1. Hugo B. Fischer Award February 26, 2008 California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum

2. Hugo B. Fischer Award Conceived & Endowed by Lyle Hoag Conceived & Endowed by Lyle Hoag Retired Executive Director of CUWA Retired Executive Director of CUWA Co-Founder of the Modeling Forum Co-Founder of the Modeling Forum Awarded in recognition of Awarded in recognition of Innovative development, refinement or application of a computer model, or Innovative development, refinement or application of a computer model, or Significant furtherance of the effective use of models in open forums for planning or regulatory functions Significant furtherance of the effective use of models in open forums for planning or regulatory functions

3. Past Fischer Award Winners 1995 – Richard Denton (CCWD) & Alan Jassby (UCD) 1995 – Richard Denton (CCWD) & Alan Jassby (UCD) 1996 – Ralph Cheng (USGS) 1996 – Ralph Cheng (USGS) 1997 – Francis Chung (DWR) & Greg Gartrell (CCWD) 1997 – Francis Chung (DWR) & Greg Gartrell (CCWD) 1999 – Walter Bourez III (SWRI) & Jack Rowell (USBR) 1999 – Walter Bourez III (SWRI) & Jack Rowell (USBR) 2000 – Dwight Russell (DWR) & Kamyar Guivetchi (DWR) 2000 – Dwight Russell (DWR) & Kamyar Guivetchi (DWR) 2001 – Armin Munevar (DWR) 2001 – Armin Munevar (DWR) 2002 – Gerald Orlob (UCD) 2002 – Gerald Orlob (UCD) 2003 – Emin Dogrul (DWR) 2003 – Emin Dogrul (DWR) 2004 – Tom Heinzer (USBR) 2004 – Tom Heinzer (USBR) 2006 – Paul Hutton (MWDSC) & Carl Chen (Systech) 2006 – Paul Hutton (MWDSC) & Carl Chen (Systech) 2007 – John DeGeorge (RMA) 2007 – John DeGeorge (RMA)

4. 2008 Hugo B. Fischer Award Winners Prof. Richard Howitt Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics & Prof. Jay R. Lund Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering UC Davis

5. In appreciation of their contributions to: CALVIN and … CALVIN and … Insights it brings to Insights it brings to Delta Vision Delta Vision Tuolumne Tuolumne Value of collaboration Value of collaboration

6. Prof. Richard Howitt Chair, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis Resource Economics, UC Davis Current research interests: Disaggregated economic modeling methods Disaggregated economic modeling methods Using market mechanisms to allocate water resources Using market mechanisms to allocate water resources Empirical dynamic stochastic methods Empirical dynamic stochastic methods

7. Prof. Richard Howitt Current research applications: Optimal management of reservoirs given uncertain water supplies Optimal management of reservoirs given uncertain water supplies Alternative structures in the Delta Alternative structures in the Delta California water futures market California water futures market Economic impacts of salinity in the Central Valley Economic impacts of salinity in the Central Valley Links between poverty and water supplies in Brazil and China Links between poverty and water supplies in Brazil and China Advisory boards California Department of Water Resources California Department of Water Resources US Academy of Sciences US Academy of Sciences

8. Prof. Jay Lund Prof. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis Current research interests : Optimization and management of water and environmental systems Optimization and management of water and environmental systems Application of optimization and economic ideas and methods Application of optimization and economic ideas and methods Water demand theory and methods Water demand theory and methods

9. Prof. Jay Lund Current research applications: Large-scale water – environmental system management Large-scale water – environmental system management Water transfers and markets Water transfers and markets Reservoir operations Reservoir operations Professional Activities: California Water Plans California Water Plans Editor of ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management Editor of ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management International Water Academy International Water Academy CWEMF CWEMF