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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)Howard R. Hughes College of EngineeringOverview of Environmental Engineering Research
http://engineering.unlv.edu/
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Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVDr. Rama VenkatDean, College of Engineering
Phone: (702) 895-1094Email: Rama.Venkat@unlv.edu
Dr. Mohamed Trabia
Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Phone: (702) 895-0957
Email: Mohamed.Trabia@unlv.edu
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
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http://engineering.unlv.edu/Slide3
Why UNLV?3
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. Slide4
Faculty involved in Transportation Engineering Research4
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 James
Associate 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, UNLVSlide5
Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringPhone: (702) 895-5456 Email: sajjad.ahmad@unlv.edu
Environmental
Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Analysis of climate variability and change
Long
lead time (> 1 year) forecasting of stream flow and
precipitation
Hydrologic
and Hydraulic Modeling
Hydrologic parameters estimation (water depth; soil moisture; flooding) using Satellite Remote Sensing
Water Quality Modeling
Sustainable water managementPublic health
Sustainable transportationSlide6
Dr. Jacimaria Batista, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringWater and wastewater treatmentWater reuse
Water quality control
Adsorption processes and ion-exchange technologyBiological nutrient removal
B
ioregeneration
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
:
jaci@ce.unlv.eduSlide7
Dr. David JamesProfessor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs
Phone: (702) 895-5804 Email: dave.james@unlv.edu
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Paved
road and vacant land dust
emissions
Dust control
S
olar distillation
Light duty vehicle engine starts
Environmental
Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVSlide8
Dr. Thomas PiechotaAssociate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
Phone: (702) 895-4412 Email:
thomas.piechota@unlv.edu
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Surface
water
hydrology
Stormwater
quality in urban environments
Hydroclimatology
Water resources planningWater resources
Geographic
Information
Systems
Sustainability
in urban environments
Environmental
Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVSlide9
Environmental
Engineering Research
CV and Publications
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Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringContact Information
College of Computer Science
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Las Vegas, NV 89154-4019
Phone: (702)
895-5456
Email:
sajjad.ahmad@unlv.edu
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Environmental
Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
Specialties
Analysis of climate variability and change
Long
lead time (> 1 year) forecasting of stream flow and
precipitation
Hydrologic
and Hydraulic Modeling
Hydrologic
parameters estimation (water depth; soil moisture; flooding) using Satellite Remote
Sensing
Water
Quality Modeling
Sustainable water
management
Public health
Sustainable transportationSlide11
Dr. Sajjad Ahmad, P.E.Recent PublicationsArjun 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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Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVSlide12
Dr. Jacimaria Batista, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringContact Information Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Las Vegas, NV 89154-4026 Phone: (702) 895-1585
Email: jaci@ce.unlv.edu
Specialties
Water and wastewater treatment
Water reuse
Water quality control
Adsorption processes and ion-exchange technology
Biological nutrient removal
Bioregeneration
of ion-exchange
Algal toxin treatment
Perchlorate 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 PublicationsEleuterio, 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.
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Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV
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Dr. David JamesAssociate Vice Provost for Academic ProgramsContact Information
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4026 Phone: (702) 895-5804
Email:
dave.james@unlv.edu
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Specialties
Paved road and vacant land dust emissions
Dust control
Solar distillation
Light duty vehicle engine
starts
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Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVSlide15
Dr. David JamesRecent PublicationsChina, 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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Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVSlide16
Dr. Thomas PiechotaAssociate Vice President for Interdisciplinary ResearchContact Information
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Las Vegas, NV 89154
Phone: (702)
895-4412
Email:
thomas.piechota@unlv.edu
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Specialties
Surface water hydrology
Stormwater
quality in urban environments
Hydroclimatology
Water resources planning
Water resources
Geographic Information Systems
Sustainability in urban environments
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Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVSlide17
Dr. Thomas PiechotaRecent PublicationsLamb, 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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