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Howard R Hughes College of Engineering Overview of Environmental Engineering Research httpengineeringunlvedu 1 Environmental Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering UNLV ID: 586155

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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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Environmental

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.

Environmental

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

Environmental

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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Environmental

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

Environmental

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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Environmental

Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLVSlide18

Water Resources Laboratory http://www.ce.unlv.edu/~piechota/wrl/index.htm

Additional Resources

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Environmental

Engineering Research at the HRH College of Engineering, UNLV