Dr. Scott Osborn

Associate Professor
Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Office: ENGR 216
Phone: (479) 575-2877
Fax: (479) 575-2846
E-mail: gsosborn@uark.edu
WWW: http://www2.baeg.uark.edu/faculty/osborn/osborn.html

Education

Professional Licensure

PE (#84763, Texas, by exam)

Teaching and Research

Sediment Oxygen Demand Spreadsheet Model - Steady State - Transient - Instructions

Biological Engineering Applied to Human Health Energy and mass transfer
Biochemical kinetics and engineering design in biological systems related to human health including applications in medical, ecological, and pharamceutical/ nutritional systems

Biographical Information

Employment Experience

Process Engineer, Grain Systems Inc., Assumption, IL 1984-1985
Engineer, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI 1988-1989
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1994-1996
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 1996-2001
Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 2001-2007
Chief Technology Officer, BlueInGreen, LLC (Start-up company), Fayetteville, AR 2004-
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 2007-

Professional Affiliations

Registered Professional Engineer - License Number 84763 (by exam), Texas Board of Professional Engineers, Austin, TX
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Honors/Awards

Best Teacher in department named by students, 1995
Outstanding Student Club Advisor named by students, 1996
Named Montague Scholar, College of Agriculture and Life Science, 2000.
Inducted into TAMU Center for Teaching Excellence, 2000.
Named Ford Design Fellow by Dwight Look College of Engineering to implement engineering design across the College of Engineering curriculum, 2001.
Named best teacher by BENG students, 2004.
Outstanding Service to Students Award for BAEG Department, 2004.
Outstanding Student Mentor, 2004, 2005
BAEG Department Outstanding Teacher, 2006.

Selected Service and Professional Activities

Registered Professional Engineer (by exam), Texas (#84763)
Technical Reviewer for 20 manuscripts and 15 engineering design standards, 1994-present.
Co-organized effort to form Biological Engineering Technical Division within ASAE. The division was approved at the 1999 ASAE meeting.
Elected as Chair of BE Technical Division, ASAE 2000-2001.
Serve as Chair of Standards committee BE-03, ASAE
ASAE representative to American Institute of Medial and Biological Engineers (AIMBE)
Wrote, reviewed and certified exam questions for Professional Engineering exam.
Chair of Biological Engineering Technical Division within ASAE, 2005.
Chaired technical session at ASAE annual meeting, 2004.
Program chair for BE technical division for 2004 ASAE annual meeting.
Chair of Ecological Engineering technical committee for ASAE, 2004-5
Elected to ASABE Nominating Committee, 2005.
Charter Member IBE, 1996.
Elected Counselor-at-large for IBE Board of Trustees on national ballot. Served 1999-2000.

Selected Publications

Matlock, M. D., G. S. Osborn, W. C. Hession, A. L. Kenimer, and D. E. Storm. 2001. Ecological engineering: a rationale for standardized curriculum and professional certification in the United States. Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecotechnology. 17(4):403-409.
Osborn, G. S., R. E. Lacey, J. A. Singleton. 2001. A method to detect peanut off-flavors using an electronic nose. Transactions of the ASAE. 44(4):929-938.
Osborn, G. S., R. E. Lacey, J. A. Singleton. 2001. Non-destructive detection of peanut off-flavors using an electronic nose. Transactions of the ASAE. 44(4):939-944.
Matlock M., K. Kasprzak, and S. Osborn. 2003. Potential Sediment Oxygen Demand in the Arroyo Colorado River in South Texas. J. American Water Resources Association. 39(2):267-275
Matlock, M.D., Kasprzak, K.R., and G.S. Osborn. 2004. Reply to Discussion � �Sediment Oxygen Demand in the Arroyo Colorado River�. J. Am. Water Resources Assoc., 40(1):266.
Charbonnet, D. G.S. Osborn, P.K. Haan, M.D. Matlock. 2006. Application and Validation of the Spreadsheet Method for Determining SOD. Transactions ASABE, 49(6):2039-2050.
Osborn, G. S., D. Charbonnet, P.K. Haan, M.D. Matlock. 2007. A Spreadsheet Method for Determining SOD from Simple Field Measurements. Trans. ASABE. Accepted pending revisions.

Patent Activity

Osborn, G.S., M.D. Matlock, S. Teltschik. 2005. System and Method for Dissolving Gases in Liquids. Appl. No. 11/137,856. US Patent and International PCT. Notice of allowance 7/07.
Osborn, G.S., M.D. Matlock, S. Teltschik. 2006. System and Method for Delivery of Dissolved Gases. Appl. No. PCT /US06/020391. Addition of process information. Addition to US Patent Application 11/137,856 and Additional material International PCT application.