CURRICULUM VITAE

Mark Sperow

West Virginia University

Division of Resource Management

PO Box 6108

Morgantown, WV 26506-6108

Phone: (304) 293-4832 ext. 4475

Fax: (304) 293-3752

Email: mark.sperow@mail.wvu.edu

Academic Training:

1998 PhD Colorado State University Agricultural and Resource Economics

1994 MS Colorado State University Agricultural and Resource Economics

1980 MA Duquesne University History

1979 BA West Virginia University History

Professional Experience:

2002 – Present Assistant Professor West Virginia University

1998 - 2002 Research Associate NREL, Colorado State University

2000 - 2002 Economics Instructor Front Range Community College

1992-1998 Graduate Research Assistant Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University

1989-1990 Technical Writer ITT-Antarctic Services, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

1981-1989 Senior Engineer Martin Marietta Corporation, Denver CO

1979-1980 Teaching Assistant Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA

Recent Publications:

In press. Sperow, M., M. Eve and K. Paustian. Using the IPCC Inventory Method to Estimate Potential soil C Sequestration on U.S. Agricultural Soils. (Climatic Change)

Eve, M. D., M. Sperow, K. Howerton, K. Paustian, and R. F. Follett. 2002. Predicted Impact of Management Changes on Soil Carbon Stocks for each Agricultural Region of the Conterminous U.S. J. Soil Water Conserv. 57(4) 196-204.

Sperow, M., R. M. House, K. Paustian, and M. Peters. 2002. Economic Feasibility of Soil C Sequestration in U.S Agricultural Soils. Pp. 337-348. In: J. Kimble, R. Lal, and R. Follett (eds.) Agriculture Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.

Eve, M.D., M. Sperow, K. Paustian, and R. Follett. 2002. National-Scale Estimation of Changes in Soil Carbon Stocks on Agricultural Lands. Environmental Pollution 116: 431-438.

Sperow, M., M. Eve, and K. Paustian. 2001. Estimating Soil C Sequestration Potential in U.S. Agricultural Soils Using the IPCC Approach. Proceedings paper for the U.S. DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) First National Conference on Carbon Sequestration, Washington, D.C. May 14-17 2001, also available at http://www.netl.doe.gov/publications/proceedings/01/carbon_seq/4c4.pdf

Eve, M.D., K. Paustian, R. Follett, and M. Sperow. 2000. A U.S. Inventory of Agricultural Soil Carbon at Local to National Scales. In: Parks, BO, Clarke KM, Crane MP, editors. Proceedings of the 4th international conference on integrating geographic information systems and environmental modeling: problems, prospects, and needs for research; 2000 Sep 2-8; Boulder, CO. Boulder: University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science. (www and CD).

Sperow, M. and D. Lybecker. 1998. Modeling the Alfalfa Stem Nematode in Irrigated Alfalfa, Agricultural Systems. 58:4 555-570.

Sperow, M. 1998. Three Essays Addressing Production Economics and Irrigation: Managing for Drought and Pests Transported in Irrigation Water. Unpublished Dissertation, Colorado State University.

Sperow, M., D. W. Lybecker. 1996. Modification of an Alfalfa Growth Simulation Model for Analysis of IPM Tactics for Control of the Alfalfa stem Nematode and Sample Economic Analysis. Project Report. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO.

Sperow, M. 1994. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Conservation Reserve Program in Colorado, Unpublished Masters Thesis, Colorado State University.

Sperow, M. 1990. Operations Manual for the McMurdo Station and Williams Field Operations and Maintenance Departments, February 1990 (non-refereed).

Sperow, M. 1989. Handbook for the Astronautics Group Command Media Organization (non-refereed).

Sperow, M. 1987. Life Cycle Survivability Implementation Guide for the Small ICBM Weapon System, published by the Ballistic Missile Office, Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, CA, January 1988 (non-refereed).

Sperow, M., V. Alvarez and R. Martinez. Technical Operating Report (TOR), System Studies Analysis, Peacekeeper Weapon System Life Cycle Survivability Lessons Learned, July 1987 (non-refereed, but Air Force and TRW approved).

Sperow, M. 1987 Three reports for the Air Force (March 1988): Post Boost Vehicle/Shroud Hardness Assurance, Maintenance and Surveillance Program Plans.

Professional Organizations:

American Agricultural Economics Association

Western Agricultural Economics Association