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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Overview of Environmental Engineering Research
http://engineering.unlv.edu/1
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Dr. Rama VenkatDean, College of EngineeringPhone: (702) 895-1094Email: [email protected]
Dr. Mohamed TrabiaAssociate Dean, College of EngineeringPhone: (702) 895-0957Email: [email protected]
Currently at UNLV, researchers are actively pursuing research in environmental engineering. This research, which is funded by multiple agencies and industries, specifically has addressed questions related to air and water quality.
We would like to introduce you to some of our researchers. Please feel to contact us if we can help with future collaboration.
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering at UNLV
2http://engineering.unlv.edu/
Why UNLV?
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Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
UNLV is situated in the center of a metropolitan area that is faced with serious challenges related to the quality of air and water.
UNLV’s researchers have contributed steadily to meet these challenges.
UNLV’s researchers have established strong collaboration with federal and local agencies in addition to developing strong partnerships with industries.
Faculty involved in Transportation Engineering Research
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Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Jacimaria Batista, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. David JamesAssociate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs and
Dr. Thomas Piechota Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Associate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Phone: (702) 895-5456 Email: [email protected]
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Analysis of climate variability and changeLong lead time (> 1 year) forecasting of stream flow and precipitationHydrologic and Hydraulic ModelingHydrologic parameters estimation (water depth; soil moisture; flooding) using Satellite Remote SensingWater Quality Modeling Sustainable water managementPublic healthSustainable transportation
Dr. Jacimaria Batista, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Water and wastewater treatmentWater reuseWater quality controlAdsorption processes and ion-exchange technologyBiological nutrient removalBioregeneration of ion-exchangeAlgal toxin treatmentPerchlorate treatment and remediationRemoval of arsenic, chromium, perchlorate, selenium, uranium, and fluoride from water
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Phone: (702) 895-1585 Email: [email protected]
Dr. David JamesProfessor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs
Phone: (702) 895-5804 Email: [email protected] 7
Paved road and vacant land dust emissionsDust controlSolar distillationLight duty vehicle engine starts
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Dr. Thomas PiechotaAssociate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
Phone: (702) 895-4412 Email: [email protected] 8
Surface water hydrologyStormwater quality in urban environmentsHydroclimatologyWater resources planningWater resourcesGeographic Information SystemsSustainability in urban environments
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Environmental Engineering Research
CV and Publications
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Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Contact InformationCollege of Computer ScienceHoward R. Hughes College of EngineeringUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)Las Vegas, NV 89154-4019Phone: (702) 895-5456Email: [email protected]
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Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
SpecialtiesAnalysis of climate variability and changeLong lead time (> 1 year) forecasting of stream flow and precipitationHydrologic and Hydraulic ModelingHydrologic parameters estimation (water depth; soil moisture; flooding) using Satellite Remote SensingWater Quality Modeling Sustainable water managementPublic healthSustainable transportation
Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, P.E.Recent Publications• Arjun K. Venkatesan, Sajjad Ahmad, Walter Johnson and Jacimaria. R. Batista (2011), Salinity
Reduction and Energy Conservation in Direct and Indirect Potable Water Reuse, Desalination doi:10.1016/j.desal.2011.01.007.
• Kamal Qaiser, Sajjad Ahmad, Walter Johnson and Jacimaria Batista (2011), Evaluating the impact of water conservation on fate of outdoor water use: A study in an arid region, J of Environmental Management 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.031.
• Puri, S., Stephen, H., Ahmad, S. (2011), Relating TRMM Precipitation Radar Backscatter to Water Stage in Wetlands, Journal of Hydrology, 401: 240-249
• William Forsee and Sajjad Ahmad (2011), Evaluating Urban Stormwater Infrastructure Design in Response to Projected Climate Change, ASCE J of Hydrologic Engineering (in press).
• Sajjad Ahmad and Dinesh Prashar (2010), Evaluating Municipal Water Conservation Policies Using a Dynamic Simulation Model, Water Resources Management 24(13): 3371-3395.
• Ajay Kalra and Sajjad Ahmad (2009), Using oceanic-atmospheric oscillations for long lead-time stream flow forecasting, Water Resources Research, doi:10.1029/2008WR006855
• Mosquera-Machado S. C. and Ahmad S. (2007). Flood hazard assessment of Atrato river in Colombia, Water Resources Management. 21: 591-609.
• Simonovic S. P. and Ahmad S. (2005), Computer-based model for flood evacuation emergency planning, Natural Hazards, 34(1) 25-51.
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Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Dr. Jacimaria Batista, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Contact InformationHoward R. Hughes College of EngineeringUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)Las Vegas, NV 89154-4026Phone: (702) 895-1585Email: [email protected]
SpecialtiesWater and wastewater treatmentWater reuseWater quality controlAdsorption processes and ion-exchange technologyBiological nutrient removalBioregeneration of ion-exchangeAlgal toxin treatmentPerchlorate treatment and remediationRemoval of arsenic, chromium, perchlorate, selenium, uranium, and fluoride from water
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
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Dr. Jacimaria Batista, P.E.Recent Publications• Eleuterio, L. & Batista, J. R. (2010), Biodegradation studies and sequencing of microcystin-LR
degrading bacteria, Toxicon, 55(8), 1434-1442.• Venkatesan A.K., Sharbatmaleki M., & Batista J.R. (2010), Bioregeneration of perchlorate-laden gel-
type anion-exchange resin in a fluidized bed reactor, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 177: 730-737.• Batista J.R., Howerton A., & Jensen P.,(2007), Bioregeneration of perchlorate/nitrate-contaminated ion-
exchange resins, Battelle Press - 9th International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, 2: 1358-1364.
• Bohlke J.K., Sturchio N.C., Gu B., Horita J., Brown G.M., Jackson W.A., & Batista J. (2005), Perchlorate isotope forensics, Analytical Chemistry, 77(23), 7838-7842.
• Gingras T.M. & Batista J.R. (2002), Biological reduction of perchlorate in ion exchange regenerant solutions containing high salinity and ammonium levels, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 4(1), 96-101.
• Loreto D., Batista J., Piechota T., & Singh V. (2002), Impacts of dust suppressant on the quality of urban runoff from disturbed lands, Global Solutions for Urban Drainage, 1-18.
• Batista J.R., McGarvey F.X., Vieira A.R. (1999), The removal of perchlorate from waters using ion exchange resins, ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints, 39(2), 84-87.
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
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Dr. David JamesAssociate Vice Provost for Academic Programs
Contact InformationHoward R. Hughes College of EngineeringUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)Las Vegas, NV 89154-4026Phone: (702) 895-5804Email: [email protected]
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SpecialtiesPaved road and vacant land dust emissionsDust controlSolar distillationLight duty vehicle engine starts
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Dr. David James
Recent Publications China, S. and D. James, 2011. “Comparison of Laser-Based and Sand Patch Measurements of
Pavement Surface Macrotexture”, Accepted for publication in ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering
Santos, Noe, Aly Said, David James, N.H. Venkatesh, “Comparing Multivariate Regression and Artificial Neural Networks ” Proceedings of the 2011 American Solar Energy Society Annual Conference, May 2011, Raleigh, North Carolina
James, David, V. Vasudevan, P. Xi, S. Pulugurtha, D. Chan, and A. Kaiparambil, 2009, “Development of MOBILE Vehicle Fleet Activity Input Files for Metropolitan Southern Nevada Using On-Board Data Loggers” Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting
Teng, H. V. Kwigizile, M. Karakouzian, D. James, V. Etyemezian, 2008. “Investigation of the AP-42 Sampling Method,” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, v.58:1422–1433
Teng, H. V. Kwigizile, D. James and R. Merle, 2007. “Identifying Influencing Factors on Paved Roads Silt Loading,” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, v.57:778–784
Pulugurtha, S. and D. James, 2006, Estimating Windblown PM-10 Emissions Using GIS”, in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Special Edition on Generation and Control of Hazardous Dusts from Geologic Media, Hilary I. Inyang, Guest Editor. Elsevier Press
James, David, N.H. Venkatesh, H. Hay, “Comparative Evaluation Of Effects Of Alternative Covers And Movable Insulation On Thermal And Water Recovery Performance Of Solar Stills” Proceedings of the 2006 American Solar Energy Society Annual Conference, July 2006, Denver, Colorado
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Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Dr. Thomas PiechotaAssociate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
Contact InformationHoward R. Hughes College of EngineeringUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)Las Vegas, NV 89154Phone: (702) 895-4412Email: [email protected]
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SpecialtiesSurface water hydrologyStormwater quality in urban environmentsHydroclimatologyWater resources planningWater resourcesGeographic Information SystemsSustainability in urban environments
Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Dr. Thomas Piechota
Recent Publications Lamb, K.W., T.C. Piechota, O.A. Aziz, and G.A. Tootle, 2011. A Basis For Extending Long-Term Streamflow Forecasts
In The Colorado River Basin. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, in press Tootle, G.T., T.C. Piechota, O. Aziz, W.P. Miller, V. Lakshmi, J.A. Dracup, C. Jerla, 2009. 2009-2010 El Niño:
Hydrologic Relief for Parts of the U.S.?. EOS Transactions, 90(50), 481-292. Tang, C., T. Piechota, 2009. Spatial and Temporal Soil Moisture and Drought Variability in the Upper Colorado River
Basin. Journal of Hydrology, 279(2009), 122-135. Timilsena, J., T. Piechota, G. Tootle., and A. Singh, 2009. Associations of Interdecadal/Interannual Climate Variability
and Long-Term Colorado River Basin Streamflow. Journal of Hydrology, 365 (2009), 289-301 Miller, W.P., and T.C. Piechota, 2008. Regional Analysis of Trend and Step Changes Observed in Hydroclimatic
Variables Around the Colorado River Basin. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 9(5), 1020-1034. Timilsena, J., and T.C. Piechota, 2008. Regionalization and Reconstruction of Snow Water Equivalent in the Upper
Colorado River Basin. Journal of Hydrology, DOI 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.12.024. Tootle, G.A., T.C. Piechota, and F. Gutiérrez, 2008. The Relationships between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean Sea
Surface Temperatures and Colombian Streamflow Variability. Journal of Hydrology, 349(3-4,)268-276. DOI 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.058.
Timilsena, J., T.C. Piechota, H. Hidalgo, G. Tootle, 2007. Five Hundred Years of Hydrological Drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 43(3), 798-812.
Tootle, G.A., A.K. Singh, T.C. Piechota, and I. Farnham, 2007. Long Lead Time Forecasting of U.S. Streamflow using Partial Least Squares Regression. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 12(5), 442.
Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2006. The Relationships between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and U.S. Streamflow Variability, Water Resources Research, 42(7), W07411.
Tootle, G.A., T.C. Piechota, and A.K. Singh, 2005. Coupled Interdecadal and Interannual Oceanic / Atmospheric Variability and United States Streamflow. Water Resources Research, 41(12), W12408.
Reginato, M., and T.C. Piechota. 2004. Nutrient Contribution of Nonpoint Source Runoff in the Las Vegas Valley, Journal of American Water Resources Association, 40(6), 1537-1552.
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