Former Ph.D. Students

  1. Yeou-Koung Tung, “Optimal Risk Based Design of Hydraulic Structures,” Ph.D., August 1980.
  2. Gerardo Ocanas, “Optimal Water Reuse Planning, Ph.D., August 1980.
  3. Junji Matsumoto, “Capacity Expansion Model for the Planning of Large Scale Water-Energy Systems,” Ph.D., December 1981.
  4. Cheng-Kang Taur, “Model for Planning Large Water Reuse Systems,” Ph.D., December 1984.
  5. Nisai Wanakule, “Development of Model for Determining Optimal Pumping and Recharge of Large Aquifer Systems,” December 1984.
  6. Olcay Unver, “Simulation and Optimization for Real-Time Operations for Multireservoir Systems Under Flooding Conditions,” August 1987.
  7. Kevin Lansey, “Optimal Design of Large-Scale Water Distribution Systems,” August 1987.
  8. Ning Duan, “Optimal Reliability-Based Design and Analysis of Pumping Systems for Water Distribution Systems,” August 1988.
  9. M. John Cullinane, Jr., “Methodologies for the Evaluation of Water Distribution System Reliability/Availability,” May 1989.
  10. Lehar Brion, “Optimal Operation of Pump Systems,” May 1990.
  11. Yixing Bao, “Methodology for Determining the Optimal Freshwater Inflows Into Bays and Estuaries,” May 1992.
  12. Joong-Hoon Kim, “Optimal Rehabilitation/Replacement Model for Water Distribution Systems,” December 1992.
  13. Carlos Carriaga, “A Model for Determining Optimal Reservoir Releases to Minimize Sedimentation in Alluvial Rivers, December 1993.
  14. Bing Zhao, “Stochastic Optimal Control for Determination of Freshwater Inflows to Estuaries”, August 1994.
  15. Guihua Li, “Differential Dynamic Programming for Estuarine Management,” December 1994.
  16. Kaan Tuncok, “Feedback Method of Control for Estuarine Management”, December 1995.
  17. Rick Skaggs, “Enhanced Simulated Annealing Applied to Groundwater Restoration Management”, December 1995.
  18. Zongwu Tang, “Methodology for Optimal Operation of Soil Aquifer Treatment System”, December 1995.
  19. Liang Xu, “Optimal Operations of Soil Aquifer Treatment Systems Under Uncertainty”, Dec. 1995.
  20. Hasan Mushtaq, “ A New Methodology for Optimal Operation of Soil Aquifer Systems,” Dec. 1996
  21. Aihua Tang, “Genetic Algorithms for Optimal Operation of Soil Aquifer Treatment Systems,” Dec. 1997
  22. John Nicklow, “Operation of Multiple Reservoir Systems to Control Sedimentation in Alluvial Rivers,” May 1998.
  23. Burca Sarkya, “Optimal Operation of Water Distribution Systems for Water Quality Purposes,” Mays 1998.
  24. Fred Goldman, “The Application of Simulated Annealing for Optimal Operation of Water Distribution Systems,” May 1998.
  25. Messele Ejeta, “Optimal Integrated Water Resources Planning in Watersheds with Limited Water Resources,” May 2000.
  26. Brian Whalin, “Remote Downstream Feedback Control of Branching Canal Networks,” 2002.
  27. Sukru Ozger, “A Semi-Pressure-Driven Approach to Reliability Assessment of Water Distribution Networks,” 2003.
  28. Mohamed Said El Ahmed, “Real-time Optimal Operation of Reservoir-River Systems Under Flooding Conditions,” May 2006.
  29.  Mike Naber, “Optimization of Soil Vapor Extraction Using Simulated Annealing and Genetic Algorithms,” May 2007.
  30.  Dan Rothman, “Evaluation of Water Resources Sustainability Using a Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm,” May 2007.
  31. Quentin B. Travis, “Ebb and Flow: Preserving Regulated Rivers by Optimizing Upstream Dam Operations,” December 2010.
  32. Nazli Aydin, (co-advisor), “Scenario-Based Sustainability Assessment to Provide Interactive Decision Support for the Long-Term Transition of Urban Water Supply Systems,” University of Kaiserlautern, Germany, November 2014.
  33. Oxley, Robert, “Ecological, Environmental and Hydrological Integrity in Sustainable Water Resource Management for River Basins,” May 2015.
  34. Che, Daniel, “Optimization/Simulation Model for Determining Real-Time Optimal Operation of River-Reservoir Systems During Flooding Conditions,” August 2015.