Joshua Faulkner

Research Associate Professor

Director, Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab

Director, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture

PRONOUNS He/him

joshua.faulkner@uvm.edu
(802) 656-3495
Joshua-Faulkner
joshua.faulkner@uvm.edu
+18026563495

264 Jeffords Hall
63 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
Pronouns He/him
Alma mater(s)
  • Ph.D., Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
  • M.S., Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
  • B.S., Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
Affiliated Department(s)

Agriculture, Landscape, and Environment
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Institute for Agroecology

Area(s) of expertise

Climate change impacts and adaptation in Northeastern agricultural systems; Treatment of agricultural wastewater and best management practices for control of nonpoint source pollution; Field scale hydrology and water management in agricultural landscapes; Fate and transport of nutrients in soil and water.

Publications

Twombly, C.R., J.W. Faulkner, Z.M. Easton, and A.S. Collick. 2021. Identification of Phosphorus Index improvements through model comparisons across topographic regions in a small agricultural watershed in Vermont, U.S. Soil Science Society of America Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20254

Twombly, C.R., J.W. Faulkner, and S. Hurley. 2021. The effects of soil aeration prior to dairy manure application on edge-of-field hydrology and nutrient fluxes in cold climate hayland agroecosystems. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 76(1):1-13; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2021.00158

Sarazen, J.C., J.W. Faulkner, and S.E. Hurley. 2020. Evaluating nutrient removal performance of a denitrifying woodchip bioreactor treatment system receiving silage bunker runoff. Applied Sciences. 10:4789. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10144789

Shrestha, P, J.W. Faulkner, J. Kokkinos, and S. Hurley. 2020. Bioretention systems for stormwater treatment in dairy farm production area: influences of low-phosphorus compost and P. virgatum on nutrient and sediment retention. Ecological Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.105821

Porterfield, K.K., J.W. Faulkner, E.D. Roy. 2020. Nutrient Recovery from Anaerobically Digested Dairy Manure Using Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF). ACS Sustainable Chemistry + Engineering. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06419

 

BIO

Faulkner does applied research and outreach on soil, water, and nutrient related issues across Vermont and the Northeastern US. His experience lies in agricultural hydrology and the processes by which agricultural systems impact water quality and the surrounding environment. Joshua works with governmental and non-governmental organizations to improve agricultural programs and educate stakeholders, and provides technical assistance and outreach to farmers on practices and innovative solutions to improve management and build resilient, sustainable farming systems. A changing climate, and its effect on agriculture and resulting water quality, is a key theme in much of his work. Joshua's work spans from the plot scale up to the watershed scale, and has included projects in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and West Africa. 

Courses

  • PSS 269 Soil and Water Pollution and Bioremediation
  • PSS 385 Hydrology Principles and Practice

Awards and Achievements

  • 2025 Vogelmann Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship
  • 2011 Outstanding Recent Alumnus, Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech

Bio

Faulkner does applied research and outreach on soil, water, and nutrient related issues across Vermont and the Northeastern US. His experience lies in agricultural hydrology and the processes by which agricultural systems impact water quality and the surrounding environment. Joshua works with governmental and non-governmental organizations to improve agricultural programs and educate stakeholders, and provides technical assistance and outreach to farmers on practices and innovative solutions to improve management and build resilient, sustainable farming systems. A changing climate, and its effect on agriculture and resulting water quality, is a key theme in much of his work. Joshua's work spans from the plot scale up to the watershed scale, and has included projects in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and West Africa. 

Courses

  • PSS 269 Soil and Water Pollution and Bioremediation
  • PSS 385 Hydrology Principles and Practice

Awards and Achievements

  • 2025 Vogelmann Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship
  • 2011 Outstanding Recent Alumnus, Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech