Keywords

  • agroecoindustrial systems
  • agro-eco-industrial systems
  • anaerobic digestion
  • bioenergy
  • biofuels
  • manure management
  • renewable energy
  • sustainable agriculture
  • sustainable development
  • sustainable energy
  • systems engineering

Scott, Norman Roy

Professor
Scott was involved in bioengineering research and teaching for over 20 years prior to spending 14 years as a Cornell administrator (Director of Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station & Vice President of Research and Advanced Studies). His early research was 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, as well as the effects of transient current on dairy cows. Since returning to the faculty in 1998, he has focused on research in sustainable development. This research is directed to development of sustainable communities with emphasis on biologically derived fuels, renewable energy, recycling, managed ecosystems and industrial ecology. Grant support has been obtained from New York State Energy Research & Development Authority and USDA.

research

research and scholarship focus

My research is directed to development of sustainable communities with emphasis on biologically derived fuels, renewable and sustainable energy systems, recycling, managed ecosystems and agr-eco-industrial systems.

research areas

international geographic focus

affiliations

faculty appointment in

member of graduate field

other Cornell affiliations

service

outreach focus

Manure management with a special focus on systems that provide environmental, energy and economic solutions.

current professional activities

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

event contributor

background

educational background

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

professional background

  • 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

awards and distinctions

  • 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

publications

selected publications (listing in progress)

  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.

speaker at Cornell event

Keywords: agroecoindustrial systems, agro-eco-industrial systems, anaerobic digestion, bioenergy, biofuels, manure management, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development, sustainable energy, systems engineering