Distinguished Professor of Hydrologic Sciences,
Civil & Environmental Engineering,
and Biological & Agricultural Engineering
COURSES:

Since 1972, I have developed and taught the following undergraduate and graduate courses

Civil Engineering 144: Groundwater Systems Design (3). Groundwater occurrence, distribution and exploration. Quality of groundwater. Steady and non-steady groundwater hydraulics. Water wells, drilling methods, design criteria and specifications, construction and maintenance. Aquifer management, safe yield and overdraft. Artificial recharge. Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater. Introduction to groundwater modeling.

Civil Engineering 273: Analysis of Groundwater Systems (3). Groundwater motion theory and applications. Analysis of transient groundwater flow problems including flow to fully- and partially-penetrating wells, unconfined, nonleaky and leaky artesian aquifers. Multiple well systems. Identification of aquifer parameters. Artificial recharge, spreading basins, recharging wells.

Civil Engineering 272A: Advanced Groundwater Hydrology (3). Flow in confined, unconfined, and leaky aquifers. Hydraulics of pumping and recharging wells. Identification of aquifer parameters. Groundwater quality problems.

Civil Engineering 272B: Advanced Groundwater Hydrology (3). Numerical methods of fluid flow systems. Flow in the unsaturated zone. Hydrodynamic dispersion. Fresh-water and salt-water interface in coastal aquifers. Identification of regional aquifer parameters. Modeling of aquifer systems.

Civil Engineering 273: Water Resource Systems Engineering (3). Planning, design, and management of water resource systems. Application of deterministic and stochastic optimization techniques. Water allocation, capacity expansion, and design and operation of reservoir systems. Surface water and groundwater management.

Water Science 149/Water Science 149A: Groundwater Hydrology (3). Occurrence, distribution, and movement of groundwater. Steady and transient groundwater-flow systems. Aquifer tests. Well construction, operation, and maintenance. Groundwater exploration, quality, and contamination.

Water Science 205: Water-Resource Systems Analysis: Deterministic Models (3). Applications of deterministic linear and dynamic programming techniques to water-resource systems design. Allocation of aqueduct and reservoir capacities, conjunctive surface and groundwater systems. Sequencing of water supply projects.

Water Science 207: Water-Resource Systems Analysis: Stochastic Models (3). Applications of stochastic linear and dynamic programming, Markov chains, and inventory theory to water-resource systems design. Design and operating policy models of reservoirs. Water quality management models.

Water Science 206: Water-Resource Systems Analysis (3). Applications of deterministic and stochastic mathematical programming techniques to water resource planning, analysis, and design. Water allocation, capacity expansion, and reservoir operation. Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater. Water quality management. Irrigation planning and operation models.

Hydrologic Sciences 144/Biological & Agricultural Engineering 144: Groundwater Hydrology (4). Fundamentals of groundwater flow and contaminant hydrology. Occurrence, distribution, and movement of groundwater. Well-flow systems. Aquifer tests. Well construction, operation and maintenance. Groundwater exploration and quality assessment. Agricultural threats to groundwater quality: fertilizers, pesticides, and salts.

Hydrologic Sciences 243/Biological & Agricultural Engineering 243: Water Resource Planning and Management (3). Applications of deterministic and stochastic mathematical programming techniques to water resource planning, analysis, design, and management. Water allocation, capacity expansion, and reservoir operation. Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater. Water quality management. Irrigation planning and operation models.

Department of Land, Air and Water Resources - University of California, Davis