Honors, Awards
Fellow, American Geophysical Union, 2022
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, Water Management & Protection, 2020
- Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2018
- INFORMS ENRE 2018 “Best Publication – Natural Resources” Award
- Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016
- Warren A. Hall Medal, Universities Council on Water Resources, 2014
- Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award, University of Calif. – Davis, 2013
- Groundwater Resources Association of California, David Todd Lecturer for 2013
- Best Policy-oriented Paper Award, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 2013
- ASCE-EWRI Fellow, 2013
- California Trout, Golden Trout Award (with Peter Moyle and Jeffrey Mount), 2013
- Ray B. Krone Professor of Environmental Engineering, 2008-2013
- Julian Hinds Award, American Society of Civil Engineers/Environment and Water Resoucres Institute, 2011
- California Water Resources Control Board recognition for Economic Analysis Task Force, 2011
- Editor’s Choice Award, Water Resources Research, 2010
- Hugo B. Fischer Award, California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum, 2008
- ASCE/EWRI Planning and Management Council Service to the Profession Award, 2007
- Boggess Award for best paper in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 2006
- California Water and Environment Modeling Forum Service Award, 2006
- International Water Academy , Oslo, Norway, Chair No. 143, 2002
- Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, ASCE, 1996
- Best Practice-Oriented Paper, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 1996
- Tau Beta Pi (Engineering), Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts), Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering), Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics), Pi Kappa Alpha (Political Science), Valle Scholar, Engineer-in-Training (Washington State)
Professional Activities
- President, Universities Council on Water Resources, 2008-2009, President-Elect 2007-2008, Past-President 2009-2010
- Editor, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 1997 – 2000; Associate Editor, 2000 – 2010
- Editorial Board, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Sciences, 2016 – present
- Editorial Board, Advances in Water Resources, 2009 – 2020
- Editorial Board, Water International , IWRA, 1998 – 2008
- Editorial Board, Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 2003- 2009
- Advisory Committee, California Water Plan Update , 1995 – 1998, 2001 – 2005
- Past-Convenor, California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum, 1998-1999, Convenor, 1996 – 1998; Vice Convenor, 1995 – 1996
- Chair, Policy Sciences Committee, Hydrology Section, American Geophysical Union, 1996-1998
- Associate Editor, Water Resources Research , 1990 – 1997
- Editorial Advisory Board, Municipal Solid Waste Management, 1990 – 1996
- Control Group of ASCE Water Resources Systems Committee, 1996 – 2000
- National Academy of Sciences, Young Investigator Program, Water Management in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, 1994 – 1996
- Reviewer for: ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, and Journal of Hydraulics; Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Systems, Water Resources Research, Water Resources Bulletin, Water International, Stochastic Hydrology and Hydraulics, Transportation Research Record, Institute of Industrial Engineers Transactions, Journal of the American Water Works Association, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Management Science
- Member National Academy of Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Geophysical Union, American Water Works Association, American Water Resources Association, International Water Resources Association, American Society for Engineering Education, California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum