Hydraulics and Water Resources
Worldwide there is a call for new technologies, materials and practices to reduce human-induced carbon footprints that cause global climate change and to adapt to projected climate change. One of the systems likely affected by global climate change and population growth is water resources. The Water Resources Program investigates all aspects of the complex interactions between climate variability and change, ecosystem processes, and increased demand from human activities. In the semi-arid regions of the northwestern U.S., water availability during drought periods has already reached crisis levels and the problems are expected to intensify as the effects of global climate change and population growth continue to alter the supply and demand patterns.
Research areas include:
- Low Impact Development
- Aquatic System Management and Restoration
- Climate Change Analysis, Implications, and Adaptation
- Aquifer Storage and Recovery
- Water Reuse
- Remote Sensing
- Stormwater Quantity and Quality
- Surface/Groundwater Interaction
- Sustainable materials and construction
- Engineering Education
Facilities
Hydraulics Engineering has a large work area for the construction of physical scale models along with a wide range of fluid pumping systems. Laster Doppler velocimeter systems are available for accurate velocity measurements. Computational hydraulics and fluid dynamics studies use a well-equipped workstation laboratory.
Affiliated Centers, Institutes, and Labs
Multi-Scale Land Surface Hydrology Lab
Conducts research on the connections between climate, hydrology, land use, and ecological (natural and agricultural) processes
State of Washington Water Research Center (SWWRC)
Conducting and facilitating applied water-related research, educating future water professionals, and connecting the academic community, water resource managers, and water stakeholders
Faculty
Name | Phone | |
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![]() Adam, Jennifer Berry Family Distinguished Professor | jcadam@wsu.edu | (509) 335-7751 |
![]() Boll, Jan | j.boll@wsu.edu | (509) 335-4767 |
![]() Chowdhury, Indranil | indranil.chowdhury@wsu.edu | (509) 335-3721 |
![]() Demissie, Yonas K. WSU Tricities | y.demissie@tricity.wsu.edu | (509) 372-7344 |
![]() Engdahl, Nicholas | nick.engdahl@wsu.edu | (509) 335-9140 |
![]() Ginn, Tim Boeing Distinguished Professor | tim.ginn@wsu.edu | (509) 335-0528 |
![]() Liu, Ming-Liang Assistant Research Professor | mingliang.liu@wsu.edu | (509) 335-9171 |
![]() Richey, Alexandra (Sasha) | sasha.richey@wsu.edu | (509) 335-1691 |
Theses & Dissertations
2015
- The Effects of Grain Size Heterogeneity on Sediment Transport Modeling
Ross Steven Wickham, MS, Chair: John Petrie - Regional Frequency Analysis and Copula Multivariate Statistics for Characterizing Extreme Precipitation and Drought
MD Rubayet Mortuza, MS, Chair: Yonas K. Demissie (Tri-Cities)
2013
- Student Understanding of Pressurized Pipeline Concepts and the Application to Conceptual Change Theory
Anne W. Baghdanov, MS, Chair: Shane Brown - Large-scale Simulation of the Effects of Climate Change on Runoff Erosion Following Extreme Wildfire Events
Gregory Kenneth Gould, MS, Chair: Jennifer Adam - Climate Change Impacts on Reservoir Operations in the Columbia River Basin
Matthew Morrow McDonald, MS, Chair: Michael E. Barber
2012
- Nitrate and Photsphate Removal Through an Optimized Biortention System
Eric Tyler Palmer, MS, Chair: Cara Poor
2011
- Modeling of the Impacts of Climate Change and Agricultural Management Practices on Surface Erosion in a Dryland Agricultural Basin
Erika Michelle Ottenbreit, MS, Chair: Jennifer C. Adam - An Analytical and Numerical Investigation of Stream/Aquifer Interaction Methodologies
Colt William Shelton, MS, Chair: Michael E. Barber - Integrating Green Rating Systems: A Case Study for Ferry Terminal Stormwater Projects
Michael Marshall Thompson, MS, Chair: Liv Haselbach
2010
- Landslide Susceptibility Mapping to Inform Landuse Management Decisions in an Altered Climate
Muhammad G. Barik, MS, Chair: Jennifer C. Adam - Spatial and Temporal Precipitation and Their Effects on Queets Watershed Runoff in the Olympic Experimental State Forest
Travis E. Lopes, MS, Chair: Michael E. Barber - Hydrologic Modeling of Conventional and Conservation Farming Practices on the Palouse
Joshua Bernard Van Wie, MS, Chair: Jennifer C. Adam
2008
- Modifications on the Existing Design Parameters to Improve the Performance of Infiltration Treatment BMPS in Cold Climates
Zain Mohammed Al-Houri, PhD, Chair: Michael E. Barber - Hydraulic Stream-simulation Design Option for Culvert Construction in Eastern Washington to Meet Fish Passage Criteria: How Big is Big Enough?
Kathryn Michelle Mozes, MS, Chair: Michael E. Barber
2007
- The Effects of Dredging on Dissolved Oxygen in Agricultural Waterways in King County, Washington
Elizabeth Anne Milburn, MS, Chair: Michael E. Barber
- Use Of Stream Response Functions And Stella Software To Determine Impacts Of Replacing Surface Water Diversions With Groundwater Pumping Withdrawals On Instream Flows Within The Bertrand Creek And Fishtrap Creek Watersheds, Washington State, Usa
Erik Brian Pruneda , MS, Chair: Michael E. Barber
2006
- Design of Fish Passage at Bridges and Culverts Hydraulic Engineering Circular – 26
Christopher Michael Frei, MS, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss
- Increased Roughness in Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts
Adam Samuel Hill , MS, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss
- Turbulence Characteristics of Flow in a Full-Scale Spiral Corrugated Culvert Fitted with Sloped-and Slotted-weir Baffles
Ryan Richard Morrison, MS, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss
2005
- A Coupled Upland-Erosion, Instream Hydrodynamic-Sediment Transport Model for Assessing Primary Impacts of Forest Management Practices on Sediment Yield and Delivery
William John Conroy, PhD, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss
- A Low Impact Development Method for Mitigating Highway Stormwater Runoff-Using Natural Roadside Environments for Metals Retention and Infiltration
Cory Deyne Lancaster, MS, Chair: David R. Yonge
- Natural Stream Flow Fields: Measurements and Implications for Periphyton
Mark Charles Stone, PhD, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss
- Satellite and Aerial Imaging in Characterization, Hydrologic Analysis and Modeling of Inland Watersheds and Streams
Gregg N. Teasdale, PhD, Chair: Michael Ernest Barber
2004
- Energy Dissipation In Culverts By Forcing A Hydraulic Jump At The Outlet
Emily Anne Larson, MS, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss
2002
- Applications of Particle Velocity to Bedload Motion (Abstract)
Douglas Knapp, MS, Chair: Thanos Papanicolaou
- Preliminary Site Investigation and Characterization of the Former Atomic Energy Commission Bus Lot Property (Abstract)
Robert Nielson, MS, Chair: Yasuo Onishi - Numerical Investigation of the Role of Muck Layer in Contaminant Migration at Stream/Aquifer Interface (Abstract)
Mo’ayyad Shawaqfah, PhD, Chair: Michael Barber - Microforms in Gravel Bed Rivers (Abstract)
Kyle Strom, MS, Chair: Thanos Papanicolaou - Turbulence in Gravel Bed Rivers and Its Relevance to Fish Passage Technologies (Abstract)
Hans Tritico, MS, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss
2001
2000
- Geomorphologic Characteristics of High Gradient Gravel Bed Streams
Adam Maxwell, MS, Chair: Thanos Papanicolaou - Evaluating Small Dams to Improve Stream Conditions for Anadromous Fish
Dwight Perkins, MS, Chair: Michael Barber - The Evolution of Clusters in Gravel-Bed Streams
Samuel Schuyler, MS, Chair: Thanos Papanicolaou - Water Yield Responses to High and Low Spatial Resolution Climate Change Scenarios in the Missouri River Basin
Mark Stone, MS, Chair: Rollin Hotchkiss - Continuous Simulation Versus Return Period Design of Wetponds and Constructed Wetlands
Kevin Timmins, MS, Chair: Michael Barber - A Numerical Model for the Study of Sediment Transport in Steep Mountain Streams
Edward Wicklein, MS, Chair: Thanos Papanicolaou
1999
- Unsteady State Inverse Chlorine Modeling in Pipe Networks
Abbas Al-Omari, PhD, Chair: Hanif Chaudhry
1998
- Analysis of Mixing in Wetponds Through Physical Modeling
Arn Coombs, MS, Chair: Michael Barber
1997
- Hydraulic Performance of the Ecology Ditch: A Best Management Practice for the Treatment of Highway Runoff
Steven King, MS, Chair: Michael Barber
1996
- Hydrogeologic Investigation of Quincy, Washington Area
John Chambers, MS, Chair: Wade Hathhorn - Two-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Sediment Transport in Unsteady Open Channel Flows
Ahmed Kassam, PhD, Chair: Hanif Chaudhry
1995
- Modeling of Chlorine Concentration in Unsteady Flows in Pipe Networks
Rashidul Islam, PhD, Chair: Hanif Chaudhry - Numerical Modeling of Two-Dimensional, Unsteady Sediment Transport and Bed Evolution in Open Channels
Rashid Mizanur, PhD, Chair: Hanif Chaudhry - Dissolved Organic Matter and Heavy Metals Removal from Soil-Water by Infiltration
Ronan Igloria, MS, Chair: Wade Hathhorn - Decision Support System for the Clean-Up of NAPL Contaminated Soils
Dale Lough, MS, Chair: Wade Hathhorn - Numerical Simulation of Laterally Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations
Anand Raman, MS, Chair: Hanif Chaudhry