150. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (041030)

Dr. Victor Miguel Ponce is an expert in the field of hydrological engineering, with 36 years of experience in engineering education, research, consulting, and service. His areas of expertise are: surface-water hydrology, computational hydrology, environmental hydrology, groundwater hydrology, hydroclimatology, and sedimentation engineering. Specific areas of current interest are: computer modeling of hydraulic and hydrologic systems, kinematic and diffusion wave modeling, flood hydrology, SCS runoff curve number, kinematic shock, hydroclimatology of droughts, hydrologic and environmental impact of development projects, convergent groundwater models, stream rehabilitation, wetland hydrology, interdisciplinary studies, and sustainable development. Dr. Ponce has 28 years of experience as a university teacher in Colorado and California. He is the author of a popular textbook (Engineering Hydrology, Principles and Practices, Prentice Hall, 1989), an online a Fortran book, and more than 250 publications, including 51 refereed journal papers. He is an active researcher in his field and is currently directing two research projects. He is a consultant for international agencies, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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