineering - American Society of Civil Engineers. 119(1):37-50.


Stein, O.R., W.H. Neibling, T.J. Logan and W.C. Moldenhauer. 1986. Runoff and Soil Loss as Influenced by Tillage and Residue Cover. Soil Science Society America Jour. 50(6):1527-1531.


PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS


Stein, O.R., B.W. Towler, P.B. Hook and J.A. Biederman. 2006. On Fitting the k-C* First Order Model to Batch Loaded SSF Wetlands. Oral Presentation Proc. 10th Inter. Conf. on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control. Sept. 25- 29, 2006. Lisbon, Portugal. Pgs. 1447-1454.


Stein, O.R., P.J. Sturman, L. Kröpfelová, and J. Vymazal. 2006. Sulfur Cycling in Sub-Surface Constructed Wetlands. Oral Presentation. 6th Workshop on Nutrient Cycling and Retention in Natural and Constructed Wetlands. May 30- June 3, 2006. Trebon, Czech Republic.


Kowles, J.L. and O.R. Stein. 2004. Polar Organic Solvent Removal in a Microcosm Constructed Wetland System. Oral Presentation Proc. 9th Inter. Conf. on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control. Sept. 26-Oct 1, 2004. Avignon, France. Pgs. 343-351.


Stein, O.R. and P.B. Hook. 2003. Temperature, Plants and Oxygen: How Does Season Affect Constructed Wetland Performance? Invited Oral Presentation Proc. Inter. Conf. Constructed and Riverine Wetlands for Optimal Control of Wastewater at Catchment Scale. Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2003. University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. Pgs. 37-43.


Stein, O.R., P.B. Hook, J.A. Biederman, W.C. Allen and D.J. Borden. 2002. Does Batch Operation Enhance Oxidation in Subsurface Constructed Wetlands? Oral Presentation Proc. 8th Inter. Conf. on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control. Sept. 16-19, 2002. Arusha, Tanzania. Pgs. 177-189.


Borden, D.J., O.R. Stein and P.B. Hook. 2001. Seasonal Effects of Supplemental Organic Carbon on Sulfate Reduction and Zinc Sulfide Precipitation in Constructed Wetlands Microcosms. Oral Presentation Proc. International Ecological Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Nov. 25-29 2001, Lincoln Univ. New Zealand. pgs. 296-300.


Towler, B.T., J.E. Cahoon and O.R. Stein. 1999. Evapotranspiration Crop Coefficients for Two Constructed Wetland Macrophytes: Cattail and Bulrush. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number PNW99-103, ASAE Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Logan, UT, Sept. 23-25, 1999.


Riley, K.A., J.A. Biederman and O.R. Stein. 1998. The Effect of Temperature on the Performance of Constructed Wetlands Macrophytes. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number PNW98-100, ASAE Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Fairmont, MT, Sept. 10-12, 1998.


Sharp, T.R., B.J Bartkowiak and O.R. Stein. 1998. The Effect of Phytoplankton Production and Nutrient Deficiency on pH in a Constructed Wetland for Treating Metal Laden Groundwater. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number PNW98-103, ASAE Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Fairmont, MT, Sept. 10-12, 1998.


Stein, O.R., J.A. Biederman, P.B. Hook and W.C. Allen. 1998. Performance Data from Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. In: D.F. Hayes, Ed. Engineering Approaches to Ecosystem Restoration Paper# 205 (On CD ROM). Oral Presentation Session K3 ASCE Wetlands Engineering and River Restoration Conference 1998 Denver, CO March 21-28, 1998.


Seal, R., O.R. Stein and S.F. Boelman. 1998. Performance of In-Stream Habitat Structures Under Flood Conditions. In: D.F. Hayes, Ed. Engineering Approaches to Ecosystem Restoration Paper# 144 (On CD ROM).


Stein, O.R., J.A. Biederman and P.B. Hook. 1998. Performance of Model Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. In D.M Sievers, Ed. On-Site Wastewater Treatment, pp.202-210. Oral Presentation Eighth Nat. Symp. on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, Orlando FL, March 8-10, 1998.


Boelman, S.F. and O.R. Stein. 1997. Performance of In-Stream Boulder Clusters in a Cobble-Bed River. In: Environmental and Coastal Hydraulics: Protecting the Aquatic Habitat, Vol. 2, pp. 1049-1054. Oral Presentation XXVII Inter. Asso. Hydr. Res. Congress. San Francisco, Aug. 10-15, 1997.


Biederman, J.A. and O.R. Stein. 1997. Physical Modeling of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. In: Environmental and Coastal Hydraulics: Protecting the Aquatic Habitat, Vol. 2, pp. 901-906. Oral Presentation XXVII Inter. Asso. Hydr. Res. Congress. San Francisco, Aug. 10-15, 1997.


LaTray, D.A. and O.R. Stein. 1997. Headcut Advance in Stratified Soils. In: Environmental and Coastal Hydraulics: Protecting the Aquatic Habitat, Vol. 2, pp. 1245-1249. Oral Presentation XXVII Inter. Asso. Hydr. Res. Congress. San Francisco, Aug. 10-15, 1997.

Biederman, J.A. and O.R. Stein. 1996. Preliminary Data from Constructed Wetlands Secondary Wastewater Treatment. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number PNW96-4504. Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Yakima, WA, Sept. 22-24, 1996.


Stein, O.R. 1994. Impinging Jet Calibration of Sediment Detachment Parameters. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper number 94-2055. Oral Presentation at Internat. Summer Meetings, Kansas City, MO, June 19-22, 1994.


Armstrong, S.M. and O.R. Stein. 1993. Predicting Eroded Aggregate Size Distributions. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number 93-2095. Oral Presentation at Internat. Summer Meetings, Spokane, WA, June 20-23, 1993.


Stein, O.R. 1992. Modeling of Headcut Migration. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number PNW92-124. Oral Presentation at Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Bozeman, MT, Sept. 16-18, 1992.


Armstrong, S.M. and O.R. Stein. 1992. Eroded Aggregate Size Distribution of Reclaimed Surface Mined Soils. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number PNW92-106. Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Bozeman, MT, Sept. 16-18, 1992.


Stein, O.R. and P.Y. Julien. 1991. Measurement of Rill Erosion Sediment Detachment. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number 91-2086. Oral Presentation at Internat. Summer Meetings, Albuquerque, NM, June 23-26, 1991.


Stein, O.R. and P.Y. Julien. 1990. Sediment Concentration Measurement Below Small Headcuts. Proceedings American Society of Civil Engineers 1990 National Hydraulic Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, pp. 293-298.


Stein, O.R. and P.Y. Julien. 1990. Physical Modeling of Headcuts. Proceedings Tenth Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, pp. 162-173. Oral Presentation, April 10-12, 1990.


Hartley, D.M., T.C. Sheng and O.R. Stein. 1986. Evaluation of a Simplified Model For Water and Sediment Yield Prediction. Proceedings International Conference on Water Quality Modeling in the Inland Natural Environment, Bournemouth, England, pp. 121-130.


Neibling, W.H., O.R. Stein, T.J. Logan and W.C. Moldenhauer. 1984. Soil Loss From New and No-Till Ridges. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper Number 84-2557.


Stein, O.R., C.B. Roth, D.T. Hahn and W.C. Moldenhauer. 1983. Erodibility of Selected Indiana Reclaimed Strip Mine Soils. Proceedings of the 1983 Symposium on Surface Mining, Hydrology, Sedimentology and Reclamation, pp. 101-103. Oral Presentation, Lexington, KY, Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 1983.


REPORTS AND OTHER PUBLISHED WORKS


Stein, O.R. and K. Kakisawa. 2005. Performance Differences Between Batch and Continuous Flow SSF Wetlands in Summer. International Water Association Specialist Group on the Use of Macrophytes for Water Pollution Control Newsletter #30 pp. 16-20.


Shi X., Staples J.M., and Stein O.R. 2005. Managing Winter Traction Materials on Roadways Adjacent to Bodies of Water: Challenges and Opportunities. Environmental Stewardship in Transportation through Waste Management, Materials Reuse and EMS: 2005 Summer Transportation Research Board Committee ADC60 Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina, July 17-19, 2005.


Blank, M., J.E. Cahoon and O.R. Stein. 2005. Studies of Fish Passage Through Culverts in Montana. Poster Presentation International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, , San Diego, CA. Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2005.


Cahoon, J.E., T. McMahon, O.R. Stein, D. Burford and M. Blank. 2005. A Basin-Wide Assessment of Fish Passage Through Culverts in Montana. Presentation University Council on Water Resources Annual Conference, Portland, ME. July 12-14, 2005.


Stein, O.R. and S.F. Boelman. 1998. Hydraulic and Geomorphic Assessment of Instream Boulder Clusters on the St. Regis River, Montana. Report to Hydraulics Lab, Waterways Experiment Station, US Army Corps of Engineers. Vicksburg, MS.


Stein, O.R. 1994. Residue Management in Furrow Irrigation. Montana Farmer. 82(1):40.


Stein, O.R. 1994. Water Quality Benefits from Residue Management. The Prairie Star, August 1994, pg. B8.


Robins, J., G.S. Silverman and O.R. Stein. 1992. Cold Regions Potential for CWWT. Group Project Reports Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment M.A. Albertson, Ed. Dept. of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University. Oral Presentation at Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Workshop, Fort Collins, CO, July 20-31, 1992.


Stein, O.R. 1990. Mechanics of Headcut Migration in Rills. Ph.D Dissertation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. 215 pp.


Logan, T.J., P.S. Nair, O.R. Stein, B. Harrison, W.H. Neibling and W.C. Moldenhauer. 1985. Effects of Residue on Phosphorus Losses From No-Till Ridges in a Rainulator Study. IN: Maumee River Basin Pilot Watershed Study Vol. 4: Continued Watershed Monitoring (1981-1985) and Rainulator Study. Report to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office Chicago, IL.


Stein, O.R., W.H. Neibling, T.J. Logan and W.C. Moldenhauer. 1984. Effects of Tillage and Residue Cover on Runoff and Soil Loss from a Low Slope, High Clay Soil. Agronomy Abstracts: 254. Oral Presentation at Annual Meetings, Las Vegas, NV, November 25-30, 1984.


Logan, T.J., W.H. Neibling, O.R. Stein and W.C. Moldenhauer. 1984. Effects of Residue on Phosphorus Losses From No-Till Ridges in a Rainulator Study. Agronomy Abstracts: 30.


Hahn, D.T., W.C. Moldenhauer, C.B. Roth and O.R. Stein. 1983. Effect of Slope Length on Soil Erosion From Reclaimed Surface Mine Lands. Agronomy Abstracts: 197.


Stein, O.R., W.C. Moldenhauer, C.B. Roth and D.T. Hahn. 1983. Erodibility of Three Indiana Reclaimed Surface Mine Soils. Agronomy Abstracts: 203. Oral Presentation at Annual Meetings, Washington, DC, August 14-19, 1983.


Stein, O.R. 1983. Erodibility and Related Soil Properties of Three Reclaimed Surface Mine Soils. Masters Thesis, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906. 133pp.


DIRECTED THESES AND PROFESSIONAL PAPERS


Rowbury, K.C. 2005. Influences of Autoclaving, Media Selection, Plant Selection and Contaminant Loading on Sorption in Constructed Wetlands. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.

Anderson, S.M. 2003. Using the Root Zone Water Quality Model (RZWQM) to Predict Water Movement Through a Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


Baune, D.G. 2003. US Highway 93 Fish Passage Project. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


Borden, D.J. 2001. Effects of Supplemental Organic Carbon Addition on Sulfate Reduction and Zinc Sulfide Precipitation Using Microcosm Wetlands in Cold Climate Regions. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.

Kowles, J.L. 2001. The Fates of Three Polar Organic Solvents in a Microcosm Constructed Wetland Wastewater Treatment System. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


Riley, K.A. 2000. Seasonal Nitrogen Removal and the Co-Presence of Exogenous Carbon in Constructed Wetland Microcosms. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


Sturm, J.R. 2000. Sulfate Reduction and Carbon Oxidation in Model Constructed Wetlands for Metal Remediation. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


Biederman, J.A. 1999. Temperature and Plant Effects on Secondary Wastewater Treatment in Model Constructed Wetlands. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


Boelman, S.F. 1999. Hydraulic and Geomorphic Assessment of St. Regis River Boulder Clusters. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


Sharp, T.R. 1999. Biological and Geochemical Controls on CO2 Equilibria in Free Water Wetlands for Heavy Metal Remediation. Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


Darland, J.E. 1996. Arsenate Mobility Through a Saturated Sand: Effects of Pore Water Velocity, pH, and Phosphate Competition. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


LaTray, D.A. 1996. Headcut Advance Modeling in Stratified Soils. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


Nett, D.D. 1996. Optimization for Impinging Jet Calibration of Sediment Detachment. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


Tillinger, T.N. 1996. Fish Passage Through Culverts in Montana: A Preliminary Investigation. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


Ferri, R.P. 1994. Constructed Wetlands: Cold Weather Application and Spreadsheet Calculations. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


Gray, G.W. 1994. The Uptake of Inorganic Arsenic by Wheat and Alfalfa. M.S. Thesis submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


Nallick, J.M. 1994. Runoff Estimation for Sizing Culverts in Eastern Montana. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


Armstrong, S.A. 1993. Predicting Eroded Aggregate Size Distributions. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Environmental Engineering.


DeBoo, W.J. 1993. Oxygen Transfer Due to a Free Falling Jet Into a Shallow Pool. M.S. Professional Paper submitted to the faculty in Civil Engineering.


PRESENTATIONS


Stein, O.R. 2006. The Influence of Root-Microbe Interactions on Contaminant Removal in Constructed Wetlands. Oral Presentation Inland Northwest Research Alliance Conference, Bozeman, MT. June 22, 2006.


Stein, O.R. 2006. Temperature, Plants and Oxygen: How Does Season Affect Constructed Wetland Performance? Oral Presentation Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Austria. May 22, 2006.


Stein, O.R. 2006. Invited Oral Presentation Temperature, Plants and Oxygen: How Does Season Affect Constructed Wetland Performance? North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. April 26, 2006.


Stein, O.R. 2006. The Influence of Root-Microbe Interactions and Hydraulic Operation on Contaminant Removal in Constructed Wetlands. Invited Oral Presentation USDA Agricultural Research Service, Florence, SC. April 25, 2006.


Stein, O.R. 2005. Potential for Constructed Wetland Use in Montana, Research at Montana State University. Oral Presentation Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, MT. October 23, 2005.


Stein, O.R. 2005. Influence of Redox Potential Variation on Constructed Wetland Performance. Invited Oral Presentation Wastewater Treatment in Wetlands Theoretical and Practical Aspects. Starbienino, Poland. September 10-17, 2005.


Stein, O.R., C.E. Morris and M.D. Burr. 2005. The Influence of Root-Microbe Interactions on Contaminant Removal in Constructed Wetlands. Oral Presentation Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control International Symposium, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Sept. 4-8, 2005.


Stein, O.R. 2005. Potential for Constructed Wetland Use in Montana, Research at Montana State University. Invited Oral Presentation Montana Natural Resource Professionals Meeting, Bozeman MT. January 26, 2005.

Stein, O.R. 2004. Temperature, Plants and Oxygen: How Does Season Affect Constructed Wetland Performance? Invited Oral Presentation. Department of Ecology, Montana State University. Sept. 16, 2004.


Stein, O.R. and P.B. Hook. 2004. Temperature, Plants and Oxygen: How Does Season Affect Constructed Wetland Performance? Oral Presentation. American Water Resources Association Montana Chapter 21st Annual Meeting, Helena, MT. Oct. 2-3, 2004.

Stein, O.R. 2003. Wetland Biofilms: Do They React to Plant Induced Seasonal Oxygen Potential? Oral Presentation MSU Center for Biofilm Engineering Seminar Series October 16, 2003.


Stein, O.R. 2002. Does Temperature and Seasonal Plant Variation Influence Constructed Wetland Performance?- Research at Montana State University. Oral Presentation National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand. April 30, 2002.


Stein, O.R. 2002. Cold-temperature Seasonal Plant Influences on Constructed Wetland Performance- Research at Montana State University Oral Presentation Department of Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand. March 25, 2002.


Stein, O.R. 2001. Use of Impinging Jets for Knickpoint Migration and Cohesive Sediment Detachment. Oral Presentation National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Christchurch, New Zealand Nov. 9, 2001.


Stein, O.R. 2001. Cold Temperature Climatic Seasonal Plant Influences on Costructed Wetland Performance - Research at Montana State University. Oral Presentation National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Christchurch, New Zealand Nov. 2, 2001.


Stein, O.R., P.B. Hook, J.C. Cahoon, J.A. Biederman, W.C. Allen, and B.T. Towler. 2001. Research on Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Enhancement at MSU: 1995-2000. Oral Presentation Soil and Water Conser. Soc. Montana Section Annual Meeting, Billings MT, Feb, 1-2 2001.


Stein, O.R., P.B. Hook, W.C. Allen and J.A. Biederman. 2000. Cold, Temperate Seasonal-Plant Influences on SSF Wetland Performance. Oral Presentation 7th Internat. Conf. on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, Lake Buena Vista FL, Nov. 11-16, 2000.


Borden, D.J., O.R. Stein, P.B. Hook, and W.L.Jones. 2000. Effects of Supplemental Organic Carbon Addition on Sulfate Reduction and Zinc Precipitation Using Microcosm Constructed Wetlands in Cold Climate Regions. Amer. Water Res. Asso. Montana Section Annual Meeting, West Yellowstone MT, Oct. 5-6, 2000.


Hook, P.B., W.C. Allen, O.R. Stein, and J.A. Biederman. 2000. Cold Region Feasibility of Water Treatment Wetlands: Plant Species Selection is Critical. Amer. Water Res. Asso. Montana Section Annual Meeting, West Yellowstone MT, Oct. 5-6, 2000.


Kowles, J., O.R. Stein, W.L. Jones and A.K. Camper. 2000. The fates of Polar Organic Solvents in a Constructed Wetland Treatment System. Amer. Water Res. Asso. Montana Section Annual Meeting, West Yellowstone MT, Oct. 5-6, 2000.


Stein, O.R., P.B. Hook, J.C. Cahoon, J.A. Biederman, W.C. Allen, and B.T. Towler. 2000. Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Enhancement: Research at MSU 1995-2000. Oral Presentation Amer. Water Res. Asso. Montana Section Annual Meeting, West Yellowstone MT, Oct. 5-6, 2000.


Hook, P.B., W.C. Allen, and O.R. Stein. 2000. Winter performance of water treatment wetlands: the importance of plant species. In Abstracts, Billings Land Reclamation Symposium 2000, Billings, MT


Biederman, J.A., O.R. Stein and P.B. Hook. 1999. The Kinetics of COD Removal in Cold-climate Constructed Wetland Microcosms. Poster Presentation Battelle Wetlands and Remediation Conference, Salt Lake City, UT Nov. 16-17, 1999.


Langner, H.W., W.C. Allen, P.B. Hook, O.R. Stein and W.P Inskeep. 1999. Solid Phase Control of Dissolved Arsenic in Constructed Wetlands. Amer. Water Res. Asso. Montana Section Annual Meeting, Great Falls MT, Oct. 4-5, 1999.


Stein, O.R., J.A. Biederman, P.B. Hook and W.C. Allen. 1999. Performance Data from Model Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. Poster Presentation Amer. Water Res. Asso. Montana Section Annual Meeting, Great Falls MT, Oct. 4-5, 1999.


Hook, P.B., W.C. Allen and O.R. Stein. 1999. Seasonal Variation in the Effects of Wetland Plants on Soil Biogeochemistry. Abstracts Ecolog. Soc. Amer. Annual Meeting, Spokane WA, Aug.8-12, 1999.


Langner, H.W., W.C. Allen, P.B. Hook, O.R. Stein, and W.P. Inskeep, 1999. Reduction and solid phase control of dissolved arsenic in constructed wetlands. In: Abstracts, Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT


Stein, O.R. and P.B. Hook. 1997. Performance Data from Model Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. Society of Wetland Scientists Abstracts: pg. 22. Oral Presentation at Annual Meeting, Bozeman, MT, June 1-6, 1997.


Sharp, T.R., O.R. Stein and J. Pantano. 1997. Redox Zonation and Metal Retention Within the Sediments of a Constructed Wetland. Society of Wetland Scientists Abstracts: pg. 23. Annual Meeting, Bozeman, MT, June 1-6, 1997.


Stein, O.R. 1996. Constructed Wetlands in Cold Climates. Invited oral presentation Montana Technologcal University, Butte, MT, Feb. 23, 1996.


Stein, O.R. and R.P. Ferri. 1995. Constructed Wetlands - Cold Weather Applications. Invited oral presentation at Montana Section Amer. Water Res. Asso. Annual Meeting, Bozeman, MT, Oct.12-13, 1995.


Stein, O.R. 1995. Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. Invited oral presentation at Montana Water School, Bozeman, MT, Sept. 27-29, 1995.


Stein, O.R. 1995. Wetland Development. Invited oral presentation at Annual Meeting, Billings Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Gardiner, MT, May 2-4, 1995.


Stein, O.R. 1995. Constructed Wetlands to Improve Water Quality. Invited oral presentation Soil and Water Conservation Society Montana Chapter Annual Meeting, Billings, MT, Feb. 23-24, 1995.


Stein, O.R. 1994. Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. Oral presentation at Montana Water School, Bozeman, MT, Sept. 26-29, 1994.


Stein, O.R. 1994. Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. Invited oral presentation at Annual Meeting, Montana Chapters Joint Engineers Conference, Fairmont, MT, Sept. 22-24, 1994.


Stein, O.R. 1994. Use of Impinging Jets for Erosion and Headcut Migration Modeling. Oral presentation Sponsored by Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK, June 24, 1994.

Courses Taught Recently

BREN 432 Advanced Engineering Hydrology    

BREN 441

Natural Treatment Systems    
CE 331 Engineering Hydrology    
CE 531 River Mechanics    


 
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