Michigan Technological University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Water Resources Engineering

Water Resources Systems

Veronica W. Griffis

Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Assistant Professor of Water Resources Engineering

906-487-1079
vgriffis@mtu.edu
Dow 865

Links of Interest

Teaching Interests

  • Probability and statistics
  • Stochastic hydrology
  • Numerical methods
  • Water resources
  • Risk analysis and management

Research Interests

  • Flood frequency analysis and the analysis of other extreme events
  • Uncertainty analysis
  • Impacts of climate variability, climate change, and land use changes

Alex S. Mayer

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

906-487-3372
asmayer@mtu.edu
Dow 809

Teaching Interests

  • Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation

Research Interests

  • Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
  • Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
  • Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
  • Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
  • Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California

David Watkins

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

906-487-1640
dwatkins@mtu.edu
Dow 806

Links of Interest

Teaching Interests

  • Water resources planning and management
  • Environmental systems analysis
  • Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Engineering economics
  • Numerical methods

Research Interests

  • Application of decision theory and information technology to water resource problems characterized by uncertainty and conflicting objectives

Hydrologic Modeling

Veronica W. Griffis

Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Assistant Professor of Water Resources Engineering

906-487-1079
vgriffis@mtu.edu
Dow 865

Links of Interest

Teaching Interests

  • Probability and statistics
  • Stochastic hydrology
  • Numerical methods
  • Water resources
  • Risk analysis and management

Research Interests

  • Flood frequency analysis and the analysis of other extreme events
  • Uncertainty analysis
  • Impacts of climate variability, climate change, and land use changes

Alex S. Mayer

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

906-487-3372
asmayer@mtu.edu
Dow 809

Teaching Interests

  • Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation

Research Interests

  • Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
  • Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
  • Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
  • Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
  • Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California

David Watkins

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

906-487-1640
dwatkins@mtu.edu
Dow 806

Links of Interest

Teaching Interests

  • Water resources planning and management
  • Environmental systems analysis
  • Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Engineering economics
  • Numerical methods

Research Interests

  • Application of decision theory and information technology to water resource problems characterized by uncertainty and conflicting objectives

Sediment Scour

Brian D. Barkdoll

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

906-487-1981
barkdoll@mtu.edu
Dow 807

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Dam Decommissioning
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Hydraulic Structures
  • River Mechanics
  • Sediment Transport
  • Stream Rehabilitation
  • Sustainability

Water Distribution Systems

Brian D. Barkdoll

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

906-487-1981
barkdoll@mtu.edu
Dow 807

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Dam Decommissioning
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Hydraulic Structures
  • River Mechanics
  • Sediment Transport
  • Stream Rehabilitation
  • Sustainability

Hydraulic Structures

Brian D. Barkdoll

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

906-487-1981
barkdoll@mtu.edu
Dow 807

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Dam Decommissioning
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Hydraulic Structures
  • River Mechanics
  • Sediment Transport
  • Stream Rehabilitation
  • Sustainability

Civil & Environmental Engineering

870 Dow Environmental Sciences
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931

Ph. 906-487-2520
Fax: 906-487-2943
Email: cee@mtu.edu

Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
906-487-1885

See a Problem?

Email the Webmaster