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ThomasC.Piechota,Ph.D.,P.E.OfficeofResearchChapmanUniversityOneUniversityDriveOrange,CA92866

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EDUCATIONCertificate HarvardUniversityGraduateSchoolofEducation,(2015) InstituteforManagementandLeadershipinEducationPh.D. UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,(1997) MajorField: CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering(WaterResources) MinorFields: AtmosphericSciencesandEnvironmentalEngineeringM.S. UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,(1993) CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering(WaterResources)B.S. NorthernArizonaUniversity,Flagstaff,CivilEngineering(1989) APPOINTMENTS2016–present:VicePresidentforResearch–ChapmanUniversity,OfficeforResearch:ThiswastheinauguralVicePresidentforResearchatChapmanandreportedtothePresidentaspartoftheLeadershipTeam.ResponsibilitiesincludeoversightofOfficeofSponsoredProjectsServices,OfficeofResearchIntegrityandtheRinkerVivarium.Responsibilitiesalsoincludeadvancementofstrategicinitiatives,facultydevelopment,partnershipswithoutsideentities,andpromotionofeffortswithexternalstakeholders(e.g.,businesses,governmentagencies,politicaloffices).2013(July)–2016:VicePresidentforResearchandEconomicDevelopment2012(June)–2013(July):VicePresidentforResearchandDeanoftheGraduateCollegeDivisionofResearch&EconomicDevelopment(UNLV):ThispositionreportstothePresidentandisamemberofthePresident’sCabinet.ResponsibilitiesincludeoversightoftheDivisionofResearchandEconomicDevelopmentandoversightbudgetofapproximately$10,000,000and50employees.TheDivisionhasunitsthatreporttotheVicePresidentincludingtheOfficeofSponsoredPrograms,OfficeofResearchIntegrity,OfficeofEconomicDevelopment(includingTechnologyTransferandResearchFoundation),ResearchInfrastructure,OfficeofUndergraduateResearch,GraduateCollege(untilJuly1,2013)andvariousinterdisciplinaryInstitutes.Responsibilitiesalsoincludeadvancementofresearchinitiatives,researchstrategicandmasterplanning,andpromotionofeffortswithexternalstakeholders(e.g.,businesses,governmentagencies,politicaloffices).Accomplishmentsincluded:

• Increaseinresearchexpendituresby76%($35.9Mto$62.8MduringperiodFY2013–2016)• LeadTopTierstrategicplanresearchsubcommitteethatleadtoUNLVR1designationin2018.• Tripledpatentapplicationsfrom2013to2015• EstablishedtheOfficeofEconomicDevelopment,OfficeforUndergraduateResearch,and

ExportControlOffice• Establishednewmodelforuniversity-levelInstitutesandthecreationoftheNevadaInstitute

forPersonalizedMedicineandintegrationofInternationalGamingInstitute• IncreasedindustrypartnershipsincludingTesla,ClevelandClinic–LouRuvoCenterforBrain

Health,SwitchCommunications,VarianMedicalSystems,NationalSecurityTechnologies2011(January)–2012(June):AssociateVicePresidentforInterdisciplinaryResearch,DivisionofResearch&GraduateStudies(UNLV):ThispositionreporteddirectlytotheVicePresidentforResearchwithresponsibilitiesincludingoversightoflargeresearchandeducationinitiatives,renewableenergyeducationprograms,oncampusseedgrantprograms,developmentofgovernmentandindustrypartnerships,developmentofgiftproposals,anddevelopmentofresearchsupportservicesforfacultyandexternalconstituents.Thisincludesoversightofbudgetsofapproximately$1,500,000peryearand2professionalstaff,3interns,10interdisciplinaryresearchfacultyteams,andapproximately20graduatestudentsthroughvariousresearchprojects.Accomplishmentsincluded:

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• EstablishedtheFacultyOpportunityAwardSeedGrantprogramtostimulategrant-fundedactivity.Ithasresultedina10:1returnoninvestmentofexternalgrantsandcontracts.

• DevelopedtheResearchMatchwebtoolthathighlightsUNLVresearchexpertise• SuccessfulUNLVapplicationfortheDOESolarDecathlon2013(UNLVendeduptaking2nd

placeintheworldand1stplaceinthenation)• Developmentofthegraduaterenewableenergyeducationprogram

2008(January)–2010(December):DirectorofSustainability&MultidisciplinaryResearch,DivisionofResearchandGraduateStudies(UNLV):ThispositionreporteddirectlytotheVicePresidentforResearchandwasresponsibleformovingforwardtheUrbanSustainabilityInitiative(urban21.unlv.edu).Inaddition,facilitatingotherinterdisciplinaryresearchandeducationonandoffcampusinavarietyofdifferentresearchareasrelatedtourbansustainability.DutiesincludedoversightofresearchbudgetsforsustainabilityprogramsatUNLVandoncampusseedgrantprograms,developmentofgiftproposals,anddevelopmentofnewrenewableenergyeducationprograms.Personneloversightincluded11graduatestudents,1professionalstaff,2interns,and5interdisciplinaryfacultyresearchteams.

• DirectedtheUrbanSustainabilityInitiativeandtheadministrationofDOEgrantsforinterdisciplinaryteams(over$1million)

• Developedanddirectedthesolarandrenewableenergyminor.Thisprogramwassupportedby$1.6millionindonorsupport.

• Successfulasaco-PIonthestate-wideNSFClimateChangeforNevadaproject($15millionover5years).

2008-2013: Director,SolarandRenewableEnergyEducationPrograms(UNLV)2010-2016: Professor UniversityofNevada,LasVegas DepartmentofCivil,Environmental,&Construction Engineering2007 VisitingEngineer(onsabbatical) U.S.BureauofReclamation(BoulderCity)2005–2010: AssociateProfessor UniversityofNevada,LasVegas1999-2005: AssistantProfessor UniversityofNevada,LasVegas1997–1999: PostdoctoralFellow&Lecturer UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles1993–1997: GraduateResearcher UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles1989–1993: StaffEngineer Stevenson,Porto,&PierceInc.,Irvine,California HONORSANDAWARDS• InvitedLeadAuthorontheSouthwestChapteroftheNationalClimateAssessment,2013.• InvitedLecturerforU.S.StateDepartment,InternationalPrograms,Egypt2010.• SecretaryoftheInterior’sAnnualPartnersinConservationAwardforparticipationin

ColoradoRiverInterimGuidelinesforLowerBasinShortagesandtheCoordinatedOperationsforLakePowellandLakeMead,2009.

• ASCERegion8FacultyAdvisoroftheYear,2008• UNLV,HowardR.Hughes,CollegeofEngineeringOutstandingTeacher,2007• ASCEZoneIVOutstandingStudentChapterFacultyAdvisor,2004• UNLV,HowardR.HughesCollegeofEngineeringDistinguishedTeacherAward,2004


• ASCEExCEEdNewFacultyExcellenceinTeachingAward,2003• ASEESectionOutstandingTeacherAward,2003• NationalScienceFoundationFacultyEarlyCareerDevelopment(CAREER)Award,2003.• ASCEExcellenceinCivilEngineeringEducation(ExCEEd)TeachingWorkshopWestPoint

2001,AssistantMentorNorthernArizonaUniversity2002andUniversityofArkansas2003.• OutstandingTeacheroftheYear,UNLVDepartmentofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineering,2001,

2002,2005.• FacultyAdvisorforParsonsBrinkerhoffStudentDesignProject,2ndplace,Semi-PermeableFish

ControlStructureDesign,2000.• SelectedfortheNSFEngineeringEducationScholarsWorkshop,2000.• BestPaperoftheYear,ASCEJournalofHydrologicEngineering,1999

PROFESSIONALACTIVITIES• ProfessionalEngineering(P.E.)Licenses,California(C54496)• Member,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers(ASCE)

Ø SurfaceWaterCommittee(2006to2009)Ø CommitteeforStudentActivities(CSA)(2006to2011)(Chairfrom2008–2009)Ø TaskCommitteeonClimateVariations,ClimateChange&WaterResourcesEngineering(2000–

2003)Ø TaskCommitteeonDroughtMonitoring,Prediction,andMitigation(2006to2009)Ø TaskCommitteeonClimateChange(2007to2011)Ø OfficerofSouthernNevadaBranch(2006–2011)(Presidentfrom2009–2010)Ø OfficerofNevadaSection(2014–2016)

• FacultyAdvisor,StudentChapterofASCEatUniversityofNevada,LasVegas(2003to2016)• Member,AmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)• Member,ChiEpsilon,NationalCivilEngineeringHonorSociety• Member,AmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation(ASEE)• Member,ConsortiumofUniversitiesfortheAdvancementofHydrologicScience(CUAHSI)• Member,U.S.BureauofReclamationHydrologyWorkGroup(2006to2010)• Member,UNLVResearchFoundationBoard(2012to2016)• Member,InternalAdvisoryBoard,ClinicalandTranslationalResearchInfrastructureNetwork

(2013-2016)• Member,ExternalAdvisoryBoard,ClinicalandTranslationalResearchInfrastructureNetwork

(2016-present)• AssociateEditor,JournalofHydrologicEngineering(2000to2007)• LeadAuthor,NationalClimateAssessment2013Report–SouthwestRegionChapter(2011-2012)• ParticipantinABETTrainingclass(Spring2006)• Reviewerfor14journals,2books,and4federalfundingagencies• ReviewPanelsforNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)andVicePresidentforResearchatUNLV• Intersections:SupervisorAnti-HarassmentTraining(2016)• Mentor,AACPCatalyst-AcceleratingResearchLeadership(Dr.KeykavousParang)(2017–

present)• BoardMember,OCTANe(2018–present)• EditorialBoard,Water(2018–present)• Member,SocietyResearchAdministration(SRA)(2018–present)• Member,AUTM(2018–present)• ProgramCommittee,NationalAcademyofInventors9thAnnualMeeting(2019-2020)


COMMUNITYACTIVITIES• St.ThomasMorePastoralCouncil(2005-2011,President2009-2011)• Member,CityofLasVegasGreenCouncil(2008to2010)• Member,CityofHendersonParksandRecreationBoard(2009to2010)• Chair,CityofHendersonCitizenAdvisoryCommittee(2010to2016)• Member,RegionalTransportationCommissionStakeholderAdvisoryCommittee(2009to2010)• Member,StateofNevada-Governor’sWorkforceInvestmentBoard,GreenandRenewableEnergy

SectorCouncil(2011to2016)• ViceChair,CityofHenderson,AdHocBudgetCommittee(2013)• Member,NevadaIndustryExcellenceAdvisoryBoard(2014to2016)• Sts.Simon&JudeCatholicChurch(Jr.HighMinistry,WelcomeGivingTeamandFallFestivalBoard,

2018–present)RESEARCHPROJECTS1. QuantitativeHealthScienceInitiative(nowcalledtheNevadaInstituteofPersonalizedMedicine),

NevadaGovernorsOfficeofEconomicDevelopment,April2014-20162. SolarDecathlon,TeamLasVegas,DepartmentofEnergy,February2012–November2013.3. CommunityFacilitiesEnergyEducationProgram,CityofLasVegas,April2010–August2012.4. ResourceConservationandaSustainableLasVegas.DepartmentofEnergy,November2009–

October2012.5. NevadaInfrastructureforClimateChangeScience,Education,andOutreach.NationalScience

Foundation,September2008–August2013.6. LasVegasWaterinthe21stCenturyMulti-DisciplinaryResearchProject.DepartmentofEnergy,

August1,2008toJuly31,2012.7. ImprovingDecisionSupportofDailyWaterSchedulinginLowerColoradoRiverBasinUsingNASA

ProductsfromAQUA,TERRA,andTRMM.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA),NevadaEPSCOR,July1,2008toDecember30,2008.

8. WeatherModificationImpactsandForecastingofStreamflow.WyomingWaterDevelopmentCommission,June2007–June2010.

9. ImprovingEnsembleStreamflowPredictionUsingInterdecadal/InterannualClimateVariabilityandModelUncertainties,NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA),August2007–July2010.

10. InvestigationofClimateRelatedIssuesRelevanttotheBureauofReclamation,BureauofReclamation,June2006–August2008.

11. FloodWarningSystemfortheClarkCountyWetlandsPark,U.S.GeologicalSurvey,April2006–March2009.

12. AssessmentofWatershedDroughtUsingRemoteSensing,NationalScienceFoundation,EPSCOR,June2005–August2005.

13. TheRoleSeaSurfaceTemperatureVariabilityandWatershedSoilMoisture,NationalScienceFoundation,EPSCOR,June2003–July2005.

14. CAREER:ImprovedHydrologicDroughtForecastingUsingClimateInformation,NationalScienceFoundation,February1,2003–January31,2008.

15. Long-RangeWaterSupplyForecastingforNevadaandtheColoradoRiverBasin,U.S.GeologicalSurvey,May1,2002toApril30,2004.

16. EfficientWaterUseonConstructionSites,U.S.BureauofReclamationandSouthernNevadaWaterAuthority,May1,2002toApril30,2004.

17. RelevanceofResearchonClimateVariability,ClimateChange,andLong-RangeForecaststoWaterAgenciesinSouthernNevadaandtheColoradoRiverBasin,SouthernNevadaWaterAuthority,July1,2001toJune30,2002.


18. EnvironmentalImpactsfromtheApplicationofDustSuppressantstoDisturbedLands,U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),October15,2001toSeptember30,2002.

19. WaterQualityImpactsfromSurfacesTreatedwithDustSuppressantsandSoilStabilizers,ClarkCountyHealthDistrict,LasVegasValleyWaterDistrict,ClarkCountyFloodControlDistrict,CityofLasVegas,andUNLVARI,October1,2000toMarch31,2002.

20. InvestigationofPollutantLoadsinUrbanRunoff,UNLVNewInvestigatorAward,June1,2000toMay31,2001.

21. StudyofSemi-PermeableFishControlStructures,U.S.BureauofReclamation,May2000toSept2001.

22. DevelopmentofaSourceWaterAssessmentPlanforLasVegasValleySurfaceWaterRunoffintoLakeMead,NevadaBureauofHealthProtectionServicesandUNLVARI,May2000toSeptember2003.

23. MicrobiologicalandLimnologicalEvaluationsoftheLasVegasWash/BaySystem,NevadaDivisionofEnvironmentalProtectionandUNLVARI,May2000toNovember2001.

JOURNALPUBLICATIONS(ImpactFactor)1. Gapper,J,H.El-Askary,E.Linstead,T.Piechota.CoralReefChangeDetectioninRemotePacific

IslandsusingSupportVectorMachineClassifiers.2019.RemoteSensing.11(13),1525:https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11131525(ImpactFactor–4.12)

2. Oubeidillah,A,G.Tootle,T.Piechota.IncorporatingAntecedentSoilMoistureintoStreamflowForecasting.Hydrology.2019.6,50;doi:10.3390/hydrology6020050.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/6/2/50 (ImpactFactor–2.02)

3. Li,W,H.Elaskary,M.Qurban,J.Li,K.P.ManiKandan,T.Piechota.UsingMulti-indicesApproachtoQuantifyMangroveChangesovertheWesternArabianGulfalongSaudiArabiaCoastEcologicalIndicators.2019.102,734-745.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.03.047(ImpactFactor–3.98)

4. Gapper,J,H.El-Askary,E.Linstead,T.Piechota.EvaluationofSpatialGeneralizationCharacteristicsofaRobustClassifierasAppliedtoCoralReefHabitatsinRemoteIslandsofthePacificOcean.2018.RemoteSensing.10(11),1774:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/11/1774(ImpactFactor–4.12)

5. Li,W.,H.Elaskary,M.Qurban,M.Proestakis,M.Garay,O.Kalashnikova,V.Amiridis,A.Gkikas,E.Marinou,T.Piechota,K.P.Manikandan.AnAssessmentofAtmosphericandMeteorologicalFactorsRegulatingRedSeaPhytoplanktonGrowth.2018.RemoteSensing.10,673;http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/5/673.(ImpactFactor–4.12)

6. El-Askary,H.,J.Li,T.Piechota,T.Ta,A.Jong,X.Zhang,T.Yang,2018.ImpactsofAerosolsontheRetreatoftheSierraNevadaGlaciersinCalifornia.2018.AerosolandAirQualityResearch.18(5)1317-1330.DOI:10.4209/aaqr.2018.03.0089.http://www.aaqr.org/article/detail/AAQR-18-03-OA-0089(ImpactFactor–2.59)

7. Acharya,AandT.C.Piechota,2016.AnalysisofPastStormEventsandTheirContributiontoFloodingfortheClarkCountyWetlandsPark.InternationalJournalofModernEngineering,6(1),5-16,(ImpactFactor–3.0)

8. Tang,C.,D.Chen,B.T.Crosby,T.CPiechota,J.M.Wheaton,2014.IsthePDOorAMOtheclimatedriverofsoilmoistureintheSalmonRiverBasin,Idaho?GlobalandPlanetaryChange,120,16–23(ImpactFactor–3.16)

9. Acharya,A.,T.Piechota,K.Lamb,2013.ImpactsofClimateChangeonExtremePrecipitationEventsOverFlamingoTropicanaWatershed.JournalofAmericanWaterResourcesAssociation,49(2),359-370.DOI:10.1111/jawr.12020.(ImpactFactor–1.96)

10. Kalra,A.,W.P.Miller,K.W.Miller,S.Ahmad,T.Piechota,2013.UsingLarge-ScaleClimaticPatternsforImprovingLongLeadTimeStreamflowForecastsforGunnisonandSanJuanRiverBasins.JournalofHydrologicalProcesses,27(11)),1543–1559,DOI:10.1002/hyp.9236.(ImpactFactor–2.50).


11. Anderson,S.R.,C.L.Moser,G.A.Tootle,H.D.Grissino-Mayer,J.Timilsena,T.Piechota,2013.SnowpackReconstructionsIncorporatingClimateintheUpperGreenRiverBasin(Wyoming).Tree-RingResearch,68(2),105-114DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3959/2011-8.1.(ImpactFactor–0.92).

12. Acharya,A.,T.C.Piechota,G.Tootle,2012.QuantitativeAssessmentofClimateChangeImpactsontheHydrologyoftheNorthPlatteRiverWatershed,Wyoming.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,17(10),1071-1083.(ImpactFactor–1.38).

13. Miller,W.P.,R.A.Butler,T.C.Piechota,J.Prairie,K.Grantz,G.M.DeRosa,2012.WaterManagementDecisionsusingMultipleHydrologicModelsWithintheSanJuanRiverBasinUnderChangingClimateConditions.JournalofWaterResourcesPlanningandManagement,138:5,412-420(ImpactFactor-1.71).

14. Najafia,M.R.,H.Moradkhania,T.Piechota,2012.EnsembleStreamflowPrediction:ClimateSignalWeightingMethodsvs.ClimateForecastSystemReanalysis.JournalofHydrology,442–443,105-116,DOI:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.04.003(ImpactFactor–2.96).

15. Tang,C.,B.T.Crosby,J.M.Wheaton,T.C.Piechota,2012.AssessingStreamflowSensitivitytoTemperatureIncreasesintheSalmonRiverBasin,Idaho.GlobalandPlanetaryChange,88-89(2012),32-44,doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.03.002.(ImpactFactor–3.16)

16. Miller,W.P.,andT.C.Piechota,2011.TrendsinWesternU.S.SnowpackandRelatedUpperColoradoRiverBasinStreamflow.JournaloftheAmericanWaterResourcesAssociation,47(6),1197–1210.DOI:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00565.x(ImpactFactor–1.96).

17. Tang,C.T.CPiechota,andD.Chen,2011.RelationshipsBetweenOceanic–AtmosphericPatternsandSoilMoistureintheUpperColoradoRiverBasin.JournalofHydrology,411(2011),77-90,doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.09.035.

18. Lamb,K.W.,T.C.Piechota,O.A.Aziz,andG.A.Tootle,2011.ABasisForExtendingLong-TermStreamflowForecastsInTheColoradoRiverBasin.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,16(12),1000-1008,doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000153(ImpactFactor–1.38).

19. Oubeidillah,A.A.,G.A.Tootle,C.Moser,T.Piechota,K.Lamb,2011.UpperColoradoRiverandGreatBasinStreamflowandSnowpackForecastingusingPacificOceanic-AtmosphericVariability.JournalofHydrology,410(2011),169-177,doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.09.030.(ImpactFactor–2.96).

20. Acharya,A.,T.C.Piechota,H.Stephen,G.Tootle,2011.ModeledStreamflowResponseUnderCloudSeedingintheNorthPlatteRiverWatershed.JournalofHydrology,409(2011),305-314,doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.027.(ImpactFactor–2.96).

21. Miller,W.P.,T.C.Piechota,S.Gangopadhyay,andT.Pruitt,2011.DevelopmentofStreamflowProjectionsunderChangingClimateConditionsoverColoradoRiverBasinHeadwaters.HydrologyandEarthSystemSciences,15,2145-2164,doi:10.5194/hess-15-2145-2011,(ImpactFactor–3.59)

22. Aziz,O.A.,G.A.Tootle,S.T.Gray,andT.C.Piechota,2011,IdentificationofPacificOceanseasurfacetemperatureinfluencesofUpperColoradoRiverBasinsnowpack,WaterResourcesResearch,46,W07536,doi:10.1029/2009WR008053.(ImpactFactor–3.15).

23. Stephen,H.,S.Ahmad,T.C.Piechota,2010.RelatingsurfacebackscatterresponsefromTRMMprecipitationradartosoilmoisture:resultsoverasemi-aridregion.HydrologyandEarthSystemScience,14(2):193-204.(ImpactFactor–3.59)

24. Stephen,H.,S.Ahmad,andT.C.Piechota,2010.LandSurfaceBrightnessTemperatureModelingUsingSolarInsolation.IEEETransactiononGeoscienceandRemoteSensing,48(1),491-498.(ImpactFactor-3.47)

25. Tootle,G.T.,T.C.Piechota,O.Aziz,W.P.Miller,V.Lakshmi,J.A.Dracup,C.Jerla,2009.2009-2010ElNiño:HydrologicReliefforPartsoftheU.S.?.EOSTransactions,90(50),481-292.

26. Tang,C.,T.Piechota,2009.SpatialandTemporalSoilMoistureandDroughtVariabilityintheUpperColoradoRiverBasin.JournalofHydrology,279(2009),122-135.(ImpactFactor–2.96)


27. Timilsena,J.,T.Piechota,G.Tootle.,andA.Singh,2009.AssociationsofInterdecadal/InterannualClimateVariabilityandLong-TermColoradoRiverBasinStreamflow.JournalofHydrology,365(2009),289-301.(ImpactFactor-2.96)

28. Soukup,T.,O.Aziz,G.Tootle,T.Piechota,andS.Wulff,2009.LongLead-timeStreamflowForecastingoftheNorthPlatteRiverIncorporatingOceanic-AtmosphericClimateVariability.JournalofHydrology,368(2009),131-142.(ImpactFactor-2.96)

29. Miller,W.P.,andT.C.Piechota,2008.RegionalAnalysisofTrendandStepChangesObservedinHydroclimaticVariablesAroundtheColoradoRiverBasin.JournalofHydrometeorology,9(5),1020-1034.(ImpactFactor-3.27)

30. Kahya,E.,S.Kalayci,andT.C.Piechota,2008.StreamflowRegionalization:ACaseStudyofTurkey.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,13(4),205-214.(ImpactFactor-1.38)

31. Kalra,A.,T.C.Piechota,R.Davies,andG.A.Tootle,2008.ChangesinU.S.StreamflowandWesternU.S.Snowpack.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,13(3),156-163.(ImpactFactor-1.38)

32. Timilsena,J.,andT.C.Piechota,2008.RegionalizationandReconstructionofSnowWaterEquivalentintheUpperColoradoRiverBasin.JournalofHydrology,DOI10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.12.024.(ImpactFactor-2.96)

33. Tootle,G.A.,T.C.Piechota,andF.Gutiérrez,2008.TheRelationshipsbetweenPacificandAtlanticOceanSeaSurfaceTemperaturesandColombianStreamflowVariability.JournalofHydrology,349(3-4,)268-276.DOI10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.10.058.(ImpactFactor-2.96)

34. Timilsena,J.,T.C.Piechota,H.Hidalgo,G.Tootle,2007.FiveHundredYearsofHydrologicalDroughtintheUpperColoradoRiverBasin.JournalofAmericanWaterResourcesAssociation,43(3),798-812.(ImpactFactor-1.96)

35. Tootle,G.A.,A.K.Singh,T.C.Piechota,andI.Farnham,2007.LongLeadTimeForecastingofU.S.StreamflowusingPartialLeastSquaresRegression.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,12(5),442.(ImpactFactor-1.38)

36. Tootle,G.A.,andT.C.Piechota,2006.TheRelationshipsbetweenPacificandAtlanticOceanSeaSurfaceTemperaturesandU.S.StreamflowVariability,WaterResourcesResearch,42(7),W07411.(ImpactFactor-3.15)

37. Hunter,T.,G.A.Tootle,andT.C.Piechota,2006.Oceanic-AtmosphericVariabilityandWesternU.S.Snowfall,GeophysicalResearchLetters,33(L13706).(ImpactFactor-3.50)

38. Tootle,G.A.,T.C.Piechota,andA.K.Singh,2005.CoupledInterdecadalandInterannualOceanic/AtmosphericVariabilityandUnitedStatesStreamflow.WaterResourcesResearch,41(12),W12408.(ImpactFactor-3.98)

39. Tootle,G.,T.Mirti,andT.Piechota,2005.MagnitudeandReturnPeriodof2004HurricaneRainfallinFlorida.JournalofFloodplainManagement,5(1).

40. Reginato,M.,andT.C.Piechota.2004.NutrientContributionofNonpointSourceRunoffintheLasVegasValley,JournalofAmericanWaterResourcesAssociation,40(6),1537-1552.(ImpactFactor-1.96)

41. Piechota,T.C.,Hidalgo,H.,Timilsena,J.,andG.Tootle,2004.WesternU.S.drought:Howbadisit?EOSTransactions,85(32),301-308.

42. Tootle,G.A.,andT.C.Piechota,2004.IdentificationofClimateTeleconnectionsandForecastingoftheUpperTruckeeRiver.JournalofNevadaWaterResourcesAssociation,1(1),7-19.

43. Lakshmi,V.,T.Piechota,U.Narayan,andC.Tang,2004.SoilMoistureasanIndicatorofWeatherExtremes.GeophysicalResearchLetters,31(L11401-L11404).(ImpactFactor-3.50)

44. Tootle,G.A.,andT.C.Piechota,2004.SuwanneeRiverLong-RangeStreamflowForecastsbasedonSeasonalClimatePredictors.JournalofAmericanWaterResourcesAssociation,40(2),523-532.(ImpactFactor-1.96)

45. Singh,V,T.Piechota,andD.James,2003.HydrologicImpactsofDisturbedLandsTreatedwithDustSuppressants.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,8(5),278-286.(ImpactFactor-0.79)


46. Piechota,T.C.,F.H.S.Chiew,J.A.Dracup,andT.A.McMahon,2002.ClosureofDiscussionon“DevelopmentofanExceedanceProbabilityStreamflowForecast.”JournalofHydrologicEngineering,7(3),267.(ImpactFactor-0.79)

47. Piechota,T.C.,F.H.S.Chiew,J.A.Dracup,andT.A.McMahon,2001.DevelopmentofanExceedanceProbabilityStreamflowForecast.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,6(1),20-28.(ImpactFactor-1.38)

48. Hidalgo-LeonH,T.Piechota,J.Dracup,2000.AlternativePrincipalComponentsRegressionProceduresforDendrohydrologicReconstructions.WaterResourcesResearch,36(11),3241-3249.(ImpactFactor-3.15)

49. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1999.LongRangeStreamflowForecastingUsingElNiño-SouthernOscillationIndicators.JournalofHydrologicEngineering,4(2),144-151.AwardedtheBestPaperintheASCEJournalofHydrologicEngineering,1999.(ImpactFactor-1.38)

50. PiechotaT.C.,F.H.S.Chiew,J.A.Dracup,andT.A.McMahon,1998.SeasonalStreamflowForecastinginEasternAustraliaandtheElNiño-SouthernOscillation.WaterResourcesResearch,34(11),3035-3044.(ImpactFactor-3.15)

51. Chiew,F.H.S.,T.C.Piechota,J.A.Dracup,andT.A.McMahon,1998.ElNiño/SouthernOscillationandAustralianRainfall,StreamflowandDrought:LinksandPotentialforForecasting.JournalofHydrology,204(1-4),138-149.(ImpactFactor-2.96)

52. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,andR.G.Fovell,1997.WesternU.S.StreamflowandAtmosphericCirculationPatternsDuringElNiño-SouthernOscillation(ENSO).JournalofHydrology,201(1-4),249-271.(ImpactFactor-2.96)

53. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1996.DroughtandRegionalHydrologicVariationsintheUnitedStates:AssociationswiththeElNiño/SouthernOscillation.WaterResourcesResearch,32(5),1359-1373.(ImpactFactor-3.15)

54. Chiew,F.H.S.,T.A.McMahon,J.A.Dracup,andT.Piechota,1994.El-Niño/SouthernOscillationandStreamflowPatternsinSouth-eastAustralia.AustralianCivilEngineeringTransactions,Inst.Engr.Aust.,CE36(4),285-291.

BOOKSANDBOOKCHAPTERS(#ofCitations)1. Dallman,S.andPiechota,T.2010.StormWater:AssetnotLiability(Secondedition).LosAngeles:

LosAngeles&SanGabrielRiversWatershedCouncil,ISBN-10:1453872329,68pp.2. Garbrecht,J.D.andT.C.Piechota,2006.WaterResourcesandClimate.In:ClimateVariations,

ClimateChange,andWaterResourcesEngineering.Editors:J.D.GarbrechtandT.C.Piechota.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,pp.19-36.ISBN0-7844-0824-6.(Citations-13)

3. Piechota,T.C.J.D.Garbrecht,andJ.M.Schneider,2006.ClimateVariabilityandClimateChange.In:ClimateVariations,ClimateChange,andWaterResourcesEngineering.Editors:J.D.GarbrechtandT.C.Piechota.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,pp.3-18.ISBN0-7844-0824-6.(Citations-8)

4. Tootle,G.A.,andT.C.Piechota,2006.ClimateVariability,WaterSupply,andDroughtinUpperColoradoRiverBasin.InClimateVariability,ClimateChangeandWaterResourcesEngineering.Editors:J.D.GarbrechtandT.C.Piechota,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,pp.132-142.ISBN0-7844-0824-6.

5. Piechota,T.C.,F.H.S.Chiew,andJ.A.Dracup,2001.HydrologicalImplicationsoftheElNiño-SouthernOscillation(ENSO):ObservationsandHydrologicForecasting.In:ObservationsandModelingoftheLandSurfaceHydrologicalProcesses.Editors:V.Lakshmi,J.AlbertsonandJ.Schaake,AmericanGeophysicalUnion,WaterScienceandApplicationSeries,Volume3,231-246.ISBN0-87590-352-5.

6. Chiew,F.H.S.,T.A.McMahon,S.LZhou,andT.C.Piechota,2000.StreamflowVariability,SeasonalForecastingandWaterResourcesSystems.In:ApplicationsofSeasonalClimateForecastinginAgriculturalandNaturalEcosystems-TheAustralianExperience.Editors:G.L.Hammer,N.NichollsandC.Mitchell,KluwerAcademic,pp.409-428.(Citations-11)


7. Dallman,S.,andT.Piechota,2000.StormWater:AssetnotLiability.PublishedbytheLosAngeles-SanGabrielRiversWatershedCouncil,ISBN0-967734-07,71pp.(Citations-20)

REPORTS1. Garfin,G.,G.Franco,H.Blanco,A.Comrie,P.Gonzalez,T.Piechota,R.Smyth,andR.Waskom,2014.

Ch.20:Southwest.ClimateChangeImpactsintheUnitedStates:TheThirdNationalClimateAssessment,J.M.Melillo,Terese(T.C.)Richmond,andG.W.Yohe,Eds.,U.S.GlobalChangeResearchProgram,462-486.doi:10.7930/J08G8HMN.(PEERREVIEWED).

2. Brekke,L.,B.Harding,T.Piechota,B,Udall,C.Woodhouse,D.Yates,2007.ReviewofScienceandMethodsforIncorporatingClimateChangeInformationintoReclamation'sColoradoRiverBasinPlanningStudies.U.S.BureauofReclamation,LowerColoradoRegion(PEERREVIEWED).

3. Piechota,T.C.,J.vanEe,J.Batista,K.Stave,andD.James,2004.PotentialEnvironmentalImpactsofDustSuppressants:“AvoidinganotherTimesBeach.”U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)/600/R-04/031,March2004(PEERREVIEWED).

4. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.Batista,2003.SourceWaterAssessmentfortheLasVegasValleySurfaceWaters.FinalReporttotheStateofNevada,BureauofHealthProtectionServices.

5. Piechota,T.C.,2002.RelevanceofClimateVariability,ClimateChange,andLong-RangeForecaststoWaterAgenciesinSouthernNevadaandtheColoradoRiverBasin.FinalReporttotheSouthernNevadaWaterAuthority.

6. Piechota,T.,J.Batista,D.James,D.Loreto,andV.Singh,2002.WaterQualityImpactsFromSurfacesTreatedwithDustSuppressantsandSoilStabilizers,FinalReport.

7. Piechota,T.,D.James,J.Batista,P.Amy,M.Du,S.Harbour,M.Reginato,A.Rosenblatt,andC.Brown,2002.Microbiological,Limnological,andNutrientEvaluationsoftheLasVegasWash/BaySystem,FinalReport.

8. Walker,P.,andT.Piechota,2000.CharacterizationofWetandDryWeatherUrbanRunoff.FinalProjectReport.WesternAlliancetoExpandStudentOpportunities(WAESO).

9. Dracup,J.A.,N.L.Miller,andT.C.Piechota,1998.ApplicationoftheUC-LLNLRegionalClimateSystemModeltotheMalibuCreekWatershed.InstituteofGeophysicsandPlanetaryPhysics–LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory1998AnnualReport,pgs.47-49.

CONFERENCEPROCEEDINGS1. Najafi,M.R.,H.Moradkhani,andT.Piechota,2011.ImprovedEnsembleStreamflowPrediction

usingaNewESPWeightingScheme.Proceedingsofthe2011World&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May22-26,2011.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers.

2. Acharya,A.,T.C.Piechota,andK.Acharya,2010.CharacterizationofFirstFlushPhenomenoninanUrbanStormwaterRunoff:ACasestudyofFlamingoTropicanaWatershedinLasVegasValley.Proceedingsofthe2010World&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May16-20,2010.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers.

3. Aziz,O.,G.A.Tootle,T.C.Piechota,andC.Moser,2010.2009-2010ElNiño:PredictedHydrologicResponseintheUnitedStates.Proceedingsofthe2010World&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May16-20,2010.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers.

4. Piechota,T.C.andE.Neumann,2008.ClimateChange,GlobalWarming,andSustainability:CivilEngineeringCurriculumandStudentPerceptions.Proceedingsofthe2008ASEEAnnualConference,June23-26,2008.AmericanSocietyofEngineeringEducation.

5. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.Timilsena,2007.EvaluationofInterdecadalDroughtVariabilityUsingReconstructedStreamflowData.Proceedingsofthe2007World&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May14-18,2007,TampaBay,Florida.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers.

6. Piechota,T.C.,B.Gauthier,andH.Wells,2007.AHybridDistanceLearningModelUsedinaIntroductoryCivilEngineeringCourseForHighSchoolStudents.Proceedingsofthe2007ASEEAnnualConference,June25-28,2007,Honolulu,Hawaii,Oregon,AmericanSocietyofEngineeringEducation.


7. Piechota,T.C.andJ.Timilsena,2007.EvaluationofInterdecadalDroughtVariabilityUsingReconstrcturedStreamflowData,ProceedingsoftheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May14-18,2007,TampaBay,Florida..

8. Kahya,E.,M.C.Demirel,andT.C.Piechota,2007.SpatialGroupingofAnnualStreamflowPatternsinTurkey.Proceedingsofthe27thAnnualHydrologyDays,March19-21,2007,FortCollins,CO.AmericanGeophysicalUnion.

9. Kalra,A.,T.C.Piechota,R.Davies,andG.A.Tootle,2006.IsClimateChangeEvidentinU.S.Streamflow?ProceedingsoftheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May22-25,2006,Omaha,Nebraska.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

10. Tootle,G.A.,T.M.Hunter,andT.C.Piechota,2006.PacificOceanic/AtmosphericVariabilityandtheWindRiverRange.ProceedingsoftheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May22-25,2006,Omaha,Nebraska.AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

11. Piechota,T.C.,andS.Nambisan.2005.IntegrationofService-LearningintoCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringCurriculum.Proceedingsofthe2005ASEEAnnualConference,June12-15,2005,Portland,Oregon,AmericanSocietyofEngineeringEducation.

12. Reilly,J.andT.Piechota,2005.ActualStormEventsOutperformSyntheticDesignStorms:ATestofSCSCurveNumberReliability.ProceedingsoftheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May15-19,2005,Anchorage,Alaska,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

13. Tootle,G.,andT.Piechota,2005.LongLead-timeStreamflowForecastingusingPacificOceanClimateTeleconnections.ProceedingsoftheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May15-19,2005,Anchorage,Alaska,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

14. Tootle,G.,andT.Piechota,2004.ForecastingofLowerColoradoRiverBasinStreamflowusingPacificOceanSeaSurfaceTemperaturesandENSO.ProceedingsoftheAridLandsSymposium,June26-July1,2004,SaltLakeCity,Utah,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

15. Sack,R.L.,T.C.Piechota,andA.Ebrahimpour,2004.UnifyingGroundSnowLoadsfortheWesternUnitedStates.Proceedingsofthe5thInternationalConferenceonSnowEngineering2004,July4-7,2004.Davos,Switzerland,163-168.

16. Malik,U.,andT.Piechota,2003.UrbanRunoffQualityDuringDryandWetWeatherFlowsintheLasVegasValley.Proceedingsofthe2003NorthAmericanSurfaceWaterQualityConferenceandExposition(Stormcon),July28-31,2003,SanAntonio,Texas,ForesterCommunications.

17. Tootle,G.,andT.Piechota,2003.Droughtandthe2002-2003ElNiñointheSouthwestU.S.,2003.ProceedingsoftheWorldWater&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2003,June22-26,2003,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

18. Piechota,T.C.,2003.Fountains,GolfCourses,andMusic:DesignProjectsinWaterResourcesEngineeringEducation.ProceedingsoftheWorldWater&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2003,June22-26,2003,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

19. Piechota,T.,C.,D.E.James,andB.Gauthier,2003.Project-BasedLearninginaFreshmanEngineeringCourse:University-HighSchoolPartnership.AmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducationPacificSouthwestSectionSpring2003ConferenceProceedings,March20-21,2003,LosAngeles,California.

20. Reginato,M.,andT.Piechota,2002.AGISNonpointSourcePollutionModelfortheLasVegasValley.ProceedingsoftheNinthInternationalConferenceonUrbanDrainage,September8-13,2002,Portland,Oregon,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

21. Singh,V.,T.Piechota,andV.Ponte,2002.RainfallSimulationonDisturbedLandsTreatedwithDustSuppressants:HydrologicImpacts.ProceedingsoftheNinthInternationalConferenceonUrbanDrainage,September8-13,2002,Portland,Oregon,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

22. Loreto,D.,J.Batista,andT.Piechota,2002.ImpactsofDustSuppressantApplicationontheQualityofUrbanRunoff.ProceedingsoftheNinthInternationalConferenceonUrbanDrainage,September8-13,2002,Portland,Oregon,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.


23. Piechota,T.C.,2002.ClimateVariabilityandWaterSupplyoftheColoradoRiverBasin.Proceedingsofthe2002ConferenceonWaterResourcesPlanningandManagement,SymposiumonManagingExtremes:FloodsandDroughts,May19–22,2002,Roanoke,Virginia,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

24. Reginato,M.andT.Piechota,2002.GISandtheDevelopmentofaSourceWaterAssessmentPlan.Proceedingsofthe22ndAnnualESRIInternationalUserConference,July8-12,2002,SanDiego,California.

25. Piechota,T.C.,H.G.Hidalgo,andJ.A.Dracup,2001.StreamflowVariabilityandReconstructionfortheColoradoRiverBasin.ProceedingsoftheWorldWaterandEnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May20–24,2001,Orlando,Florida,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

26. Piechota,T.C.,andL.Bowland,2001.CharacterizationofWetandDryWeatherFlowsfromUrbanRunoffinanAridRegion,ProceedingsoftheWorldWaterandEnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May20–24,2001,Orlando,Florida,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

27. Piechota,T.C.,andL.Bowland,2001.WaterQualityofUrbanRunoffintheLasVegasValleyStormChannels.Proceedingsofthe36thAnnualEngineeringGeologyandGeotechnicalEngineeringSymposium,LasVegas,NV,March28-30.

28. Piechota,T.C.,F.H.Chiew,andJ.A.Dracup,2000.UseofLong-RangeExceedanceProbabilityForecastsinManagementofWaterResourceSystems.ProceedingsoftheASCEJointConferenceonWaterResourcesEngineeringandWaterResourcesPlanningandManagement,July20–August2,2000,Minneapolis,Minnesota,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

29. Hidalgo,H.G.,J.A.Dracup,andT.C.Piechota,2000.AlternativePCA-basedRegressionTechniquesinDendroclimaticReconstructions.ProceedingsoftheFifteenthAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,May24-27,1999,InteragencyEcologicalProgramfortheSacramento-SanJoaquinEstuary,TechnicalReport65,StateofCaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources.

30. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1999.ImplicationsoftheElNiño-SouthernOscillationforLong-RangeStreamflowForecasting:TheColumbiaRiverBasin.Proceedingsofthe26thAnnualWaterResourcesPlanningandManagementConference,June6-9,1999,TempeArizona,AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers,WashingtonD.C.

31. Hidalgo-Leon,H.G.,J.A.Dracup,G.MacDonald,andT.C.Piechota,1999.The1572-1593SevereSustainedDroughtintheColoradoRiverBasin:AReexamination.ProceedingsoftheFifteenthAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,April27-30,1998,InteragencyEcologicalProgramfortheSacramento-SanJoaquinEstuary,TechnicalReport64,StateofCaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources.

32. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1998.Long-RangeStreamflowForecastingUsingENSOInformation:ApplicationtotheColumbiaRiverBasin.SpecialSymposiumonHydrology,310-313,11-16January1998,Phoenix,Arizona,AmericanMeteorologicalSociety,BostonMassachusetts.

33. Gutierrez,F.,T.Piechota,andJ.Dracup,1998.ConexionesentrecaudalesdealgunosríosdelaCostaNorteyCentraldelPerúyElNiño.BulletindeĺInstitutFrancaisdEtudesAndines.27(3),829-838.

34. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,F.H.S.Chiew,andT.A.McMahon,1997.SeasonalStreamflowForecastinginEasternAustraliaandtheElNiño-SouthernOscillation.24thHydrology&WaterResourcesSymposiumProceedings.373-378,24-28November1997,Auckland,NewZealand.NewZealandHydrologicalSocietyandtheNationalCommitteeonWaterEngineeringoftheInstitutionofEngineers,Australia.

35. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1997.Long-RangeStreamflowForecastingUsingENSOInformation:ApplicationtotheColumbiaRiverBasin.SummaryReport:WorkshopfortheAssessmentoftheUseofSeasonal-to-InterannualClimatePredictionsforWaterResourcesManagement,(http://www.ce.washington.edu/~hamleaf/June10Workshop.html),JointInstitutefortheStudyofAtmosphericsandOcean(JISAO),UniversityofWashington,June10,1997.

36. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,F.H.S.Chiew,andT.A.McMahon,1997.StreamflowForecastinginEasternAustralia:AssociationswithTropicalSeaSurfaceTemperaturesandtheSouthern


OscillationIndex.13thConferenceonHydrology,J20-J23,2-7February1997,LongBeach,California,AmericanMeteorologicalSociety,BostonMassachusetts.

37. Dracup,J.A.,andT.C.Piechota,1996.LinkagesBetweentheElNiño-SouthernOscillationandU.S.Droughts.ASCEInternationalConference&ExpositiononNaturalDisasterReduction,December3-5,1996,WashingtonD.C.

38. Dracup,J.A.,T.C.Piechota,andC.S.Khachikian,1995.TheHydroclimatologyoftheUnitedStatesDuringElNiño/SouthernOscillation.ProceedingsofWaterResourcesandEnvironmentalHazards:EmphasisonHydrologicandCulturalInsightinthePacificRim,June25-28,1995,AmericanWaterResourcesAssociation,AnnualSummerSymposium.

39. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,E.F.Brown,T.A.McMahon,andF.H.S.Chiew,1995.SouthAmericanStreamflowandtheExtremePhasesoftheSouthernOscillation.ProceedingsoftheEleventhAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,April19-22,1994,InteragencyEcologicalProgram,TechnicalReport40,DepartmentofWaterResources.

40. Brown,E.,T.Piechota,X.Vargas,andJ.Dracup,1994.AnalsisdeseriesdecaudalesenChiledurantelasfasesextremasdeENSO.XVICongresoLatinoamericanodeHidráulicasereunió,enSantiagolosdias22y23deAgosto,1994.AsociaciónInternacionaldeInvestigacionesHidráulicas.

CONFERENCEANDINVITEDPRESENTATIONS1. Lamb,K.W,J.Fayne,A.Kalra,W.P.Miller,V.Lakshmi,G.A.Tootle,T.C.Piechota.2015-16ENSO,

Precipitation,andtheRidiculouslyResilientRidge.Presentedatthe2016AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December12-16,2016.

2. Pathak,P.,A.Kalra,M.Bernardez,M.Bernardez,K.W.Lamb,W.P.Miller,G.A.Tootle,J.Fayne,V.Lakshmi,N.I.Santos,T.C.Piechota.TrendsandshiftchangesintheSWEinthewesternUS.Presentedatthe2016AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December12-16,2016.

3. Santos,N.I.,T.C.Piechota,W.P.Miller,K.W.Lamb,V.Lakshmi,G.A.Tootle,A.Kalra,M.Bernardez,J.Fayne,P.Pathak.The2015-2016ElNiño:ImpactstotheLowerColoradoRiverBasin.Presentedatthe2016AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December12-16,2016.

4. Piechota,T.C..,2016.WaterandClimateVariabilityintheSouthwestColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheUniversityofNevada,RenoGraduateProgramofHydrologicSciences(GPHS)Colloquium.INVITED.

5. Miller,W.,K.Lamb,T.Piechota,V.Lakshmi,N.Santos,G.Tootle,A.Kalra,J.Fayne.AnApplicationofAdvancedEnsembleStreamflowPredictionMethodstoAssessPotentialImpactsofthe2015–2016ENSOEventovertheColoradoRiverBasin.Presentedatthe2015AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2015

6. Santos,N.,W.Miller,T.Piechota,V.Lakshmi.CharacterizingFutureElNiñoImpactstotheLowerColoradoRiverBasin(Invited).Presentedatthe2015AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2015

7. Lamb,K.,W.Miller,V.Lakshmi,T.Piechota,G.Tootle,N.Santos,A.Kalra.FromParchedtoPouring:Canthe2015–2016ElNiñoEventBringDroughtRelieftoCaliforniaandtheWesternU.S.Presentedatthe2015AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2015

8. Santos,N.,W.Miller,T.C.Piechota,K.C.Nowak,D.Bunk.IdentifyingandComparingCMIP5EnsemblesandtheResultantHydrologicConditionsfortheColoradoRiverBasin.Presentedatthe2014AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December,2014

9. Ego,H.,K.McCown,N.Saghafi,E.Gross,W.Hunter,P.Zawarus,A.Gann,T.C.Piechota.TheLasVegasSustainabilityAtlas:ModelingPlace-basedInteractionsandImplicationsintheLasVegasValleyBioregion.Presentedatthe2014AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December,2014.

10. N.I.Santos,T.C.Piechota,W.P.Miller,2013.EvaluatingtheperformanceofCMIP5ClimateProjectionsovertheColoradoRiverbasin.Presentedat2013AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December9-13,2013


11. N.I.Santos,W.P.Miller,T.C.Piechota,2012.EvaluatingtheperformanceofglobalclimatemodelsovertheColoradoRiver.Presentedat2012AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December3-7,2012

12. Jiang,P.,Z.Yu,M.R.Gautam,T.C.Piechota,2012.PacificandAtlanticOceanInfluenceonSpatiotemporalVariabilityofPrecipitationExtremesintheWesternUnitedStates.Presentedat2012AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December3-7,2012

13. Bunk,D.A.,T.C.Piechota,2012.ChangingDemandsfromRiparianEvapotranspirationandFree-WaterEvaporationintheLowerColoradoRiverBasinUnderDifferentClimateScenarios.Presentedat2012AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December3-7,2012.

14. Mensing,S,Strachan,S,Biondi,F,Devitt,D,Fenstermaker,L,Arnone,J,Saito,L,Bird,B,Lyles,B,McCurdy,G,Lancaster,N,Piechota,T,2012.IntroducingNevcan:TheNevadaClimateecohydrologicalAssessmentNetworkofReal-TimeVeryHighResolutionEnvironmentalDataInTheGreatBasin.PresntedatMTNCLIM2012MountainClimateResearchConferenceOctober1-4,2012inEstesPark,Colorado.

15. MillerW.P.,R.A.Butler,J.Prarie,T.C.Piechota,G.DeRosa,2011.WaterManagementDecisionsusingMultipleHydrologicModelsWithintheSanJuanRiverBasinUnderChangingClimateConditions.Presentedat2011AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December5-9,2011.

16. Bunk,D.A.,andT.C.Piechota2011.ChangingevaporativeandETdemandsinthelowerColoradoRiverbasinunderdifferentclimatescenarios.Presentedat2011AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December5-9,2011.

17. Bunk,D.A.andT.C.Piechota,2011.ImpactsofChangingWaterDemandsintheLowerColoradoRiverBasinUnderDifferentClimateScenarios.PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2011,May22-26,2011,PalmSprings,California.

18. Acharya,A.,T.C.Piechota,G.Tootle,2011.DevelopmentofStreamflowProjectionsforVariousClimateScenariosovertheNorthPlatteWatershed,Wyoming.PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2011,May22-26,2011,PalmSprings,California.

19. Miller,W.P.,T.C.Piechota,S.Gangopadhyay,T.Pruitt,2010.DevelopmentandAssessmentofStreamflowProjectionsUnderChangingClimateScenariosovertheColoradoRiverBasin.Presentedat2010AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December13-17,2010.

20. Acharya,A.T.C.Piechota,H.Stephen,G.Tootle,2010.WeatherModificationanditsHydrologicImpactontheNorthPlatteWatershed,Wyoming.Presentedat2010AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December13-17,2010.

21. Bunk,D.A.,andT.C.Piechota2010.ImpactsofChangingDemandsintheLowerColoradoRiverBasinUnderDifferentClimateScenarios.Presentedat2010AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December13-17,2010.

22. Oubeidillah,A.,G.Tootle,T.Piechota,C.Moser,2010.2009-2010ElNiño:PredictedHydrologicResponseintheUnitedStates.PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2010,May16-20,2010,Providence,RhodeIsland.

23. Acharya,A.,T.C.Piechota,andK.Acharya,2010.FlushPhenomenoninanUrbanStormwaterRunoff:aCaseStudyofFlamingoTropicanaWatershedinLasVegasValley.PresentedattheWorld&Environmental4ResourcesCongress2010,May16-20,2010,Providence,RhodeIsland.

24. Lamb,K.,andT.Piechota,2010.TestingaPost-analysisWeightingTechniquetoImproveLong-termForecastsoftheColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2010,May16-20,2010,Providence,RhodeIsland.

25. Acharya,A.,andT.C.Piechota,2010.AnalysisofPastStormEventsandTheirContributiontoFloodingfortheClarkCountyWetlandsPark.Presentedatthe2010NevadaWaterResourcesAssociationConference,March2-4,2010.

26. Piechota,T.C.,G.Dana,N.Lancaster,andM.Collopy,2010.NevadaInfrastructureforClimateChangeScience,Education,andOutreach.Presentedatthe2010NevadaWaterResourcesAssociationConference,March2-4,2010.


27. Lamb,K.W.,andT.C.Piechota,2009.TestingaPost-AnalysisWeightingTechniqueToImproveLong-TermForecastsoftheColoradoRiverBasin.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

28. Miller,W.P.,andT.CPiechota,2009.DevelopmentandAssessmentofStreamflowProjectionsUnderChangingClimateScenariosOvertheColoradoRiverBasin.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

29. MoserC.,H.Stephen,G.A.Tootle,T.C.Piechota,2009.ImpactofWeatherModificationandLandCoverChangeonStreamflow.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

30. Aziz,O.A.,G.A.Tootle,T.C.Piechota,W.P.Miller,V.Lakshmi,andJ.A.Dracup,2009.2009-2010ElNiño:HydrologicReliefforPartsoftheU.S.?.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

31. Piechota,T.C.,H.Stephen,S.Ahmad,2009.RelatingBackscatterfromTRMMPrecipitationRadartoSurfaceSoilMoistureoveraSemi-AridRegion.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

32. Acharya,A.,andT.C.Piechota,2009.UrbanRunoffResponseduetoClimateChange.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

33. Stephen,H.,S.Ahmad,andT.C.Piechota,2009.ImprovedSoilMoistureEstimationfromTRMMPrecipitationRadarBackscatterCorrectedforAzimuthModulation.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

34. Dana,G.L.,T.C.Piechota,N.Lancaster,S.A.Mensing,2009.NevadaInfrastructureforClimateChangeScience,Education,andOutreach.Presentedat2009AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December14-18,2009.

35. Piechota,T.C.,andR.Smith,2009.UNLVUrbanSustainabilityInitiative.Presentedatthe2009RockyMountainSustainabilitySummit.February11-13,2009.

36. Piechota,T.C.,2009.ColoradoRiverWater,ClimateVariability,andClimateChange.Presentedatthe2009AssociationofAmericanGeographersAnnualMeeting,March22-27,2009.

37. Miller,P.andT.Piechota,2008.AnalysisofHydrologicVariabilityovertheColoradoRiverBasinunderChangingClimateConditions.Presentedatthe2008AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December15-19,2008.

38. Dana,G.,T.Piechota,N.Lancaster,andS.Mensing,2008.NevadaInfrastructureforClimateChangeScience,Education,andOutreach,Presentedatthe2008AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December15-19,2008.

39. Piechota,T.C.andE.Neumann,2008.ClimateChange,GlobalWarming,andSustainability:CivilEngineeringCurriculumandStudentPerceptions.Presentedatthe2008ASEEAnnualConference,June23-26,2008.Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.

40. Piechota,T.C.,K.Lamb,andH.Moradkhani,2008.UsingInterdecadal/InterannualClimateVariabilityforImprovedEnsembleStreamflowForecasting–ColoradoRiverBasin,PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May12-16,2008,Honolulu,Hawaii.

41. K.Lamb,T.C.Piechota,andH.Moradkhani,2007.ImprovingEnsembleStreamflowPredictionUsingInterdecadal/InterannualClimateVariability.Presentedatthe2007AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December10-14,2007,SanFrancisco.

42. W.P.MillerandT.C.Piechota,2007.AssessmentofHydroclimaticTrendsOvertheColoradoRiverBasinPaper.Presentedatthe2007AmericanGeophysicalUnionFallMeeting,December10-14,2007,SanFrancisco,California.

43. W.P.MillerandT.C.Piechota,2007.LinkagesofHydroclimaticTrendsandInterdependencyOvertheColoradoRiverBasin:PotentialCauses,Effects,andImpacts.Presentedatthe2007NevadaWaterResourcesAssociationClimateChangeSymposium,LasVegas,Nevada.

44. Kahya,E.,M.C.Demirel,andT.C.Piechota,2007.SpatialGroupingofAnnualStreamflowPatternsinTurkey.Presentedatthe27thAnnualHydrologyDays,March19-21,2007,FortCollins,Colorado.


45. Piechota,T.C.andJ.Timilsena,2007.EvaluationofInterdecadalDroughtVariabilityUsingReconstrcturedStreamflowData,PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May14-18,2007,TampaBay,Florida.

46. Piechota,T.C.,B.Gauthier,andH.Wells,2007.AHybridDistanceLearningModelUsedinaIntroductoryCivilEngineeringCourseForHighSchoolStudents.Presentedatthe2007ASEEAnnualConference,June25-28,2007,Honolulu,Hawaii.

47. Kalra,A.,T.Piechota,R.Davies,andG.Tootle,2006.ClimateVariabilityInTheWesternU.S.:APerspectiveFromStreamflowAndSnowpack.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December11-15,2006,SanFrancisco,California.

48. Miller,P.,andT.Piechota,2006.DevelopmentandAssessmentofanAggregateDroughtIndexfortheUpperColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December11-15,2006,SanFrancisco,California.

49. Tang,C.,andT.Piechota,2006.SoilMoistureandDroughtVariabilityintheUpperColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December11-15,2006,SanFrancisco,California.

50. Timilsena,J.,T.Piechota,andG.Tootle,2006.ReconstructionofHydrologicVariabilityintheColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December11-15,2006,SanFrancisco,California.

51. Kalra,A.,T.C.Piechota,R.Davies,andG.A.Tootle,2006.IsClimateChangeEvidentinU.S.Streamflow?PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May22-25,2006,Omaha,NE.

52. Tootle,G.A.,T.M.Hunter,andT.C.Piechota,2006.PacificOceanic/AtmosphericVariabilityandtheWindRiverRange.PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May22-25,2006,Omaha,NE.

53. Chataut,S.andT.C.Piechota,2005.AssessmentofWatershedDroughtUsingRemoteSensing.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December5-9,2005,SanFrancisco,California.

54. Piechota,T.C.,R.Davies,G.Tootle,andA.Kalra,2005.TrendsandStepChangesinU.S.StreamflowData.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December5-9,2005,SanFrancisco,California.

55. Timilsena,J.,andT.C.Piechota,T.C.,2005.ReconstructionofSnowWaterEquivalentintheColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December5-9,2005,SanFrancisco,California.

56. Tang,C.andT.C.Piechota,2005.SpatialandTemporalVariabilityofSoilMoistureandClimateVariability.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December5-9,2005,SanFrancisco,California.

57. Piechota,T.C.,andS.Nambisan.2005.IntegrationofService-LearningintoCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringCurriculum.Presentedatthe2005ASEEAnnualConference,June12-15,2005,Portland,Oregon.

58. Reilly,J.andT.Piechota,2005.ActualStormEventsOutperformSyntheticDesignStorms:ATestofSCSCurveNumberReliability.PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May15-19,2005,Anchorage,Alaska.

59. Tootle,G.,andT.Piechota,2005.LongLead-timeStreamflowForecastingusingPacificOceanClimateTeleconnections.PresentedattheWorld&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May15-19,2005,Anchorage,Alaska.

60. Piechota,T.,2005.Community-BasedDesignProjectsandWaterResourcesEngineering.Presentedatthe2005PacificSouthwestRegionalASEEConference,LoyolaMarymountUniversity,LosAngeles,California.

61. Tootle,G.,andT.C.Piechota,2004.HydrologicImpactsofthePacificDecadalOscillationonENSOInfluencedRegions.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December13-17,2004,SanFrancisco,California.


62. Tang,C.,andT.C.Piechota,2004.RelationshipsbetweenClimateVariability,DroughtandModelSoilMoisture.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December13-17,2004,SanFrancisco,California.

63. Timilsena,J.,T.Piechota,H.Hidalgo,andG.Tootle,2004.HydrologicDroughtintheColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December13-17,2004,SanFrancisco,California.

64. Timilsena,J.,T.Piechota,H.Hidalgo,andG.Tootle,2004.WesternU.S.Drought:HowBadisit?PresentedattheCA-NV-AmericanWaterWorksAssociation(AWWA)2004AnnualFallConference,October11-15,2004,Sacramento,California.

65. Tootle,G.,andT.Piechota,2004.ForecastingofLowerColoradoRiverBasinStreamflowusingPacificOceanSeaSurfaceTemperaturesandENSO.PresentedattheAridLandsSymposium,June26-July1,2004,SaltLakeCity,Utah.(INVITED)

66. James,D.E.,T.Piechota,K.Barber,andR.Santos,2004.ConstructionWaterUseinSouthernNevada–Howmuchisusedandwheredoesitgo?PresentedattheNevadaWaterResourcesAssociationAnnualConference,February24-26,2004,Mesquite,Nevada.

67. Tootle,G.,andT.C.Piechota,2003.IdentificationofPacificOceanSeaSurfaceTemperatureTeleconnectionswithWesternUnitedStatesStreamflow.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December8-12,2003,SanFrancisco,California.

68. Albuquerque,S.andT.C.Piechota,2003.SourceWaterAssessmentfortheLasVegasValleySurfaceWaters.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion(AGU)FallMeeting,December8-12,2003,SanFrancisco,California.

69. Malik,U.,andT.Piechota,2003.UrbanRunoffQualityDuringDryandWetWeatherFlowsintheLasVegasValley.Presentedatthe2003NorthAmericanSurfaceWaterQualityConferenceandExposition(Stormcon),July28-31,2003,SanAntonio,Texas.

70. Tootle,G.,andT.C.Piechota,2003.Droughtandthe2002-2003ElNiñointheSouthwestU.S.,2003.PresentedattheWorldWater&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2003,June22-26,2003,Philadelphia,PA.

71. Piechota,T.C.,Fountains,GolfCourses,andMusic:DesignProjectsinWaterResourcesEngineeringEducation.PresentedattheWorldWater&EnvironmentalResourcesCongress2003,June22-26,2003,Philadelphia,PA.

72. Decker,R.,T.Piechota,C.Ester,C.Collum,2003.GrowthandDroughtintheColoradoBasin.PresentedattheNAU2003SouthwestDroughtSummit,May12-13,2003,Flagstaff,Arizona(INVITED)

73. Piechota,T.C.,D.E.James,andB.Gauthier,2003.Project-BasedLearninginaFreshmanEngineeringCourse:University-HighSchoolPartnership.PresentedattheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducationPacificSouthwestSectionSpring2003Conference,March20-21,2003,LosAngeles,California.

74. Piechota,T.C.,andG.Tootle,2003.ClimateTeleconnectionsforImprovedStreamflowForecastingintheColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheNevadaWaterResourcesAssociationAnnualConference,February26-28,2003,Sparks,Nevada.

75. Reginato,M.,andT.Piechota,2002.AGISNonpointSourcePollutionModelfortheLasVegasValley.PresentedattheNinthInternationalConferenceonUrbanDrainage,September8-13,2002,Portland,Oregon.

76. Singh,V.,T.Piechota,andV.Ponte,2002.RainfallSimulationonDisturbedLandsTreatedwithDustSuppressants:HydrologicImpacts.PresentedattheNinthInternationalConferenceonUrbanDrainage,September8-13,2002,Portland,Oregon.

77. Loreto,D.,J.Batista,andT.Piechota,2002.ImpactsofDustSuppressantApplicationontheQualityofUrbanRunoff.PresentedattheNinthInternationalConferenceonUrbanDrainage,September8-13,2002,Portland,Oregon.


78. Reginato,M.andT.Piechota,2002.GISandtheDevelopmentofaSourceWaterAssessmentPlan.Presentedatthe22ndAnnualESRIInternationalUserConference,July8-12,2002,SanDiego,California.

79. Piechota,T.C.,2002.ClimateVariabilityandWaterSupplyoftheColoradoRiverBasin.Presentedatthe2002ConferenceonWaterResourcesPlanningandManagement,SymposiumonManagingExtremes:FloodsandDroughts,May19–22,2002,Roanoke,Virginia.

80. Reginato,M.,andT.Piechota.2002.UseofGISforDevelopingaSourceWaterAssessmentProgram.Presentedatthe12thAnnualNevadaStateGISConference.March13–15,2002,LasVegasNevada.

81. Singh,V.,andT.Piechota,2002.ChangesinHydrologicConditionsofDisturbedLandSurfacesTreatedwithDustSuppressants.PresentedattheNevadaWaterResourcesAssociationAnnualConference,February27-28,2002,LasVegas,Nevada.

82. Reginato,M.,andT.Piechota.2002.NutrientLoadsfromWetandDryWeatherFlowsintheLasVegasValley.PresentedattheNevadaWaterResourcesAssociationAnnualConference,February27-28,2002,LasVegas,Nevada.

83. Ponte,V.,andT.Piechota,2001.ALowIntensityRainfallSimulatorandRunoffCollectionSystem.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,2001FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December10-14.

84. Reginato,M.,andT.Piechota,2001.ModelingofNonpointSourcePollutionintheLasVegasValley.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,2001FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December10-14.

85. Piechota,T.C.,H.G.Hidalgo,andJ.A.Dracup,2001.StreamflowVariabilityandReconstructionfortheColoradoRiverBasin.PresentedattheWorldWaterandEnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May20–24,2001,Orlando,Florida.

86. Piechota,T.C.,andL.Bowland,2001.CharacterizationofWetandDryWeatherFlowsfromUrbanRunoffinanAridRegion,PresentedattheWorldWaterandEnvironmentalResourcesCongress,May20–24,2001,Orlando,Florida.

87. Piechota,T.,J.Batista,D.James,V.Ponte,andD.Loreto,2001.PotentialWaterQualityImpactsfromtheApplicationofDustSuppressants.PresentedattheAirandWasteManagementAssociationEmergingEnvironmentalIssuesinNevada:Air,Water,andSolidWaste.May9-10,2001,LasVegas,Nevada.

88. Piechota,T.C.,andL.Bowland,2001.WaterQualityofUrbanRunoffintheLasVegasValleyStormChannels.Presentedatthe36thAnnualEngineeringGeologyandGeotechnicalEngineeringSymposium.March28-30,2001,LasVegas,Nevada.

89. Piechota,T.C.,andL.Bowland,2001.WaterQualityofWetandDryWeatherUrbanRunoffintheLasVegasValley.PresentedattheNevadaWaterResourcesAssociationAnnualConference,February8-9,2001,Reno,Nevada.

90. Piechota,T.C.,J.Batista,D.James,V.Ponte,M.Reginato,andC.Temple,2001.WaterQualityImpactsfromApplicationofDustSuppressantsonDisturbedLands.PresentedattheNevadaWaterResourcesAssociationAnnualConference,February8-9,2001,Reno,Nevada.

91. Piechota,T.C.,K.Love,W.Singleton,2000.DesignofaSemi-PermeableFishControlStructureUsedforHydrologicRestoration.PresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,2000FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December15-19.

92. Piechota,T.C.,F.H.Chiew,andJ.A.Dracup,2000.UseofLong-RangeExceedanceProbabilityForecastsinManagementofWaterResourceSystems.PresentedattheASCEJointConferenceonWaterResourcesEngineeringandWaterResourcesPlanningandManagement,Minneapolis,Minnesota,July20–August2,2000.

93. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1999.ImplicationsoftheElNiño-SouthernOscillationforLong-RangeStreamflowForecasting:TheColumbiaRiverBasin.presentedattheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers26thAnnualWaterResourcesPlanningandManagementConference,Tempe,Arizona,June6-9,1999.


94. Hidalgo-Leon,H.G.,J.A.Dracup,andT.C.Piechota,1998.TreeRingReconstructionProceduresUsingCrossValidationTechniques.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1998FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December6-10.

95. Dracup,J.A.andT.C.Piechota,1998.UsingENSOIndicatorsandSeaSurfaceTemperaturesforLong-RangeStreamflowForecasting.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1998FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December6-10(INVITED).

96. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,andJ.Feddema,1998.IntegratedHydrologicModelingoftheMalibuCreekWatershed.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1998SpringMeeting,Boston,Massachusetts,May26-29.

97. Dracup,J.A.,andT.C.Piechota,1998.RegionalHydrologicVariabilityandtheElNiño-SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1998SpringMeeting,Boston,Massachusetts,May26-29(INVITED).

98. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,F.H.S.Chiew,andT.A.McMahon,1998.DevelopmentofanExceedanceProbabilityStreamflowForecastusingENSOandPacificSSTs.presentedatthe15thAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,TwoHarbors,California,April27-30.

99. Dracup,J.,H.Hidalgo,G.MacDonald,T.Piechota,1998.TheLate1500SevereSustainedDroughtintheColoradoRiverBasin:ItItReal?presentedatthe15thAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,TwoHarbors,California,April27-30.

100. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1998.HydrologicVariabilityintheWesternU.S.andtheElNiño-SouthernOscillation.presentedatthe18thAnnualAGUHydrologyDays,FortCollins,Colorado,March30-April3(INVITED).

101. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1998.Long-RangeStreamflowForecastingUsingENSOInformation:ApplicationtotheColumbiaRiverBasin.Presentedatthe78thAMSAnnualMeeting,SpecialSymposiumonHydrology,Phoenix,Arizona,January11-16.

102. Gutierrez,F.,T.Piechota,andJ.Dracup,1997.ConexionesentreCaudalesdeAlgunosRiosdelaCostaNorteyCentraldelPeruyElNino-CorrientedelSur.SeminarioInternacionalConsecuenciasClimaticaseHidrologicasdelEventoElNinoaEscalaRegionalyLocal-IncidenciaenAmericadelSur-,November26-29,1997,Quito,Ecuador

103. PiechotaT.C.,J.A.Dracup,F.H.S.Chiew,andT.A.McMahon,1997.SeasonalStreamflowForecastinginEasternAustraliaandtheElNiño-SouthernOscillation.presentedatthe24thHydrology&WaterResourcesSymposium,24-28November,Auckland,NewZealand.

104. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1997.Long-RangeStreamflowForecastingUsingENSOInformation:ApplicationtotheColumbiaRiverBasin.presentedattheWorkshopfortheAssessmentoftheUseofSeasonal-to-InterannualClimatePredictionsforWaterResourcesManagement,JointInstitutefortheStudyofAtmosphericsandOcean(JISAO),UniversityofWashington,June10(INVITED).

105. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,F.H.Chiew,andT.McMahon,1997.TheElNiño-SouthernOscillationandtheHydroclimatologyofEasternAustralia.presentedatPacificRimHydroclimateWorkshop,UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,California,August25-27.

106. Piechota,T.C.andJ.A.Dracup,1997.TheElNiño-SouthernOscillationandLong-RangeStreamflowForecastingintheColumbiaRiverBasin.presentedatChangingWaterRegimesintheDrylands,DesertResearchInstitute,LakeTahoe,California,June9-13.

107. Dracup,J.A.andT.C.Piechota,1997.Long-RangeStreamflowForecastingintheColumbiaRiverBasinUsingElNiño-SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1997SpringMeeting,Baltimore,Maryland,May27-30.

108. Piechota,T.C.andJ.A.Dracup,1997.Long-rangeStreamflowForecastingintheColumbiaRiverBasinandtheElNiño-SouthernOscillation.presentedattheFourteenthAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,TwoHarbors,California,April6-9.

109. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,F.H.S.Chiew,andT.A.McMahon,1997.StreamflowForecastinginEasternAustralia:AssociationswithTropicalSeaSurfaceTemperaturesandtheSouthern


OscillationIndex.presentedatthe77thAMSAnnualMeeting,ConferenceonHydrology,LongBeach,California,February2-7.

110. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1996.Long-rangeStreamflowForecasting:thePotentialofUsingElNiño-SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1996FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December15-19.

111. Dracup,J.A.,andT.C.Piechota,1996.LinkagesBetweentheElNiño-SouthernOscillationandU.S.Droughts.presentedattheASCEInternationalConference&ExpositiononNaturalDisasterReduction,WashingtonD.C.,December3-5(INVITED).

112. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,F.H.S.Chiew,andT.A.McMahon,1996.LinkagesBetweenClimateandHydrologyofPacificRimCountries.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1996WesternPacificGeophysicsMeeting,Brisbane,Australia,July23-27.

113. Dracup,J.A.,andT.C.Piechota,1996.DroughtandHydrologicVariationsintheUnitedStatesDuringElNiño/SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1996WesternPacificGeophysicsMeeting,Brisbane,Australia,July23-27.

114. Chiew,F.H.S,T.A.McMahon,J.A.Dracup,andT.C.Piechota,1996.PotentialforForecastingAustralianRainfallandStreamflowfromElNiño/SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1996WesternPacificGeophysicsMeeting,Brisbane,Australia,July23-27.

115. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1996.SeasonalStreamflowForecastinginAustraliaUsingtheSouthernOscillation.presentedattheThirteenthAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,Asilomar,California,April14-17.

116. Chiew,F.H.S.,T.A.McMahon,J.A.Dracup,andT.C.Piechota,1995.ClimateandStreamflowPatternsinAustraliaAssociatedwithElNiño/SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1995FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December11-15.

117. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1995.LinkagesBetweenWesternU.S.StreamflowandtheElNiño/SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1995FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December11-15.

118. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1995.LinkagesBetweenNewZealandHydrologyandENSO.presentedattheNewZealandMeteorologicalandHydrologicalSymposium,UniversityofCanterbury,Christchurch,November12-16.

119. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1995.DominantModesofWesternU.S.StreamflowVariabilityduringElNiño/SouthernOscillation.presentedatthe20thAnnualClimateDiagnosticsWorkshop,UniversityofWashington,Seattle,October23-27.

120. Dracup,J.A.,T.C.Piechota,andC.S.Khachikian,1995.TheHydroclimatologyoftheUnitedStatesDuringElNiño/SouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanWaterResourcesAssociation,AnnualSummerSymposium,WaterResourcesandEnvironmentalHazards:EmphasisonHydrologicandCulturalInsightinthePacificRim,Honolulu,Hawaii,June25-28(INVITED).

121. Dracup,J.A.,T.C.Piechota,andC.S.Khachikian,1994.TheInfluenceofElNiño/SouthernOscillationonthePalmerDroughtSeverityIndex.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1994FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December5-9.

122. Brown,E.,T.Piechota,X.Vargas,andJ.Dracup,1994.AnalsisdeseriesdecaudalesenChiledurantelasfasesextremasdeENSO.presentedattheXVICongresoLatinoamericanodeHidráulicasereunió,enSantiagolosdias22y23deAgosto,1994.AsociaciónInternacionaldeInvestigacionesHidráulicas.

123. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,E.F.Brown,T.A.McMahon,andF.H.S.Chiew,1994.StreamflowPatternsinPanamaandChileAssociatedWiththeExtremePhasesoftheSouthernOscillation.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1994WesternPacificGeophysicsMeeting,HongKong,July25-29.

124. Piechota,T.C.,J.A.Dracup,E.F.Brown,T.A.McMahon,andF.H.S.Chiew,1994.SouthAmericanStreamflowandtheExtremePhasesoftheSouthernOscillation.presentedattheEleventhAnnualPacificClimate(PACLIM)Workshop,Asilomar,California,April19-22.


125. Piechota,T.C.,andJ.A.Dracup,1993.PrecipitationandTemperaturePatternsintheUnitedStatesAssociatedwithENSO.presentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnion,1993FallMeeting,SanFrancisco,California,December6-10.

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2001)16. EmilyRandall,ScottPatton,PhilipWisely,“LaRiquezaRoadDrainageChannelandRoadway

Improvements”(Summer-Fall2000)17. KevinLove,CarmenVizcarra,“BealLake/TopockMarshRazorbackSuckerHabitatRestoration

Project”(Summer-Fall2000)18. JamesCooper,RayFalcon,andAndrewWeaver,“PecosRoadExtension”(Fall1999-Spring2000)COURSERESPONSIBILITIES• CEE110-IntroductiontoCivilEngineeringDesign(lectureandlaboratory)• CEE198/298/398–EthicsandProfessionPracticeofEngineering• CEE406(606)–HydrologicAnalysisandDesign• CEE367–FluidMechanics(lectureandlaboratory)• CEE413–WaterResourcesEngineering• CEE495(695)-ComputerApplicationsinWaterResourcesEngineering• CEG750-UrbanRunoffQualityandControl• CEG704-EnvironmentalandWaterResourceSystems• CEG795-WaterResourcesModelingandGIS• CEE795–ClimateChangeUNIVERSITYSERVICEUniversity• NevadaEnvironmentalScienceandTechnologyAdvisoryCouncil(NESTAC):1999–2002• WaterResourcesManagementSteeringCommittee(2002–present)• UniversityFacultyWorkloadTaskforce(Spring2004)


• AdvisoryBoardfortheTeachingandLearningCenter(Fall2004toSpring2006)• President’sSustainabilityTaskForce(2008)• SolarandRenewableEnergyMinorAdvisoryCommittee(Summer2009topresent)• SustainabilityCouncil(Fall2009topresent)• President’sReviewCommittee(Spring2010)• Chair,EnvironmentalStudiesProgramTaskForce(Fall2011)• ConsortiumforFacultyProfessionalOpportunities(Spring2012–Fall2012)• Advisor,SolarDecathlonTeam(2011–2013)• Co-Chair,TopTierResearch,ScholarshipandCreativeActivitiesCommittee(2015–present)• FacultySenate

o LibraryCommittee(Fall2000–Spring2002)o GeneralEducationCommittee(Fall2005–Spring2007)o CampusAffairsCommittee(Fall2007–Spring2008)

CollegeofEngineering• FirstYearExperienceDesigncommittee(Fall2001–Spring2002)School/Department• FacultyAdvisorforNationalStudentSteelBridgeCompetitionheldatUNLV(Fall2008–Spring

2009)• FacultyAdvisorfortheStudentChapteroftheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers(Spring2003-

present).• DepartmentChairSearchCommittee(November2002–March2003)• ChairofSearchCommitteeforVisitingProfessorWaterResourcesEngineering(Fall2003–Spring

2004)• UniversityWorkloadCommittee(Spring2005)• TechnicianSearchCommittee(Spring2005)• SearchCommitteeforWaterResourcesEngineeringFacultyPosition(Fall2005–Spring2006)• RecruitmentandRetentionCommittee(August2006topresent)• ChairofSearchCommitteeforEnvironmentalEngineeringFacultyPosition(Spring2007)• CurriculumCommittee(Fall2007)• MemberofSearchCommitteeforEnvironmentalEngineeringFacultyPosition(Fall2011–Spring

2012).

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