Contact Information

211 Woodward Hall 
University of Rhode Island 
Kingston, RI 02881 

Voice: 401.874.7022   Fax: 401.874.4561 

E-mail: josefg@postoffice.uri.edu

Current Position

Research Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources Science

Co-Director of Guiding Education in Mathematics and Science Network (GEMS-NET)    

National Science Foundation Local Systemic Change Initiative for Grades K - 8 in seven Rhode Island school districts.

Experience

Research Activities

1979-1982

Ph.D. Research: Using a multi-purpose image analysis system to quantify paper structure. National Engineering Research Council (U.K.)

1982-1983 

Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Simulation of paper formation using image processing and analysis. Empire State Paper Research Institute (Syracuse, N.Y.)

1983-1987

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Research and development of fibrous microbial barriers; modeling of paper structure. University of Manchester with support by the Wolfson Foundation and DRG Ltd.

Summer 1989

Invited researcher: Modeling the three dimensional structure of paper: Interactive Multi-Planar Model (IMPM) of sheet structure. Empire State Paper Research Institute (Syracuse, NY)

1989-Present

Research Consultant for the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (PAPRICAN): Application of the IMPM to mechanical pulps. Development of a Windows 95 interface for the IMPM. PAPRICAN.

1989-1991

M.S. Research: Characterization and simulation of spatial patterns of nitrate-nitrogen leaching from row-cropped silage corn as affected by fertilizer uniformity: University of Rhode Island Agricultural Research Station.

1991-1992

Higher Scientific Officer: Aber Nitrogen Addition Experiment. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (Bangor, Wales, U.K) NITREX - European Union and Power Gen Ltd. (U.K.)

Summer 1993

Higher Scientific Officer: Modeling Nitrate Leaching from the Aber Nitrogen Addition Experiment. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (Bangor, Wales, U.K). NITREX - European Union and Power Gen Ltd. (U.K.)

1993-1996 

Spatial modeling of N leaching and the economics of aquifer protection (Gorres, Opaluch and Gold): USDA Water Quality Grant.

1996-1999

Interaction of pore size distribution, soil fauna and C and N mineralization. USDA National Research Initiative (Gorres, Amador, Neher, Groffman and Alm).

1998-2001

Enhanced C and N mineralization in earthworm burrow soil: The role of ecological interactions and soil pore structure USDA National Research Initiative (Amador, Gorres, Savin).

Teaching

NRS312: Soil and Water Analysis 

NRS450: Soil Conservation and Land Use 

NRS451: Soil and Water Conservation Technology 

NRS461: Hydrology and Water Management 

NRS492b: Soil Sampling for Research 

NRS491g: Physical Processes in the Environment 

PLSC37: Soil Physics at the University of Connecticut in the Spring 1994. 

EDC920: Leadership Training for Elementary School Science Educators 

EDC921: Leadership Training for Elementary School Science Educators 

EDC961: Mud Pie Science: Soil Science for Elementary School Teachers

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Emmett, B.S.A., B. Reynolds, P.A. Stevens, D.A. Norris, S. Hughes, J. H. Görres, and I. Lubrecht. 1993. Nitrate leaching from a forested Welsh catchment - Interactions between stand age and nitrogen deposition. Ambio 6:386-394. 

McCann, A., A. J. Gold, K. Mallon, and J. H. Görres. 1994. Water Conservation for Rhode Island lawns. Journal of the American Water Works Association. 86(4) 198-204. 

Amiri, R., J. R. Wood, A. Karnis, and J. H. Görres. 1994. The apparent density of paper. Journal of Pulp and Paper Science 20: J142-J148. 

Emmett, B. S. A., S. A. Brittain, S. Hughes, J. H. Görres, V. Kennedy, D. Norris, R. Rafael, B. Reynolds, and P.A. Stevens. 1995. Nitrogen additions at Aber forest Wales: I. Response of throughfall and soil water chemistry. Forest Ecology and Management 71:45-59. 

Görres, J. H. and A.J. Gold. 1995. Incorporating spatial variability into GIS to estimate nitrate leaching at the aquifer scale. Journal of Environmental Quality 25:491-498. 

Görres, J. H., R. Amiri, J. R. Wood, and A. Karnis.1995. The shear bond strength of mechanical pulp fibres. Journal of. Pulp and Paper Science 22:J161-J164 

Görres, J. H., R. Amiri, J. R. Wood, and A. Karnis. 1996. The apparent density of sheets made from blends Tappi Journal 79:179-183. 

Görres, J. H., R. Amiri, J. R. Wood and A. Karnis. 1996. Mechanical pulp fines and sheet structure. Journal of Pulp and Paper Science 23:J152-156. 

Görres, J. H., M. Savin, and J. A. Amador. 1997. Dynamics of carbon and nitrogen mineralization, microbial biomass, and nematode abundance within and outside the burrow walls of anecic earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris). Soil Science 162:666-671.  

J. Amador, A. Glucksman, J. Lyons, and J. H. Görres. 1997. Spatial distribution of phosphatase activity within a riparian forest. Soil Science 162:808-825. 

Görres, J. H., M. DiChiaro, J. Lyons, and J. A. Amador.1998. Spatial and temporal patterns of soil biological activity in a forest and an old field. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30:219-230. 

Lyons, J.B., J. H. Gorres and J.A. Amador. 1998. Spatial and temporal variability of phosphorus retention in riparian forest soils and its relationship to soil properties. Journal of Environmental Quality 27:895-903. 

Gorres, J. H., M. C. Savin, D. A. Neher, T. R. Weicht, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Grazing in a porous environment. 1. The effect of soil pore structure on C and N mineralization. Plant and Soil 212:75-83.

Neher, D. A., T. R. Weicht, M. C. Savin, J. H. Görres, and J. A. Amador. 1999. Grazing in a porous environment. 2. Nematode community structure. Plant and Soil 212:85-99.

Extension Publications

J.H. Görres. Irrigation water management with gypsum blocks. Fact Sheet No 94-3. The Pawcatuck Watershed Project. April 1994 
 

Papers in Proceedings of Major Conferences

Görres, J. H., R. Amiri, J.R. Wood, and M. Grondin. 1993. Fibre collapse and sheet structure. Proceedings of the Fundamental Research Symposium, Oxford, U.K. 1993. 

Görres, J.H., R. Amiri, J.R. Wood, and A. Karnis. March 1994. Mechanical pulp fines and sheet structure. TAPPI Paper Physics Seminar. Atlanta, GA. 

Bechdol, M.L., A.J. Gold, and J.H. Görres. 1994. Modeling viral contamination from on-site wastewater disposal in coastal watersheds. In: E. Collins (ed.) On-site wastewater treatment: Proceedings of the 7^th international symposium on individual and small community sewage systems. Atlanta, GA ASAE. 146-153 

Görres, J. H., A. J. Gold, and J. Conrad. 1994. Modeling nitrate leaching at the aquifer scale using field enhanced GIS coverages. ASAE paper No. 94-3520. 

Görres, J. H., J.J. Opaluch, A.J. Gold, and H. Besedina. 1995. Spatial modeling of N-leaching and the economics of aquifer protection. In: Clean Water- Clean Environment - 21^st century, ASAE. Kansas City. II: 67-70. 

Görres, J. H., A. J. Gold, and J. Conrad. 1995. Incorporating spatial variability into GIS to estimate nitrate leaching at the aquifer scale. In: D.Corwin and R.J. Wagenet (ed.) Proceedings of the 1995 Bouyoucos conference. Applications of GIS to the modeling of non-point source pollution in the vadose zone. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Riverside, CA. May 1-3 1995, pp177-191 

Görres, J. H ., R. Amiri, J. Wood and A. Karnis. 1995. Role of fines on paper structure. TAPPI Paper Physics Conference in Niagara Falls. 

Abstracts 

Görres, J. H., M. DiChiaro, J.A. Amador, and J.B. Lyons. 1995. Spatial and temporal co-occurrence of microbial activity and nematodes in a forest and an old field. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA. 

Lyons, J.B. , J.H. Görres, and J.A. Amador. 1995. Spatial distribution of P-retention and release in riparian wetland forest soils. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA. 

Lyons, J.B. , J.A. Amador, and J.H. Görres. 1996. Temporal and spatial patterns of P-retention and release in riparian forest soils. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA. 

Glucksman, A.M., J.A. Amador, J. Lyons, and J. Görres. 1996. Distribution of phosphatase activity within a riparian forest buffer zone. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA 

Görres, J. H., J.A. Amador, S. Aubois, K. Conde, and M.C. Savin. 1996. Effect of earthworm channels on nematode aggregation and mineralization. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA 

Savin, M. C., J. H. Gorres, J. B. Lyons, and J. A. Amador. 1997. Effects of litter layer and landscape position on nematode abundance, microbial biomass, and carbon and nitrogen mineralization in forest soils. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA. 

Savin, M. C., J. H. Gorres, J. B. Lyons, D. Neher, and J. A. Amador. 1997. Carbon and Nitrogen mineralization, nematode abundance, and microbial biomass in field soil at various water tensions. Agronomy Abstracts, ASA-CSSA-SSSA. 

Gorres, J. H., M.C. Savin, D. Neher, and Amador, J.A. 1998: The effect of the interaction between grazing and soil structure on nutrient mineralization. Invited contribution (abstract) to the 24^th International Nematology Conference, Dundee, Scotland, U.K. August 1998. 

Neher, D.A., Weicht, T.R., Savin, M.C., Gorres, J.H., and Amador, J.A. 1998. The effect of matric potential on nematode community structure and grazing associations. Invited contribution (abstract) to the 24^th International Nematology Conference, Dundee, Scotland, U.K. August 1998. 

Industrial and Academic Reports

Görres, J. H., R. Amiri, J. R. Wood, and A. Karnis. March 1994. The apparent density of sheets made from mechanical pulp blends. Pulp and Paper Report 1062, PAPRICAN, Montreal. 

Görres, J.H. , R. Amiri, J. R. Wood, and A. Karnis. March 1994. The shear bond strength of mechanical pulp fibres. Pulp and Paper Report 1066 . PAPRICAN, Montreal. 

Görres, J.H., J. J. Opaluch, A. J.Gold, H. Besedina, and J. Conrad. 1995. Spatial modeling of N-leaching and the economics of aquifer protection. Annual Progress Report to USDA-CSRS. 

RI Water Resources Board: Land Use Committee. 1997. The Big River Management Area Land Use Study. (including a section recommending education and research as important uses of the BRMA). 

Seminars

Görres, J. H. 1993. Modeling nitrogen cycling at the Aber NITREX site. Annual NITREX meeting. Plas Menai, Wales, UK. 

Kelly J., K. Stuart, and J. H. Görres. 1995. Effect on water quality of the interaction between BMPs and Land Use changes at the watershed scale. Southern New England Soil and Water Conservation Society Winter Meeting, Windsor Locks, CT. 

Görres J. H. 1996. Aggregation and dispersion of soil biota . ESA Workshop No.3: Nutrient mineralization in soil: Integration of soil ecology, biogeophysics and biogeochemistry. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting Providence, RI. 

Görres J. H. 1996. Interface between food web and soil nutrient models. ESA Workshop No.3: Nutrient mineralization in soil: Integration of soil ecology, biogeophysics and biogeochemistry. ESA Annual Meeting Providence, RI. 

Görres J. H. December 1996. Interactive Multi-Planar Model in Research and Development. Union Camp Research Center, Princeton, NJ. 

Görres J. H. September 1996. The Big River Management Land Use Study. Presentation to the Water Resources Board. 

Görres J. H. April 1997. The Interactive Multi-Planar Model. Chemical Engineering Department, URI. 
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J. A. Amador, and J.H. Görres. 1997. Towards a Flexible Indicator System for Soil Quality. Talk in the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management lunchtime seminar series. 

A-M. Carr, and J. H. Gorres. 1998. Educational Opportunities in the Big River Management Area. Rhode Island Natural History Survey Conference. 

J.H. Görres. 1998. GEMS-NET Science education reform in South County: A hands-on seminar. NRS Departmental Seminar  

Grants

A.J. Gold, W.R. Wright and J.H. Görres. 1994. Modeling the effect of Best Management Practices on pollutant loads on Aquidneck Island. USDA-SCS $15,000 

J.H. Görres, J.J. Opaluch, A.J. Gold. 1994. Spatial modeling of N-leaching and the economics of aquifer protection. USDA-CSRS $136,000 

M. Wallace and J. H. Görres. 1995. Big River Management Area Land Use Study. Water Resources Board. $10,000 

J. H. Görres and J. A. Amador. 1995. Phosphorus sources and sinks in forested buffers. USGS- URI Water Resources Center $10,000 

J. A. Amador and J. H. Görres. 1996. Riparian wetland forest soils as sinks and sources of phosphorus. USGS-URI Water Resources Center $8,036 

J. H. Görres, J. A. Amador, S. Alm, P. Groffman and D. Neher. 1996. Interaction of pore size distribution, soil fauna and C and N mineralization. USDA-NRI $212,000 

B. Young and J. H. Görres. 1996. GEMS-NET II. Eisenhower Grant, Rhode Island Department of Education $35,000 

M. Knisely, B. Young and J. H. Görres. 1997. The Kites/GEMS-NET Connection. NSF $49,984  

B. Young, J. H. Görres, B. Sullivan, and R. Pockalny. 1997. GEMS-NET II. Eisenhower Grant, Rhode Island Department of Education $44,500 

J. A. Amador and J. H. Gorres. 1997. Mercury Porosimetry for Soil Ecological and Natural Resources Research. USDA-NRI $50,000 

B. Young, J. H. Gorres, B. Sullivan-Watts, R. Pockalny and B. Fitzsimmons. 1998. GEMS-NET a local systemic change initiative. NSF $1,300,000 

J. A. Amador, J. H. Görres, and M. C. Savin. 1998. Enhanced C and N mineralization in earthworm burrow soil: Role of ecological interactions and soil pore structure.  USDA/NRI  $206,000

 J. H. Gorres, J. A. Amador, and T. P. Husband. 1999. Image analysis in the College of the Environment and Life Science. USDA/NRI $114,000.

J. A. Amador and J. H. Gorres. 1999. Acid phosphatase activity as an indicator of phosphorus status in riparian forest soils. USGS/RI Water Resources Center  $14,838.