VICTOR M. PONCE

Faculty Activity Report for Calendar Year 2012

I. Teaching

A. Courses taught

Spring 2012

1. CIVE 401 Civil Engineering and Society, 2 sections, 1 unit per section, 2 units total, 54 students total.

1. CIVE 445 Applied Hydrology, 3 units, 16 students

3. CIVE634 Surface-water Hydrology, 3 units, 3 students

Fall 2011

1. CIVE 401 Civil Engineering and Society, 2 sections, 1 unit per section, 2 units total, 60 students total

2. CIVE 530 Open-channel Hydraulics, 3 units, 28 students

3. CIVE 633 Environmental Hydrology, 3 units, 8 students

B. Students supervised

1. Leila Geramipour. M.S. thesis, chair of committee, graduation Spring 2013.

1. Rosa Aguilar. M.S. thesis, chair of committee, graduation Spring 2014.

C. Undergraduate advising

1. 40 students, expected graduation 2013 and 2014.

D. Laboratory development

1. Developed the Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory. Purchased equipment totaling $75,000, delivered Spring 2012. The lab development was suspended in Fall 2012 for scheduled renovation, to be completed Fall 2013.

II. Professional Growth

A. Referred journal publications

1. None.

B. Papers in referred conference proceedings

1. None.

C. Papers in contributed proceedings

1. None.

D. Other publications, posted online.

1. Ponce, V. M., D. S. Smith, and R. D. Aguilar. 2012. Effect of form friction on the sediment rating curve http://ponce.sdsu.edu/effecto_of_from_friction.html

2. El Grupo de Investigación Arenas Valle de Guadalupe, 2012. Estudio del Componente Arenas en el Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, México. Informe en linea (Online report)

3. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Benchmarking of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India. Interim Report.

4. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Benchmarking of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India. Inception Report.

5. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Thompson Creek groundwater sustainability study. http://thompson.sdsu.edu.

6. Ponce, V. M. 2012. Evaluación del estado de las fuentes de agua en Cuajone, Peru.

7. Ponce, V. M. 2012. The salinity of groundwaters. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_salinity_of_groundwaters.html

E. Online videos

1. 25 online videos, including 4 laboratory videos to teach Open Channels. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/videos1.php

F. Online calculators

1. 10 online calculators in diverse subjects of hydrology and hydraulics. http://onlinecalc.sdsu.edu

G. Invited lectures, short courses

1. 8 December 2012 -- Project technical presentation: Estudio del Componente Arenas en el Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico (10 participants)

2. 6-10 August 2012 -- Short course, National Hydraulics Laboratory, Lima, Peru: Water 2012 (20 participants)

3. 18-19 May 2012 -- Short course, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India: Hydrology online (17 participants)

4. 29 March 2012 -- Invited lecture, Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Cuajone, Peru: Research and work online (10 participants)

III. Service

A. Commitee Service

1. Chair, Personnel Committee, SDSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

2. Member, Computer Policy Committee, SDSU College of Engineering.

B. International Research Collaboration

1. CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico: Sustainable development of the water resourcs in the Guadalupe valley, Ensenada, Mexico.

C. Consultanships

1. Benchmarking of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India, funded by World Bank.

2. Evaluation of sources of water, Southern Peru Cooper Corporation, Cuajone, Peru.

3. Thompson Creek Groundwater Study, Old Coach Neighbors, Poway, California.