Joseph M. Skopp
Hello, I’m Joseph Skopp, soil physicist and associate professor in the School of Natural Resources.
I teach several soil courses in the School of Natural Resources, including water science, soil physics, and soils, water and environmental quality. In addition to teaching these courses, I’m also interested in student-centered teaching strategies.
Much of my research examines the transport and reaction of solutes in soils. Many of my projects combine theoretical components with laboratory and field measurements. Current research includes movement of organic compounds or disease organisms through sediments.
I have also worked to develop methods to rapidly measure soil hydraulic properties. These methods focus on precise measurement of small quantities of water in a short time span. These methods are similar to the falling head method but applied to unsaturated soils.
Other research projects include the analysis of carbon tetrachloride hydraulic properties. This project addresses the problem of safeguarding drinking water quality from nonaqueous contaminants.
I joined the UNL faculty 21 years ago. My education began at the University of California-Davis where I earned a B.S. in chemistry. I then received a M.S. in soil physics from the University of Arizona and a Ph.D. in soil physics from the University of Wisconsin.
Personnel Information
| Name | Joe Skopp |
| University Title | Associate Professor |
| Address | 620 Hardin Hall, Lincoln NE 68583-0996 |
| Phone | 402-472-6304 |
| Fax | 402-472-6304 |
| jskopp1@unl.edu | |
| Related Websites | n/a |
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Key Publications
- Skopp, J. and W. Gardner. 1992. Miscible Displacement: An interacting Pore Region Model. SSSAJ 56:1680-1686.
- Widmer, S.K., R.F. Spalding and J. Skopp. 1995 Nonlinear regression of breakthrough curves to obtain retardation factors in a natural gradient field study. J. Of Environ. Qual. 24:439-444.
- Aslan, M., J. Skopp and W. Powers, 1999. Characterization of the time dependence of sieving. Soil Science. 163:472-481.
- Troyer, W. and J. Skopp 2003 Rapid Water Flow Instrumentation. J. Soil Science Society of America.67:107-111.
