Jason Vogel

Professor

Director, Oklahoma Water Survey; Associate Director, Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center; Affiliate Faculty, Landscape Architecture; Affiliate Faculty, School of Geosciences; Affiliate Research Faculty, Data Institute for Societal Challenges;Adjunct Professor, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University

Email: jason.vogel@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 334-6512
Office: Carson Engineering Center, Room 304
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Professional Links

Education
Ph.D., Biosystems Engineering (2001)
Oklahoma State University

M.S., Agricultural Engineering (1997)
Texas A&M University

B.S., Biological Systems Engineering (1995)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

About

For more than 25 years, Dr. Jason Vogel, P.E. has worked to facilitate and develop solutions for water issues throughout the Great Plains of the United States and beyond. He has served as Director of the Oklahoma Water Survey at the University of Oklahoma (OU) since June 2017. In addition to his responsibilities as Director, Dr. Vogel is a Professor in the OU School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science. Prior to joining OU, he held faculty and research positions at Oklahoma State University in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering and at the U.S. Geological Survey, respectively.

Since the the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Vogel has co-led the team that has developed into the preeminent source for wastewater-based epidemiology in Oklahoma. In addition to his work on sewage surveillance, he has also developed an award-winning stormwater and stream management research and outreach program and is recognized as one of the leading experts in low-impact development stormwater management systems in the region.

Research Focus

Stormwater/Low Impact Development
Wastewater-based Epidemiology
Water Quality
Integrated Water Management and Water Reuse
Environmental Microbiology
Emerging Contaminants
Stream Restoration
Agricultural Engineering

Research Projects

Great Plains Stormwater Center of Excellence (funded by the US EPA)
Oklahoma Statewide Wastewater-based Epidemiology Network (funded by OSDH)
Wastewater-based Epidemiology for Tracking the Prevalence of COVID-19 and other Infectious Diseases in Arequipa, Peru (funded by UNSA)
RCN: Building a Community of Practice for Co-Producing Resilient Socio-Ecological Systems in Grasslands (funded by NSF CHIRRP Program)
Microbial Source Tracking Analysis for the City of Tulsa (funded by the City of Tulsa)
Collective Action for Restoring Ecosystem Services (CARES) Center (funded by NSF CRISES)
Wastewater Surveillance for the Citizen Pottawattamie Nation (funded by the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
Ghuts, Grit, and Gills: Synthesis of Hydrologic, Water Quality, and Ecosystem Data for Climate Adaptation Planning in the US Virgin Islands (funded by USGS SE CASC Research Program)
RII Track-1: Socially Sustainable Solutions for Water, Carbon, and Infrastructure Resilience in Oklahoma (funded by NSF EPSCoR)

Experience and Awards

2024 Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association (OFMA) Outstanding Recognition Award
2024 Vice President for Research and Partnerships Research and Creative Awards, Annual Award for Excellence in Research Grants
2023 Vice President for Research and Partnerships Research and Creative Awards, Annual Award for Excellence in Research Grants
2022 Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association (OFMA) Chairman Award “For dedication to advancing the practice and study of stormwater management for the benefits of all Oklahomans”
2022 Vice President for Research and Partnerships Research and Creative Awards, Award for Excellence in Transdisciplinary Convergent Research
2022 Vice President for Research and Partnerships Research and Creative Awards, Annual Award for Excellence in Research Grants (2 separate awards)
2021 Vice President for Research and Partnerships Research and Creative Awards, Annual Award for Excellence in Research Grants
2021 Recognition for Environmental Stewardship, University of Oklahoma Environmental Concerns Committee
2021 Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science Extension Communications Blue Ribbon Award
2019 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence Award finalist, Team Builder Category (with OWRB, GRDA, and others)
2019 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence Award finalist, Education Institution Category
2018 ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award—Short Publications
2016-17 Thomas E. Berry Faculty Fellow of Integrated Water Research and Management, OSU
2016 ASABE Standards Development Award
2015 EPA Region 6 Outstanding LID/GI Project Competition, 1st Place, Professional Division; People’s Choice Award (in partnership with the City of Oklahoma City)
2015 ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award—Electronic Delivery
2015 CEAT Outreach Excellence Award
2014 ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award—Electronic Delivery category
2013 Nania Corporate Campaign Award (with City of Tulsa and Canterra Concrete)
2013 Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Environmental Excellence Award (with Oklahoma Conservation Commission)
2012 Outstanding Extension Faculty Award
2012 ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award—Innovative Extension Methods
2012 ASA Educational Materials Awards Program Certificate of Excellence—Publications 16 Pages and Under category
2011 ASABE Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award—Websites

Professional Activities and Organizations

American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
American Society of Ecological Engineers
Water Environment Federation
Oklahoma Cleans Lakes and Watersheds Association
Environmental Federation of Oklahoma

Courses Taught

CEES/LA 4970/5970 Sustainable Stormwater Design
CEES 4243G Water Technologies for Emerging Regions
CEES 5020 Low Impact Development

Selected Publications

Kuhn, K.G., K. Shelton, G. Sanchez, G., R. Zamor, K. Bohanan, M. Nichols, M., J. Robert, A. Austin, B. Dart, B., B. Bolding, P. Maytubby, J.R. Vogel, and B. Stevenson. 2025. Wastewater surveillance as a tool for understanding West Nile virus transmission and distribution in Oklahoma. Science of The Total Environment, 983, p.179707.
Gao, S., Z. Li, G. Graves, H.A. Mattes, S. Fathollahifard, J.R. Vogel, T.M. Neeson, K. Strevett, and Y. Hong. 2024. Hydro‐modeling the ecosystem impact of wastewater reuse under climate change: A case study in upper Red River basin, Oklahoma. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 60(4):865-878.
Lay, J.J., J.R. Vogel, J.B. Belden, G.O. Brown, D E. Storm, and A. Kuster. 2024. Water Quality in Roof-Based Rainwater Harvesting, Part I: Water Quality & Soil Accumulation Analysis. Water, 16(10):1402.
Lay, J.J., J.R. Vogel, J.B. Belden, G.O. Brown, D E. Storm, and A. Kuster. 2024. Water Quality in Roof-Based Rainwater Harvesting, Part II: First Flush. Water. 16(10):1421.
Shelton, K., G.N. Deshpande, G.J. Sanchez, J.R. Vogel, A.C. Miller, G. Florea, E.R. Jeffries, K.B. De Leon, B. Stevenson, and K.G. Kuhn. 2024. Real-Time Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Oklahoma Wastewater through Allele-Specific RT-qPCR. Microorganisms, 12(10):2001.
Graves, G. M., R.S. Tanner, J.R. Vogel, K.B. De León, and A.W. Walls. 2023. The effect of Paenibacillus on IDEXX Enterolert results from freshwater stream environments. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-10.
Diamond, M.B., A. Keshaviah, A.I. Bento, O. Conroy-Ben, E.M., Driver, K.B. Ensor, R.U. Halden, L.P. Hopkins, K.G. Kuhn, C.L. Moe, E.C. Rouchka, T. Smith, B.S. Stevenson, Z. Susswein, J.R. Vogel, M.K. Wolfe, L.B. Stadler, and S.V. Scarpino. 2022. Wastewater surveillance of pathogens can inform public health responses. Nature Medicine.
Kuhn, K.G., J. Jarshaw, E. Jeffries, K. Adesigbin, P. Maytubby, N. Dundas, A. Miller, E. Rhodes, B. Stevenson, J.R. Vogel, and H. Reeves. 2022. Predicting COVID-19 cases in diverse population groups using SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring across Oklahoma City. Science of the Total Environment. 812:151431.
Vogel, J.R., R.A. Chavez, S. Kandel, and G.O. Brown. 2021. Field Scale Demonstration of Fly Ash Amended Bioretention Cells for Stormwater Phosphorus Removal: A Review of 12 Years of Work. Water, 13(12):1632-1653.
McMaine, J.T., J.R. Vogel, J.B. Belden, M.A. Schnelle, S.A. Morrison, and G.O. Brown. 2020. Field Studies of Pollutant Removal From Nursery and Greenhouse Runoff by Constructed Wetlands. Journal of Environmental Quality. 49:106–118
Vogel, J.R., M. Schnelle, J.R. Fleming, and A. Garrison, 2020. Rain Garden Plants for Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma Press. 84 pp.
Bigham, K., T.L. Moore, J.R. Vogel, and T. Keane. 2018. Repeatability, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty Analysis of the BANCS Model Developed to Predict Annual Streambank Erosion Rates. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 54(2):423– 439.
Youngblood, S., J.R. Vogel, G.O. Brown, D.E. Storm, A.J. McLemore, and S. Kandel. 2017. Field Studies of Microbial Removal from Stormwater by Bioretention Cells with Fly-Ash Amendment. Water, 9(7):526.
Vogel, J.R., T.L. Moore, R.R. Coffman, S.N. Rodie, S.L. Hutchinson, K.R. McDonough, A.J. McLemore, and J.T. McMaine. 2015. Critical Review of Technical Questions Facing Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure: A Perspective from the Great Plains. Water Environment Research, 87(9):849-862.
Graves, G.M., J.R. Vogel, J.B. Belden, and E.J. Rebek. 2014. Investigation of Insecticide Leaching from Potted Nursery Stock and Aquatic Health Benefits of Bioretention Cells Receiving Nursery Runoff. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22:8801-8811.
Vogel, J.R., Jingrang Lu, Dale Griffin, Hon Ip, M.T. Moser, Hodon Ryu, Nicholas Ashbolt, and J.W. Santo Domingo. 2013. Impacts of Migratory Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) on Microbial Water Quality in the Central Platte River, Nebraska, USA. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 226(6):1576.
Ryu, Hodon, Jingrang Lu, J.R. Vogel, Michael Elk, Felipe Chavez-Ramirez, Nicholas Ashbolt, and J.W. Santo Domingo, 2012. Development and Evaluation of a Quantitative PCR Assay Targeting Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Fecal Pollution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78(12):4338-4345.
Vogel, J.R., J.E. Gilley, G.L. Cottrell, B.L. Woodbury, E.D. Berry, and R.A. Eigenberg, 2011. Transport of Trace Elements in Runoff from Unamended and Pond‐ash Amended Feedlot Surfaces. Transactions of the ASABE, 54(4):1269-1279.
Essaid, H.I., C.M. Zamora, K.A. McCarthy, J.R. Vogel, and J.T. Wilson, 2008. Temporal and spatial variability of streambed water flux in four agricultural watersheds. Journal of Environmental Quality, 37: 1010-1023.
Vogel, J.R., M.S. Majewski, and P.D. Capel, 2008. Pesticides in Rain in Four Agricultural Watersheds in the United States, Journal of Environmental Quality, 37: 1101-1115.
Vogel, J.R., D.M. Stoeckel, R.A Lamendella, R.B. Zelt, J.W. Santo Domingo, S.R. Walker, and D.B. Oerther. 2007. Identifying Fecal Sources in a Selected Catchment Reach Using Multiple Source-Tracking Tools. Journal of Environmental Quality, 36(3): 718-729, plus 4 p. online supplemental
Corapcioglu, M.Y., J.R. Vogel, C.L. Munster, S.D. Pillai, Scot Dowd, and Sookyun Wang, 2006. Virus transport experiments in a sandy aquifer. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 169(1): 47-65.