Education
- 1996: Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Hydrology and Water Resources
Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, College of Engineering, The University of Arizona
- Graduated: November 1996
- GPA: 3.936 of a maximum 4.0
- Credits Earned: 118 Semester hours
- Major: Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Hydrology and Water Resources
- Minor: Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Sciences
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Relevant Coursework: Advanced Hydrologic Modeling; Soil-Water Dynamics; Geographic Information Systems; Hydrometeorology; Advanced Remote Sensing; Hydroclimatology; Field Instrumentation; General Circulation Modeling; Climate Change; Dynamic Meteorology; Hydrologic System Engineering; Geostatistics; Dendrochronology; Groundwater Modeling; Statistical Hydrology; Water Policy; Hydrogeology; Hydrochemistry; Field Camp; Geomorphology; Statistics; Unsaturated Hydrology; Hydraulics; Meteorology; Economics; Physics, Partial Differential Equations; Structural Geology; Ecology; Geology; Chemistry
1992: Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) in Hydrology and Water ResourcesDepartment of Hydrology and Water Resources, College of Engineering, The University of Arizona
- Graduated: May 1992
- GPA: 3.784 of a maximum 4.0
- Credits Earned: 139 Semester hours
- Major: Hydrology and Water Resources
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Relevant Coursework: Chemistry, Geology, Principles of Hydrology, Calculus, Anthropology, Vector Calculus, Physics, Plant Sciences, Problem Solving, Sociology, Fortran, Structural Geology, Economics, Meteorology, Hydraulics, Unsaturated Flow Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Statistics, Global Change, Water Chemistry, Hydrologic Field Techniques, Hydrologic Policy, Hydrologic Systems, Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Geographic Information Systems, Dendrochronology; Hydrologic Statistics, Groundwater modeling
Job Related Training- Diverse hydrologic project, personnel, field campaign, and financial management skills.
- Equal opportunity and diversity training.
- Specialized management and teambuilding training (NASA).
- OSHA-tower climbing training.
- Broad computer hardware and software skills.
- In-depth knowledge of remote sensing instrumentation and data systems.
- Expert in hydrologic applications and research using remote sensing.
- Highly refined written and oral communication skills.
- Internationally recognized authority in Hydrospheric process research.
- Demonstrated leadership, direction, and participation in specialized hydrospheric projects and programs.
- Made fundamantal contributions to earth science through use of space technology and observations.
- Demonstrated experience with earth observation missions, including the effective use of major computing facilities.
