EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONSULTING SPONSORED RESEARCH HONORS PUBLICATIONS TEACHING AND STUDENTS SERVICE

 

 

LUIS A. GARCIA,Ph.D.


Department of Civil Engineering (1372)
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1372
Office: (970) 491-5144 FAX (970) 491-7626
E-Mail: garcia@engr.colostate.edu

 

EDUCATION:

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, February 1990
Dissertation: A Stochastic Approach to Conjunctive Irrigation and Drainage Systems Design

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
M.S. Civil Engineering, December 1985
Thesis: Computer Aided Design of Agricultural Drainage Under Uncertainty

B.S. Civil Engineering, December, 1983

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :

Current Employment

Professor
Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University. July 2005 to present

Director
Integrated Decision Support Group (IDS), The Water Center, Colorado State University. January 1992 to present. http://www.ids.colostate.edu

Responsibilities:
Founded and provide leadership, management and administration to the Integrated Decision Support (IDS) group, a multidisciplinary research group that is part of The Water Center at Colorado State University. The IDS group is comprised of a full time assistant director, a technical writer and six to ten graduate students. Depending on the project workload we have had as many as three full time research associates, post docs as well as hosted faculty on sabbaticals. Total project funding that IDS has participated in exceeds $3.5 million.

Previous Academic Employment

Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University. July 1998 to June 2005

Teaching:
I have team taught a two semester freshmen introduction to engineering course for civil engineering. I also teach a graduate level course in applying GIS and GPS to engineering.

Extension:
Extension water resources specialist. In this role I have developed computer tools for decision support to deal with augmentation plans for several water organizations in the South Platte River Basin. In the Arkansas River basin I am working with salinity issues and the monitoring and modeling of salinity at the field scale. I also provide GIS support to the Big Thompson Watershed Forum, a group of watershed users.

Research:
Most of my research is conducted as part of the Integrated Decision Support Group.

Associate Director
Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Colorado State University
March 2000 to April 2004 (Interim - March 2000 - June 2002).

Responsibilities:
Review of all completion and progress reports for AES projects. Responsible for the development of the Colorado AES plan of work report to CSREES. Supervised the development of a web based accountability program. Responsible for the development of the Colorado AES Annual Report (2000 and 2001). Represent AES in a water rights litigation involving the transfer of water from the Arkansas River Basin. Coordinate a new set of special initiative grants (starting fall 2001) from the Colorado State Legislature on Invasive Plant Species. Visit and represent the Director's Office at field days and advisory committee meetings at several research centers. Represented AES at the Research Associate Deans' Meetings (2000-2001). Provide support to the Director as requested.

Program Leader
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Degree, Colorado State University, August 2000 to July 2002

Responsibilities:
Coordinated activities of BAE Program. Review Time and Effort reports for BAE faculty charged to Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension accounts. Supervisor for technician associated with the BAE program. Coordinate recruitment efforts for BAE program including advertising for GRA's and GTA's, presentations at High Schools, Engineering Days, Letters to 4-H County Agents, and letters to Engineering Open Option Students. Coordinate publication of semi-annual newsletter for BAE program. Coordinate publication of quarterly Cooperative Extension newsletter. Conduct monthly BAE Program faculty meetings. Reviewed all AES accounts associated with the BAE program in CE department (2000-2001).

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering, Colorado State University.
July 1998 to May 2000

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering and Civil Engineering, Colorado State University.
March 1991 to June 1998

Research Associate
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Colorado, Boulder.
April 1990 to December 1991

Associate Director
Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES), University of Colorado, Boulder.
February 1990 to February 1991

Responsibilities:
Responsible for the oversight of over 20 researchers and the staffing of them to projects to meet the technical needs of each project. Also head of the Irrigation and Drainage group with responsibility for all projects in this area.

Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural and Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University.
January 1990 to February 1991

Assistant Director
Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems (CADSWES), University of Colorado, Boulder.
January 1988 to January 1990

Professional Research Assistant
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Colorado, Boulder.
January 1988 to March 1990

Graduate Research Assistant
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Colorado, Boulder.
September 1986 to December 1987

Graduate Research Assistant
Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M University.
January 1984 to August 1986

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CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Denver Water
Consultant in the Development of GIS information to help in the quantification of Lawn Irrigation Return Flows.
Denver, Colorado, 1998 to present

United Nations
Consultant in the Development of a Decision Support System for the Project "Automated Operation of Irrigation Canal Systems".
Pune, India,
December 1993

University of Perugia
River Basin Modeling of the Tiber River Basin
Perugia, Italy
June 1990 and May 1991

Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources
Drainage Design and Modeling
Cairo, Egypt (USAID Project: 263-0132)
February 1990 - March 1990

Cohen, Milstein, and Hausfeld, Attorneys at Law
Subcontractor - Modeled an evaluated a Water Supply System
Washington, D.C.

Haskoning Royal Dutch Engineers and Architects
Subcontractor - Provided Technical Support for the River Basin Planing Computer Model MITSIM
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Ways Experiment Station
Worked as Part of a Team Developing a Planning Model for the Han River (Korea) Control System.
Vicksburg, Mississippi

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Water Resources Planning for ShanXi Province, Peoples Republic of China.
Luxemburg, Austria.

United Nations - Department of Technical Cooperation for Development, New York
An instructor in the "Interregional Training Workshop in the use of Microcomputers in Water Resources Development". Taught the application of general-purpose computer programs to water resources, the use of groundwater programs, a pipe network analysis and a watershed-modeling program.
Kisumu, Kenya, November 1985 - December 1985.

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SPONSORED RESEARCH

  1. 2005-2008: Co-Principal Investigator on “Evaluation of Impact of Best Management Practices,” funded by Colorado Department of Health and Environment $100,000.
  2. 2005-2006: Principal Investigator on “Calculating Soil Salinity and Crop Evapotranspiration in the Arkansas Valley in Colorado Using Remote Sensing,” funded by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station $15,000.
  3. 2005-2008: Principal Investigator on “Augmentation Accounting in the South Platte Using the South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program,” funded by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station $100,500.
  4. 2004-2005: Principal Investigator on “Alliance University Application of Remote Sensing Techniques to Estimating Evapotranspiration, ” funded by Central State University $90,000.
  5. 2003-2008: Principal Investigator on “Apply and Enhance the Object Modeling System (OMS) for Building New Models for Field, Farm, and Watershed Scales,” funded by the USDA Agricultural Research Service $411,700.
  6. 2004-2007: Principal Investigator on “Toward Implementation of Strategies for Remediation of a Salinity-Threatened Irrigated Watershed,” funded by United States Depart of Agriculture water quality program $495,000.
  7. 2004-2006: Principal Investigator on “Monitoring of Irrigation Amount, Timing, and Crop Yield in the Arkansas River Basin, Colorado,” funded by the Colorado Water Conservation Fund $220,000.
  8. 2004-2006: Principal Investigator on “Field-Scale Assessment of Improved Irrigation Practice Impacts on Drainage Water Dissolved Chemical Constituents and Stream Salt-Loading Vulnerability of Receiving Waters,” funded by EPA 319 funds through the Southeast Colorado Resource Conservation and Development Inc. $87,000.
  9. 2001-2006: Principal Investigator on “Framework for Decision Support System for Rocky Flats,” funded by the Department of Energy $155,000.
  10. 2004-2006: Co-Principal Investigator on “Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Operational Improvements and Decision Support System,” funded by the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission $265,800.
  11. 2001-2005: Principal Investigator on “Enhancements to the South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program,” funded by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute $69,000.
  12. 2001-2005: Principal Investigator on “South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program,” funded by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station $51,081.
  13. 2002-2005: Principal Investigator on “Determining Soil Properties for Field Scale Modeling of Salinity,” funded by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station $40,500.
  14. 2001-2005: Principal Investigator on “Field Scale Monitoring and Modeling of Salinity,” funded by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station $205,952.
  15. 2004: Principal Investigator on “HYDROSS Improvements,” funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation $15,840.
  16. 2001-2004: Co-Principal Investigator on “Economic Stream-Aquifer Management in a Salinity Threatened Irrigated Valley,” funded by the USDA National Research Initiative $363,000.
  17. 2001-2004: Co-Principal Investigator on “Selenium in the Upper Colorado River Basin: Public Education and Remediation,” funded by the USDA $399,500.
  18. 1997-2004: Co-Principal Investigator on "Evaluation of Models for a Decision Support System for the South Platte," funded by several water users associations (Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Ground Water Appropriators of the South Platte, Lower South Platter River Group Inc., and Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District, City of Greeley, City of Fort Collins, Central Water Conservancy District, State Engineers Office) $180,000.
  19. 2003: Principal Investigator on “Field Assistance and Soil Sampling and Analysis,” funded by the USBR $6,000.
  20. 2002-2003: Principal Investigator on “Integration of the South Platte Mapping and Analysis CU and SDFView models with Central Colorado Water Conservancy District Existing Databases,” funded by the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District $10,000.
  21. 2001-2003: Principal Investigator on “Managed Ground Water Recharge for Habitat Restoration: The Development of a Biological Component to the South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP),” funded by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute $21,750.
  22. 2001-2003: Principal Investigator on “Hydrologic Characterization to Develop/Design a Natural Hydrograph for Use in Adaptive Management of Multi-Purpose Reservoirs,” funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation $74,371.
  23. 2002: Co-Principal Investigator on “Soil Sampling and Analysis,” funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation $6,000.
  24. 2002: Principal Investigator on “Update the Hydrologic Model HYDROS,” funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation $10,000.
  25. 2000-2002: Co-Principal Investigator on “Monitoring the performance of Best Management Practices” funded by EPA 319 funds through the Northeast Prowers Soil Conservation District $83,480.
  26. 1995-2002: Co-Principal Investigator on “Inventorying and Monitoring Natural Resources Status and Trends in the National Park System,” funded by the National Park Service for $ 1,749,410.
  27. 1998-2001: Principal Investigator on "Monitoring and Modeling Salinity and its Impacts on Agriculture in Colorado," funded by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station for $256,000.
  28. 2000: Principal Investigator on “Seed Money for Evaluation of Wetscape in the Devil’s Lake Area,” funded by the USBR $5,000.
  29. 1996-2000: Principal Investigator on “Stream Water Quality Modeling Technology Development,” funded by the USBR $144,399.
  30. 1997-2000: Principal Investigator on “Evaluation of a Decision Support System for the South Platte,” funded by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute for $30,000.
  31. 1999-2000: Principal Investigator on “Hydrologic Characterization to Design/Develop a Natural Hydrograph," funded by the USBR $22,790.
  32. 1999: Principal Investigator on “Contribution Towards the Development of a Consumptive Use Model for the South Platte,” funded by the USBR $6,000.
  33. 1998-1999: Principal Investigator on “Modification to the Agricultural Drainage Planning Program Development,” funded by the USBR $20,000.
  34. 1998: Principal Investigator on “Hydrologic Maps,” funded by the Colorado Division of Wildlife $11,650.
  35. 1996: Principal Investigator on “Wetscape: Test, Refinement and Documentation,” funded by the USBR $47,161.
  36. 1995-1996: Principal Investigator on “Development of Data Presentation Framework using HTML,” funded by the USBR $20,095.
  37. 1995-1996: Principal Investigator on “Evaluation of SAMSON in the Context of a Decision Support System,” funded by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute $9,000.
  38. 1995-1996: Principal Investigator on two tasks for “The Colorado River Decision Support System,” funded by the State of Colorado to a team which included Colorado State University. The total funding for these two tasks was $257,169.
  39. 1995: Principal Investigator on “The Natural Resource Workstation—Wetland Capabilities,” funded by the USBR $121,051.
  40. 1995: Principal Investigator on “Technical Assistance to the United State Bureau of Reclamation,” funded by the USBR $5,750.
  41. 1994-1995: Principal Investigator on “Modifications to the Integrated River Environmental Management (IREM) Model,” funded by the USBR $30,000.
  42. 1994-1995: Co-Principal Investigator on “Linking a Geographic Information System to Non-point Source Pollution Models for Assessing the Implementation of Best Management Practices,” funded by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute $15,000.
  43. 1993-1995: Principal Investigator on “Development of the Logical Resources Workstation,” funded by the USBR $157,602.
  44. 1994: Principal Investigator on “Development of a Multi Criteria Evaluation System for the Red Bluff Dam,” funded by the USBR $45,000.
  45. 1994: Principal Investigator on “Development of a Graphical User Interface for MODFLOW,” funded by the USBR $51,594.
  46. 1994: Principal Investigator on three tasks for “The Colorado River Decision Support System,” funded by the State of Colorado to a team which included Colorado State University. The total funding for these three tasks was $185,572.
  47. 1993-1994: Principal Investigator on “Use of GIS Techniques as a Planning Tool for Establishment of Wetlands as Nitrate and Pesticide Removal Facilities,” funded by the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute $14,000.
  48. 1993-1995: Principal Investigator on “Development of the Natural Resources Workstation,” funded by the USBR $228,631.
  49. 1992-1993: Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignment (IPA) from 6/15/92 through 9/30/93. This IPA was between the Earth Science Division of the USBR and Colorado State University for $40,053.
  50. 1992-1993: Principal Investigator on “Development of Reference Evapotranspiration Maps for Colorado,” funded by the Colorado Water Resources Institute and the State Engineers Office for $19,000.
  51. 1991-1993: Principal Investigator on “Development of an ADSS for Integrated River Basin Environmental Management Second Phase,” funded by the USBR $139,857.
  52. 1991-1992: Principal Investigator on “Development of a Groundwater Workstation,” funded by the USBR $222,498.
  53. 1991: Principal Investigator on Post Doctoral Training for Dr. Abdel Khalik funded by the Water Research Center Project at Colorado State University with the University of Colorado at Boulder for $11,000.
  54. 1991: Principal Investigator on “Development of an ADSS for Integrated River Basin Environmental Management,” funded by the USBR $30,000.
  55. 1990-1992: Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignment (IPA) from 7/23/90 through 3/10/92 for 75% of my salary. This IPA was between the Earth Science Division of the USBR and University of Colorado at Boulder.

Proposals Selected for Funding:

  1. 2005-2006: Principal Investigator on “Arkansas Valley Research Center Lysimeter,” approved for funding by the Colorado Water Conservation Board $193,000.

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HONORS

National Academic Honors:

  • 1999 Best Research Paper Award for the Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, ASCE
  • 1996 Best Research Paper Award for the Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, ASCE

University Academic Honors:

  • 2002 Faculty Award for Excellence in Service - Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University
  • 2000 ASAE Outstanding Faculty Member - Colorado State University
  • 1999 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Interdisciplinary Water Education, Research and Outreach, presented by The Water Center, Colorado State University
  • 1998-99 ASAE Academic Advisor of the Year - Colorado State University
  • 1997-98 ASAE Outstanding Faculty Member - Colorado State University
  • 1996 Favorite Faculty - Allison Hall, Colorado State University
  • 1995 Dean's Council Award for Bioresource Engineering at Colorado State University
  • 1992 and 1993 Diversity Career Enhancement Award at Colorado State University
  • 1990 Christopher Fellowship at the University of Colorado at Boulder

    Technical Societies:

  • Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE)
  • Member of the United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (USCID)
  • Member of the Civil Engineering Honor Society (Chi Epsilon)

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PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Papers:

  1. Eldeiry, A., Garcia, L.A., El-Zaher, A.S. and Kiwan, M.E. (2005). “Furrow Irrigation System Design for Clay Soils in Arid Regions.” ASAE Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 21(3): 411-420.**
  2. Shigidi A. and Garcia, L.A. (2003). “Parameter Estimation in Groundwater Hydrology Using ANN.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 17(4): 281-289.**
  3. Eldaw, A., Salas, J.D. and Garcia, L.A.(2003). “ Long Range Forecasting of the Nile River Flows Using Climatic Forcing.” Journal of Applied Meteorology, 42: 890-904.**
  4. Ribbens, R. and Garcia, L.A. (2002). “Drain Spacing Design Taking into Account Mass Balance.” Transactions of the ASAE, 45(4): 965–971.
  5. Faidi, H., Garcia, L.A., and Albertson, M. (2002). “Development of a Model for Simulation of Solute Transport in a Stream-Aquifer System.” Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 7(3) 191-206.**
  6. Mahmoud, M. R. and Garcia, L.A. (2000). "Comparison of Different Multicriteria Evaluation Methods for the Red Bluff Diversion Dam." Environmental Modeling & Software, 15(2000) 47: 1-478.**
  7. Ojima, D., Garcia, L., Elgaali, E., Miller, K., Kittel, T., and Lackett, J. (2000). "Potential Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in the Great Plains." Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 35(6)1443-1454.
  8. Lahkim, M. and Garcia, L.A.(1999). "Stochastic Modeling of Exposure and Risk in a Contaminated Heterogeneous Aquifer. 1: Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis." Journal of Environmental Engineering Science:16(5).**
  9. Lahkim, M, Garcia, L.A., and Nuckols, J.R. (1999). "Stochastic Modeling of Exposure and Risk in a Contaminated Heterogeneous Aquifer. 2: Application of Latin Hypercube Sampling." Journal of Environmental Engineering Science: 16(5).**
  10. Lahkim, M., Garcia, L.A . and Nuckols, J.R. (1999). "Spatial and Temporal Properties of Environmental Exposure Assessments Related to Ground Water Contamination." Journal of Environmental Modeling and Assessment 4(2-3) 165-178. **
  11. Hasmi, M. and Garcia, L.A. (1998). "Spatial and Temporal Errors in Estimating Regional Evapotranspiration." ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage 124(2):108-114. (Best Research Paper award—ASCE Irrigation and Drainage Division 1999).**
  12. Garcia L.A . , and Armbruster, M. (1997). “A Spatially Based Decision Support System for Evaluation of Wildlife Habitat.” Journal of Ecological Modeling 102(2) 287-300.
  13. Manguerra, H.B. and Garcia, L.A. (1997). “Modeling Flow and Transport in Drainage Areas with Shallow Water Table.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 123(3):185-193.**
  14. Manguerra, H.B. and Garcia, L.A. (1997). “Field Strategy for Agricultural Drainage and Water Quality Management.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 123(1):37-44.**
  15. Manguerra, H.B. and Garcia, L.A. (1996). Drainage and No-Drainage Cycles for Salinity Management in Irrigated Areas.” Transactions of the ASAE, 39(6):2039-2049.
  16. Mejia-Navarro, M. and Garcia, L.A.(1996). “Natural Hazard and Risk Assessment Using Decision Support Systems, Application, Glenwood Springs, Colorado.” Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geosciences, Vol II(3):299-324.**
  17. Nevo, A., Garcia L.A. (1996). “Spatial Optimization of Wildlife Habitat.” Journal of Ecological Modeling, 91(1/3) 271-281.
  18. Nevo, A., Garcia L.A. (1996). “Spatial Optimization of Wildlife Habitat -- Model Formulation.” Transactions of the ASAE, 39(3):1189-1196.
  19. Hashmi, M., Garcia, L.A., and Fontane, D. (1995). “Spatial Estimation of Regional Crop Evapotranspiration.” Transactions of the ASAE, 38(5):1345-1351.**
  20. Vadas, R. G., Garcia, L. A, and Labadie, J.W. (1995). “A Methodology for Water Quantity and Quality Assessment for Wetland Development.” Water Science and Technology, 31(8):293-300.**
  21. Garcia, L.A . , Manguerra, H.B., and Gates, T.K. (1995). “Irrigation and Drainage Design and Management Model: I. Development.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 121(1):71-82. (Best Research Paper award—ASCE Irrigation and Drainage Division 1996)
  22. Manguerra, H.B., and Garcia, L.A. (1995). “Irrigation and Drainage Design and Management Model: II. Validation and Application.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 121(1):83-94.**
  23. Garcia, L.A ., Strzepek, K.M, Podmore, T.H. (1994). “Design of Agricultural Drainage with Adaptive Irrigation Management.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 120(1):176-194.

Refereed Papers Under Re-review or Accepted for Publication:

  1. Garcia, L.A. , Shigidi, A. “Using Neural Networks for Parameter Estimation in Ground Water.” Accepted for publication in the Journal of Hydrology.
  2. Garcia, L.A. , Foged, N., and Cardon, G. “A GIS-Based Model to Estimate Relative Reduction in Crop Yield Due to Salinity and Waterlogging: Philosophy and Development.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering – Tentatively Accepted currently being re-reviewed.

Referred Papers Under Review:

  1. Elgaali, E. and Garcia, L.A "Neural Network Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Supplies", ASCE Journal of Water Resources and Planning Management.**
  2. Elgaali, E., Garcia, L.A and Ojima, D. “High Resolution Modeling of the Regional Impacts of Climate Change on Irrigation Water Demand”, Climatic Change.**
  3. Eldeiry, A., Garcia, L.A. and Reich, R. “Estimating Soil Salinity from Remote Sensing Data in Corn Fields”, Soil Science.**

 ** My philosophy has been to list my Ph.D. students as first authors in work that is related to their Ph.D. dissertation.

Book Chapters:

  1. Labadie, J. and Garcia, L. (2003). "Has Modeling of Water Resources on the Basis of Climate and Hydrology Reached Its Full Potential?", Chapter 8, Water and Climate in the Western United States, William M. Lewis (editor), University Press of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Conference Presentations and Proceedings:

  1. Eldeiry, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “ Comparison of Three Regression Models to Assess Soil Salinity from Remote Sensing Data.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the International Salinity Forum: Managing Saline Soils and Water: Science, Technology, and Social Issues, Riverside, CA, April 25-28.
  2. Eldeiry, A., and Garcia, L.A. ( 2005) “Predicting Soil Salinity in Alfalfa Fields Using Remote Sensing Data.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the International Salinity Forum: Managing Saline Soils and Water: Science, Technology, and Social Issues, Riverside, CA, April 25-28
  3. Elhaddad, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Methodology for Quantifying Soil Salinity Using Remotely Sensed Data.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the International Salinity Forum: Managing Saline Soils and Water: Science, Technology, and Social Issues, Riverside, CA, April 25-28.
  4. Jaramillo, A., Garcia, L.A . , and Gates, T. (2005) “Water Application and Irrigation Efficiencies in Selected Fields in the Arkansas River Valley (CO).” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 25th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
  5. Elgaali, E. and Garcia, L.A. (2005). “Sensitivity of Irrigation Water Supply to Climate Change in the Great Plains Region of Colorado.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
  6. Matter, M, Garcia, L.A. and Fontane, D. (2005) “Influence of Hydroclimate on Characteristics of Hydrograph Evolution in Snowmelt-Dominated River System.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 25th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
  7. Eldeiry, A., Garcia, L.A . , and Reich, R. (2005) “ Estimating Soil Salinity from Remote Sensing Data in Corn Fields .” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 25th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9 .
  8. Garcia, L.A. (2004) ”User Centered Approach to Develop Decision Support Systems - Estimating Pumping and Augmentation Flow Needs in the South Platte Basin in Colorado.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the USCID Conference on Water Rights and Related Water Supply Issues October 13-16, Salt Lake City, Utah
  9. O. David, Viger, R. J., Schneider, I.A. and Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Geospatial Interoperability in Modeling Frameworks – The ‘GEOLEM’ Approach”, International Environmental Modeling and Software Society (IEMSS) 2004 Conference – Complexity and Integrated Resource Management, Osnabruck, Germany, June 14-17, Vol. 1, p. 420-427.
  10. Elgaali, E. and Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Neural Network Modeling of Climate Change Impacts on Irrigation Water Supplies in Arkansas River Basin.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
  11. Eldeiry, A. and Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Spatial Modeling using Remote Sensing, GIS, and Field Data to Assess Crop Yield and Soil Salinity.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
  12. Eldeiry, A., Garcia, L.A., Ahmed Samy A. El-Zaher and El-Sherbini, M. (2004). “Furrow Irrigation System Design for Clay Soils in Arid Regions.” Published in the proceedings of the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
  13. Garcia, L.A. , Daniel Gillham, David Patterson and Blair Hanna (2002). “A Decision Support System for Field Drainage Management.” Published in the proceedings of Energy, Climate, Environment and Water—Issues and Opportunities for Irrigation and Drainage, July 9-12, 2002, San Luis Obispo, CA.
  14. Garcia, L.A. and Foged, N. (2002). “Field Scale Monitoring and Modeling of Salinity and Waterlogging in the Lower Arkansas River Basin of Colorado.” Published in the proceedings of the Central Plains Irrigation Short Course and Exposition, February 5-6, Lamar, CO.
  15. Garcia, L.A. , Patterson, D., Bender, M. and Kinerson, R. (1998). “Development of Water Quality Modeling Framework.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the First Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference, April 19-13, Las Vegas, Nevada.
  16. Engelmann, C., and Garcia, L.A.(1998). "Comparison of ET estimates calculated from the Penman-Monteith and the FAO-24 Blaney-Criddle equations using GIS.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the American Geophysical Union. 18th Annual “Hydrology Days”, March 30-April3, 1998, Fort Collins, CO.
  17. Mahmoud, M., and Garcia, L.A. (1995). “Multi-criteria Decision Support System Implementation and Application.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the First International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision Support Systems for Land, Water and Environmental Management: Concepts, Approaches, and Applications, July 23-28, 1995, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  18. Vadas, R. G., Garcia, L. A., and Labadie, J.W. (1994). “A Methodology for Water Quantity and Quality Assessment for Wetland Development.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the Living with Water—International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 1994.
  19. Garcia, L.A. , Meyer, S., Vadas, R., and Crossman, J. (1993). “A Decision Support System for Wetland Development.” Presented at the Application of Advanced Information Technologies for Management of Natural Resources, sponsored by ASAE, Spokane, Washington, June 1993.
  20. Garcia, L.A. , Armbruster, M., Buehler, K., and Williams, G. (1993). “A Spatially Based Decision Support System for Evaluation of Wildlife Habitat.” Presented at the Application of Advanced Information Technologies for Management of Natural Resources, sponsored by ASAE, Spokane, Washington, June 1993.
  21. Garcia L.A. , Gates T.K., Jensen M.E., Podmore T.H. and Durnford D.H. (1993). “Management Support System for Conjunctive Irrigation and Drainage.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the 15th Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, sponsored by ICID-CIID, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 4-5, 1993.
  22. Strzepek, K.M. and Garcia, L.A.(1987). “Optimal Design of Tile Drains Under Uncertainty in Soil Properties.” Presented and published in the proceedings of the Fifth National Drainage Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 1987.
  23. Strzepek, K.M., Garcia, L.A. and Christopher J. (1985). “A CAD Approach to Training Engineers on Analysis of Uncertainty and Risk in Drainage Design.” Reviewed Paper, USCID Tenth Technical Conference on Irrigation Drainage and Flood Control, Reno, Nov. 1985.
  24. Strzepek, K.M., Garcia, L.A. and Sullivan G. (1985). “A Stochastic Dynamic Programming Model for Reservoir Operation Using Lotus 1-2-3.” ASCE Computer Applications in Water Resources, Buffalo, New York, June 1985.

Newsletter Articles:

  1. Garcia, L.A. and Patterson, D. (2005). “South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program” Published in Colorado Water, April 2005, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Ft. Collins, CO
  2. Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Employing ‘Sound Science’ to Conjunctively Manage Surface and Ground Water.” Published in Colorado Water, April 2004, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Ft. Collins, CO
  3. Patterson, L., and Garcia, L.A. (2003). "User Centered Decision Support Tools for Computing Augmentation Requirements in the South Platte River.” Published in Colorado Water, October 2003, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Ft. Collins, CO.
  4. Garcia, L.A., Elhaddad, A., Foged, N., Eldeiry, A., and Lange R. (2001). "Monitoring and Modeling Salinity and its Impacts on Irrigated Fields in Colorado's Lower Arkansas River Basin." Published in Colorado Water, February 2001, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Ft. Collins, CO.
  5. Khosla, R., and Garcia, L. (2001). "Using GIS Technologies to Monitor the Ogallala Aquifer." Published in Colorado Water, February 2001, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Ft. Collins, CO.
  6. Garcia, L.A., and Lange B. (2000). "SPMAP Provides Comprehensive Tool for Mapping and Analysis of South Platte." Published in Colorado Water, December 2000, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Ft. Collins, CO.

Presentations at Conferences, Symposia or Workshops

  1. Gates, T. and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Salinity and Selenium.” Presented at the 2005 Arkansas River Basin Water Forum, Trinidad, CO, April 7-8 th.
  2. Garcia, L.A. and Elhaddad, A. (2005) “Calculating ET Using Satellite Imagery in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado.” Presented at the 25th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
  3. Garcia, L.A. Elhaddad, A, Elgaali, E. and Eldeiry, A. (2005) “ Generating Land Cover Maps for Urban Areas Using Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photography.” Presented at the 25th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
  4. Eldeiry, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Evaluation of Application Efficiency of Furrow Irrigation Systems in Clay Soils.” Presented at the 25th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 7-9.
  5. Matter, M, and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “ Hydrograph Evolution In Snowmelt-Dominated River Systems.” Poster presented at the MTNCLIM 2005 , Chico Hot Springs, MO, March 1-4.
  6. Garcia, L.A. (2005) “CSU South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP) Experiences with Technology Transfer.” Presented at the Reclamation ET Workshop: State of the Art Review of ET Remote Sensing Science and Technology”, Fort Collins, CO, February 8-10.
  7. Garcia, L.A. and Elhaddad A. (2005) “Use of Energy Balance Approach to Compute ET in the Arkansas Valley in Colorado.” Presented at the Reclamation ET Workshop: State of the Art Review of ET Remote Sensing Science and Technology”, Fort Collins, CO, February 8-10.
  8. Garcia, L.A. and Saunde, P. (2005) “ET Work in the Great Plains Region of the USBR.” Presented at the Reclamation ET Workshop: State of the Art Review of ET Remote Sensing Science and Technology”, Fort Collins, CO, Feb. 8-10.
  9. Garcia, L.A . (2005). “Overview of Modeling and Monitoring Salinity and Waterlogging in the Arkansas River Basin.” Presented at the Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch Symposium & Trade Show, Rocky Ford, CO, January 6.
  10. Garcia, L.A . (2004). “ Finding Ways to Reduce Salinity on the Farmland in the Arkansas River Basin.” ½ day workshop, Lamar, CO, November 10.
  11. Elgaali, E. and Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Quantification of Climate Change Impacts on Irrigation Water Demand in the Arkansas River Basin- Spatial Approach.” Presented at the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
  12. Garcia, L.A . (2004). “New Capabilities of the South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program—Estimating Consumptive Use of Groundwater and Depletions to the South Platte in Colorado.” Presented at the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
  13. David, O., Viger, R. and Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Geospatial Interoperability in Modeling Frameworks—The ‘GEOLEM’ Approach.” Presented at the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
  14. Matter, M.A., Garcia, L.A., and Fontane, D. (2004). “Requirements of Endangered Fishes and Water Supply Forecasting: Use of Physical Characteristics of Streamflows in Snowmelt-Dominated Rivers.” Presented at the 24th Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 10-12.
  15. Garcia, L.A. (2004). “Update on South Platte Map and Its Use in Implementing Senate Bill 73.” Presented at the Colorado Water Congress, Denver, CO, January 29.
  16. Garcia, L.A. (2003). “User Centered Decision Support Tools for Computing Augmentation Requirements in the South Platte River.” Presented at the Groundwater Workshop sponsored by the Colorado Water Congress, Denver, CO, November 14.
  17. Garcia, L.A. (2003). "Pumping and Augmentation in the South Platte: Impacts and Opportunities." Assessing the Impacts of Prolonged Severe Drought on Aquatic Ecosystems and Water Quality of the South Platte River Basin, Colorado, Fort Collins, April 3-4.
  18. Elhaddad, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2003). "Soil Salinity Mapping Using Satellite Images." Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 31-April 2.
  19. Garcia, L.A ., and Patterson, D. (2003). “South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP) Water Management Tools for the Lower South Platte Basin.” Poster presented at the In Service Training, Colorado Cooperative Extension, Fort Collins, CO, Feb. 26.
  20. Hanna, B. Garcia, L.A., and Loftis, J. (2003). “Modeling Selinium Loading Throughout the Uncomphagre Basin.”Poster presented at the In Service Training, Colorado Cooperative Extension, Fort Collins, CO, Feb. 26.
  21. Garcia, L.A. (2003). “Improving Estimates of Augmentation Flow Needs through Information Technology.” Presented at the Colorado Water Congress, Denver, CO, January 23.
  22. Garcia, L.A., Hanna, B. and Loftis, J. (2003). “Managing Selinium in the Upper Colorado River Basin.” Poster presented at the USDA-CSREES National Water Quality Coordinators Conference Tucson, Arizona, January 12-15.
  23. Hanna, B., Garcia, L.A. and Loftis, J. (2002). "Modeling Selenium Loading Throughout the Uncompahgre Basin.”Poster presented at the Mancos Landscapes: Science and Management Workshop, Grand Junction, CO, June 10-13.
  24. Garcia, L.A. (2001). “Arkansas River Drainage Basin: Providing a Better Understanding of Field Scale Processes in the Presence of Saline, Shallow Watertables.” Presented at Searching for Solutions “A Colorado Salinity/Selenium Symposium and Workshop,” Colorado Springs, CO, October 4-5.
  25. Garcia, L.A. (2001). “South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program.” Presented at the 2001 GIS of the Rockies Conference, Denver, CO, September 20.
  26. Garcia, L.A. (2001). "Salinity Study in the Lower Arkansas River Basin." Presented at the 2001 Arkansas River Basin Water Forum, Lamar, CO, March 23.
  27. Garcia, L.A. (2001). " South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program." Presented at the 21st Annual Hydrology Days, April 2-5, 2001, Ft. Collins, CO.
  28. Garcia, L.A. (2000). "Field Scale Monitoring of Salinity in the Arkansas River Basin." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section of the Society for Engineering in Agriculture, Food, and Biological Systems (ASAE), Lamar, CO, November 3.
  29. Garcia, L.A., and Lange, B. (2000). "South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program." Poster presented at the 2000 South Platte Forum, Longmont, CO, October 24.
  30. Garcia, L.A., Elhaddad, A., and Patterson, D. (2000). "Modeling Irrigation and Drainage System for Drainage Water Quality Management." Presented at the International Challenges Facing Irrigation and Drainage in the New Millennium, June 20-24, 2000, Ft. Collins, CO.
  31. Elhaddad, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2000). "Field Scale Monitoring of Salinity in the Arkansas River Basin." Presented at the 20th Annual Hydrology Days, April 3-6, 2000, Ft. Collins, CO.
  32. Shigidi, A., and Garcia, L.A . (2000). "Solving the Inverse Problem in Groundwater Flow by Iterative Inversion of a Neural Network." Presented at the 20th Annual Hydrology Days, April 3-6, 2000, Ft. Collins, CO.
  33. Garcia, L.A. (1999). "Agricultural Drainage Planning Program (ADPP)." Presented as part of the US Bureau of Reclamation Biennial Groundwater-Drainage Workshop, Denver, CO, April 20, 1999.
  34. Garcia, L.A. (1998). "Geographic Information Systems for Groundwater Agencies." Presented at the Groundwater Management Districts Association Summer Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, June 1, 1998.
  35. Garcia, L.A. (1998). "South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program." Presented at the 1998 South Platte Forum, Longmont, CO, October 18.
  36. Garcia, L.A. (1998). "Consumptive Use Model." Presented at the Colorado Water Officials Association, Steamboat Springs, CO, October 1.
  37. Garcia, L.A., and Wind, B. (1997). " South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program." Computer demonstration at ESRI/GIS Users Group Meeting, June 19, Fort Collins, CO.
  38. Mejía-Navarro, M., and Garcia, L.A . (1996). “Integrated Planning Decision Support System (IPDS) Application: Glenwood Springs, Colorado.” Poster presented at the ASCE Natural Disaster Reduction international conference and exposition, December 3-5, Washington, DC.
  39. Mejía-Navarro, M,. and Garcia, L.A. (1996). “Integrated Planning Decision Support System (IPDS).” Paper presented at the ASCE Natural Disaster Reduction international conference and exposition, December 3-5, Washington, DC.
  40. Manguerra, H.B., and Garcia, L.A. (1996). “A Management System for Sustainable Crop Production Under Reduced Drainage Conditions.” Paper presented in the 1996 ASAE Annual International Meeting in July 14-18, 1996, Phoenix, AZ.
  41. Meyer, S., Stiles, E., and Garcia, L.A. (1996), "Demonstration of Wetscape: A Terrain-Based Decision Support Modeling for Planning Wetland Restoration and Management”, computer demonstration at consev”96, sponsored by ASCE, AWRA, and AWWWA, 4-8 January, 1996, Orlando, Florida.
  42. Garcia, L.A. , and Manguerra, H. (1995). "Colorado River Decision Support System - Consumptive Use Model.” Presented at Evaporation and Irrigation Efficiency Seminar, sponsored by the American Consulting Engineers Council of Colorado and the Colorado Division of Water Resources, October 10-11, 1995, Arvada, CO.
  43. Meyer, S., Stiles, E., and Garcia, L.A. (1996). "Demonstration of Wetscape: A Terrain-Based Decision Support Modeling for Planning Wetland Restoration and Management.” Presented at Conserve 1996, sponsored by ASCE, AWRA, and AWWWA, 4-8 January, 1996, Orlando, Florida.
  44. Mahmoud, M., and Garcia, L.A. (1995). “Multi-criteria Decision Support System Implementation and Application.” Presented at the First International Conference on Multiple Objective Decision Support Systems for Land, Water and Environmental Management: Concepts, Approaches, and Applications, July 23-28, 1995, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  45. Manguerra, H., and Garcia, L.A. (1995). “Salinity Management Modeling and Implementation Issues in Irrigation and Drainage Systems.” Presented at the ASCE First International Conference on Water Resources Engineering, summer 1995, San Antonio, TX.
  46. Garcia, L.A . , Manguerra, H., and Bennett, R. (1995). “Crop Consumptive Use Model using GIS and Databases.” Presented at the ASCE First International Conference on Water Resources Engineering, summer 1995, San Antonio, TX.
  47. Mahmoud, M., and Garcia, L.A . (1995). “Multi-criteria Decision Support System Implementation and Application.” Presented at the American Geophysical Union. 15th Annual Hydrology Days, April 3-7, 1995, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  48. Meyer, S., Garcia, L.A., and Stiles, E. (1995). "Decision Support Modeling for Wetlands.” Presented at the Western Wetlands and Water Quality Workshop, sponsored the US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, and Eastern Municipal Water District, 11-14 September, 1995, Ontario, California.
  49. Manguerra, H.B., Garcia, L.A., and Quinn, N. (1994). “A Model for Evaluating Irrigation Induced Water Quality Problems in Irrigation and Drainage Systems.” Presented at the 1994 International Summer Meeting, June 19-22, 1994, Kansas City, Missouri.
  50. Mejía-Navarro, M., and Garcia, L.A . (1994). “Model for Integrated Planning Decision Support (IPDS) in Land-use Incorporating Geological Hazards, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment.” Conferencia Interamericana sobre Reduccion de los Desastres Naturales, Cartagena, Colombia. March 21- 24, 1994, section A-07, 22 p.
  51. Garcia, L.A. , Vadas, R., Meyer, S., Ternlund, J., and Cunningham, J. (1994). “The Use of Decision Support Systems in Wetland Development at a Landscape Level.” Presented at the 21th Annual Conference of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division, May 23-26, 1994, Denver, CO.
  52. Meyer, S., Vadas, R., Ternlund, J., and Garcia, L.A.(1993)."A Decision Support System for Wetland Development at a Landscape Level.” Presented at the American Geophysical Union Thirteenth Annual “Hydrology Days”, March 30-April 2, 1993, Fort Collins, CO.
  53. Garcia, L.A. (1993). “Decision Support System—A Planning Tool.” Presented to Easter Municipal Water District, San Jacinto, CA, January 1993.
  54. Garcia L.A., Valdes J.B., and Strzepek K.M. (1990). “Impact of Changes in Weather Patterns on Irrigation and Drainage Systems.” American Geophysical Union Tenth Annual “Hydrology Days”, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, April 1990.
  55. Garcia, L.A ., Nevo, A., and Armbruster, M. (1993). “A Spatially Based Decision Support System for Evaluation and Planning of Wildlife Habitat.” Presented at the 1993 U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage/U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 1993 Seminar titled: Environmental Enhancements of Water Projects, Sacramento, CA, October 14-15.
  56. Nevo, A., and Garcia, L.A. (1993). "Spatial Optimization of Wildlife Habitat.” Presented at the 1993 International Summer Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineers, Spokane, Washington, June 20-23, 1993.
  57. Garcia L.A. , Gates T.K., Jensen M.E., and Podmore T.H. (1992). “Management Support System for Conjunctive Irrigation and Drainage.” Presented at the Sixth International Drainage Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, December 1992.
  58. Garcia L.A. , Strzepek K.M. and Podmore T.H. (1990). “Design of Conjunctive Irrigation and Drainage System.” Presented at the Visions of the Future, Third National Irrigation Symposium, Phoenix, October 1990.
  59. Strzepek, K.M. and Garcia, L.A.(1989). “An Intelligent Planning Tool for Emergency Operation of Multipurpose Reservoir Systems.” Computerized Decision Support Systems for Water Managers ASCE 3rd Water Resources Operations and Management Workshop: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, June 1989.
  60. Garcia, L.A. , Strzepek, K.M., and Podmore, T.H. (1989). “Design of Conjunctive Irrigation and Drainage Systems.” ASAE International Winter Meeting, New Orleans, December 1989.
  61. Garcia, L.A. , Strzepek, K.M., and Podmore, T.H. (1989). “Robustness: A Criterion for Drainage Design.” ASAE International Winter Meeting, New Orleans, December 1989.
  62. Garcia, L.A., and Strzepek, K.M. (1988). “CURVENUMBER: An Expert System for Parameter Identification in Rainfall-Runoff Models.” Special Session on Expert Systems in Water Resources, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 9 December 1988.
  63. Garcia, L.A., and Strzepek, K.M. (1987). “SPILL: An Advanced Decision Support System for Evaluation of Spillways.” Presented at the Computational Hydrology, First International Conference, Anaheim, July 1987.
  64. Strzepek, K.M., and Garcia, L.A. (1987). “A Decision Support System for Tile Drainage Design.” Third International Workshop on Land Drainage, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 1987.
  65. Strzepek, K.M., Garcia, L.A., and Christopher J. (1987). “A Decision Support Package for Title Drainage Design.” Fifth National Drainage Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 1987.

Accepted Conference Presentations:

  1. Elhaddad, A., and Garcia, L.A. (2005) “Detecting Soil Salinity Levels in Agricultural Lands Using Satellite Imagery.” Accepted for presentation at the Twenty-Fifth Annual ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA, July 25-29.
  2. Garcia, L.A., Elhaddad, A., Elgaali, E. and Eldeiry, A. (2005) , “Generating Land Cover Maps for Urban Areas Using Aerial Photography” Accepted for presentation at the 2005 GIS of the Rockies Conference, Denver, CO, July 21-23.
  3. Garcia, L.A., and Elhaddad A. (2005) , “ Calculating ET Using Landsat Imagery: Applications in Colorado ” Accepted for presentation at the 2005 GIS of the Rockies Conference, Denver, CO, July 21-23.

Reports:

  1. Bohren, L., Breeze, P., Byerly, R., Galvin, K., Garcia, L., Hahn, L., Hobbs, T. N., Kleinshmit, M., Lackett, J., Miller, K., Morgan, J., Ojima, D., Webb, R.S. (2002). “Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change.” Colorado State University, Natural Ecology Lab., Fort Collins, CO.
  2. Garcia, L.A . Patterson, D., Lange, R.W., Altenhofen, J., Hall, J.R., Leaf, F., and Odor, J. (2001). "South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP) Decision Support Tools for the Lower South Platte." Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Completion Report No. 193, January 2001.
  3. Raymond, J.H., Garcia, L.A., and Lange, R. (1996). "Evaluation of SAMSON for Use in a South Platte Decision Support System." Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Completion Report No. 191, December 1996.
  4. Claessens, L., Garcia, L.A., Lange, R., and Jensen, M. (1994). “Reference Evapotranspiration Maps for Colorado.” Colorado Water Resources Research Institute, Completion Report No. 182, January 1994.
  5. Garcia, L.A. , and Lange, R. (1993). “Capability Assessment of the Integrated River Basin Environmental Management (IREM) Model for Application to the Kendrick Project.” Integrated Decision Support Group, Technical Publication, October 1993.
  6. Strzepek, K.M., Garcia, L.A., and Over, T.M. (1989). “MITSIM 2.1 River Basin Simulation Model User Manual.” Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems, Technical Publication, May 1989.
  7. Garcia, L.A. (1985). “A Computer Aided Design of Agricultural Drains Under Uncertainty in Soil Properties.” TEES Technical Report, Dec. 1985.

Invited International Lectures:

  1. Invited speaker on Decision Support Systems at a NATO-Russian Advanced Research Workshop on “Flood Satellite Forecasting and Flood Risk Assessment” held in Khanty-Mansiisk, Siberia, May 28-29, 2004.

Invited Lectures:

  1. “Calculating Crop Evapotranspiration and Soil Salinity Using Remote Sensing in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado.” Presented at University of Colorado as part of the Hydrologic Sciences and Water Resources Engineering Seminar Series, Boulder, CO, April 13, 2005.
  2. “Consensus Development of Computer Water Accounting.” Presented at the Colorado Law Conference, Denver, CO, March 7-8, 2005.
  3. “How the System Works— Where the Water Comes From and Where it Goes.” Presented at the Lower South Platter River Symposium, Sterling, CO, February 13, 2003.
  4. “ South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP)—A Case Study in User Centered Tool Development.” Presented at the Groundwater Management District Association Summer 2002 Conference, Breckenridge, CO, June 13, 2002.
  5. “Field Scale Monitoring and Modeling of Salinity and Waterlogging in the Lower Arkansas River Basin of Colorado.” Presented at the Western Soil Society 2002 Annual Meeting, Fort Collins, CO, June 4, 2002.
  6. " South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP)." Presented as part of the Boulder Creek Watershed Program, Boulder, CO, September 22, 1999.
  7. " South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program." Presented at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Western Water Seminar, Boulder, CO, April 9, 1999.
  8. “Limits to Water.” Presented at the Climate Change Impacts on the Great Plains Workshop, Fort Collins, CO, May 27-29, 1997.
  9. “Decision Support Systems for Water Resources.” Presented to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Natural Resources Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, October 10, 1993.
  10. “Integrated Decision Support Systems for Water Resource Management.” Presented at the National Park Service Water Resource Division Natural Resources Management Trainee Program, Fort Collins, CO, May 10-14, 1993.
  11. “Wetland Development at a Landscape Level and the Use of Decision Support Systems.” Presented at the Western Wetland Development and Restoration Workshop, sponsored the US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, June 14-19, 1992.
  12. “Stochastic Approach to Conjunctive Irrigation and Drainage System Design.” Colorado State University, Agricultural Engineering Seminar Series, 30 March, 1990.
  13. “Conjunctive Design of Irrigation and Drainage Systems.” Drainage Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt, 14 March, 1990.

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TEACHING AND STUDENTS

Teaching Assignments (500 level and above are graduate courses)

CECC192 Civil Engineering Principles 2 semesters
CE109 Civil Engineering Principles II 2 semesters
CB101 Agricultural and Chemical Engineering I 5 semesters
CB102 Agricultural and Chemical Engineering II 2 semesters
CB104 Strategies for Engineering Problem Solving 4 semesters
EG410 Systems Engineering and Optimization 5 semesters
CB470 Engineering Design I 1 semester
CB581 Advanced Engineering using GPS and GIS 2 semesters
CB542 Engineering Application of GPS and GIS 3 semesters
CE576 Engineering Aplications of GPS and GIS 3 semesters

 

Students

List of graduate advisees (Advisor or Co-Advisor) that have graduated:

·

Date Granted Student's Name Degree Thesis or Dissertation
Summer 2005 Yuan-Wen Lin Ph.D. Development of a Model for Hydro-Salinity Simulation in Irrigated River Basins
Spring 2005 Elgaali Elgaali Ph.D. Modeling Regional Climate Change Impacts on Available Water for Agriculture
Fall 2004 Catherine Shrier Ph.D. A Knowledge-Based Spatial Methodology for Evaluation of Ground Water Recharge Sites for Stream Augmentation
Spring 2004 Daniel Gillham M.S. Data and Modeling of Irrigated Fields with Saline High Water Tables
Summer 2002 Mark Peters M.S. Integrating Meaningful Stakeholder Participation through Decision Support Systems: Making Better
Water Resources Planning and Management Decisions
Spring 2002 Nathan Foged M.S. A GIS Based Tool to Estimate Relative Yield Due to Salinity and Waterlogging in a Corn Field in the
Lower Arkansas River Basin of Colorado
Fall 2001 Ahmed Eldaw Ph.D. Long Range Forecasting of Nile River Flows Using Large Scale Oceanic and Atmospheric Forcings
Summer 2001 Ty Mull M.S. (B)
Fall 2000 Troy Monroe M.S. Evaluation of the Hydrologic Component of EPA's Basins Model Applied to the Big Thompson Watershed, Colorado
Summer 2000 Neville, James M.S. (B)
Summer 2000 Shigidi, Abdulla Ph.D. Solving the Inverse Problem in Groundwater Flow by Iterative Inversion of a Neural Network
Fall 1998 Cagatay Tanriverdi M.S. (B)
Spring 1998 Lahkim, Mohamed Ph.D. A Stochastic Approach to Environmental Exposure Assessment to Groundwater Contamination
Spring 1998 Vadas, Rolando Ph.D. A Methodology for Water Quantity and Quality Assessment for Wetland Development
Fall 1996 Azambuja, Nelson M.S Flood Protection on River Basins with Limited Available Data
Fall 1995 Mahmoud, Mohamed Rami Ph.D. Muti-objective Location and Sizing of Water Resource Projects with
Dynamic Programming
Summer 1995 Al-Ali, Emad M.S. The Effect of an Increase in Temperature on Irrigation Demand
Spring 1995 Henry Manguerra Ph.D. Integrated Design and Management of Irrigation Drainage Systems Incorporating Water Quality Aspects
Spring 1994 Henry Manguerra M.S. (B)
Spring 1993 Mansor Hasmi Ph.D. A Spatial Methodology for Estimation of Crop Water Requirements - The GIS Approach.

 

Graduate Committee Work

 

Date Granted Name of Student Degree Major
Summer 2004 Michael Gossenauer M.S. CE
Fall 2003 Tanriverdi, Cagatay Ph.D. BAE
Fall 2002 Hay, Christopher M.S. CE
Fall 2002 Law, Whitney M.S. CE
Summer 2002 Stover, Jason M.S. FS
Spring 2002 Legoza, Sarah Marie M.S. BAE
Spring 2002 Liv Bleifuss Haugen M.S. BAE
Spring 2002 Mohamed Rafeed Ph.D. BAE
Spring 2001 Amit Sharma Ph.D. CE
Fall 1999 Erik Anglund M.S. BAE
Fall 1999 Hashem Faidy Ph.D. CE
Fall 1999 Enrique Triana M.S. CE
Summer 1999 Klinton Reedy M.S. CE
Spring 1998 Aymn Elhaddad M.S. FS
Spring 1998 Matz, Michael M M.S. CE
Spring 1998 Salim Halem Tarek M.S. CE
Spring 1998 Morton Ty M.S. BAE
Spring 1998 Mohammed Lahkim M.S. FS
Spring 1998 Kenan Diker Ph.D. BAE
Fall 1997 Ellington, David M.S. CE
Spring 1997 Cetiner, Ziya M.S. CE
Fall 1996 Morris Hall Ph.D. ER
Fall 1996 Abdulla Al-Thani M.S. CE
Spring 1996 Hatim Sharif M.S. CE
Spring 1996 Azza Abdel-Aziz M.S. CBE
Spring 1995 Essam Barakat M.S. CBE
Spring 1995 Hanan Ali Abdelkader Ph.D. CE
Spring 1995 Mario Mejia-Navarro Ph.D. ER
Spring 1994 John Ternlund M.S. CS
Spring 1993 Steffen Meyer M.S. CE
Spring 1992 Hatem Ali M.S. CE



Undergraduate Student Research

 

Year Student Project
2004 Fletcher McKenzie McNair's Scholars Program, Summer Research Assistant
2003 Travis Hertneky Design of a Biosolid Load Application Tracking System for Parker Ag Services, LCC
2000 Caleb Barclay Shadow Mountain Lake Delta Analysis
2000 John Carrillo Use of GIS Information Technology to Enhance Sharing of Water Quality Data in Colorado
1999 Rachel Correa Use of GIS and Remote Sensing to Display the Areas of the Front Range that Receive Water from the Big Thompson Watershed and Determine the Location of Septic Systems in the Big Thompson Watershed
1998 Claudia Engelmann Comparison of ET Estimates Calculated from the Penman-Monteith and the FAO-24 Blaney-Criddle Equations using GIS
1998 Micah Zogorsky Design of Wetlands for Stormwater Detention and Water Quality
1997 Andrea McPherson Heavy Metal Concentrations from Mine Drainage into California Gulch, Leadville, Colorado

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DEPARTMENTAL, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE·

  • Member, Search Committee, Research Associate I, College of Engineering, Engineering Computing Services (2004)
  • Search Committee Research Associate II, Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Arkansas Valley Research Center, Chairperson (2004)
  • Search Committee Manager/Research Associate, Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Western Colorado Research Center, Chairperson (2002)
  • Search Committee Regional Extension Specialist, Arkansas River Basin, Rocky Ford, Member (2002)
  • Search Committee Dean of the Libraries, Member (2002)
  • Search Committee Faculty Position in Civil Engineering (Precision Farming) - Chairperson (2002)
  • Faculty Advisor student chapter of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) ¼ Scale Tractor Team (2002)
  • Search Committee Research Associate/Scientist (Non-tenure track faculty position), San Luis Valley Research Center, Agricultural Experiment Station - Chairperson (2001-2002)
  • Faculty Council, College of Engineering Representative at Large (2001-2002)
  • Civil Engineering Department Advisory Committee - Member (2000-2002)
  • College of Engineering Student Technology Committee (2001-2002)
  • College of Engineering Computing Committee Member (2001-2002), Chairperson (2002-2003)
  • Civil Engineering Department Computing Committee (2001-2002)
  • Search Committee Research Associate/Scientist (Non-tenure track faculty position), Western Colorado Research Center, Agricultural Experiment Station - Chairperson (2001)
  • Search Committee Research Associate, Mountain Meadow Research Center, Agricultural Experiment Station - Chairperson (2001)
  • Search Committee Department Head of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering - Member (2000)
  • Chairman of Advocacy Board for Women and Minorities in Engineering Program (2000-Present)
  • Faculty Advisor student chapter of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) (1998-1999, 1999-2000)
  • Faculty Advisor Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) (1997-1998, 1998-1999)
  • College of Engineering PREVIEW Advisor (1997-1998, 1998-1999)
  • Search Committee Director of Women and Minorities in Engineering Program - Member (1998)
  • Shared Interest Living - Engineering Advisor (1996-1997, 1997-1998)
  • College of Engineering Diversity Committee - Member (1997-1998)
  • College of Engineering Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee - Member (1997-1998)
  • Department of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering Diversity Committee - Chairperson (1994-1995 and 1997-1998)
  • College of Engineering Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee - Chairperson (1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997)
  • Department of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering Diversity Committee - Member (1996-1997)
  • Departmental of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering Advisory Committee - Member (1996-1997)
  • Departmental of Chemical and Bioresource Engineering Liaison for Minority Students (1995-1996, 1996-1997)
  • Search Committee Research Associate, Microcomputer Manager of the Engineering Network Services, Member (1997)
  • Mentor through the University Mentoring Program (1993-1994)
  • Member of the 5-year Program Internal Review Committee for the HELP/Success Center (1992-1993)

Peer Reviewer:

  • U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF)
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
  • Wyoming Water Resource Research Institute
  • Utah Water Resources Research Institute
  • United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
  • United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (USCID)
  • Fund for Rural America Standard Grant Program, USDA
  • Transactions of ASAE
  • Reviewer R&D proposals submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation's Science and Technology (S&T) Program (2003)
  • Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station

Conference/Workshop Sessions Chairperson/Facilitator:

  • Co-moderator for session on "Conjunctive Use of Surface and Groundwater", USCID Conference Water Rights and Related Water Supply Issue October 13-16, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Panel Facilitator for "User Centered Panel Discussion" as part of the Hydrological Modeling Workshop sponsored by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, April 6th and 7th, 2004 Denver, CO.
  • Chairperson for Session on "Watershed Hydrology and Modeling" American Geophysical Union Twenty-fourth Annual "Hydrology Days", March 10-12, 2004, Fort Collins, CO.
  • Chairperson for Session on "South Platte River Modeling Session" American Geophysical Union Twenty-first Annual "Hydrology Days", April 2-5, 2001, Fort Collins, CO.
  • Co-Leader of the Water Group of the workshop titled "Central Great Plains Symposium and Workshop on the Climate Change Impacts Assessment" sponsored by Department of Energy, The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy, US Global Change Research Program and Colorado State University, Loveland, CO, March 22-23, 1999.
  • Leader of the Water Group of the workshop titled "Climate Change Impacts on the Great Plains" sponsored by Department of Energy, The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy, US Global Change Research Program and Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, May 27-29, 1997.
  • Chairperson for Session on "Decision Support System in Water Resources" American Geophysical Union Thirteenth Annual "Hydrology Days", March 30-April 2, 1993, Fort Collins, CO.

Workshop Organizer/Presenter:

  • Organized and conducted a one day training workshops on the “Integrated Decision Support Group Consumptive Use Model (IDSCU) and Aquifer Water Accounting Model (AWAS)”, May 19th, 2005 at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  • Organized and Conducted two one day training workshops on "Integrated Decision Support Group Consumptive Use Model", May 18th and May 19th, 2004 at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
  • Worked for two weeks with several engineers from the Central Water Commission of India between April and May of 1996 as part of a study tour organized by the ISWR, IDS office, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO.
  • Provided two days of lectures as part of the “Drainage and Salinity Control for Irrigated Lands”, a study tour for nine participants, organized by the Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, September 8-25, 1992.
  • Conducted a one and a half day short course, June 21-22, 1990 on “Advanced Decision Support Systems for Technical Organizations”, at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
  • Instructor in the “Interregional Training Workshop in the use of Microcomputers in Water Resources Development” sponsored by the United Nations – Department of Technical Cooperation for Development. Taught the application of general-purpose computer programs to water resources, the use of groundwater programs, a pipe network analysis and a watershed-modeling program. Kisumu, Kenya, November 1985 - December 1985.

National Conference/Workshop Member of Planning Committee:

  • Planning Committee Member for the Reclamation ET-Remote Sensing Workshop, Sponsored by the: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, International Center for Water Resource Management at Central State University in Ohio, OhioView Consortium and Colorado State University, February 8-11, 2005, Fort Collins, Colorado.
  • Planning Committee Member for the Water Rights and Related Water Supply Issues, A USCID Water Management Conference, October 13-16, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Planning Committee Member for the Third International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage, A USCID Water Management Conference, March 30-April 2, 2005, San Diego, California.

Professional Societies Committee Service:

  • Member of Agricultural Drainage and Subsurface Water Management Committee and the Irrigation and Drainage Technical Oversight Committee of the Irrigation and Drainage Division of the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE).
  • Member of the Benefits of Drainage and Subirrigation (SW-236) and Drainage Research Committee (SW-231) of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE).
  • Member of the Water Quality & Drainage Committee of Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Professional Service to Federal Agencies:

  • Member of the external focus group for the Great Plains Systems Research Unit of the United States Department of Agricultural, Agricultural Research Service.
  • Member of the external focus group for the Water Management Research Unit Precision Agriculture project of the United States Department of Agricultural, Agricultural Research Service.

Professional Development:

  • Member of Class 10 (2000-2001) of the Leadership Development Program sponsored by the Agricultural Experiment Station national Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and the Cooperative Extension national Academic Programs Committee on Organization and Policy Overview (ACOP).
  • Colorado State University (2000-2001) men's mentoring group.

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