Norm Scott, Ph.D.   Professor   Profile and CV	216 Riley Robb   nrs5@cornell.edu   Web site
Sustainable energy systems, renewable energy, sustainable development

Research Interests

"I have been involved in bioengineering research and teaching throughout my academic career. Research has focused on thermoregulation in poultry, biomechanics of machine milking of dairy cows and electronic applications in agriculture, with particular attention to automatic identification and estrus detection of livestock. A principal theme of this research is biothermal engineering for plants, animals and humans.

I have now redirected my research and teaching interests to sustainable development. I believe "sustainable development" is the dominant economic, environmental and social issue for the 21st century. To meet this challenge requires an entrepreneurship, which combines energy, environmental, industrial, and agricultural knowledge and innovation. The objective is to combine science, engineering, technology, economics, and social principles to "engineer" new ecologically sustainable communities. The concept represents the epitome of systems analysis- a challenge combining the insight from the physical sciences with those of the biological and social sciences. Characteristics of a sustainable community will be based in biologically-derived fuels, renewable energy, recycling, energy conservation, reduced transportation, managed ecosystems, advanced housing systems and sustainable agriculture. "

Professional CV

Academic Training

• Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, Cornell University, 1962
• BSAE, Washington State University, (With Honors), 1958

Field of Specialization and Special Interest

• Bioengineering
• Engineering for Sustainable Development

Professional Experience

• Vice President for Research, Cornell University and Advanced Studies, 1989 - 1998
• Acting President Cornell, Cornell University Research Foundation, 1998 - 1999
• Director for Research, Coll. Agr. & Life Sciences, 1984 - 1989
• Director, Cornell Agr. Exp. Station, 1984 - 1989
• Acting V. P. Computing, Cornell University, 1988 - 1989
• Chairman, Dept. of Agr. Engr., 1978 - 1984
• Professor, Cornell University, 1976 - present
• Assoc. Professor, Cornell University, 1968 - 1976
• Asst. Professor, Cornell University, 1962 - 1968
• Graduate Asst. , Cornell University, 1959 - 1962

Professional Activities

Professional Societies:

• American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
• American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (Founding Fellow 1992)
• Instrument Society of America (ISA)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science

Honors and Awards:

• National Academy of Engineering, 1990
• Alumni Achievement Award, Washington State University, 1991
• Cornell Cooperative Extension Award, 1995
• Henry Giese Award, ASAE, 1989
• ASHRAE Fellow, 1997
• ASAE Fellow, 1986
• ASAE Paper Awards, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1987
• ASAE Honorable Mention Paper Award, 1972
• Traveling Fellowship, 1977
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Outstanding Faculty Award, 1977
  • Student Branch ASAE
• ASAE Blue Ribbon, Publication, 1978

Honorary Societies:

• Alpha Zeta
• Gamma Sigma Delta
• Phi Eta Sigma
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Sigma Tau
• Sigma Xi
• Tau Beta Pi

Professional Assignments:

Boards:

• Board on Agriculture, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, 1993 - 1996
• College of Engineering Advisory Council, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1993 - present
• Cornell Research Foundation, Chairman, Board of Directors, 1989 - present
• Board of Directors, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, 1984- 1998
  • (Research Oversight Committee, 1985 - 1989)

ASAE Offices:

• Past President, 1994 - 1995
• President, 1993 - 1994
• President-elect., 1992 - 1993
• Technical Vice President, 1989 - 1992
• Director, Professional Development Dept., 1987 - 1989

National Committees:

• NSF, Alan T. Waterman Award Committee, 1992 - 1995
• Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) of NASULGC; Special Initiates Subcommittee, 1984 - 1989
  • Chair, 1987 - 1989

ASAE Committees:

• SE-03/3, Subcommittee on Livestock Configuration Factors, (Chairman 1967 - 1969)
• SE-03, Standards Committee, (Chairman 1969 - 1971)
• SE-05, Paper Screening, (1967 - 1976; Chairman 1970)
• SE-302, Animal Environment, (1970 - 1973)
• A-512, Monographs, (1973 - 1976; Chairman 1974 - 1976)
• T-4, Bioengineering, (1972 - 1975; Chairman 1974 - 1975; 1983 - 1987)
• SE-300, ASHRAE Liaison Committee, (1977 - 1980; Chairman 1978 - 1979)
• A-116, Paper Awards Committee, (1976 - 1982; Chairman 1981 - 1982)
• A-213, Curriculum and Course Content Committee, (1979 - 1985; Chairman 1984 - 1985)
• A-211, Research Committee, (1982 - 1986; Chairman 1984 - 1986)
• A-217, Department Chairman Steering Committee, (1981 - 1984)
• E-3, Forward Planning Committee, (1983 - 1987)
• E-2, ASAE Foundation Trustees, (1984 - 1987)
• E-7, Issues Management Committee, (1986 - 1989)
• A-202, Steering Committee, (1984 - 1987; Chairman 1987)

ASHRAE Committees:

• TC2.2, Plant and Animal Physiology, (1973 - 1976; Chairman 1974 - 1977)

Northeast Regional Research Committees:

• NE-8, "Environmental Requirements of Poultry", (Chairman 1967)
• NE-61, "Physiological Responses of Poultry to Varying Environment", (Ch. 1968)
• NE-127, "Bio-Physical Factors Affecting Energy Requirements for Poultry Production"

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Committees:

• Academic Achievement and Petitions Committee, (1971 - 1974; Chairman 1973 - 1974)
• Committee on the Economic and Professional Status of the Faculty, (1974 - 1976)
• Statutory Colleges Committee on Faculty Salaries, (1975 - 1977)
• Minority Affairs Advisory Committee, (Chairman 1978 - 1980)
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Assistantship Award, (1977 - 1980)
• Nominations, (1983 - 1986; Chairman 1985 - 1986)

University Committees:

• University Committee on Freedom of Teaching and Learning, (1975 - 1977)
• Fellowship Board, Graduate School, (1977 - 1980)
• Committee on Membership of University Faculty, (1978 - 1981)
• Review and Procedures Committee, (1981 - 1984)

Departmental Committees:

• Agricultural Engineering Department Research Committee, (Chairman 1973 - 1976)

Research: (Project Titles, 1972 - 1987)

• Earth-Air Heat Exchange Studies
• Thermoregulation of Chickens
• Mechanics of Milking
• Estrus Detection of Cattle
• Finite Element Analysis of Wood Structural Members
• Solar Heating and Cooling of Greenhouses and Residences
• Automation of Dairy Herd Management
• Detection Calf Birth

Instruction

• AE 652, Instrumentation, 1968 - 1984
• AE 401, Career Development in Agricultural Engineering, 1983
• AE 200, Undergraduate Seminar, 1980 - 1984
• Taught courses in Agricultural Structures Design and Environmental Control for Plants and Animals from 1964 - 1978.

Academic Program Reviews

• USDA/SEA Department of Agricultural Engineering. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, January 1980
• USDA/SEA Department of Agricultural Engineering. Purdue University. Lafayette, Indiana, April 1981
• ABET Department of Agricultural Engineering. Clemson University. Clemson, South Carolina, October 1981
• USDA/SEA Department of Agricultural Engineering. University of Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska, December 1981
• ABET Department of Agricultural Engineering. University of Illinois. Urbana, Illinois, October 1983
• ABET Department of Agricultural Engineering. California Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, January 1985
• Department of Agricultural Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, May 1985
• Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Graduate School Program Review, December 1985
• Promotion and Tenure Criteria at Cook College/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, October 1986
• ABET Department of Agricultural Engineering, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, November 1986
• USDA Site Team Review, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, January 1988
• USDA, Chair of Program Review Team, Water Quality Research Plan for Midwest Management Systems Evaluations Areas, Kansas City, Missouri, March 1995
• Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (IMAG-DLO), Chair, Review Team, Wageningen, The Netherlands, June 1999

Publications: (* Refereed Publications)

1. * Hillman, P.E. and N. R. Scott. 1989. Energy budget of the chicken foot. Journal of Thermal Biology 14(4):205-17.
2. Scott, N. R.and J. R. Wiesenfeld. 1989. Capitalizing on promising research frontiers: emphasis on "New Technologies". The Governor's Conference on Science and Engineering Education, Research and Development: Developing New York State's Action Plan for the 1990's, December. Albany, New York, pp. 43-46.
3. Scott, N.R. 1990. When education is not enough. Proceedings, The Cornell Conference on the Enhancement of Science and Mathematics Education, January. Office of the Vice President of Academic Programs, Ithaca, New York, pp. 3-12.
4. Scott, N.R. 1992. Sustainable Communities Save Energy. Agricultural Engineering. March. pp. 22-24.
5. * Scott, N.R. and B. F. Chabot. 1992. Agriculture: a system, a science, or a commodity. In: Agriculture and the Undergraduate. Proceedings of the Conference, Investing in the Future: Professional Education for the Undergraduate. Board on Agriculture of the National Research Council. April 15-17. Washington, D.C., pp. 75-85.
6. Scott, N.R. 1992. Engineering for the world’s agricultural, food and environmental needs for the next century. Proceedings of International Conference on Agricultural Engineering Education and Rural Development. Beijing Agricultural Engineering University. October 12-14. Beijing, China. Vol. 1, pp. 1-7.
7. Scott, N.R. 1994. Sustainable development - an evolutionary concept. Proceedings of The 5th Annual CAEP Conference. NRAES. May 3-5. Albany, NY. pp. 15-20.
8. Scott, N.R. 1994. Knowledge transfer: a perspective and case studies from Cornell. Academic Cities Conference ‘94, Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan. November 24, 1994. 12 pp.
9. Scott, N. R., et. al. 1997. Agricultural and biological systems. In Engineering Response to Global Climate Change: Planning a Research and Development Agenda, edited by Robert G. Watts. Lewis Publishers, 339-74.
10. * Scott, N.R. 1998. Strategy for Activating University Research. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 57: 217-218.
11. * Scott, N.R. 1998. Utilizing University Research for Social Contribution. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 57: 221-223.