SDSU Faculty Profile - Dr. Victor Miguel Ponce - One-page summary - Civil Engineering - Hydrology

 

VICTOR MIGUEL PONCE

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  •  San Diego State University  •  5500 Campanile Drive  •  San Diego, CA 92182-1324
Voice (619) 594-6070  •  Lab (619) 594-4029  •  Fax (619) 594-8078  •  E-mail: ponce@ponce.sdsu.edu  •  http://ponce.sdsu.edu

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Hydrology, Surface Water Hydrology, Computational Hydrology, Environmental Hydrology.
  • River Mechanics, Sedimentation Engineering, Potamology.
  • Environmental Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Studies, Sustainable Development.

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., 1976, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
  • M.S., 1970, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
  • B.S., 1967, Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

  • 1992-    :  Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University.
  • 1989-92:  Professor and Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, San Diego State University.
  • 1983-89:  Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, San Diego State University.
  • 1980-83:  Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, San Diego State University.
  • 1976-80:  Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University.
  • 1973-76:  Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University.
  • 1970-73:  Project Engineer, Michelena Associates, Lima, Peru.
  • 1968-70:  Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2004:  Most Influential Faculty Award, Civil Engineering, San Diego State University.
  • 1992:  Award for Outstanding Contributions, Alumni and Associates, San Diego State University.
  • 1989:  Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award, Associated Students, San Diego State University.
  • 1989:  Most Influential Faculty Award, Civil Engineering, San Diego State University.
  • 1984:  Award for Outstanding Service, San Diego Section, American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • 1979:  Karl E. Hilgard Hydraulics Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • 1968:  Fulbright-Hays Fellowship.

RECORD OF PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

  • 25 Research contracts and grants, with dollar volume over $758,000; sponsored by Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy, Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias, Charles S. Mott Foundation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, National Science Foundation, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.