| Virginia Tech |
| Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| Darrell J. Bosch |
| 540-231-5265 | Blacksburg | VA | 24061-0401 |
| bosch@vt.edu |
| www.cals.vt.edu/~aaec/ | U.S.A. |
| General Statistics | Financial Information |
| Total MA/MS | 23 | Students with Aid | 85% |
| Total PhD | 20 | Average Stipend | $13,800 + 4,100/yr tuition |
| waiver |
| MA/MS entering class | 9 | Teaching Assistant | 10% |
| PhD entering class | 5 | Research Assistant | 65% |
| Environmental and Resource Field Statistics |
| Distinct specialization | yes | #MA/PHD in classes | 20 |
| #grad courses | 2 | #degrees/year | 3 |
| Faculty in | Darrell Bosch | Jeffrey Alwang | Paul Driscoll |
| Environmental/ | Michael Fellerbrock | Leon Geyer | Waldon Kerns |
| Resources | George Norton | James Pease | Leonard Shabman |
| Kurt Stephenson | Dan Taylor |
| Special resources | College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources, monthly Water Science Seminars, |
| offer course in Watershed Assessment Management and Policy jointly with |
| Biological Systems Engineering & Entomology |
| Job placements | International Food Policy Research Institute / Apogee Research Inc. / Virginia |
| Tech / Michigan State University / Radford University / Economic Research |
| Service |
| Examples of | Chantal Carpentier - Value of Information for Targeting Agro-pollution Control: |
| recent | A Case Study of the Lower Susquehanna Watershed |
| dissertations | Laura Van Dyke - Nutient Management Planning on Virginia Livestock |
| Farms: Impacts and Opportunities for Improvement |
| Jeffrey Mullen - Estimating Environmental and Human Health Benefits of |
| Reducing Pesticide Use Through Integrated Pest Management Programs |
| Ming Tang - The Effects of an Urban Growth Boundary on Property Prices: |
| The Case of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Laura Zepp - Setting Priorities for Purchases of Development Rights |
| Gerald Sledge - Toward a Market-based Strategy for Managing Waste |
| Disposal |
| Kevin O'Grady - Facing Natural Hazards: Uncertain and Intertemporal |
| Elements of Choosing Shore Protection Along the Great Lakes |
| Page 50 of 52 |