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Jett A. McFalls

Jett A. McFalls

Assistant Research Scientist
Environmental Management - Gilchrist, Room 118
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 847-8709 · fax (979) 862-1759
j-mcfalls1@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Jett McFalls is an Assistant Research Scientist and has been with the TTI's Environmental Management Program since 1990. McFalls is a registered Landscape Architect with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from Texas A&M University. He is the manager of the TTI/TxDOT Hydraulics, Sedimentation & Erosion Control Laboratory (HSECL). The HSECL is a 19 acre, international facility which conducts full-scale performance evaluations of erosion and sediment control products. He has served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator for numerous water quality research studies, including projects working with TxDOT, TCEQ and the EPA. McFalls also co-authored several erosion/sediment control training and certification courses for highway construction for various State DOT's.

Professional Interests

Erosion and Sediment Control

Transportation Corridors

Environmental Impacts

Water Quality

Storm Water Impacts

Vegetation Establishment

Education

B.L.A., Landscape Architecture, Texas A&M University, 1990.

Experience

Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Management, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2007 - Present.

Associate Transportation Researcher, Environmental Management, Texas Transportation Institute, April 1999 - August 2007.

Research Associate, Environmental Management, Texas Transportation Institute, July 1990 - March 1999.

Professional Registration

Registered Landscape Architect in Texas, Registration No. 1956, 1999.

Affiliations

Editorial Advisory Board, Forester Communication Inc., Erosion Control Magazine, July 2007 - Present.

Member, American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D-25, 1996 - Present.

Administrative Vice President, International Erosion Control Association, South Central Chapter, 1991.

Member, American Society of Landscape Architects, 1990.

Short Courses Taught

Erosion Control. TTI/Environmental Management Program. College Station, TX, October 3, 2002 - October 5, 2002.

Short Courses Developed

Storm Water Protection, Erosion and Sediment Control Certification Course. South Dakota Department of Transportation. SD, 2005.

ENV 102 Erosion and Sediment Control Protection on Highway Construction Sites Certification Course. TxDOT. College Station, TX, October 2002 - July 2007.

Selected Publications

M. Li, J.R. Schutt, J.A. McFalls, E.K. Bardenhagen, C. Sung, L.A. Wheelock. Successional Establishment, Mowing Response, and Erosion Control Characteristics of Roadside Vegetation in Texas. Research Report. 0-4949-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2008.

J.A. McFalls, M. Li, Y. Yi, H.C. Landphair. Cost Performance Index of Temporary Erosion Control Products. Research Report. 0-5309-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

M. Li, J.R. Schutt, J.A. McFalls, E.K. Bardenhagen, C. Sung, L.A. Wheelock. Successional Establishment, Mowing Response and Erosion Control Characteristics of Roadside Vegetation. Research Report. 0-4949-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2007.

J.A. McFalls, M. Li, J.R. Schutt, D.C. Foster, J. Lee. Comparison of the Use of TxDOT Seeding Mixes and Fertilizer Rates to the Use of Native Grass. Research Report. 0-5212-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 2007.

H.C. Landphair, M. Li, J.A. McFalls, A.B. Raut Desai, M. Takamatsu, M.E. Barrett, R.J. Charbeneau. The Development of Non-Proprietary Underground Stormwater Quality Structures. Research Report. 0-4611-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June 2007.

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