Michael C Hirschi
Academic Positions
- Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985-1991
- Acting Assistant Director for Ag. & Nat. Resources, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 7/91-12/91
- Associate Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1991-1999
- Interim Associate Director, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2/92-12/92
- Water Quality Program Coordinator, University of Illinois Extension, 1992-2008
- Leader, Water Quality Strategic Research Initiative, Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research, 1998-1999
- Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999-2012
- Section Leader, Soil and Water, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996-2008
- Associate Department Head, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006-2008
- Interim Assistant Dean – Academic Programs, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007-2008
- Assistant Dean - Undergraduate Programs, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008-2012
- Professor Emeritus, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Colleges of Engineering and of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, 2012 to present
- Academic Advisor - Undergraduate Programs, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014 to present
Other Professional Employment
- Senior Engineer, Waterborne Environmental, Inc., Leesburg, VA and Champaign, IL, 2012-2015
- Senior Sustainability Advisor, Agrible, Inc., Champaign, IL, 2016-2018
Major Consulting Activities
- Senior Engineer, Waterborne Environmental, Inc., Champaign, Illinois
- Erosion and Sediment Control Consultant, Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District (under Illinois EPA contract)
- Instructor, Lorman Education Services
- Textbook Reviewer, Elsevier Publishing Thomson Delmar Learning
- Textbook Reviewer, Thomson Delmar Learning
Professional Registrations
- Diplomate in Water Resources Engineering (D.WRE), American Academy of Water Resources Engineering, Certificate number 00482, 2009-2016
- Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), CPESC, Inc., Certification number 3371, 2006-2016
- Professional Engineer, State of Illinois, License number 062-054500, 2000 to present
Honors
- Selected to portray St. Pat for the College of Engineering, University of Illinois (2009-2019)
Teaching Honors
- Academy of Teaching Excellence, College of Agriculture/College of ACES, University of Illinois (2002-2005)
- Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Illinois: Teaching Excellence Award (1997)
Courses Taught
- ENG 198 - Intro to Innov, Leader, Entrep