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.
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