BAE Seminar Series
Thursday, January 16, 2025
OSU Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering is hosting Dr. Ryan Bailey, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University, as a BAE seminar speaker on Thursday, January 30th, 3:00-4:00 pm, 314 Ag Hall.
Presentation title: Using Hydrologic Models as Decision Support Tools in Engineering Applications
Abstract: Hydrologic models are often used in water resources planning and management. These models simulate the storage and movement of water and pollutants in watershed features, including soils, the landscape, aquifers, channels, reservoirs, and canals. In this presentation, I provide an overview of several ongoing projects in Colorado in which hydrologic models are used as decision support tools for engineering solutions. These projects assess changes in irrigation practices in the Upper Colorado River Basin, and selenium and salinity contamination in the Arkansas River Basin. In each project, modeling results can be used to inform policy decisions at the state level.
Bio: Dr. Ryan Bailey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. He received his BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University, his MS in Environmental Science from the University of Guam, and his PhD from Colorado State University. His research focuses on the sustainability of watershed management practices in regards to water quantity and water quality. His recent projects have focused on the development of process-based, dynamic numerical modeling codes to identify sustainable management practices within environmental systems and agricultural areas in the western United States. He also has been involved with the assessment of groundwater resources of small oceanic islands using field and modeling methods and the analysis of small-island water supply during drought and extreme-climate events, with projects in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Maldives.
Refreshments will be provided. Please join if you are around and available and feel free to spread the word. Graduate students are highly encouraged to attend this event and interact with our speaker during his visit.