Dr. Robert M. Sykes
Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science
470 Hitchcock Hall
2070 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH  43210
Telephone:  614-292-2748
Fax:  614-292-3780
E-mail:  sykes.1@osu.edu
Webpage:   http://www-ceg.eng.ohio-state.edu/~sykes/

Education & Degrees

• Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Biological Processes, Purdue, W. Lafayette, IN (1970)
• MS, Environmental Engineering, Biological Processes, Purdue, W. Lafayette, IN (1968)
• BS, Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (1966)

Research and Teaching Interests

• Biokinetics of pure and mixed microbial cultures and applications of mathematical ecology to biological wastewater treatment processes
• Design of water and wastewater treatment plants
• Solid wastes management
• Surface water quality modeling
• Applied hydraulics and hydrology and applied mathematical ecology