Surfer Software

Surfer software: a powerful contouring, gridding, and surface
mapping package for scientists and engineers
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Single license price: $560

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Surfer contouring and surface mapping software
Surfer is a contouring and 3D surface mapping software program that

runs under Microsoft Windows. The Surfer software quickly and easily
converts your data into outstanding contour, surface, wireframe, vector,
image, shaded relief, and post maps. Virtually all aspects of your maps
can be customized to produce exactly the presentation you want using
Surfer's software tools. Producing publication quality maps has never
been quicker or easier. Click on a link below for more information about a
particular feature.
 Contour Maps  Gridding

 3D Surface Maps  Variograms
 3D Wireframe Maps  Faults and Breaklines
 Vector Maps  USGS DEM Files
 Image Maps  Digitize Boundaries
 Shaded Relief Maps  Active X Automation
 Post Maps  Object Manager
 Base Maps  Additional Utilities and Features
 Map Overlays  System Requirements
Surfer's software tools allow you to easily create a multitude of map types to visualize
your data.
Top row left to right:Ã‚Â surface map, contour map
Bottom row: shaded relief map, image map, wireframe map
Contour Maps
Surfer software's contour maps give you full control over all map
parameters. You can accept the Surfer intelligent defaults to
automatically create a contour map, or double-click a map to easily
customize map features. Display contour maps over any contour range
and contour interval, or specify only the contour levels you want to display
on the map. And with the Surfer software you can add color fill between
contours to produce dazzling displays of your maps, or produce gray
scale fills for dramatic black and white printouts.
Click to enlarge; A USGS DEM of the
Morrison, CO Quadrangle was used to
create the above contour map. The right
half is an enlarged portion of the DEM.
Contour Map Features
 Automatic or user-defined contour intervals and ranges

 Full control over contour label format, font, frequency, placement, and spacing
 Drag contour labels to place them exactly where you want them
 Automatic or user-defined color for contour lines
 Color fill between contours, either user-specified or as an automatic spectrum of
your choice
 Save and retrieve custom line styles and fills for contour maps
 Full control over hachures
 Regulate smoothing of contour lines
 Reshape contour lines
 Blank contour lines in areas where you don't want to show any data
 Specify color for blanked region
 Rotate and tilt contour maps to any angle
 Add color scale or distance scale bars
 Independently scale in the X and Y dimensions
 Full control over axis tick labels, tick spacing, grid lines and titles
 Create any number of contour maps on a page
 Print maps in black-and-white or full color
 Overlay base, vector, shaded relief, image, or post maps on contour maps
 Drape contour maps over 3D surfaces for dramatic displays
 Export contours in 3D DXF format
3D Surface Maps
The 3D surface map uses shading and color to emphasize your data features. Change
the lighting, display angle and tilt with a click of the mouse. Overlay several surface
maps to generate informative block diagrams.
Click to enlarge; This series of overlaid

surface maps illustrates the geology of
the Great Lake Ladoga on the margin of
the Baltic (Fennoscandian) Shield.
3D Surface Map Features
 Specify surface color gradation, shininess, base fill and line color
 Control mesh line frequency, color, style, surface offset
 Set lighting horizontal and vertical angles, ambient, diffuse, and specular
properties
 Overlay contour maps, image maps, post maps, shaded relief maps, raster and
vector base maps, and other surface maps for spectacular presentations
 Choose overlay resample method and resolution, color modulation (blending) of
surface and overlays
 Change View tilt, rotation, field of view angles, perspective or orthographic
projection
 Set XYZ scales in map units or page length, choose proportional or independent
XY scaling
 Use data XY limits or specify a subset of the map
 Control background fill and line color and styles
 Add color scales to explain the data values corresponding to each color
 Disable the display of blanked grid nodes or map the blanked areas to a specific
Z level
 Produce a detailed report of the grid statistics
 Substitute a new grid file into an existing map
3D Wireframe Maps
Surfer wireframe maps provide an impressive three dimensional display of your data.
Use color zones, independent X,Y,Z scaling, orthographic or perspective projections at
any tilt or rotation angle, and different combinations of X, Y and Z lines to produce
exactly the surface you want. Drape a color-filled contour map over a wireframe map to
create the most striking color or black-and-white representations of your data. The
possibilities are endless.
Click to enlarge; A wireframe map can be

used to display any combination of X,Y,
and Z lines. A USGS SDTS DEM file was
used to create this map and color zones
were defined for the X and Y lines.
3D Wireframe Map Features
 Display any combination of X,Y, and Z lines

 Use automatic or user-defined color zones to highlight different Z levels
 Stack any number of 3D surfaces on a single page
 Optional hidden line removal
 Overlay any combination of contour, filled contour, base, post, and classed post
maps on a surface
 Views of the top or bottom of the surface, or both
 Proportional or independent scaling in the X,Y, and Z dimensions
 Full control over axis tick marks and tick labels
 Add a base with optional vertical base lines
 Display the surface at any rotation or tilt angle
Vector Maps
Instantly create vector maps in Surfer to show direction and magnitude of data at points
on a map. You can create vector maps from information in one grid or two separate
grids. The two components of the vector map, direction and magnitude, are
automatically generated from a single grid by computing the gradient of the represented
surface. At any given grid node, the direction of the arrow points in the direction of the
steepest descent. The magnitude of the arrow changes depending on the steepness of
the descent. Two-grid vector maps use two separate grid files to determine the vector
direction and magnitude. The grids can contain Cartesian or polar data. With Cartesian
data, one grid consists of X component data and the other grid consists of Y component
data. With polar data, one grid consists of angle information and the other grid contains
length information. Overlay vector maps on contour or wireframe maps to enhance the
presentation!
Click to enlarge; A vector map of Mt. St.

Helens overlaid on a contour map. Use a
color scale bar or legend to indicate the
magnitude of the arrows.
Click to enlarge
Vector Map Features
 Define arrow style, color, and frequency

 Symbol color may be fixed or based on vector magnitude
 Display map scales, color scale bars, and vector scale legends
 Scale the arrow shaft length, head length, and width
 Control vector symbol origin
 Choose from linear, logarithmic, or square root scaling methods
Image Maps
Surfer image maps use different colors to represent elevations of a grid file. Create
image maps using any grid file format: GRD, DEM, SDTS DDF, GTOP30 HDR. Surfer
automatically blends colors between percentage values so you end up with a smooth
color gradation over the map. You can add color anchors at any percentage point
between 0 and 100. Each anchor point can be assigned a unique color, and the colors
are automatically blended between adjacent anchor points. This allows you to create
color maps using any combination of colors. Any color fill you choose for an image map
can be used with any other image map, even if the associated grid files cover distinctly
different Z ranges. Image maps can be created independently of other maps, or can be
combined with other maps. They can be scaled, resized, limited and moved.
Add color to your image map to customize it.

Image Map Features
 Pixel maps or smoothed images

 Dither bitmaps if needed
 Create an associated color scale
 Create custom color spectrum files for use on any image or shaded relief map
 Overlay image maps with contour, post, or base maps
 Data-independent color spectrum files
 Specify color for missing data
 Change the rotation and tilt angles
Shaded Relief Maps
Surfer Shaded Relief maps create a shaded relief map from a grid [.GRD] file or USGS
DEM file. These maps use different colors to indicate surface slope and slope direction
relative to a user-defined light source direction. Surfer determines the orientation of each
grid cell on the surface, and assigns a unique color to each grid cell. Colors on shaded
relief maps are associated with light striking the surface. The light source can be thought
of as the sun shining on a topographic surface. Surfer automatically blends colors
between percentage values so you end up with a smooth color gradation over the map.
You can add color anchors so each anchor point can be assigned a unique color, and
the colors are automatically blended between adjacent anchor points. This allows you to
create color maps using any combination of colors. Shaded relief maps can be created
independently of other maps, or can be combined with other maps in map overlays
(using the Overlay Maps command). Shaded Relief maps can be scaled, resized,
limited, and moved in the same way as other types of maps.
Click to enlarge; Combine a shaded relief

map with contour and base map features.
Shaded Relief Map Features

 Create photo-quality relief maps from grid files
 Control light source position, relative slope gradient, and shading
 Use custom color spectrum files for the exact desired display
 Overlay with contour, vector, post, or base maps for highly effective displays
 Shading calculations based on several shading methods, including Simple,
Peucker's Approximation, Lambertian Reflection, and Lommel-Seeliger Law
 Set relief parameters using Central Difference or Midpoint difference gradient
methods
 Specify color for missing data
 Change the rotation and tilt angles.
Post Maps
Post maps show X,Y locations with fixed size symbols or proportionally scaled symbols
of any color. Create post maps independent of other maps on the page, or overlay the
posted points on a base, contour, vector, or surface map. For each posted point, specify
the symbol and label type, size, and angle. Also create classed post maps that identify
different ranges of data by automatically assigning a different symbol or color to each
data range. Post your original data point locations on a contour map to show the
distribution of data points on the map, and to demonstrate the accuracy of the gridding
methods you use.
Click to enlarge; Use post maps to

display the location of your XY data.
Click to enlarge; Different symbols are

used to display different ranges of data in
classed post maps. Here, a classed post
map is overlaid on a wireframe map and
3D label lines have been added to lift the
symbols up off the map surface.
Post Map Features
 Create any number of post maps on a single page

 Post from any number of files
 Use proportional or fixed size symbols
 Full control of symbol style, color, and frequency
 Post data on contour, vector, surface, or base maps
 Post every point or every nth point
 Rotate and tilt post maps to any angle
 Make a Classed Post Map to post different symbols for specified ranges of data
values
 Create a classed post legend to display the symbols and data ranges
 Specify custom symbols from the worksheet
 Add labels from a data file and adjust the angle of the label and the plane in
which the label appears
 Change data files without resetting post map and classed post map parameters
Base Maps
Surfer can import maps in many different formats to display geographic information. You
can combine base maps with other maps in map overlays, or can create stand-alone
base maps independent of other maps on the page. You can load any number of base
maps on a page. Base maps can be imported from DXF, GSI, BLN, SHP, LGO, BNA,
GSB, DLG, LGS, MIF, E00, USGS SDTS DLG DDF, EMF, WMF, TIF, PCX, BMP, PLT,
CLP, TGA, PCX, JPG, PNG, DCX, WPG, PCT, and other formats. It is easy to overlay a
base map on a contour or surface wireframe map, allowing you to display geographic
information in combination with the three dimensional data.
Click to enlarge; Display your base maps

in Surfer alone or overlay them on other
maps.
Base Map Features
 Create any number of base maps on a single page

 Create independent base maps or overlay base maps on other map types
 Edit line, fill, text, and symbol properties for vector base map formats
 Specify real-world coordinates for TIF, JPG, GIF, and other raster files
 Independent scaling in the X and Y dimensions
 Rotate and tilt base maps to any angle
Map Overlays
Map overlays give you a way to combine any number of contour, wireframe, vector,
base, and post maps. Draping a filled contour map over a wireframe map produces the
most striking display of 3D data possible. And because you can overlay any number of
maps, you can show any amount of data on a single map.
Click to enlarge; This map was created by

overlaying two contour maps, a basemap,
and a wireframe map in order to display
contaminate spread.
Gridding
The gridding methods in Surfer allow you to produce accurate contour, surface,
wireframe, vector, image, and shaded relief maps from your XYZ data. The data can be
randomly dispersed over the map area, and Surfer's gridding will interpolate your data
onto a grid. You have a multitude of gridding methods to choose from, so you can
produce exactly the map you want. With each gridding method you have complete
control over the gridding parameters. If your data are already collected in a regular
rectangular array, you can create a map directly from your data. Computer generated
contour maps have never been more accurate.
Gridding Features
 Interpolate from up to 1 billion XYZ data points (limited by available memory)

 Produce grids with up to 100 million nodes
 Specify faults and breaklines when gridding
 Choose from one of the powerful gridding methods: Inverse Distance, Kriging,
Minimum Curvature, Polynomial Regression, Triangulation, Nearest Neighbor,
Shepard's Method, Radial Basis Functions, Natural Neighbor, Moving Average,
and Local Polynomial
 Specify isotropic or anisotropic weighting
 You have full control over the grid line geometry including grid limits, grid
spacing, and number of grid lines
 Customize search options based on user-defined data sector parameters
 Specify search ellipses at any orientation and scaling
 Use spline smoothing and grid filtering to alter the grid file
 Use grid math to perform mathematic operations between grid files
 Use Nearest Neighbor to create grid files without interpolation
 Use Triangulation to achieve accuracy with large data sets faster
 Detrend a surface using Polynomial Regression, generate regression
coefficients in a report, and calculate residuals
 Use data exclusion filters to eliminate unwanted data
 Use duplicate data resolution techniques
 Generate a grid of Kriging standard deviations
 Specify point or block Kriging
 Generate a report of the gridding statistics and parameters including ANOVA
regression statistics
 Specify scales and range for each variogram model
 Extract subsets of grids or DEMs based on rows and columns
 Transform, offset, rescale, rotate, and mirror grids
 Calculate first and second directional derivatives at user-specified orientations
 Calculate differential and integral operators utilizing gradient, Laplacian,
biharmonic, and integrated volume operators
 Analyze your data with Fourier and spectral analysis with Correlograms and
Periodogram
 Generate grids from a user-specified function of two variables
 Calculate grids with Data Metrics including: number of points within search
ellipse, distance to nearest and farthest neighbor, median, average and offset
distance to points within the search ellipse
 Use cross-validation to judge the suitability of the gridding method for the
particular data set
Variograms
Use the variogram modeling subsystem to quantitatively assess the spatial continuity of
data. Variograms may be used to select an appropriate variogram model when gridding
with the Kriging algorithm. Surfer uses a variogram grid as a fundamental internal data
representation and once this grid is built, any experimental variogram can be computed
instantaneously.
Click to enlarge; Instantly create
variograms in Surfer to quantitatively
assess the spatial continuity of your data.
Variogram Features
 Virtually unlimited data set sizes

 Display both the experimental variogram and the variogram model
 Specify the estimator type: variogram, standardized variogram, auto covariance,
or auto correlation
 Specify the variogram model components: exponential, Gaussian, linear,
logarithmic, nugget effect, power, quadratic, rational quadratic, spherical, wave,
pentaspherical, and cubic models
 Customize the variogram to display symbols, variance, and number of pairs for
each lag
 Export the experimental variogram data
Faults and Breaklines
Define faults and breaklines when gridding your data. The data on one side of the fault
will not be directly used to calculate grid node values on the other side of the fault. When
the gridding algorithm sees a breakline, any data points that lie directly on the breakline
take precedence over an interpolated value. Use breaklines to define streamlines,
ridges, and other breaks in slopes. Unlike faults, breaklines are not barriers to
information flow and the gridding algorithm can cross the breakline to use a point on the
other side. The gridding methods that support faults are: Inverse Distance to a Power,
Minimum Curvature, Nearest Neighbor, and Data Metrics. Breaklines are supported by:
Inverse Distance to a Power, Kriging, Minimum Curvature, Nearest Neighbor, Radial
Basis Function, Moving Average, Data Metrics, and Local Polynomial gridding methods.
A contour map that features a fault is displayed
here. Faults and breaklines are specified when
gridding your data.
USGS Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Files
 Use DEM files with any Surfer command that uses GRD files
 Directly use the SDTS DEM file format in native form
 Display information about the DEM
 Create contour, vector, shaded relief, image, and wireframe maps from DEM
files
Digitize Boundaries
 Find XY coordinates
 Automatically write coordinates to ASCII data files
 Automatically save digitized coordinates as BLN files
 Create boundary files for use with other maps
 Display different properties for base map features
Automation
Virtually any operation that you can perform interactively can be controlled using an
Automation-compatible programming language such as Visual Basic, C++, or Perl.
Surfer includes GS Scripter - a Visual Basic-compatible programming environment that
lets you write, edit, debug, and run scripts. In this way you can automate repetitive tasks,
create front ends for running Surfer, or carry out any task that Surfer can do.
Worksheet
Surfer includes a full-featured worksheet for creating, opening, editing, and saving data
files. Data files can be up to 1 billion rows, subject to available memory. You can use the
Windows Clipboard functions to Cut, Copy, and Paste data within the Surfer worksheet,
or between applications
Worksheet Features
 Import files in DAT, TXT, SLK, XLS, WKx, WRx, CSV, BNA, or BLN formats
 Calculate data statistics
 Perform data transformations using advanced mathematical functions
 Sort data based on primary and secondary columns
 Print the worksheet
 Save your data in one of the following formats: XLS, SLK, CSV, TXT, DAT, BLN,
and BNA
Object Manager
The object manager makes the editing of any object simple. It displays all the objects in
the document in an easy-to-use hierarchical tree arrangement. Select objects in the
object manager to easily edit them and to show or hide them
Use the object manager to easily access

and edit all the objects that appear in your
plot window.
Additional Utilities and Features
 Export maps in DXF, SHP, BNA, BLN, MIF, GSI, GSB, EMF, WMF, CLP, CGM,
TIF, BMP, JPG, TGA, PNG, PCX, DCX, WPG, PCT, formats
 Windows Clipboard support for copying maps to other applications
 Combine any number of maps on a single page
 Use the mouse to resize objects on the screen
 Define default preferences
 Define custom line styles and colors and save for use on other maps
 Add any number of text blocks at any position on the map, using TrueType fonts
 Include superscripts, subscripts and Greek or other characters in text
 Compute volumes, planar and surface areas
 Calculate residuals between data and surface
 Print to any Windows supported printer or plotter
 Easily clip boundaries or posted points to contour map limits
 Display and print subsets of completed maps, complete with subset axes
 Add arrowheads to lines
 Adjust the number of undo levels
 Use the reshape tool to edit areas and curves
 Floatable toolbars
System Requirements
 PC running Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, or higher

 25 MB of free hard disk space
 32 MB RAM minimum, 64 MB or higher recommended
 800 x 600 minimum monitor resolution
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What's new in ArcGIS 9
ArcGIS 9 extends the current platform with major new capabilities in the areas of
geoprocessing, 3D visualization, and developer options. In addition, major developments in
the areas of usability, reliability, and interoperability were made, resulting in faster start-up
times, reduced memory usage, and significant usability improvements, leading to easier to
use and more robust software.
As part of their maintenance subscription, existing ArcGIS users automatically received the
ArcGIS 9 update at no cost.
Learn about key enhancements for the following ArcGIS 9 products:
 ArcGIS Desktop (ArcView®, ArcEditor®, and ArcInfo®)

 ArcGIS Extensions
 Server GIS
 Embedded GIS
 Mobile GIS
 The Geodatabase
ArcGIS Desktop (ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo)
 New geoprocessing framework for modeling and scripting? the new geoprocessing
tools can be used in a number of ways and work with all supported data formats
including geodatabase feature classes. The same operations, commands, or tools
can run within dialog boxes, interactively in visual models using ModelBuilder, and
quickly via command line input, or they can be integrated into multipart scripts or
applications for advanced analysis.
 New and powerful spatial statistics tools? the spatial statistics tools help GIS users
who need to apply advanced methods in solving spatial analysis problems such as
comparing features or geographic distributions, modeling geographic relationships,
or dealing with unknown conditions. With these tools users can analyze broad
regional patterns, map hot spots and local outliers, find the geographic center or
identify distributional trends, and reformat data or render analysis results.
 Significant improvements to annotation and labeling? there are significant
improvements to the user experience when creating, editing, and managing labels
and geodatabase annotation. For example, a new label manager lets users specify
properties without visiting layer dialog boxes individually.
 Improved raster support? this includes significant enhancements to raster
management, query, and visualization. Raster data sets and raster catalogs can now
be stored in a personal geodatabase. Raster data, such as digital photos of
buildings, can be stored as raster attributes in geodatabase feature classes and
stand-alone tables.
 ArcMap® GPS Support? this toolbar is now integrated with the core ArcGIS 9
Desktop products.
ArcGIS Extensions
 ArcGIS 3D Analyst®? new features include whole earth 3D visualization with the new
ArcGlobe® application and the ability to display true 3D symbols and models with
photo textures. More than 500 realistic 3D symbols, objects, and textures are
included.
 Maplex for ArcGIS? new extension for providing high-quality cartographic text
placement and labeling.
 ArcGIS Publisher? includes a new programmable ArcReader control enabling users
to easily build and deploy ArcReader® applications. Other new functionality in ArcGIS
Publisher includes wizard driven utilities that facilitate packaging map data with PMF
files and new application and security settings.
 ArcGIS Spatial Analyst? fully integrated into the new geoprocessing framework,
ArcGIS 9 Spatial Analyst® offers more than 100 improved tools.
 ArcGIS StreetMap®? enhancements to the U.S. data set in addition to new routing
capabilities.
 ArcPress® for ArcGIS? includes upgrade to an industry standard rasterizer, printer
driver enhancements, and new printer drivers.
 ArcGIS Data Interoperability? new extension for state-of-the-art direct read,
transformation, and export. It will be available after the initial ArcGIS 9 release.
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operating system. The ArcIMS ArcMap Server allows users to take advantage of the
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ArcMap documents (MXD files) on the Internet.
Embedded GIS
ArcGIS Engine, a new product at ArcGIS 9, provides a powerful collection of embeddable

mapping and GIS components for creating and deploying custom GIS and mapping
desktop applications. Using ArcGIS Engine, developers can embed GIS functions into
existing applications, such as Microsoft® Word and Excel, as well as build focused custom
applications for delivering GIS to many users in their organizations.
Mobile GIS
ArcPad® coupled with wireless mobile devices that are GPS enabled is increasingly used
for focused data collection and GIS information access in the field.
Mobile ArcGIS 9 Desktop Systems: ArcGIS Desktop products and ArcGIS Engine? can be
used for field tasks that require GIS analysis and decision making. These tasks are typically
performed on high-end Tablet PCs and leverage the Tablet PC's innovative features such
as pen-based computing and digital ink technology.
The Geodatabase
Geodatabase scalability ? major improvements have been made to the performance and
scalability of the geodatabase in a multiuser work flow.
Open geodatabase support ? ArcGIS 9 features publication of a standard, open format for
geodatabases. This takes the form of an XML schema that provides access to all database
types (e.g., vector, raster, and survey measurements) and constructs (e.g., domains, rules,
and topologies).
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Curriculum Vita
A d dr e s s 242 Clyde Building

Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
801-422-7569
njones@byu.edu

Position A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s so r ( 9 1 - 9 6 )
Associate Professor (97 - 02)
Professor (02 – present)
De p t . o f C i v i l a n d E n v i r o n m e n t a l E n g i n e e r i n g
1998–present
Director
E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o de l i n g R e s e a r c h L a b o r a t o r y

Education B.S., April 1986
Major: Civil Engineering
Outstanding Civil Engineering Graduate
Convocation Speaker for College
Summa Cum Laude.
M.S., May 1988

University of Texas at Austin
University Fellowship Recipient
Major: Geotechnical Engineering
T he s i s : A p p l i c a t i o n s o f C o m p u t e r - A i d e d D e s i g n T e c h n i q u e s f o r S i t e
Characterization in Civil Engineering
Ph.D., Dec. 1990

University of Texas at Austin
University Fellowship Recipient
Major: Geotechnical Engineering
Dissertation: Solid Modeling of Earth Masses for Applications in Ge
Engineering

Awards 2001 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize
T he A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y o f C i v i l E n g i n e e r s a w a r d s t h i s p r iz e a n n u a l l y
o u t s t a n d i n g r e se a r c h e r s a g e 4 0 o r y o u n g e r .
2002 College of Engineering & Technology Special Commenda

Award
I n r e co g n i t i o n o f m y e f fo r t s i n s u c c e s s f u l l y g u i d i n g o ur d e p a r t m e n t
the ABET re-accreditation process as the Undergraduate Coordinato
2003 Brigham Young University Technology Transfer Award

A w a r d e d f o r m a n y ye a r s o f s u c c e s s i n t e c h n o l o g y t r a n s f e r . C o - r e c
J i m N e l s o n a n d A l a n Z u n d e l . A t t h e t i m e o f t h e aw a r d , o u r s o f t w a r
most successful tech transfer project in BYU history.
2007 Utah Engineering Educator of the Year

Awarded by the Utah Chapter of the American Council of Engineeri
Companies.

Teaching University Courses
I h a v e t a u g h t t h e fo l l o w i n g c o u r se s :
C E E n 2 7 0 – C o m p u t e r Me t h o d s i n C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g
CE En 341 – Elementary Soil Mechanics
CE En 540 – Geo-Environmental Engineering
CE En 547 – Ground Water Modeling
CE En 641 – Advanced Soil Mechanics

Dept./College I h a v e s e r ve d o n n u m e r o u s f a c u l t y c o m m i t t e e s a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t a
Committees l e v e l . I se r v e d a s t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e c o o r d i n a t o r f o r o ur de p a r t m e
2000-2006. As the undergraduate coordinator, I was the chair of t
undergraduate committee. This committee has responsibility for a
undergraduate curriculum and scholarships issues in the departmen
a l s o r e s p o n s i b l e f o r p r e p a r i n g o u r d e p a r t m e n t f o r o ur AB E T a c c r e d
in the fall of 2002. During this visit, we were evaluated under the
2 0 0 0 g u i d e l i n e s a n d p a s s e d e a s i l y . T he s e g u i d e l i n e s r e pr e s e n t a s
departure from past accreditation practice. Accordingly, I was in c
reformulating our department objectives and designing an assessm
s t r a t e g y t h a t i s i n h a r mo n y w i t h t h e ne w A B E T 2 0 0 0 a p p r o a c h . I e
an automated strategy for archiving our assessment data and I pre
se l f - s t u d y d o c u m e n t t h a t w a s s e n t t o A B E T i n t h e s p r i n g o f 2 0 0 2 .
c u r r e n t l y s e r v i n g a s t h e c h a i r o f t h e F a c u l t y D e ve l o p m e n t co m m i t t e
the College Building Committee.

Prof. Societies/ American Geophysical Union
Committees National Ground Water Association
NGWA Groundwater Modeling Interest Group Committee
American Society of Civil Engineers
Geo-Institute Computers and Numerical Methods Committee
Geo-Institute Communications and Public Relations Committee
G e o - I n s t i t u t e E n g i n e e r i n g G e o lo g y a n d S i t e C h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n C o m m
International Advisory Board for HydroInformatics Journal

Research I am currently the director of the Environmental Modeling Research
L a bo r a t o r y Laboratory (EMRL). The EMRL consists of three faculty, (Jim Nelso
Director Z u n d e l , a n d m y s e l f ) , e i g h t f u l l - t i m e r e s e a r c h a s s o c i a t e s , a n d o ve r
graduate and undergraduate students. The mission of the EMRL is
a c o l l a b o r a t i v e r e se a r c h e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e m e m b e r s c a n p u r s u e c
e d g e r e s e ar c h i n g r o u n d w a t e r , s u r f a c e w a t e r , a n d w a t e r s h e d mo d e
E M R L i s f u n d e d t h r o u g h a co m b i n a t i o n o f e x t e r n a l r e s e a r c h g r a n t s
r o y a l t i e s f r o m o f f - c a m p u s s a l e s o f m o d e l i n g s o f t w a r e de v e l o p e d a t
( G M S , S M S , a n d W M S ) . T he a n n u a l o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t f o r t h e E M R L
$ 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . T he p r i m a r y s p o n s o r o f E M R L r e s e a r c h a r e t h e U . S . A
Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississip
sponsors include the Federal Highway Administration, the Departm
E n e r g y , a n d t h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y . T he E M R L f u n d s
graduate students (including three Ph.D. students) and involves a
n u m b e r o f u n d e r g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s i n r e s e ar c h p r o j e c t s .

Software T hr o u g h m y r e se a r c h , I h a v e d i r e c t e d t h e d e ve l o p m e n t o f a co m p u
program called the "Department of Defense Groundwater Modeling
( G M S ) . G M S i s a s t a t e - o f - t h e - ar t t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n a l e n v i r o n m e n t f
w a t e r mo d e l c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d v i s u a l i z a t i o n . I t i n c l u d e s t o o l s fo r s
c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n i n c l u d i n g ge o s t a t i s t i c s a n d so l i d m o d e l i n g o f s o i l
stratigraphy. It also includes interfaces to a large number of grou
models including MODFLOW, MODPATH, MT3DMS, SEAM3D, RT3D, U
FEMWATER, NUFT, SEEP2D, FACT, and ADH. GMS has been designe
c o n ce p t u a l m o d e l a p p r o a c h w h e r e m o d e l i n p u t i s c r e a t e d i n a g r i d
i n d e p e n d e n t f a s h i o n u s i n g G I S v e c t o r o b j e c t s . T he mo d e l d i s c r e t i z
t h e n p e r f o r me d a u t o m a t i c a l l y . I t a l s o co n t a i n s s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t t o o
visualization of 3D model results. GMS is the most comprehensive
sophisticated groundwater modeling software available and is used
6 0 0 0 o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n o v e r 9 0 co u n t r i e s .

Seminars/Short I h a v e t a u g h t a p p r o x i m a t e l y f i f t y s e m i n a r s a n d s h o r t c o u r se s a t v a
Courses locations in the United States and internationally (China, Korea, Au
G e r m a n y ) . T h e c o u r se t o p i c s h a v e i n c l u d e d b e g i n n i n g a n d a d v a n c e
w a t e r mo d e l i n g , a n d c o m p u t e r s i m u l a t i o n o f n a t u r a l a t t e n u a t i o n a n
r e m e d i a t i o n . T he co u r s e s a r e s p o n s o r e d b y N a t i o n a l G r o u n d W a t e r
Association and Environmental Modeling Systems, Inc.

Technical At the invitation of the university president, Merrill Bateman, the E
Exchange l a u n c h e d t h e B Y U - C h i n a W a t e r R e so u r c e s T e c h n i c a l E x c h a n g e P r o gr
P r o gr a m spring of 2001. This three-year program involves a series of semin
h o s t i n g v i s i t i n g p r o fe s s o r s , a n d p r o v i d i n g E M R L s o f t w a r e a t a s u b s
d i s c o u n t . O u r f i r s t se m i n a r w a s h e l d i n M a y o f 2 0 0 1 a t B e i j i n g N o r
U n i v e r s i t y . O ve r s i x t y h i g h - l e v e l e n g i n e e r s a n d r e se a r c h e r s f r o m a
C h i n a a t t e n d e d t h e s e m i n a r . K e y n o t e a d d r e s se s fo r t h e se m i n a r w
by representatives of the U.S. Embassy and the Chinese Water Min
m a i n f o c u s o f t h e f o u r - d a y se m i n a r w a s t o t r a i n t h e C h i n e s e a t t e n d
u s e E M R L so f t w a r e t o he l p s o l v e s o m e o f C h i n a ’ s p r e s s i n g w a t e r r e
management problems. As the director of the EMRL, I was heavily
i n d e ve l o p i n g t h e s e m i n a r a n d I a l s o t a u g h t t h e c l a s s e s i n t h e s e m
related to ground water modeling.

External 1 . A u t o m a t e d M e s h G e n e r a t i o n F o r t h e T AB S - 2 S y s t e m , $ 1 9 , 0 0 0
Research 11/90, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
Grants 2 . A G e o m e t r y P r e - P r o c e s so r f o r H E C - 1 E m p l o y i n g T r i a n g u l a t e d
N e t w o r k s , $ 2 0 ,0 4 8 , 3 / 9 1 - 1 0 /9 1 , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e e r W a t e r
Experiment Station
3. Real-Time Visualization for the TABS-2 Modelling System, $1
4 /9 1 - 8 /9 1 , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e e r W a t e r w a y s E x p e r i m e n t S t a t
4 . A n I n v e s t i g a t i o n o f X - W i n d o w s I n t e r f a c e T o o l s , $ 4 9 ,5 5 6 , 1 / 9
U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
5 . De s c r i p t i v e G e o me t r y a n d S o l i d R e n d e r i n g , $ 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 1 / 9 2 - 1
Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
6. An Investigation of Automated Pre-processing Schemes for T
Drainage Analysis, $34,750, 4/92-10/92, U.S. Army Engineer
Waterways Experiment Station
7 . A C o m p r e he n s i v e G r a p h i c a l U s e r E n v i r o n m e n t f o r G r o u n d w a t e
T r a n s p o r t M o d e l i n g , $ 2 4 6 , 5 2 6 , 6 /9 3 - 9 / 9 4 , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e e
8. An Integrated Surface Flow Modeling System, $131,848, 1/94
U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
9. Productivity and Management Tools for Groundwater Flow and
M o d e l i n g , $ 2 0 7 , 4 0 4 , 5 /9 4 - 4 / 9 5 , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e e r W a t e r w a
Experiment Station
10. E n h a n c e d T o o l s fo r Q u a l i t y C o n t r o l i n A u t o m a t e d G r o u n
T r a n s p o r t M o d e l i n g , $ 2 4 6 , 5 5 3 , 1 /9 5 - 1 2 /9 5 , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e
11. V i s u a l i z a t i o n f o r T w o - D i m e n s i o n a l S u r f a c e R u n o f f M o de
$98,221, 1/95-10/95, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experim
Station
12. Visualization Tools for Two-Dimensional Finite Element
M o d e l i n g , $ 9 3 ,9 3 3 , 1 1 /9 5 - 1 0 /9 6 , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e e r W a t e r w
Experiment Station
13. A G r a p h i c a l E n v i r o n m e n t fo r M u l t i - D i m e n s i o n a l S u r f a c e
M o d e l i n g , $ 4 9 ,7 8 9 , 3 / 9 6 - 9 /9 6 , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e e r W a t e r w a y
Experiment Station
14. A C o n c e p t u a l M o d e l i n g A p p r o a c h t o P r e - p r o ce s s i n g o f
G r o u n d w a t e r M o d e l s , $ 4 7 5 ,7 4 3 , 1 1 /9 5 - 1 1 / 9 7 , U . S . A r m y E n g
15. H y d r o s y s t e m s M o de l i n g , $ 2 , 4 5 8 , 0 8 3 , 5 /9 7 - 4 / 0 2 , U . S . A
Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
16. S e co n d G e ne r a t i o n H y d r o i n f o r m a t i c s R e se a r c h , $ 4 , 9 5 8 ,
A r m y E n g i n e e r R e s e ar c h a n d De v e l o p m e n t C e n t e r .
17. F l u x C a l c u l a t i o n s a n d 3 D V i s u a l i z a t i o n fo r t h e S C A P S P i
and GeoViz System, $34,931, U.S. Navy.
18. De v e l o p m e n t o f m o d e l i n g m e t h o d s a n d t o o l s f o r p r e d i c t
c o u p l e d r e a c t i v e t r a n s p o r t p r o c e s s e s i n p o r o u s me d i a u n d e r m
s c a l e s . $ 9 4 9 , 0 0 0 . U S De p t . o f E n e r g y . S t a r t s J a n . 2 0 0 7
Summary: PI or Co-PI on 18 projects totaling 9,162,635.

Peer-Reviewed 1. Jones, Norman L., Stephen G. Wright, and David R. Maidmen
Publications "Watershed delineation with triangle-based terrain models,"
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering , October, 1990, pp. 1232-12
2. Jones, Norman L. and Stephen G. Wright, "Algorithm for smo
triangulated surfaces," ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil En
January, 1991, pp. 85-102.
3. Jones, Norman L. and Stephen G. Wright, "Solid modeling for
r e p r e se n t a t i o n i n g e o t e c h n i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g , " G e o t e c h n i c a l E n
Congress, June, 1991, pp. 1021-1031.
4. Richards, D.R., Norman L. Jones, H. C. Lin, "Graphical innova
s u r f a c e w a t e r f l o w a n a l y s i s , " F i r s t I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n ce o
Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Environmen
Modelling, Sept. 15-19, 1991, Boulder, Colorado.
5. Jones, Norman L. and D.R. Richards, "Mesh generation for es
flow modelling," ASCE Journal of Waterway, Port, and Coasta
Engineering, Vol. 118, No. 6, November/December, 1992, pp
6. Jones, Norman L. and Stephen G. Wright, "Subsurface charac
w i t h s o l i d m o d e l s , " A S C E G e o te c h n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g J o u r n a l . ,
No. 11, November, 1993, pp. 1823-1839.
7. Nelson, James, Norman L. Jones, and A. Woodruff Miller, "Int
hydrologic simulation with TINs," Advances in Hydroscience a
Engineering, Volume 1, Sam S.Y. Wang, Ed., Proceedings of t
International Conference on Hydro-Science and Engineering,
Washington, D.C., June 7-11, 1993, pp.571-578.
8. Jones, Norman L., and Takafumi Saito, "Flow animation techn
two-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling," Advances in Hydro
and Engineering, Volume 1, Sam S.Y. Wang, Ed., Proceedings
F i r s t I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n ce o n H y d r o - S c i e n c e a n d E n g i n e e
Washington, D.C., June 7-11, 1993, pp. 2091-2096.
9. Jones, Norman L., and E. J. Nelson, "Construction of TINs fro
borehole data," Advances in Site Characterization: Data Acqu
Data Management, and Data Interpretation , ASCE Geotechnic
Publication No. 37, 1993, pp. 13-26.
10. Nelson, J. E., Norman L. Jones, and A. Woodruff Miller,
algorithm for precise drainage basin delineation," ASCE Journ
Hydraulic Engineering , Vol. 120, No. 3, March, 1994, pp. 298
11. J o n e s , N o r m a n L . , a n d D . R . R i c h a r d s , " A c o m p r e he n s i v
environment," Proceedings of the First International Conferen
HY D R O I N F O R M A T I C S , D e l f t , t h e N e t h e r l a n d s , S e p t . 1 9 - 2 3 , 1 9
317-322.
12. Nelson, E. J., and Norman L. Jones, "Reducing roundoff
digital elevation data," Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 169, 1995,
49.
13. Jones, Norman L., S. J. Owen, and E. C. Perry, "Plume
characterization with natural neighbor interpolation,"
G EO E N V I R O N M E N T 2 0 0 0 , A S C E G e o t e c h n i c a l S p e c i a l P u b l i c a t
1995, pp. 331-345.
14. James Nelson, A. Woodruff Miller, and Norman L. Jones
b a s e d w a t e r s h e d d e l i n e a t i o n t e c h n i q u e f o r b o t h r ur a l a n d u r b
Water in the 21st Century: Conservation, Demand, and Supp
A m e r i c a n W a t e r R e so u r c e s A s s o c a t i o n , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h ,
pp. 643-652.
15. Owen, Steven J., Norman L. Jones, and Jeffrey P. Holla
comprehensive modeling environment for the simulation of g
flow and transport," Engineering With Computers, Dec., 1996
242.
16. Jones, Norman L., and R. J. Davis, "Three-Dimensional
Characterization of Contaminant Plumes," 1996 Meeting of th
T r a n s p o r t a t i o n R e se a r c h B o a r d , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , J a n u a r y 7
17. Alan K. Zundel, and Norman L. Jones, "An integrated su
w a t e r mo d e l i n g s y s t e m , " P r o c e e d i n g s o f t h e S e c o n d I n t e r n a t i
C o n f e r e n ce o n HY D R O I N F O R M A T I C S , Z ur i c h , S w i t z e r l a n d , S e p
1996.
18. Norman L. Jones, and David R. Richards, "A conceptual
a p p r o a c h t o h y d r o i n f o r m a t i c s , " P r o c e e d i n g s o f t h e Se c o n d I n
C o n f e r e n ce o n HY D R O I N F O R M A T I C S , Z ur i c h , S w i t z e r l a n d , S e p
1996.
19. David R. Richards, and Norman L. Jones, "A blueprint f
hydroinformatic design of US Army hydrologic models," Proce
the Second International Conference on HYDROINFORMATICS
Switzerland, Sept. 9-13, 1996.
20. Jones, Norman L., E.V. Edris, Jr., and M.J. Kennard, "T
d i m e n s i o n a l c h a r a c t e r i z a t i o n o f co n t a m i n a n t p l u m e s u s i n g c o
penetrometer data," Proceedings of the Second International
C o n f e r e n ce o n E n v i r o n m e n t a l G e o te c h n i c s , I S - O s a k a ' 9 6 , N o v
1996, Osaka, Japan.
21. Staten, Matthew L., and Norman L. Jones, "Local Refine
T hr e e - D i m e n s i o n a l F i n i t e E l e m e n t M e s h e s , " E n g i n e e r i n g W i t h
Computers, 1997, Vol. 13, pp. 165-174.
22. Jones, Norman L., E.V. Edris, Jr., "Calibration tools for
hydroinformatics systems," Proceedings of the Third Internat
C o n f e r e n ce o n HY D R O I N F O R M A T I C S , C o p e n h a g e n , De n m a r k ,
26, 1998.
23. Z u n d e l , A . K . , De m i r b i l e k , Z . , F u g a l , A . L . , N . L . J o n e s , "
d e f i n i t i o n o f t w o - d i m e n s i o n a l f i n i t e e le m e n t c o a s t a l m o d e l s , "
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on
HY D R O I N F O R M A T I C S , C o p e n h a g e n , De n m a r k , A u g . 2 4 - 2 6 , 1 9
24. Nelson, E.J., N.L. Jones, R.J. Berrett, "Adaptive tessell
method for creating TINs from GIS data," ASCE Journal of Hy
Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1, January, 1999.
25. Jones, Norman L., A.M. Lemon, C. Talbot, " Integrating
with 3D Finite Element Groundwater Models," Proceedings of
International Symposium 2000 on Groundwater IAHR , Saitam
May 8-10, 2000.
26. Jones, Norman L., Michael J. Kennard, Alan K. Zundel,
algorithm for generating sorted contour strings," Computers
Geosciences, Vol. 26, pp. 831-837, 2000.
27. Jones, Norman L., E. James Nelson and Colby T. Manwa
" M a n a g i n g t e m p o r a l d a t a i n a co m p r e h e n s i v e m o d e l i n g e n v i r o
Journal of Hydroinformatics , Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 105-112, 200
28. J o n e s , N o r m a n L . , A l a n M . L e mo n , a n d F r e d T . T r a c y , "
approach to flow net generation," International Journal of Nu
and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 25, pp. 1339-1
2001.
29. Jones, Norman L., Trevor J. Budge, Alan K. Zundel, Ala
L e m o n , " G e n e r a t i n g M O D F L O W g r i d s f r o m b o u n d a r y - r e pr e s e n
models," Ground Water, Vol. 40, No. 2, March-April 2002, pp
30. Jones, Norman L., R.J. Davis, W. Sabbah, “A compariso
i n t e r p o l a t i o n t e c h n i q u e s f o r p l u m e c h a r a c t e r iz a t i o n , ” G r o u n d
Vol. 41, No. 4, July-August 2003, pp. 411-419.
31. L e m o n , A . M . , N . L . J o n e s , “ B u i l d i n g s o l i d m o d e l s fr o m b
and user-defined cross-sections,” Computers and Geoscience
No. 5, June, 2003, pp 547-555.
32. Jones, N.L., 2002, “Using transition probability geostat
MODFLOW,” Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Model
S t e p s C l o se r t o R e a l i t y ( P r o c e e d i n g s o f M o d e l C A R E ’ 2 0 0 2 , P r a g
Republic, 17–20 June 2002). IAHS Publ. no. 277, pp. 359–36
33. Jones, N.L., J.I. Green, and J.R. Walker, “Stochastic in
m o d e l i n g f o r c a p t u r e z o ne a n a l y s i s , ” G r o u n d w a t e r Q u a l i t y M
Management Under Uncertainty, Proceedings of the Symposiu
Congress, June 23-26, 2003, Philadelphia, Pa., Srikanta Mish
American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 1-12.
34. Jones, Norman L., J.R. Walker, & S.F. Carle, “Hydrogeo
flow characterization using transition probability geostatistic
accepted for publication in Ground Water Journal.
35. W a l l a c e , R . M . , A . B yr d , C . B u t l e r , N . J o n e s , R . J o n e s , “
Model Data Format”, Proceedings of the European Simulation
Interoperability Workshop 2005 , Toulouse France. June. (do
05E-SIW-046).
36. Jones, Norman L., T.P. Clement, C.H. Hansen, “A Three
Dimensional Analytical Modeling System for Risk Assessment
Chlorinated Solvent Sites,” Ground Water, Vol. 44, No. 5, Jul
2006, pp. 613-617.
37. R. Wallace, K. Pathak, J. P. Holland, D. Stuart, C. Butle

Richards, M. Fife, N. L. Jones and J. Harris, “Information infr
f o r i n t e g r a t e d e c o h y d r a u l i c a n d w a t e r r e so u r c e s m o d e l i n g a n
assessment”, Journal of Hydroinformatics , Vol. 8, No. 4, 200
333.

Books 1 . J o n e s , N . L . , F a s t T A B S R e fe r e n c e M a n u a l , E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p u
Manuals Graphics Laboratory, Brigham Young University, 1992. 150 p
Reports 2. Jones, N.L., FastTABS Tutorials , Engineering Computer Graph
Laboratory, Brigham Young University, 1992. 85 pp.
3. Jones, N.L., D.R. Richards, RMA-2 Primer. , U.S. Army Engine
Waterways Experiment Station, 1993. 165 pp.
4 . J o n e s , N . L . , G M S v1 . 0 R e fe r e n c e M a n u a l , E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o d
R e s e ar c h L a b o r a t o r y , B r i g h a m Y o u n g U n i v e r s i t y , P r o v o , U t a h
pp.
5 . J o n e s , N . L . , G M S v1 . 0 T u t o r i a l s , E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o d e l i n g R e s
Laboratory, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1994, 17
pp.
pp.
10. L i n , R i c h a r d s , T a l b o t , Y e h , C he n g , C he n g , J o n e s , F E M W
(version 2.0) : A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Computer
Simulating Density-Dependent Flow and Transport in Variably
Media. Technical Report CHL-97-12, U.S. Army Engineer Wate
Experiment Station, July 1997, 151 pp.
11. J o n e s , N . L . , G M S v3 . 0 R e fe r e n c e M a n u a l , E n v i r o n m e n t a
pp.
12. J o n e s , N . L . , G M S v3 . 0 T u t o r i a l s , E n v i r o n m e n t a l Mo d e l i n
13. * J o ne s , N . L . , G M S v 3 . 0 F i l e F o r m a t s , E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o
pp.
14. *T.P. Clement, and N.L.Jones, RT3D Tutorials for GMS
Battelle Pacific Northwest National Lab, Hanford, Washington
pp.
15. Jones, N.L., SEEP2D Primer. Environmental Modeling R
16. R i c h a r d s , L i n , C he n g , T a l b o t , J o n e s , D e ve l o p m e n t o f a
multidimensional hydroinformatic system for simulating cana
o ve r l a n d , a n d g r o u n d w a t e r f l o w i n S o u t h F l o r i d a , U S A r m y E n
Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 2000,
17. J o n e s , N . L . , G M S v3 . 1 HT M L H e l p D o c u m e n t , E n v i r o n m e
Modeling Research Laboratory, Brigham Young University, Pr
2000.
18. J o n e s , N . L . , G M S v3 . 1 T u t o r i a l s , E n v i r o n m e n t a l Mo d e l i n
19. T . P . C l e me n t , a n d N . L . J o n e s , R T 3 D T u t o r i a l s f o r G M S v
E n v i r o n m e n t a l M o de l i n g R e s e a r c h L a b o r a t o r y , B r i g h a m Y o u n g
University, Provo, Utah, 2000, 97 pp.
20. N . L . J o n e s , G r o u n d W a t e r M o de l i n g w i t h G M S T r a i n i n g M
EMS-I, Provo, Utah, 2000.
21. N . L . J o n e s , A d v a n c e G r o u n d W a t e r M o de l i n g w i t h G M S T
Manual, EMS-I, Provo, Utah, 2000.
22. L i n , R i c h a r d s , T a l b o t , Y e h , C he n g , C he n g , J o n e s , F E M W
T hr e e - D i m e n s i o n a l F i n i t e E l e m e n t C o m p u t e r M o d e l fo r S i m u l a
Density-Dependent Flow and Transport in Variably Saturated
V e r s i o n 3 .0 . T e c h n i c a l R e p o r t C H L - 0 1 - ? ? , U . S . A r m y E n g i n e e r
Waterways Experiment Station, 2001, 153 pp.
23. EMRL, Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) version 4.0
University, Provo, Utah, 2002.
Documents, Volumes 1-4, Environmental Modeling Research L
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2002.
28. XMDF User Manual, Environmental Modeling Research L
31. South Florida RSM Peer Review Report.
32. X M D F m a n u a l p u b l i s h e d a s a n E R DC t e c h n i c a l r e p o r t .

Other Technical 1 . J o n e s , N o r m a n L . , S . G . W r i g h t , R . G lo y d , a n d D . M a i d m e n t ,
Publications Algorithm for automated drainage analysis of a triangle-base
model," Proceedings of the First International Conference on
Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation Engin
Diego, Calif., Feb 5-8, 1989.
2. Lin, H.C., Norman L. Jones, and D.R. Richards "A microcompu
s y s t e m fo r t w o - d i m e n s i o n a l f l o w m o d e l l i n g , " P r o c e e d i n g s o f t
1991 National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering and Inter
S y m p o s i u m o n G r o u n d W a t e r , N a s h v i l l e , T e n ne s s e e , J u l y 2 9
1991.
3. Jones, Norman L., and James Nelson, "Drainage analysis usin
triangulated irregular networks," ASCE 8th Conference on Co
Civil Engineering - Symposium on Geographic Information An
June 7-9, 1992, Dallas, Texas.
4. Jones, Norman L., and James Nelson, "Automated delineation
c a t c h m e n t a r e a b o u n d a r i e s w i t h T IN s , " A S C E W a t e r F o r u m 1 9
5, 1992, Baltimore, Maryland.
5. Lin, H.C., Norman L. Jones, D.R. Richards, "Multitasking appl
surface water flow modeling," ASCE Water Forum 1992, Aug
Baltimore, Maryland.
6. Jones, Norman L. and James Nelson, "Geoscientific modeling
TINs," GeoByte, August, 1992, pp. 44-49.
7. Talbot, C., Jones, Norman L., and A.Woodruff Miller, "Floodpl
delineation with TINs," Proceedings of the Fifth International
C o n f e r e n ce o n C o m p u t i n g i n C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g , A n a h e i m , C a l i
June 7-9, 1993.
8 . C h r i s t i a n s e n , H . C . , T . W . S e de r b e r g , N . L . J o n e s , A . K . Z u n d e l ,
B e n z l e y , " T h e a c a d e m i c r o le o f t h e E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p u t e r G r a
Laboratory of Brigham Young University," EduGraphics '93, A
A l g a r e , P o r t u g a l , De c . 5 - 1 0 , p p . 1 2 - 2 0 .
9 . J o n e s , N o r m a n L . , D . R . R i c h a r d s , a n d J . P . Ho l l a n d , " T h e D e
o f De f e n s e g r o u n d w a t e r mo d e l i n g s y s t e m , " G e o t e c h n i c a l E n g
News, June, 1994, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 41-44.
10. R i c h a r d s , D . R . , N . L . J o n e s , a n d J . P . Ho l l a n d , " De p a r t m e
De f e n s e G r o u n d w a t e r M o d e l i n g S y s t e m , " P r o c e e d i n g s o f t h e 1
Groundwater Modeling Conference , August 10-12, 1994, pp.
11. Lin, H.C., G.T. Yeh, N.L. Jones, and D.R. Richards, "A s
the-art tool for studying sea water intrusion problems in coa
aquifers," Proceedings of the 26th Midatlantic Industrial and
W a s t e C o n f e r e n c e , N e w ar k , D e l a w a r e , A u g u s t 7 - 1 0 , 1 9 9 4 .
12. Jones, Norman L., D.R. Richards, and R.A. Evans, "A gr
environment for three-dimensional finite element groundwate
modeling," Groundwater Management, Proceedings of the Int
Symposium, ASCE, San Antonio, Texas, August 14-16, 1995,
378.
13. Jones, Norman L., A.K. Zundel, and R.M. Wallace, "A
comprehensive graphical environment for surface water flow
W a t e r R e s o ur c e s E n g i n e e r i n g , P r o ce e d i n g s o f t h e F i r s t I n t e r n
C o n f e r e n ce , A S C E , S a n A n t o n i o , T e x a s , A u g u s t 1 4 - 1 6 , 1 9 9 5 ,
409.
14. N e l s o n , E . J . , N . L . J o n e s , a n d J . D . J o r g e so n , " A co m p r e h
environment for watershed modeling and hydrologic analysis,
R e s o u r ce s E n g i n e e r i n g , P r o ce e d i n g s o f t h e F i r s t I n t e r n a t i o n a
C o n f e r e n ce , A S C E , S a n A n t o n i o , T e x a s , A u g u s t 1 4 - 1 6 , 1 9 9 5 ,
833.
15. Nelson, E.J., and N.L. Jones, "Using the ARC/INFO data
b u i l d co n c e p t u a l m o d e l s fo r e n v i r o n m e n t a l / h y d r a u l i c / h y d r o l o
simulations," Proceedings of the 1996 ESRI User Conference ,
24, 1996.
16. Nelson, E.J., and N.L. Jones, "Automated tools for spat
distributed rainfall/runoff modeling," Proceedings of the ASC
American Water and Environment Congress , Anaheim, Califor
22-28, 1996, 6 pp.
17. Richards, and N.L. Jones, "The DoD Groundwater Model
System: a conceptual model approach," Proceedings of the A
22-28, 1996, 6 pp.
18. Z u n d e l , a n d N .L . J o n e s , " A g r a p h i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t fo r m
d i m e n s i o n a l s u r f a c e w a t e r mo d e l i n g , " P r o c e e d i n g s o f t h e A S C
22-28, 1996, 6 pp.
19. N e l s o n , N . L . J o n e s , C . S m e m o e , " F r o m a g r i d o r c o ve r a
hydrograph: unlocking your gis data for hydrologic applicatio
ESRI User Group Conference.
20. R i c h a r d s , a n d N . L . J o n e s , " A c o n c e p t u a l mo d e l i n g a p p r o
m o d e l i n g g r o u n d w a t e r w i t h G M S , " P r o ce e d i n g s o f t h e A S C E W
R e s o u r ce s C o n f e r e n c e , S a n F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f o r n i a , 1 9 9 7 .
21. N.L. Jones, Edris, E.V., Poeter, E., "Utilizing GIS objec
calibration," Proceedings of the MODFLOW 98 Conference , Go
Colorado, Oct. 5-8, 1998.
22. Kennard, M., Holland, J., Jones, N., "GIS tools in GMS
of the art report," Proceedings of the MODFLOW 98 Conferen
Colorado, Oct. 5-8, 1998.
23. Davis, R.J., Jones, N.L., Clement, T.P., "Efficient tools
building multi-component transport models," Proceedings of
M O D F L O W 9 8 C o n f e r e n ce , G o l d e n , C o l o r a d o , O c t . 5 - 8 , 1 9 9 8 .
24. Lin, H.C., C.A. Talbot, D.R. Richards, E.V. Edris, Jr., H
N . L . J o n e s , G .T . Y e h , " D e ve l o p m e n t o f a m u l t i d i m e n s i o n a l
hydroinformatic system for simulating canal, overland, and g
flow in South Florida," Proc eedings of the International Confe
Hydroinformatics 2000, July 23-27, 2000, Iowa City, Iowa.
25. Green, J.I., and N.L. Jones, 2001, “Tools for stochastic
simulations in GMS”, Proceedings of the MODFLOW 2001 and
Modeling Odysseys Conference , Golden, Colorado, Sept. 11-1
26. Lemon, A.M., and N.L. Jones, 2001, “Managing complex
stratigraphy in MODFLOW models,” Proceedings of the MODFL
and Other Modeling Odysseys Conference , Golden, Colorado,
14, 2001.
27. Jones, N.L., 2001, “Using the Woburn case as a teachin
Proceedings of the MODFLOW 2001 and Other Modeling Odyss
C o n f e r e n ce , G o l d e n , C o l o r a d o , S e p t . 1 1 - 1 4 , 2 0 0 1 .
28. J o n e s , N . L . , J . R . W a l k e r , S . F . C ar l e , 2 0 0 2 , “ U s i n g t r a n s
probability geostatistics with MODFLOW,” ModelCARE 2002: P
of the Fourth International Conference on Calibration and Re
Groundwater Modelling , Prague, Czech Republic, 17-20 June
I, pp. 295-298.
29. T a l b o t , C . A . , C . M . H a n s e n , N .L . J o n e s , E . V . E d r i s , 2 0 0 3
New Modeling Tools For Stratigraphic and Stochastic Modelin
U n c e r t a i n t y A n a l y s i s , W a t e r s he d S y s t e m s C o n f e r e n c e , P o r t l a n
May 13-15, 2003.
30. Q ue z a d a , C . , C . M . H a n s e n , T . P . C l e me n t , N . L . J o n e s , &
“ART3D: an analytical model for predicting 3-dimensional rea
transport,” MODFLOW and More 2003: Understanding through
– C o n f e r e n c e P r o c e e d i n g s , P o e t e r , Z h e n g , H i l l , & Do h e r t y , E d
16-19, 2003, Colorado School of Mines, pp. 275-279.
31. Lemon, A., N.L. Jones, & J. Greer, “A horizons-based a
modeling complex geology,” MODFLOW and More 2003: Unde
t h r o u g h M o de l i n g – C o n f e r e n c e P r o c e e d i n g s , S e p t . 1 6 - 1 9 , 2 0
Colorado School of Mines, pp. 666-670.
32. N. L. Jones, R. D. Jones, C. D. Butler, and R. M. Wallac
Generic Format for Multi-Dimensional Models,” Proceedings o
G r o u n d w a t e r S y m p o s i u m , E WR I ’ 0 4 Wo r l d W a t e r & E n v i r o n m e
R e s o u r ce s C o n g r e s s , A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y o f C i v i l E n g i n e e r s , S a l
City, Utah June 27 – July 1, 2004.
33. N. L. Jones, A.M. Lemon, M.J. Kennard, “Efficient Data
M a n a g e m e n t S t r a t e g i e s f o r L ar g e M O D F L O W M o d e l s , ” , E W R I ’
W a t e r & E n v i r o n m e n t a l R e so u r c e s C o n g r e s s , A m e r i c a n S o c i e t
Engineers, Anchorage, Alaska, May 15-19, 2005.
34. D . R . M a i d m e n t , N .L . J o n e s , & G . S t r a s b e r g , “ A r c H y d r o
G r o u n d w a t e r D a t a M o d e l ” , IG W M C N e w s l e t t e r . 2 0 0 5
(http://www.mines.edu/igwmc/news/spring05news.pdf)
35. M a r k K r a m , G ar y R o b b i n s , R e n d u o Z h a n g , L a n b o L i u , a n
J o n e s , “ D e t a i l e d H y d r a u l i c A s s e s s m e n t U s i n g a H i g h - R e so l u t i
Piezocone Coupled to the GEOVIS”, Proceedings of the 2006
American Environmental Field Conference and Exposition: Ad
E n v i r o n m e n t a l S i t e C h ar a c t e r i z a t i o n a n d M o n i t o r i n g T e c h n o l o
January 10-12, 2006, University of South Florida, Tampa, Flo
36. A a r o n B yr d , R o b W a l l a c e , C a r y B u t l e r , N o r m J o n e s , R u s
“Generic model data format,” Proceedings of the 3rd Federal
Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference , April 2-6, 2006
Nevada.
37. Strasberg, G., N.L Jones., D. Maidment, 2006, “The Arc
ground water data model,” MODFLOW & More 2006 – Managin
Water Systems , May 22-24, 2006, Golden, Colorado.
38. Jones, N.L., J. Greer, 2006, “Automated 3D meshing of

hydrogeologic units,” MODFLOW & More 2006 – Managing Gro
Systems, May 22-24, 2006, Golden, Colorado.

242D CB PO Box 32
Provo, Utah 84602
Tel. (801) 422-7632
Fax (801) 422-0159
e-mail: jimn@byu.edu
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Member of the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory
(EMRL)
Bachelor of Science
August 1989
Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
Master of Science
April 1990
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

April 1994
Major: Civil Engineering (Hydrology)
Title of Dissertation: Automated Watershed Characterization
Using Triangulated Irregular Networks

Research
The primary focus of my research efforts is in the area of digital terrain
modeling for watershed analysis. Over the past several years I have been
involved in the development of tools for creating lumped parameter and
distributed rainfall/runoff models from digital terrain models. This work has
resulted in the development of the Watershed Modeling System (WMS) which is
has been distributed to over 2000 users in more than 90 countries. These
research efforts have been sponsored in part by the US Army Corps of Engineers
Waterways Experiment Station, the Federal Highways Administration, and the
EMRL. WMS includes tools for watershed delineation from gridded elevation
models, from TINs, or using vector GIS data. From these watershed models
several hydrologic analysis simulations, including HEC-1, TR-20, TR-55, and the
Rational Method can be derived. My research in this area has led to interest in
GIS software and databases because much of the hydrologic information
needed for modeling is compiled/stored in these systems. Recent versions of
WMS have included several tools for sharing/using data from GIS systems.
Some links to interesting projects I have been involved in are given below:
Sava River Watershed used during the Bosnia peace-keeping

mission
Flood Plain Delineation on the Black River
ASCE task committee on GIS and Distributed Models of the
Watershed
Mescalero flooding project for the Burned Area Emergency
Rehabilitation (BAER) team
LA County Modified Rational hydrology program
Maricopa County Flood Control District hydrologic modeling tools
GIS Hydro at the ESRI User's conference
On-line data for WMS and GIS watershed modeling
WMS-Hydro

In case you aren't sure if you stumbled across the right Jim Nelson (hopefully
my photo reveals that I'm aging gracefully!), or if you just want to learn a little
more about me.
I was born in Sandy, Utah somewhere between the days of walking to school
uphill both ways in a driving blizzard (my father's generation) and the days of
Nintendo (my children's generation). I only had one residence (651 Wyandotte
Ave.) until after graduating in 1982 from Jordan High School.
I attended BYU for one semester before fulfilling a life-long dream of serving a
full-time LDS mission to the Dominican Republic. Like most LDS missionaries
will attest to, this was the best year and a half (yes there is an asterisk by
name because I served during the brief time period when a year and a half was
all that was required of male missionaries - of course us missionaries of that
era will tell you that this was all the time we needed to perform what it takes
most two years to do!) of my life - to that point in my life (see Family)
After returning from my mission I again enrolled in BYU and set out to finish a
degree in Civil Engineering. Because of the rigorous study a young engineering
student faces, I had little time for other activities. However, one day I broke
out of my shell, looked up Lauri Christensen on the micro-fiche at the
Information booth (in those days you could get address, phone number, and
complete class schedule of any babe you were interested in tracking!) and
conveniently placed myself outside the Joseph Smith building (the one before
the one that stands there now) so that I could run into her and ask her out. Of
course the rest is history (see Family).
For some reason I just never could get away from BYU. After finishing an
undergraduate degree, Dr. Henry Christiansen convinced me to stay on with
ECGL while I completed a Master's degree and later Dr. Norman Jones did the
same so I could work on a Ph.D. I have been going to school and now
researching/teaching here ever since!
If you want to read more about what I do besides my work here at BYU see My
Other Lives.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Nelson, James, Norman L. Jones, and A. Woodruff Miller, "Integrated hydrologic

simulation with TINs," Advances in Hydroscience and Engineering, Volume 1, Sam S.Y.
Wang, Ed., Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hydro-Science and
Engineering, Washington, D.C., June 7-11, 1993, pp. 571-578.
Jones, Norman L., and E. J. Nelson, "Construction of TINs from borehole data,"
Advances in Site Characterization: Data Acquisition, Data Management, and Data
Interpretation, ASCE Geotechnical Publication No. 37, 1993, pp. 13-26.
Nelson, E. James, Norman L. Jones, and A. Woodruff Miller, "An algorithm for precise
drainage basin delineation," ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, March, 1994, pp.
298-312.
Nelson, E. James, and Norman L. Jones, "Reducing Elevation Roundoff Errors in Digital
Elevation Models," Journal of Hydrology, July, 1995, vol 169, pp. 37-49.
Nelson, E.J., A.W. Miller, and N.L. Jones, "A TIN Based Watershed Delineation
Technique for Both Rural and Urban Runoff," American Water Resources Annual Spring
Symposium, April 23-26, 1995, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nelson, E. James, Glenn E. Moglen, and Larry Arneson, "Building a GIS Database to
Support Hydrologic Modeling at the Maryland State Highway Administration,"
Proceedings of the 78th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January
10-14, 1999, published on CD ROM.
Nelson, E. James, Norman L. Jones, and Russell J. Berrett, "Adaptive Tessellation

Method for Creating TINs from GIS Data," ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering,
Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1999.
Nawajish S. Noman, and E. James Nelson, "GIS Based Floodplain Management: Issues
and Tools," Proceedings of the Floodplain Management Association, Technology and
Modernization in Floodplain Management, March 24-26, 1999, San Diego, CA.
DeBarry, Paul A., R.G. Quimpo, J. Garbrecht, T.A. Evans, L. Garcia, L.E. Johnson, J.
Jorgeson, V. Krysanova, G. Leavesley, D. R. Maidment, E. J. Nelson, F.L. Ogden, F.
Olivera, T.A. Seybert, W.T. Sloan, D. Burrows, E.T. Engman, R. Binger, B.M. Evans,
and F. Theurer, "GIS Modules and Distributed Models of the Watershed," ASCE Task
Committee on GIS Modules and Distributed Models of the Watershed, Special Report,
120 pp., July 1999.
Nielsen, J. Lance, E. James Nelson, and A.Woodruff Miller, “Online Engineering:

Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Web-Based Hydrologic Modeling
Course,” Utah Academy Journal, 1999.
Nelson, E. James., A.Woodruff Miller, and Eric Dixon, "Mud Canyon Fire: A Hydrologic
Evaluation of Rainfall Runoff from a Burned Watershed,," International Journal of
Wildland Fire, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2000.
Jones, Norman L., E. James Nelson, and Colby T. Manwaring, "Managing Temporal
Data in a Comprehensive Modeling Environment," Journal of HydroInformatics,
accepted for publication in early 2000.
Jones, Norman L., E. James Nelson, and Colby T. Manwaring, "Managing Temporal
Data in a Comprehensive Modeling Environment," Journal of HydroInformatics, Vol. 2,
No. 2, pp. 105-112, 2000.
Nelson, E. James, “Hydrologic Analysis and Design with the Watershed Modeling
System,” National Highway Institute training manual for course #135080, January 2001.
Noman, Nawajish S., E. James Nelson, and Alan K. Zundel, “A Review of Automated
Flood Plain Delineation from Digital Terrain Models,” ASCE Journal of Water
Resources Planning and Management, Nov/Dec 2001, Vol. 127, No. 6, pp. 394-402.
Zundel, Alan K., E. James Nelson, and J. Ryan Christiansen, “Stamped Features:
Automatic creation of Engineered Structures into Conceptual Models,” International
Journal of Hydroinformatics, Vol. 4, No. 1, November 2001.
Green, Jonathan I., and E. James Nelson, “Calculation of Time of Concentration for
Hydrologic Design and Analysis Using Geographic Information System Vector Objects,”
International Journal of Hydroinformatics, Vol. 1, No. 2, January 2002.
Noman, Nawajish S., and E. James Nelson, “ArcGIS Hydro Data Model – Chapter 5
River Channels,” ESRI Press, 2002, 31 pp.
Other Publications
Nelson E. J., N.L. Jones, and J.D. Jorgeson, "A Comprehensive Environment for
Watershed Modeling and Hydrologic Analysis," American Society of Civil Engineers,
International Conference on Water Resources Engineering, Aug. 14-18, 1995, San
Antonio, Texas.
Jones Norman L., and E.J. Nelson, "Automated Delineation of Catchment Area
Boundaries with TINs," American Society of Civil Engineers, Proceedings of the
Hydraulic Engineering Sessions at Water Forum ‘92, Baltimore, Md., Aug. 2-6 1992.
American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Utah Chapter student paper contest 1st
place winner 1992. "Extensions to TIN Based Algorithms for Automation of Drainage
Basin Delineation." Presented paper at the Utah AWRA Chapter Meeting in Salt Lake
City, May 1992.
Nelson, E.J., N.L. Jones, "Utilizing the Arc/Info Data Model to Build Conceptual Models
for Hydrologic Simulations," ESRI User’s Conference, May 1996.
Nelson, E.J., N.L. Jones, and C.M. Smemoe, "From a Grid or Coverage to Hydrograph:
Unlocking your GIS Data for Hydrologic Applications," ESRI User’s Conference, July
1997, Published on CD ROM.
Nelson, E. James, Christopher M. Smemoe, and Bing Zhao, "A GIS Approach to
Watershed Modeling in Maricopa County, Arizona," American Society of Civil
Engineers, Water Resources Planning and Management Conference, June 6-10, 1999,
Tempe, AZ, Published on CD-ROM.
Nelson, E. James, Nawajish S. Noman, and William J. King, "A Practical Guide for
Locating, Transforming, and Using GIS Data for Hydrologic Model Development,"
American Society of Civil Engineers, International Conference on Water Resources
Engineering, Aug. 8-12, Seattle, WA, Published on CD-ROM.
Nawajish S. Noman, and E. James Nelson, "Managing River Cross-Sections in GIS

(GeoRelational and Geodatabase Data Model Approaches)," GIS and Water Resources
Consortium Meeting, Sept. 21-22, 1999, Redlands, CA.
Smemoe, Chris M., E. James Nelson, and Tom Cole, “A Conceptual Modeling Approach
to CEQUAL-W2 Using the Watershed Modeling System,” Proceedings of the
Hydroinformatics Conference, Iowa City, Iowa, July 2000.
Manwaring, Colby T., E. James Nelson, and Patrick N. Deliman, “HSPF Modeling with
the Watershed Modeling System,” Proceedings of the Hydroinformatics Conference, Iowa
City, Iowa, July 2000.
Bradley R. Hartman, and E. James Nelson, “A Central Method for GeoSpatial Data
Acquisition (GSDA),” Proceedings of the World Water & Environmental Resources
Congress, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Environmental Water
Resources Institute (EWRI), Orlando, Fl, May 20-24, 2001.
Manuals and Reports
Nelson E. J., N.L. Jones, and J.D. Jorgeson, "A Comprehensive Environment for
Watershed Modeling and Hydrologic Analysis," American Society of Civil Engineers,
International Conference on Water Resources Engineering, Aug. 14-18, 1995, San
Antonio, Texas.
Nelson, E.James, GeoShed v1.0 Reference Manual, Environmental Modeling Research

Laboratory, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1993, 354 pp.
Nelson, E.James, GeoShed v1.0 Tutorials, Environmental Modeling Research




Nelson, E.James, WMS v4.0 Reference Manual, Environmental Modeling Research

Nelson, E.James, WMS v4.0 Tutorials, Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory,

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1996, 215 pp.








Nelson, E.James, WMS v6.1 HTML Help Document, Environmental Modeling Research
Laboratory, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 2001.


As a result of the successfulness of the WMS software I have been involved in
teaching short courses on the use of WMS 24 separate times in the U.S., Puerto
Rico, Panama, China, Jordan, and Egypt. The Federal Highways through the
National Highway Institute (NHI) sponsored the development of custom training
materials and this course has been taught to hydrologists in state departments
of transportation in California, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Maine,
New York, Maryland, New Mexico, Minnesota, South Carolina, Kentucky, and
Nevada. Besides sponsorship through NHI, the American Society of Civil
Engineers and Environmental Modeling Systems, Inc have sponsored courses.
These classes are sponsored by Environmental Modeling Systems Incorporated
(EMS-I), and you can get more information about upcoming courses on their
home page.
I am fortunate to work with some of the best graduate (and undergraduate)

students around. Without them much of the work which you read about here
on my home page would not be possible. Chris, Doug, and Marcus are my full
time research lab managers. Check out their home pages to see what they are
up to! (Former students can check out the Hall of Fame)
Graduate Students
Chris Smemoe
Doug Gallup
Marcus Shapiro
Ahmad Salah
Craig Boren
Undergraduate Students
Aaron Averett
Brian Rowley
Christian Auger
Nick Williams
Eric Nielsen
Fun Stuff
Maple Mountain Hike June 17, 2003

While I owe much of who I am to my family, I owe much of what I have

accomplished to a group of outstanding graduate students. Early on I didn't
keep pictures (darn, and if you are a former student send me one from your
college days so I can include it here!). I have learned much not only from their
technical contributions, but more importantly from the quality of their
characters. I immortalize them here on this page.
Please know that I have a deep appreciation and love for all of you!
Student Project
"Orem City Traffic Data Modeled in the
Doug Brimhall Geographic Information System, Arcview"
(March 1997)
"The Development and Testing of a

Christopher
Graphical Interface for a Finite Element
Smemoe
Watershed Model" (April 1997)
"Technique for Combining GIS and Grids

Dailin Ge
in Basin Delineation" (August 1997)
"HSPF Interface within Watershed

Willard Pack
Modeling System" (August 1998)
"Flood Study on the Provo River Using

Thayne Clark
NWS DAMBRK" (April 1998)
"Flood Inundation Study on Weber River
Justin Record
Below Wanship Dam" (April 1999)
Colby "Los Angeles County Urban Hydrology:

Manwaring The F0601 Interface in WMS" (1999)
"A Practical Guide for Locating,

Transforming, and Using GIS Data for
Bill King
Hydrologic Model Development" (August
1999)
"GIS Sidewalk Risk Management and

Steve Jones
Maintenance Program" (March 1999)
"Design of Geographic Information System

for the Electric Utilities in Woodland Hills
Darren Hess & Implementation of Water Right Tracking
System for Strawberry Water Users
Association" (April 1999)
"Online Engineering: Lessons Learned
Lance Nielsen from the Implementation of a Web-Based
Hydrologic Modeling Course" (June 1999)
"Creating a Basic HSPF Model Using

Nathan Ford
WDMUtil and WMS" (April 2000)
"Supplementary Training Course for The

Brian Knoll Watershed Modeling System" (November
2000)
"A Central Method for Geospatial Data

Brad Hartman
Acquisition" (December 2000)
"Developing a CE-Qual-W2 Numeric Model

Isaac Wait for East Canyon Reservoir Using WMS
Version 6.1" (2001)
Nawajish
"An Integrated Approach for Automated
Sayeed Noman
Floodplain Delineation From Digital
(we just called
Terrain Models" (April 2001)
him Noman!)
"Bathymetry Generation and
Jason Wagner Documentation for Water Quality
Modeling" (2001)
"An Evaluation of the Capabilities of HEC
GEO RAS and SMS to Preprocess Geometric
Mark Hill
Data to Create HEC RAS Import Files"
(August 2001)
"The Effects of Data Filtering on Hydraulic
Creighton Omer Modeling and Floodplain Delineation"
(April 2002)
Joseph
"Integrating Hydra Into WMS 7.0" (2002)
Caldwell
"Bathymetric Generation for Navajo

Bill Pope
Reservoir and San Juan River" (May 2002)
"Bathymetric Generation and CE-QUAL-W2

Erick Powell Model Preparation for Scofield Reservoir"
(May 2002)
"South Utah Valley Municipal Water
Gordon Jones Association Surface and Ground Water
Master Plan" (April 2003)
"A guide to Geo-spatial Data on the Web"

Ryan Harrell
(June 2003)
"The GSSHA 2.0 Interface in WMS 7.0"

Aaron Byrd
(June 2003)
"Clay Draw Watershed / San Juan County"

Melissa Godfrey
(August 2003)
"Floodplain Risk Analysis using Flood

Chris Smemoe Probability and Annual Exceedance
Probability Maps" (April 2004)
"Automation of the Orange County

Michael
Hydrology Method Within WMS" (August
Kauffman
2004)
"Examination of Internal vs. External
Eric Nielsen Phosphorous Loading in Elephant Butte
Reservoir" (April 2005)
"Development of a Geo-Spatial Data

Travis Foster
Catalog within WMS" (April 2005)
"Floodplain and Flood Probability Mapping

Doug Gallup
Using Geodatabases" (April 2005)
Masako "Annual Exceedance Probability Analysis"

Gardner (August 2005)
"Orange County Hydrology within WMS"

Craig Boren
(August 2005)
Mark "A Review and Revision of the Geospatial

Christensen Data Acquisition Website" (August 2005)
Robert Jenkins (December 2005)
"Algal Suscession and Nutrient Dynamics in

Eric Nielsen Elephant Butte Reservoir" (December
2005)
"Time of Concentration Calculator,
Coleman Miller Ventura County Flood Control District"
(April 2006)
"A Surface Hydrological Study Comparing
Erik Sewell
WMS and ArcHydro" (April 2006)
Mario Avalos (June 2006)
"Hydrologic Model of the 'Y-1' Copper Open

Oscar Monroy
Pit Mine" (August 2006)
"Numerical Modeling of Culvert Hydraulics:
Brian Rowley Modernization of Existing HY8 Software"
(August 2006)
"Mapping Table Calibration for Utah

Shane Dyer Department of Transportation" (December
2006)
"WMS Interface to the Storm and Tile

Marcus Shapiro Drain Component of GSSHA" (December
2006)
Greg Simons (December 2006)
"Implementation of Digital Information to

Saúl Gutiérrez
Design Hydrologic Models in Mexico" (April
Magaña
2007)
"Prince George's County, Maryland, GIS

Kerri Stout
Database Conversion" (April 2007)
Nick Williams April 2007

Ana Maria Paz August 2007

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M.S., May 1988

Ph.D., Dec. 1990

2002 College of Engineering & Technology Special Commenda

2003 Brigham Young University Technology Transfer Award

2007 Utah Engineering Educator of the Year

Summary: PI or Co-PI on 18 projects totaling 9,162,635.

37. R. Wallace, K. Pathak, J. P. Holland, D. Stuart, C. Butle

38. Jones, N.L., J. Greer, 2006, “Automated 3D meshing of

Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Sava River Watershed used during the Bosnia peace-keeping

Peer Reviewed Publications

Nelson, James, Norman L. Jones, and A. Woodruff Miller, "Integrated hydrologic

Nelson, E. James, Norman L. Jones, and Russell J. Berrett, "Adaptive Tessellation

Nielsen, J. Lance, E. James Nelson, and A.Woodruff Miller, “Online Engineering: