VICTOR MIGUEL PONCE

13386 Samantha Ave, San Diego, California USA 92129.
Phone (619) 594-4029, Fax (619) 594-8078. E-mail: ponce@ponce.sdsu.edu

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Hydrology, Environmental Hydrology, Surface-water Hydrology, Groundwater Hydrology
  • Environmental Science, Watershed Management, Sustainable Development

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., 1976, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
  • M.S., 1970, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
  • B.S., 1967, Civil Engineering, National University of Engineering, Lima, Peru

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

  • 1992- : Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SDSU.
  • 1989-92: Professor and Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, SDSU.
  • 1983-89: Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SDSU.
  • 1980-83: Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SDSU.
  • 1976-80: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Colo. State Univ.
  • 1973-76: Graduate Research Assist., Dept. of Civil Engrg., Colo. State Univ.
  • 1970-73: Project Engineer, Michelena Associates, Lima, Peru.
  • 1968-70: Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil Engrg., Colo. State Univ.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2005: Outstanding International Scholar Award, Phi Betha Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.
  • 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.
  • 1979: Karl E. Hilgard Hydraulics Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • 1968: Fulbright-Hays Fellowship.

RECORD OF PUBLICATIONS

  • 274 publications:

    • 2 texbooks (Engineering Hydrology, Fortran for Engineers)
    • 49 Refereed journal publications (papers).
    • 69 Proceedings papers and other refereed publications (discussions, closures).
    • 156 Technical reports and other nonrefereed publications (research reports, web publications, web articles).

RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

  • 34 Research contracts and grants, with dollar volume over $901,000; sponsored by the Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP), Institute of Regional Studies of the Californias (IRSC), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, (PGE) Charles S. Mott Foundation, National Science Foundation (NSF), and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), among others.