Nevada System of Higher Education
Eco. Engineering Post-Docs & Visiting Researchers
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Our Current Post-Docs and Visiting ResearchersJaria Mon Jarai graduated from Washington State University with a Ph.D. in Soil Science. Her research interests are in the area of fate and transport of chemicals in the vadose zone and the potential threats to surface and groundwater quality. Specific areas include sorption and its effects on transport of organic and inorganic chemicals in soils, quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) to estimate environmental behavior of organic chemicals, and redistribution of pollutants from contaminated soils under the influence of environmental conditions—changes in media surface properties, solution chemistry, and water saturation.
Mahesh Gautam
My current research interests are watershed modeling and development of decision support system tools for various problems of water and ecological engineering at the face of human interventions on the natural system and changing climate. I am currently involved in the projects related to stream restoration, stormwater Best Management Projects, climate change impact on flood frequency, and application of neural networks for the development of pedotransfer functions for soil hydraulic properties. Shogo Imada I did my Ph.D. in Tree Ecophysiology from Tottori University, Japan. Currently, I am a visiting scholar at DRI from the Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University. My current research is concerned with growth characteristics of tamarisks under severe environmental conditions in arid area. I have worked in salt dynamics in tamarisk stands, characteristics of salt secretion from glands in the leaves, and the relationships between the fine-root growth and soil environmental factors. My current research interests are ecophysiological responses of tree species in arid regions, and the role of fine roots in the growth and tolerance of the tree species.
Yiping Li Dr. Yiping Li began working at the Desert Research Institute in July 2008 as a visiting postdoctoral fellow. He received his Ph.D. degree from Hohai University, China in 2006. His research involves lake ecosystems and numerical models. His goal is to improve understanding of the quantitative influences of environmental changes on ecohydrologic processes as well as the causes of eutrophication. He is especially interested in the whole process of hydrologic cycle and contaminant transport among land, surface water and groundwater. His other research interests are nutrient cycling, wastewater treatment systems, lake management, and numerical modeling. His present research is focused on the integrated watershed model linking hydrodynamic, water quality, optical and ecological models.
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Landscape and the Environment
Applying science to environmental issues such as climate change, water recharge, flooding, and contaminant transport.
Solving Critical State Water Problems
Quality research and dedication to science has established DHS as Nevada's Water Resources Research Institute.
Better Land Use and Stewardship
DRI's ACAP Program has a decade of landfill cover research and results saving U.S. taxpayers in excess of $200 million.
I have worked in various roles as water engineer, researcher and lecturer in last 18 years in various issues and problems of water engineering and management in both developing and developed countries. I have worked in the development of flood forecasting and management system, environmental monitoring and management system, besides working for the assessment of human interventions and impact of climate change on water resources, and for developing adaption and mitigation measures against climate change.