Brett Gleitsmann

Email:bg69@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-255-7693
Office: B13 Warren Hall
Advisor: Tammo Steenhuis
Degree Program: PhD

Background

Brett Gleitsmann, M.S. ’05, of Incline Village, Nev., spent 10 weeks this summer in Hyderabad, India, assessing the spatial and temporal variability of climate, land use and crop yield in the Krishna River basin.

He hopes his work will impact local water management policy by maximizing the river’s productivity. Gleitsmann, 31, who did most of his work from a computer laboratory at the International Crops Research
Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in Patancheru, also studied the importance of irrigated agriculture for livestock, a topic often overlooked in river studies. Gleitsmann is beginning doctoral work in water resource management at Cornell this fall. (excerpt from 8/25/05 Cornell Chronicle)

Brett is also the Cornell Campus Peace Corps Coordinator.

Research Interests

Water resource management.

Recent Publications

The importance of community involvement in the planning and design phases of rural water supply development projects in the Koro region of Mali, West Africa full text ( .pdf file, 304 kb) or view the HTML version

Recent Presentations

The Importance of Community Involvement in the Design and Planning Phases of Rural Water Supply Development Projects in Mali. May 2005. BEE Soil and Water Lab Seminar. (MS PowerPoint .ppt, 17.6 Mb)

Other

How do you get water from the bottom of a deep well? Check out this movie from a community well in Mali-- keep your eye on the camel! (Windows Media .avi file, 9.3 Mb, or WinZip .zip file, 8.6 Mb)