Water Resources Management
Faculty/Staff Directory
Papelis, Lambis
Program Director
low temperature surface and aqueous geochemistry, water quality
Lambis.Papelis@dri.edu
Acharya, Kumud
limnology, aquatic biology, aquatic food web, ecological stoichiometry, nutrient cycling, climate change and biodiversity, ecological modeling
Kumud.Acharya@dri.edu
Ahmad, Sajjad
water resources planning and management; surface water hydrology, water policy; public health
Sajjad.Ahmad@unlv.edu
Bachhuber, Fred (Emeritus)
quaternary and environmental geology
bach@ccmail.nevada.edu
Berli, Markus
modeling and measurement of soil structure dynamics affecting fluid flow, solute transport and root growth; in-situ characterization of soil hydraulic and mechanical properties; soil moisture remote sensing; effect of fire on soil hydraulic properties
Markus.Berli@dri.edu
Buck, Brenda
soil science (modern and ancient), geoarchaeology, environmental geology
brenda.buck@unlv.edu
Cerefice, Gary
management of radioactive and/or hazardous wastes, environmental remediation, waste management policy, and regulatory issues
cerefice@unlv.nevada.edu
Chen, Dong
river dynamics and geomorphology; modeling of hydrodynamics, sediment transport and streambank erosion
Dong.Chen@dri.edu
Chen, Li
surface water hydrology and hydraulics, erosion and sedimentation, solute transport in surface water
li.chen@dri.edu
Cizdziel, James
environmental chemistry using isotope ratios and trace element determinations
cizdziej@unlv.nevada.edu
Devitt, Dale
soil, plant, and water interaction; water conservation
dev50@clark.nscee.edu
Gerstenberger, Shawn
environmental toxicology
shawn.gerstenberger@unlv.edu
Grant, Doug
environmental and water law
dgrant@unlv.nevada.edu
Hanson, Andrew
basin analyses and hydrocarbon source rock geochemistry
andrew.hanson@unlv.edu
Hodge, Vernon
analytical environmental chemistry
hodgev@unlv.nevada.edu
Jiang, Ganqin
sequence and chemostratigraphy, sedimentology, carbonate diagensis
ganqing.jiang@unlv.edu
Kreamer, David
contaminant hydrology, groundwater dating
dave.kreamer@unlv.edu
Lachniet, Matthew
quaternary geology, paleoclimatology, isotope geochemistry
matthew.lachniet@unlv.edu
Mizell, Steve
vadose zone hydrology
Steve.Mizell@dri.edu
Moser, Duane
environmental microbiology and microbial ecology
Duane.Moser@dri.edu
Neill, Helen
environmental economics
neill@unlv.edu
Nicholl, Michael
vadose zone hydrology, flow and transport in fractured rock, environmental fluid mechanics, and geological engineering
michael.nicholl@unlv.edu
Parker, Steven
American government (National & Urban), public policy, political ethics, political violence, U.S. Presidency, and politics of tourism
parkers@unlv.nevada.edu
Piechota, Tom
surface water hydrology, urban runoff, water resources engineering
piechota@ce.unlv.edu
Smith, Stan
physiological ecology of desert plants
stan.smith@unlv.edu
Smith, William
improved access to safe drinking water and sanitation in the less-wealthy world and water conservation (demand-side management) and socio-political aspects of water resource management in the industrialized world
bill.smith@unlv.edu
Starkweather, Peter
aquatic ecology, limnology
Peter.Starkweather@unlv.edu
Stave, Krystyna
relationships between people and the biophysical environment, environmental decision making
krystyna.stave@unlv.edu
Steinberg, Spencer
environmental organic chemistry
steinber@unlv.nevada.edu
Stezenbach, Klaus
analytical environmental chemistry, groundwater tracing
stetzenb@unlv.nevada.edu
Stone, Mark
aquatic restoration, integrated aquatic modeling, in-stream flow requirements, climate change impacts
Mark.Stone@dri.edu
Sun, Henry
desert microbiology and geomicrobiology
Henry.Sun@dri.edu
Tuman, John
bi-national cooperation between Mexican and U.S. officials in the policy areas of wastewater treatment, groundwater contamination, water supply; political economy of environmental policy
John.Tuman@unlv.edu
Warwick, John
numerical modeling of the transport and fate of contaminants in surface water systems
John.Warwick@dri.edu
Young, Michael
vadose zone hydrology
Michael.Young@dri.edu
Yu, Zhongbo
surface water hydrology, vadose zone and groundwater hydrology, modeling
zhongbo.yu@unlv.edu
Zhang, Yong
subsurface hydrology, groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling
Yong.Zhang@dri.edu
Zhu, Jianting
numerical modeling of hydrology and hydraulics, upscaling of hydraulic properties
Jianting.Zhu@dri.edu