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Edward M. Norum
Email: edward_norum@csufresno.edu
Phone: (559) 278-2066
Fax:(559) 278-6033
Origin
Born and reared in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Education
Master of Science Degree, Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota.
Educational specialization in machine design, irrigation, hydraulics, and mathematics.
Professional Experience
1992-Present, Principal, E.M. Norum & Associates, Fresno, California
Principal in a consulting irrigation engineering organization providing services to clients in all phases of irrigation technology including:
1. Project design, installation, operation, and maintenance.
2. Product design, manufacture, testing, and application.
Over 40 years of design and field experience on all forms of surface, overhead, drip, and micro-irrigation systems.
1989 - 1992, Chief Engineer, National Irrigation Commission Limited, Kingston, Jamaica
1986 - 1988, Chief Engineer, AGRO-21 Corporation Limited, Kingston, Jamaica
1982 - 1985, Executive Director, Center for Irrigation Technology, California State University, Fresno, California
1974 - 1982, Lockwood Corporation, Gering, Nebraska
1979 - 1982, Manager, Technical Service and Training
1976 - 1979, Senior Applications Engineer/Marketing Coordinator
1974 - 1976, Chief Irrigation Product Engineer
1972 - 1974, Sales Manager, Pollution Control Equipment McDowell Manufacturing Company, A Division of Alco Industries, Inc. DuBois, Pennsylvania
1971 - 1972, Manager, Construction Division Kohala Corporation, A Subsidiary of Castle & Cooke Hawi, Hawaii
1962 - 1971, Field Engineer Kohala Sugar Company, A Subsidiary of Castle & Cooke Hawi, Hawaii
1958 - 1962, Project Engineer, Hawaiian Sugar Planter's Association, Honolulu, Hawaii
Countries of Work Experience
AFRICA: Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
MIDDLE EAST: Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Israel
EUROPE: United Kingdom, France, Yugoslavia, Sweden
NORTH AMERICA: United States
LATIN AMERICA: Mexico, Venezuela, Honduras
WEST INDIES: Jamaica
Professional Activities
Registered Professional Engineer, State of Nebraska, State of Pennsylvania, State of Minnesota, and State of Hawaii, (Note: Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Hawaii currently inactive.)
Was first registered agricultural engineer in State of Hawaii, and only person registered there for several years. Wrote the examination for the Board of Registration.
Active member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and The Irrigation Association.
Patents
Irrigation Flume Outlet Patent No. 2,832,202 assigned to Hawaiian Development Company
Irrigation Motor Cover Patent No. 4,086,507 assigned to Lockwood Corporation
Center Pivot End Gun Device for irrigating in corners Patent applied for— assigned to Lockwood Corporation
Publications
1. Norum, E.M. 1955. A Review of Work Done the Past Year on Irrigation Equipment. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Hawaiian Sugar Cane Technologists.
2. Norum, E.M. 1956. Water Conservation Practices on the Sugar Cane Plantations of Hawaii. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Water Conservation Council for Hawaii.
3. Norum, E.M. 1959. Factors Affecting Furrow Grade. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Hawaii Sugar Cane Technologists.
4. Norum, E.M. 1959. Factors to Consider in Laying Out Graded Furrow Irrigation Systems in Sugar Cane Fields. Paper presented to Hawaii Section meeting of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). Listed as Technical Paper No. 59-232.
5. Norum, E.M. and Curtis L. Larson. 1960. Evaporation Losses from Standard Non-Recording Rain Gauges. Paper prepared for the 1958 winter meeting of ASAE. Published in Soil and Water Transactions of ASAE.
6. Norum, E.M. 1961. A Brief History of Overhead Irrigation Systems on Sugar Cane in the Hawaiian Islands. Paper presented at Hawaii Section of ASAE meeting.
7. Norum, E.M. 1961. A Method of Evaluating the Adequacy and Efficiency of Overhead Irrigation Systems. Paper presented at the ASAE annual meeting.
8. Norum, E.M. 1962. Adoption of Overhead Irrigation at Kohala Sugar Company. Article prepared for the Hawaii Island Soil Conservation Annual Report.
9. Norum, E.M. 1968. The Use of High Capacity Sprinklers for the Irrigation of Sugar Cane by Kohala Sugar Company. Paper presented at the 13th Congress of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, Taiwan. Published in meeting transactions.
10. Norum, E.M. 1971. Rolling Out the Big Guns for Sugar Cane. Published in World Farming magazine, October, 1971.
11. Norum, E.M. 1973. Sprinkler System Returns Wastes to the Land. Published in World Farming magazine, June, 1973.
12. Norum, E.M. 1973. Development of Land Disposal Equipment Special Design Considerations. Presented at Proceedings of North Carolina Irrigation Conference, November 28-29, 1973, Raleigh, North Carolina.
13. Norum, E.M. 1974. A Suggested Procedure for Characterizing the Performance of Spray Disposal Equipment. Paper presented at ASAE annual meeting, December, 1974. Listed as Technical Paper No. 74-2553.
14. Norum, E.M. 1975. Land Application of Potato Processing Wastes Through Spray Irrigation. Paper presented at ASAE annual meeting, December, 1975. Listed as Technical Paper No. 75-2514.
15. Norum, E.M. 1975. Wastewater Resources Manual, published by the Irrigation Association. Editor of the comprehensive manual covering all aspects of land treatment of wastewaters.
16. Norum, E.M. 1975. Chapter 12, Design and Operation of Spray Irrigation Facilities, pp. 251-288 and Chapter 13, Review of Muskegon County Wastewater Management System, pp. 289-301, published in Land Treatment and Disposal of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater. Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan.
17. Norum, E.M. 1976. Special Design Considerations for Center Pivots. Paper presented at Sprinkler Irrigation Association Annual Technical Meeting, February, 1976, Kansas City, Kansas.
18. Norum, E.M. 1979. Irrigation Systems Selection, Secondary Considerations, pp. 131-145. Paper presented at the February International Expert Consultation on Irrigation and Agricultural Development Meeting in Baghdad, Iraq. Sponsored by ECMA/FAO Agricultural Division and the Iraqi Scientific Research Foundation. Published in SS Johl, Irrigation and Agricultural Development, Pergamon Press, Oxford, U.K.
19. Norum, E.M. 1983. A Brief Description of Major Irrigation Systems Including Representative Cost Information. CIT Technical Note Series, No. 83- 4, 8 pages. Material presented at CIT Agricultural Lenders Day.
20. Norum, E.M. 1983. Reducing Energy Costs Through the Use of Non-Circular Low Pressure Nozzles in Agricultural Sprinklers. CIT Technical Note Series, No. 83-2, 4 pages. Published in California-Arizona Farm Press.
21. Norum, E.M. 1984. Turf Sprinkler Performance Data. CIT Technical Note Series, No. 83-1, 8 pages. Published as a technical feature, Irrigation Association monthly newsletter.
22. Norum, E.M. 1984. Determining Friction Loss in Polyethylene Pipe Used for Drip Irrigation Laterals. CIT Technical Note Series, No. 83-3, 4 pages. Published in Irrigation Age magazine.
23. Phene, C.J. and E.M. Norum. 1984. Solar Propelled Lateral Move Traveling Trickle Irrigation System. Paper prepared for and presented at the American Solar Energy Society annual meeting, Anaheim, California.
24. Norum, E.M. 1984. Design of a Solar Powered (Photo-Voltaic) Drip Irrigation System. Paper prepared for and presented at the American Solar Energy Society annual meeting, Anaheim, California.
25. Norum, E.M. 1984. The Status of Product Test (Performance) Standards. Paper prepared for presentation at the Irrigation Association Annual Technical Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
26. Norum, E.M. and D.F. Zoldoske. 1985. Adapting Irrigation Systems to Solar (PV) Based Water Supplies. Paper prepared for Third International Drip/Trickle Irrigation Congress, Fresno, California.
27. Zoldoske, D.F. and E.M. Norum. 1985. Drip Irrigation System Components Performance Standards. Paper prepared for Third International Drip/Trickle Irrigation Congress, Fresno, California.
28. Norum, E.M. and D.F. Zoldoske. 1985. Design and Operation of Solar Powered (PV) Drip Irrigation Systems. Paper prepared for Arid Lands: Today and Tomorrow Conference, Tucson, Arizona.
29. Norum, E.M. 1989. Appropriate Irrigation Technology for Jamaica. Paper prepared for Agricultural Technology Conference, Kingston, Jamaica.
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