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Robert
Robert S. Freeland   Ph.D., P.E.
Professor

Office: 303 OFC
Phone: (865) 974-7266
Email: rfreelan@utk.edu
Website

    Specialty: Biological Instrumentation

    Area(s) of Interest:
    • Geophysics
    • Surveying
    Courses:
    • BsET 546 Automation Devices and Applications
    • BsE 630 Geospatial Methods
    • BsET 212 Surveying

Recent selected publications

Freeland, R. S., J. C. Sorochan, M. J. Goddard, and J. S. McElroy.  2008.  Using ground-penetrating radar to evaluate soil compaction of athletic turfgrass fields.  Appl. Eng. Agric. 24(4): 509-514.

Freeland, R. S., J. T. Ammons, and C. L. Wirwa.  2008.  Ground-penetrating radar mapping of agricultural landforms within the new Madrid Seismic Zone of the Mississippi Embayment.  Appl. Eng. Agric. 24(1): 115-122.

Freeland, R. S., and L. O. Odhiambo.  2007.  Subsurface Characterization using Textural Features Extracted from GPR .  Transactions of the ASABE 50(1):287-293.

Freeland, R. S., L. O. Odhiambo, J. S. Tyner, J. T. Ammons, and W. C. Wright.  2006.  Non-intrusive mapping of near-surface preferential flow.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 22(2)315:319.

Wilson, R. C., R. S. Freeland, J. B. Wilkerson, and W. E. Hart.  2005.  Interpolation and Data Collection Error Sources for Electromagnetic Induction-Soil Conductivity Mapping.  Applied Engineering in Agriculture. Vol 21(2):277-283.

Recent books/chapters

Freeland, R. S.  2008.  Ground-penetrating radar mapping of near-surface preferential flow.  In: Handbook of Agricultural Geophysics. CRC Press, pp. 337-344.

Freeland, R. S.  2005.  Mapping near-surface preferential flow.  CRC Press, 2006 publication date, Agricultural Geophysics - A Case History Review, Barry Allred, USDA, Editor.

Recent bulletins/reports

Freeland, R. S.  2006.  Termination Report for Hatch Project TEN00259. 

Recent theses directed

J. P. Rowe, R. S. Freeland, P. D. Ayers, and J. B. Wilkerson.  2008.  PLANT SURVIVAL ASSESSMENT ON WETLAND AND STREAM MITIGATION SITES USING GPS/GIS. 

Recent grants/contracts

Freeland, R. S.  Freshman Seminar.  UT Provost.

Freeland, R. S.  Teaching Equipment Award.  College.

Freeland, R. S.  Warner Park.  Cumberland Research Group.

Freeland, R. S.  Highland View.  Cumberland Research Group.

Freeland, R. S.  Hermitage Springs.  Cumberland Research Group.

Freeland, R. S.  Dickinson Survey.  Tn State Archaeologist.

Freeland, R. S., J. T. Ammons.  GPR Survey of TWRA Bogota Site.  Tenn. Wildlife Resources Agency.

Freeland, R. S.  Crime scene Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation.  Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Freeland, R. S.  Subdivision Develop. Survey.  Lee Heights Monument Company.

Freeland, R. S.  Archaeological Subsurface Site Investigation.  S&ME.

Freeland, R. S.  Underground GPR Investigation.  Weaver & Assoc., LLC.

Freeland, R. S.  Geophysical Consulting--Turf Compaction.  UT Plant Sciences Dept.

Freeland, R. S.  Underground UST Subsurface Site Investigation.  S&ME Inc.

Freeland, R. S.  Mt. Olive Cemetery Survey.  Mt. Olive Cemetery Association.

Freeland, R. S.  Luminary Cemetery Survey.  Dewey Gordon.

Freeland, R. S.  Hermitage Springs Survey.  Cumberland Research Group.