Carmen Agouridis, Ph.D., P.E., M.P.P.

Senior Associate Dean for Instruction in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Extension Professor

Carmen Agouridis is the Senior Associate Dean for Instruction in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and an Extension Professor of Ecosystem Protection and Restoration in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Agouridis’s research focuses on using applied research to address current issues in the natural resource management, particularly restoration of water systems impacted by agricultural, urban, or mining activities. She is a former member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Earth Resources. Dr. Agouridis has served as principal or co-principal investigator on over $9.4 million in grants, authored 50 refereed publications and over 30 extension publications, and advised over 30 undergraduate and graduate research projects. Dr. Agouridis received the American Society of Biological and Agricultural Engineers’ 2014 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award. She is a certified professional engineer in Kentucky. Dr. Agouridis holds a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering and an M.S. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from the University of Tennessee. She holds Master’s degrees in Public Policy and Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Kentucky.

Research Interests:

Higher Education Adminstration

Pedagogy

Stream Restoration

Stormwater Management

Mined Land Reclamation

STEM/Environmental Education

Best Management Practices

Conservation

Water Quality