Research Keyword remote sensing
Soroosh Sorooshian
Curriculum Vitae
Distinguished Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Publications
http://www.eng.uci.edu/files/Sorooshian_Publications_HSSoEwebsite_jan2008.pdf
Office: AIRB 2084
Distinguished Professor (Joint Appointment)
Earth System Science
Director
Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing
Dr. Sorooshian's research focuses on surface hydrology, primarily in the area of rainfall-runoff modeling. He has devoted much of his effort to model identification and calibration issues and has developed special estimation criteria to account for the uncertainties of calibration data. Other research interests include the application of remote sensing data for characterization of hydrologic parameters and fluxes and the implication of climate variability and change in water resources. He also consults on problems related to surface hydrology and flood forecasting.
Dr. Sorooshian is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE); Corresponding Member, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA); Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Fellow, American Geophysical Union (AGU); Fellow, American Meteorological Society (AMS); Fellow, International Water Resources Association (IWRA); Chair, Science Steering Group (SSG) of Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP); Member, UCAR Board of Trustees; Past-President of AGU's Hydrology Section; member of four editorial boards and former editor of AGU's Water Resources Research; Emeritus Member, NOAA Science Advisory Board; U.S. Member of the Hydrology Commission for WMO. He has served on numerous advisory committees, including those of NRC, NASA, NOAA, NSF, EPA, and UNESCO.
Professor Sorooshian delivered the William Nordberg Memorial Lecture at the Goddard Scientific Colloquium in 2004, and he is the recipient of the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, 2005 - "For your distinguished record in providing scientific leadership for global water cycle research and assuring that NASA science is well integrated into international programs."
In 2007, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS) at UC Irvine and the National Science Foundation Science and
Kuo-lin Hsu
Publications
Associate Adjunct Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
http://www.chrs.web.uci.edu/
http://www.chrs.web.uci.edu/
Office: AIRB 2072
Dr. Hsu works in the area of remote sensing of precipitation and hydrologic system modeling. He is specifically interested in the development artificial intelligent and remote sensing techniques in the classification and decision making of hydrologic systems.
Dr. Hsu's current research activities are in the development of PERSIANN system to accurately determine the spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation using information from satellite and in situ (radar and gauge) observations. The classification of precipitation type (rain or snow) during the cold seasons and uncertainty analysis of model estimates are being investigated. He is also involved in the watershed hydrologic modeling using remote sensing data.
He is currently doing research for the Center for Hydrology & Remote Sensing (CHRS), HSSOE Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Bisher Imam
Curriculum Vitae
Associate Adjunct Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Publications
http://www.eng.uci.edu/files/bimam_pubs.pdf
Office: AIRB 2086
http://www.chrs.web.uci.edu/
http://www.chrs.web.uci.edu/
Dr. Imam is interested in the application of satellite data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and information technologies in hydrology and water resources.
His current research activities focus on the utilization of remote sensing data to study the impacts of climate variability on water resource availability and hydrologic responses of both urban and natural watersheds, and to improve the representation spatial variability of hydrologic properties and processes in predictive models using geostatistical and uncertainty analysis techniques.
Dr. Imam collaborates with scientists from several agencies including NASA, the National Weather Service, and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service.
As a member of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS), HSSOE Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Dr. Imam works on several projects aiming at improving access to and utility of remote sensing data to scientists and to decision makers.
Masanobu Shinozuka
http://shino8.eng.uci.edu
Chair
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Office: EG 4150
Distinguished Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Shinozuka is a world-renowned expert in earthquake and structural engineering. He is especially interested in field theory and risk assessment methodology in civil engineering.
Dr. Shinozuka's research focuses on continuum mechanics, micromechanics, stochastic processes and fields, structural dynamics and control, and earthquake and wind engineering. He also studies systems engineering, with an emphasis on structural and system reliability; risk assessment of lifeline systems, including water, electrical power and transportation networks; and analysis of the socio-economic impacts of natural disasters. He also is interested in advanced technologies, specifically remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) for disaster assessment and mitigation, smart materials and structures, and nondestructive evaluation.
The applications for his work are in earthquake engineering in buildings, bridges, lifeline and environmental systems. His work highlights the multidisciplinary aspects of infrastructure system problems.
Dr. Shinozuka is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
