Teaching

Fluid Mechanics, CE 309, 3 Credits, Fall and Summer Semesters
This course will introduce the elementary principles of fluid mechanics. Specific topics include the physical properties of fluids, fluid statics, fluid kinematics, fluid energy and momentum, flow in pipes, steady uniform flow in open channels, pumping systems, and fluid measurements.

Fluid Mechanics Lab, CE 310, 1 Credit, Fall and Spring Semesters
Visualization and verification of the concepts of fluid flow, pumps, turbines, and flow meters.

Watershed Modeling, CE 476/676, 3 Credits, Spring Semesters
This course will introduce concepts of watershed and fundamental processes within watersheds, and focus on the latest techniques for watershed analysis and modeling. Specific topics include watershed characteristics, application of GIS tools, DEM-based watershed delineation, and watershed hydrologic modeling. Particularly, a variety of state-of-the-art watershed modeling software will be discussed and a number of hands-on applications will be presented.

Applied Hydrology, CE 477/677, 3 Credits, Fall Semesters
The course will cover the scope of hydrology, hydrologic cycle and components, runoff volume and peak flow estimation, hydrograph analysis, probabilistic concepts in water resources, flood frequency analysis, application of risk concepts to hydrological design, and flow estimation for ungaged watersheds.

Watershed Water Quality Modeling, CE 779, 3 Credits, Spring Semesters
This course will introduce fundamental approaches for quantifying large scale non-point source pollution and explore the latest techniques for modeling the fate and transport of contaminants at a watershed scale. Specific topics include watershed delineation, acquisition of various watershed data, GIS data processing and visualization, state-of-the-art watershed water quality modeling, and development of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs). Particularly, a series of widely-used watershed modeling software (e.g., BASINS and SWAT) will be introduced and a number of hands-on applications will be presented.

GIS and Climatic Data, and Watershed Modeling Software for CE 476/676 and CE 779