Jason Christian Candidate Reflections November 2011 Environmental Engineering Research & Teaching Faculty Position.

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Jason Christian Candidate Reflections November 2011 Environmental Engineering Research & Teaching Faculty Position

First thing first….  Thank you for the time, resources and effort you have invested in considering me for this faculty position.  These experiences are valuable to me personally and are sincerely appreciated.  This interview process has felt more like an extended conversation, and hopefully we have all received something from this dialog.  Whatever the outcome of this process and your ultimate hiring decision, I do appreciate being considered.

Personal Research Goals 1. Understanding and quantifying H&H characteristics, social vulnerabilities and sustainable engineering practices for our coastal communities. 2. Identification of climate change impacts on urban infrastructure and water resources. 3. Development of effective public outreach and decision support systems for complex environmental system. 4. Development of alternative numerical models for storm surge development and propagation. 5. All while remaining flexible enough to take advantage of other opportunities as they present themselves.

Potential Research Partners 1. Municipal governmental entities, economic development agencies, chambers of commerce, port authorities, and other public stakeholders:  with coastal vulnerabilities to natural disasters,  with adverse exposure to sea level rise,  with long-term water allocation or management issues. 2. Industry and industry groups with surface water accessibility, hazard exposure or management issues. 3. NSF, NOAA, FEMA, USACE, Dept of Homeland Security and other federal agencies interested in engineering analysis, reliability assessment, vulnerability assessment and communication tools.

Collaboration Opportunities  Hydrodynamic forces are the energetic drivers of many natural systems. In-depth understanding of fluid flow fields are pre-requisites for many studies including:  Contaminant fate & transport through the environment,  Ecological system modeling,  Coastal morphology (beach erosion and sand transport),  River morphology,  Scour analysis for bridge piles, retaining walls and pier foundations,  Estimating impacts of climate change and sea level rise,

Specific Teaching Interests  Undergraduate:  Urban Storm Water Design,  Hydrology & Hydraulics (2 nd semester – modeling lab),  Geographical Information Systems (GIS),  Senior Design  Graduate:  Urban Storm Water Design & Analysis,  Coastal Hydraulics,  Advanced Fluid Models (smoothed particle hydrodynamics)

Course Recommendations  Geographical Information Systems (GIS)  Emerging software platform for engineering analysis and for communication of complex engineering concepts.  Will eclipse the impact on engineering practice that CAD had in the early 1990s.  CAD is a communication tool.  GIS is an analysis and communication tool.  Industry does not require engineers to do significant drafting (not cost effective).  Recommend a sophomore level introductory GIS class with modifications to upper level classes to incorporate the software in engineering analysis.