CURRICULUM VITAE Victor M. Ponce Professor Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering EDUCATION National University of Engineering, 1963-1968, B.S.C.E., Civil Engineering Colorado State University, 1968-1970, M.S., Civil Engineering Colorado State University, 1973-1976, Ph.D., Civil Engineering YEARS OF SERVICE AT SDSU 1980-2009: 29 years PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, 1980-1983 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1983-current Director, Visualab, San Diego State University PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION None PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP Member, American Society of Civil Engineers PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING ACTIVITIES Organization of American States (OAS): 1979, 1986 Commission of the European Communities (CEC): 1989-1990 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): 1992, 1993, 1996 South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD): 2005 Inter-American Development Bank (IADB): 2006, 2007 Backcountry Against Dumps: 2005, 2006, 2007 U.S. Trade and Development Agency (UST&DA): 2008, 2009 HONORS AND AWARDS 2006: Honorary Professor, Universidad Católica de Santa María, Arequipa, Peru. 2005: Outstanding International Scholar Award, ΦΒΔ Honor Society for International Scholars, Δ Chapter, San Diego State University. 2004: Most Influential Civil Engineering Faculty Award [in the career of John Washington], San Diego State University. 2000: Honorary Professor, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru. 1989: Alumni and Associates Award, San Diego State University. 1989: Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award, Associated Engineering Student Council, San Diego State University. 1989: Most Influential Civil Engineering Faculty Award [in the career of Carl Spier], San Diego State University. 1984: Award for Outstanding Service, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Diego Section. 1979: Karl E. Hilgard Hydraulics Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers. 1968: Fulbright Hays fellowship. PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS (LAST 5 YEARS) 1. Ponce, V. M. 2009. The natural function of rivers. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_natural_funtion_of_rivers.html 2. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Q&A on how much groundwater to pump in a sustainable fashion. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/q_and_a_on_groundwater.html 3. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Differential equation for DO sag curve. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/do_sag_equation.html 4. Ponce, V. M. 2008. How did Las Vegas get its name? http://lasvegas.sdsu.edu 5. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Will the Amazon rainforest help in taking up excess carbon from the air? http://ponce.sdsu.edu/will_the_amazon_rainforest_help_in_taking_up_excess_carbon_from_the_air.html 6. Bovolin, V. and V. M. Ponce. 2008. Evolution of sand mining pits in alluvial rivers. borrowpit/evolution.html 7. Ponce, V. M. 2008. The unfossil story: Old time vs new time. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_unfossil_story.html 8. Ponce, V. M. and G. F. Player. 2008. Some facts about Sawyer Spring and Ash Creek surface-water/groundwater interactions. Web article. Some facts about Sawyer Spring and Ash Creeh surface-water/groundwater interactions 9. Ponce, V. M. 2008. The Lane relation revisited. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/lane_relation_revisited.html 10. Ponce, V. M. 2008. Q&A on the return period to be used for design. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/return_period.html 11. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Who owns the groundwater? http://ponce.sdsu.edu/who_owns_the_groundwater.html 12. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The facts about groundwater sustainability http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_facts_about_groundwater_sustainability.html 13. Ponce, V. M. 2007. What to do about the Vitor valley slides? http://ponce.sdsu.edu/slides_vitor.html 14. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The Tiracoma mud volcanoes. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/mud_volcano.html 15. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The ford-bridge: Sustainable river crossings in arid regions. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_ford_bridge.html 16. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The resource dilemma: The settlement of less-than-optimal lands. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_resource_dilemma.html 17. Ponce, V. M. 2007. A case of drainage: The story of Wellton-Mohawk. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/wellton_mohawk.html 18. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Sustainable irrigation: Can it be done? http://ponce.sdsu.edu/sustainable_irrigation.html 19. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The price to pay for agricultural sustainability. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/the_price_to_pay.html 20. Ponce, V. M. 2007. To drain or not to drain: That is the question. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/to_drain_or_not_to_drain.html 21. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Hydrological and environmental impact of the irrigations of La Joya and La Cano on the Vitor valley, Arequipa, Peru. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/vitor_hydrologic_impact_01.html 22. Ponce, V. M. 2007. Sustainable yield of ground water. Web feature. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/groundwater_sustainable_yield.html 23. Ponce, V. M. 2007. The global warming puzzle: How many people does one car amount to? Web feature. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/cars_and_people.html 24. Ponce, V. M. 2006. Flood hydraulics of Tecate Creek, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. Web report. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/tecate_creek_flood_hydraulics_report.html 25. Ponce, V. M. 2006. Impact of the proposed Campo landfill of the hydrology of the Tierra del Sol watershed. Webpublished. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/tierra_del_sol_study.html 26. Ponce, V. M. 2006. Groundwater utilization and sustainability. Web feature. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/groundwater_utilization_and_sustainability.html 27. Ponce, V. M. 2005. The Salton Sea: An assessment. Web feature. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/salton_sea_assessment.html 28. Chin, D. A., J. A. Dracup, N. L. Jones, V. M. Ponce, R. W. Schaffranek, and R. Therrien. 2005. Peer Review of the Regional Simulation Model (RSM), prepared for the South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida, Final Report (050723). SFWMD_Final_Report.pdf 29. Ponce, V. M., H. A. Castro Garcia, A. E. Espinoza Lopez, R. Celis Medina, and F. Perez Martinez. 2005. Flood hydrology of Tecate Creek, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/tecate_creek_flood_hydrology_report.html 30. Ponce V. M., A. E. Espinoza, P. Magdaleno, A. Castro, and R. Celis. 2004. Sustainable architecture of Arroyo Alamar, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/alamar_sustainable_architecture_final_report.html 31. Ponce V. M. 2004. Feasibility of pumping scheme to provide water for the Tecate River Park. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/tecate_rio_parque_report_september2004.html 32. Elmore, W. and V. M. Ponce. 2004. The story of Oregon's Bear Creek. The story of Oregon's Bear Creek. 33. Ponce V. M. 2004. Severance Reservoir: 15-yr assessment Severance Reservoir: 15-yr assessment. 34. Ponce V. M. 2004. Camp Creek: 15-yr assessment Camp Creek: 15-yr assessment. 35. Ponce V. M., A. E. Espinoza, P. Magdaleno, E. Rodriguez, E. Castro, R. Celis, A. Castro, and F. Perez. 36. Ponce V. M., A. E. Espinoza, J. Delgadillo, A. Castro, and R. Celis. 2004. Hydroecological characterization of Arroyo Alamar alamar_hydroecology_final_report.html 37. Ramadan, H. and V. M. Ponce. 2004. Design and performance of waste stabilization ponds. Web article. http://ponce.sdsu.edu/ramadan/stabilizationponds.html INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE (LAST 5 YEARS) 2007-2009:  Member, Constitution & Bylaws Committee, SDSU College of Engineering. 2004-2009:  Member, Computer Policy Committee, SDSU College of Engineering. 2007-2009:  Member, Awards Committee, SDSU College of Engineering. 2004-2009:  Member, Computer Laboratory Committee, SDSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2008-2009:  Member, Finance Committee, SDSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2004-2009:  Member, Personnel Committee, SDSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (LAST 5 YEARS) 1999-2009:    Member, Editorial Committee, Ingeniería Hidráulica en México, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. 1999-2009:    Member, Advisory Board, Revista de Estudos Ambientais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES (LAST 5 YEARS) 2004-2009: Developed http://ponce.sdsu.edu, an academic/professional website with more than 10,000 links. 2004-2009: Developed http://onlinecalc.sdsu.edu for the online calculation of hydraulic and hydrologic engineering problems (101 programs). 2004-2009: Reviewer for ASCE Hydraulic Engineering Journal, and ASCE Hydrologic Engineering Journal.