Email: emile.elias@usda.gov
Phone: 575 646 4842
Jornada Experimental Range
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER, NMSU
Las Cruces, NM 88003
- Director, USDA Southwest Climate Hub
Primary Research Interests:
Hydrology and water quality with research in the following areas:
- Stressor effects on water quantity, quality and hydrologic ecosystem services
- The influence of climate variability and change on estimated snowmelt runoff
- Hydrologic simulation modeling in support of regional planning and total maximum daily load development
- Riparian nutrient cycling in arid environments
Professional Experience:
- 2012 to present - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico State University, NM
- 2012 to present - Water Resources Engineer, Tetra Tech, Inc.
- 2006 to 2010 - Research Assistant, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- 2004 to 2006 - Water Pollution Biologist, AL Department of Environmental Management
- 2003 to 2004 - Executive Director, Little Tennessee Watershed Association, NC
- 2002 to 2003 - Water Resources Analyst, City of Greeley, CO
Education:
| 2010 | Ph.D. | Forestry and Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, AL |
| 2002 | M.S. | Watershed Science, Colorado State University |
| 1996 | B.S. | Environmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO |
Synergistic Activities:
- Ad Hoc Reviewer: River Research and Applications; Environmental and Resource Economics; Journal of Contemporary Water Resources Education
- Science Advisor: NASA Develop Program