Academic Professional Experience

  • Executive Director of the CUNY Remote Sensing Earth Systems (CREST) Institute, November 2009 to Current
    City University of New York – New York, NY
  • NOAA Chair Professor of Civil Engineering, Grove School of Engineering, September 2004 to Current
    The City College of New York/CUNY – New York, NY
  • Director of NOAA Cooperative Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies (CREST) , September 2016 to Present
    The City University of New York - New York, NY
  • Director of NOAA Cooperative Center for Remote Sensing Sciences and Technology (NOAA-CREST) , September 2001 to August 2016
    The City University of New York - New York, NY
  • Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Water, January 2012 to Current
    Inter Science Publishers - Switzerland
  • Director of the Center for Water Resources & Environmental Research (CWRER), June 1993 to Current
    The City College of New York/CUNY - New York, NY
  • Associate Professor of the Civil Engineering, September 1988 to December 1992
    The City College of New York/CUNY – New York, NY
  • Assistant Professor of the Civil Engineering, September 1984 to December 1987
    The City College of New York – New York, NY

Other Experience

  • Project Manager, Mahasht Construction, June 1976 to February 1978
  • Senior Engineer, Arch Consulting Co., Janaury 1985 to March 1996
  • Post Doctoral Scientist, Penn. State University, September 1983 to August 31, 1984
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Penn. State University , January 1979 to January 1983

 

Courses Thought:
  • Fluid Mechanics (Undergraduate)
  • Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (Undegraduate)
  • Hydraulics, Hydrology, and GIS (Undergraduate)
  • Engineering Hydrology (Graduate)
  • Advance Hydraulics (Graduate)
  • Applied Hydraulics in Engineering (Graduate)
  • Water Resources Modeling (Graduate)
  • Surface Water Hydraulics (Graduate)
  • Groundwater Hydrology and Contamination (Graduate )
  • Statistical Methods for Water Resources and Environmental Engineers (Graduate)
  • Introduction to GIS (Undergraduate Course)

Services to the College:

  • Development of new undergraduate course in GIS and Remote Sensing
  • Development of new graduate courses in Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Water Resources
  • Member of Department of Civil Engineering Executive Committee. (1985 - 1998)
  • Secretary to The Civil Engineering Executive Committee (1985-1989)
  • Member of "Milton Pikarsky Memorial Lecture" Committee. (1989-1991)
  • Member of Water Resources Graduate Advisory Committee (1989 - 2000)
  • Chair of the Department Doctoral Committee (1998-2002)
  • Coordinator for Environmental Engineering/Water Resources Engineering Graduate
  • Program in Civil Engineering Department (1985 - 1997)
  • Director of Water Resources and Hydraulics Laboratory (1987 - 2017)
  • Participated in mentoring program for Research Careers for Minority Scholars (RCMS) 1990 - 2000)
  • Mentor Member for the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (ROMAS) program
    (1992 - 1996)
  • Faculty Advisor for a Ph.D. student in (FORCE) program (1991 - 1996)
  • Faculty participator in Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education and Leadership (ECSEL), (1991-1993)
  • Director of CUNY-NIS (New Independent States) Ecological and Environmental Cooperation project, (1993 - 1998)
  • Chair of CE Doctoral Committee (1998-2002)

Professional Society Affiliations

  • Member of The American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Member of Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society
  • Member of The American Water Resources Association
  • Member of The American Geophysical Union
  • Member of The International Water Resources Association
  • Member of The National Water Well Association
  • Member of The Association for Ground Water Scientists and Engineers.

 Activities in Professional Societies

  • Member of ASCE, Water Resources System Committee (1987 - 1991)
  • Member of ASCE, Water Resources Programming Committee (1988 - 1992)
  • Member of ASCE, Emerging Technology Committee (1990 - 1994)
  • Reviewer of Papers - Journal of Water Resources Bulletin
  • Journal of American Society of Agricultural Engineers
  • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE
  • Journal of Water International
  • Iranian Journal of Science & Technology
  • ASCE, Journal of Hydraulics
  • ASCE, Journal of Irrigation
  • Proposal Reviewer for The Universities Council on Water Resources, USGS, NSF, and NOAA.
  • Program Coordinator for ASCE 1988 National Convention in Nashville, May 9-11, 1998
  • Chairman of Program Committee of Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Specialty Conference, April 17‑21, 1990, in Fort Worth, TX
  • Member of Research Committee of Universities Council on Water Resources (1987-1991)
  • Chairman of Research Committee, UCOWR, 1990
  • Member of Technical Advisory Committee, for NOAA GOES-R Satellite Algorithm, 2005-2010..