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Alex S. Mayer

Director
Center for Environmental Resource Management

Professor
Civil Engineering

Office Building: Engineering Building
Office Room: 216A
Phone: (915) 747-8699
Email: amayer2@utep.edu

Bio

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Awards and Honors

Inaugural University Professor - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
Charles and Patricia Nelson Presidential Professor - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Lake Superior Binational Forum Environmental Stewardship Award - Lake Superior Binational Forum (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
University Research Award - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Manierre Award - Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Distinguished Faculty Service Award - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Recognition Award for Rural Sustainable Development - Secretary of Social Development, Mexico (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
Fulbright Scholar Award - Institute of International Education (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Visiting Professorship - Delft University of Technology (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Visiting Professorship - University of Sonora (01/01/1995-12/31/1995)
Board of Governors Fellowship for Doctoral Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1990-12/31/1990)
James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers Southeast Region Scholarship - James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers (01/01/1990-12/31/1990)
Board of Governors Fellowship for Doctoral Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1989-12/31/1989)
Board of Governors Fellowship for Doctoral Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1988-12/31/1988)
Daniel A. Okun Scholarship for Master's Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1986-12/31/1986)
Daniel A. Okun Scholarship for Master's Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1985-12/31/1985)

Education

Ph D in Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina -Chapel (1992)
MS in Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina -Chapel (1987)
BS in Civil/Environmental Eng, Brown University (1981)

Publications

Groundwater prospecting using a multi-technique framework in the Lower Casas Grandes Basin, Chihuahua, México Water (2023), A. Granados-Olivas, E. Rascon-Mendoza, F. Gomez-Dominguez, C. Romero-Gameros, A. Robertson, A. Mirchi, A. Garcia-Vasquez, A. Bravo-Peña, A. Fernald, Alex Mayer.
Investigating the impact of seawater intrusion on the operation cost of groundwater supply in island aquifers Water Resources Research (2023), W. Yu, D. Bau, Alex Mayer, L. Mancewicz, M. Geranmehr.
The future of water in a desert river basin facing climate change and competing demands: A holistic approach to water sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 46 (2023), W.L. Hargrove, Josiah M. Heyman, Alex Mayer, Ali Mirchi, A. Granados-Olivas, G. Ganjegunte, D. Gutzler, Deana D. Pennington, F.A. Ward, L. G. Chavira, Z. Sheng, Saurav Kumar, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, W.S. Walker.
MAD Water: Integrating modular, adaptive, and decentralized approaches for water security in the climate change era WIREs Water (2023), A. Wutich, P. Thomson, W. Jepson, A. Stoler, A. Cooperman, J. Doss-Gollin, A. Jantrania, Alex Mayer, J. Nelson-Nunez, W. S. Walker, P. Westerhoff.
Predictions of household water affordability under conditions of climate change, demographic growth, and fresh groundwater depletion in a southwest US city indicate increasing burdens on the poor PLoS ONE 17 11 (2022), Josiah M. Heyman, Alex Mayer, Alger Jessica.
Transboundary Scientific Collaboration in Water Security Research: A Case Study on the U.S.-Mexico Border in the Paso del Norte Region Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua & Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (2022), Alex Mayer, Josiah M. Heyman, Alfredo Granados-Olivas, Deana Pennington, William L. Hargrove, Luis Garnica-Chavira, Stanley Mubako, Sergio S. Solis, Luis Alatorre-Cejudo, Hugo Rojas-Villalobos, Adán Pinales-Munguía.
Solving Water Scarcity with Art and Science NatureVolve Science & Art digital magazine 11 (2022), Sandra P. Lopez Ramirez, Alex Mayer.
Assessing the effects of climate change on middle Rio Grande surface water supplies using a simple water balance reservoir model Earth Interactions (2022), R. Holmes, Alex Mayer, D. Gutzler.
Climate Change Impacts on Agricultural Water Availability in the Middle Rio Grande Basin Journal of the American Water Resources Association (2022), M. Samimi, A. Mirchi, N. Townsend, D. Gutzler, S. Daggubati, S. Ahn, Z. Sheng, D. Moriasi, A. Granados-Olivas, S. Alian, Alex Mayer, William L. Hargrove.
From simulation user to creator: Helping students see inside the “Black Box” with Insight Maker The Science Teacher 89 (2022), Alex Mayer, C. Palosaari, N. Urban, A. Gonczi.
Improved method for simulating groundwater inundation using the MODFLOW 6 Lake Transport Packag Groundwater (2022), L. Mancewicz, Alex Mayer, C. Langevin, J. Gulley.
Multi-targeted payments for the balanced management of hydrological and other forest ecosystem services Forest Ecology and Management 522 (2022), H. Asbjornsen, Y. Wang, D. Ellison, C. Ashcraft, S. Atallah, K. Jones, Alex Mayer, M. Altamirano, P. Yu.
Using science-based role-play simulations to inform payment for hydrological services program design in Mexico Environmental Science and Policy 139 (2022), A. Urcuqui-Bustamante, T. Selfa, C. Ashcraft, H. Asbjornsen, K. Jones, R. Manson, Alex Mayer.
Investigating Management of Transboundary Waters through Cooperation: A Serious Games Case Study of the Hueco Bolson Aquifer in Chihuahua, Mexico and Texas, United States Water 13 15 (2021), Alex Mayer, Josiah M. Heyman, Alfredo Granados, William L. Hargrove, Mathew Sanderson, Erica Martinez, Adrian Vasquez, Luis C. Alatorre.
A serious games case study: Can we improve the management of transboundary waters through cooperation? Water (2021), Alex Mayer, Josiah M. Heyman, A. Granados Olivas, William L. Hargrove, W. Sanderson.
Assessing ecosystem service outcomes from hydrological services programs in Veracruz, Mexico: Future deforestation threats and spatial targeting Ecosystem Services (2021), Alex Mayer, K. Jones, D. Hunt, R. Manson, T. Wright, Z. Berry, J. Salcone, S. Lopez Ramirez, S. Ávila-Foucat, J. Von Thaden Ugalde.
Least-cost provision of ecosystem services from water: When, where, and how much? Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (2021), G. Torell, K. Lee, Luis A. Garnica, Alex Mayer, F. Ward.
Mass flux analysis of abiotic PCE DNAPL pool dissolution in a heterogeneous flow environment Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation (2021), S. Klemm, E. Seagren, J. Becker, Alex Mayer.
Performance of the SWAT model in predicting streamflow responses of contrasting land covers in tropical montane areas of Central Veracruz, Mexico Journal of Hydrology (2021), S. Lopez Ramirez, Alex Mayer, L. Sáenz, L. Muñoz-Villers, F. Holwerda, N. Looker, C. Schürz, Z. Berry, R. Manson, H. Asbjornsen, R. Kolka, D. Geissert, C. Lezama.
Winter Storm Uri: A test of Texas’ water infrastructure and water resource resilience to extreme winter weather events Journal of Extreme Events (2021), Y. Glazer, D. Tremaine, J. Banner, M. Cook, R. Mace, J. Nielsen-Gammon, E. Grubert, K. Kramer, A. Stoner, B. Wyatt, Alex Mayer, T. Beach, R. Correll, M. Webber.
Evaluating ecosystem service trade-offs along a land-use intensification gradient in central Veracruz, Mexico Ecosystem Services (2020), Z. Berry, K. Jones, L. Gomez Aguilar, R. Congalton, F. Holwerda, R. Kolka, N. Looker, R. Manson, Alex Mayer, and 8 others.
Hydrologic impacts and trade-offs associated with developing oil palm for bioenergy in Tabasco, Mexico Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (2020), A. Heidari, Alex Mayer, D. Watkins, Jr., M. Castillo.
Integrating impact evaluation and ecosystem service modeling to measure the net economic benefit of Payments for Hydrological Services Programs in Mexico Ecological Economics (2020), Alex Mayer, K. Jones, S. Lopez Ramirez, J. Von Thaden Ugalde, R. Manson, Z. Berry, H. Asbjornsen.
Land use change effects on catchment streamflow response in a humid tropical montane cloud forest region, central Veracruz, Mexico Journal of Hydrology 576 (2020), F. Ward, Alex Mayer, Luis A. Garnica, N. Townsend, D. Gutzler.
Quiahua, the first citizen science rainfall monitoring program in Mexico: Filling critical gaps in rainfall data for hydrologic applications and understanding of volunteer motivations Citizen Science Theory and Practice (2020), X. Shinbrot, L. Muñoz-Villers, Alex Mayer, K. López-Portillo Purata, K. Jones, S. López-Ramírez, C. Alcocer-Lezama, M. Ramos-Escobedo, R. Manson.
Spatially variable hydrologic impact and biomass production tradeoffs associated with Eucalyptus cultivation for biofuel production in Entre Rios, Argentina GCB Bioenergy 13 5 (2020), A. Heidari, D. Watkins, Jr., Alex Mayer, T. Propato, S. Verón, D. de Abelleyra.
Urban evapotranspiration estimates for water-scarce cities in the United States and Mexico AWWA Water Science (2020), J. Alger, Alex Mayer, S. Kumar, A. Granados-Olivas.
Water-energy tradeoffs for cultivating algae for biofuels in a semi-arid region with fresh and brackish water supplies Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining 14 6 (2020), Alex Mayer, H. Tavakoli, C. Fessel-Doan, A. Heidari, R. Handler.
Las oportunidades para la sustentabilidad hídrica en las Cuencas de Chihuahua: Estrategias para compensar las demandas socioeconómicas y ambientales ante los retos del cambio climático (Agua-Energía-Alimentación) Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora ITSON (2019), Alfredo Granados-Olivas, Luis C. Alatorre-Cejudo, Josiah M. Heyman, Arturo Soto-Ontiveros, Adan Pinales-Munguia, Sergio S. Solis, Hugo L. Rojas-Villalobos, Adrian Vazquez-Galvez, Maria E. Torres-Olave, Luis C. Bravo-Pena, Oscar Ibanez, William L. Hargrove, Alex Mayer, Zhuping Sheng, .
Economics of Aquifer Protection under Climate-Water Stress Uncertainty: New Insights from Hydro-Economic Optimization Modeling Journal of Hydrology 576 (2019), Alex Mayer.
Hydrologic impacts and trade-offs associated with forest-based bioenergy development practices in a snow-dominated watershed, Wisconsin, USA Journal of Hydrology 574 (2019), Alex Mayer.
Spatiotemporal dimensions of water stress in the U.S. Great Lakes Region Environmental Science & Technology 53 (2019), Sara Alian, Alex Mayer, David W. Watkins, Ann L. Maclean, Ali Mirchi.

Presentations

Climate change impacts on water supply and demand in the Middle Rio Grande basin (2023), Volume University of California at Los Angeles, Alex Mayer.
Before and After Piped Water Expansion: Water Use Patterns and Trust in Water and Political Institutions (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
Household Utility-Water Affordability: Emerging Challenges Due to Climate change, Demographic Growth, and Fresh Groundwater Depletion (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Josiah M. Heyman, Alex Mayer.
Integrating Social, Scientific, and Engineering Approaches to Identify and Address Gaps in Water Infrastructure and Household Water Security (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
Multi-Objective Groundwater Management in Island Aquifers Using Gaussian Process Modelling (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
New Developments in the Exploration for and Development of Inland Brackish Water Resources and Continental Shelf Freshened Groundwater (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
Seawater intrusion simulation using proper orthogonal decomposition method as a surrogate model (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
Why do we need a distinct AGU meeting on water science? (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
What does climate change mean for water availability in the Rio Grande basin? (2023), Volume El Paso, TX, Alex Mayer.
Sustainable Management of Coastal Aquifers subject to Seawater Intrusion using Reduced-Order Groundwater Flow Models (2023), Volume Vienna, Austria, Alex Mayer.
Resolviendo un problema binacional de escasez de agua: Sostenibilidad del acuífero Valle de Juárez-Hueco Bolsón (2023), Volume Guadalajara, Mexico, Alex Mayer.
The future of the Rio Grande Basin: Will climate change, competition for water, and migration make the cost of water unaffordable for urban residents? (2023), Volume University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Alex Mayer.
The future of the Rio Grande Basin: Will climate change, competition for water, and migration make water unaffordable for urban residents? (2023), Volume New Mexico Tech, Socorro, TX, Alex Mayer.
The Future of Water in a Desert River Basin Facing Climate Change and Competing Demands: A Holistic Approach to Water Sustainability in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions (2023), Volume Ft. Collins, CO, Alex Mayer.
Vulnerability to climate change and water scarcity in a desert metroplex (2023), Volume Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, Alex Mayer.
Combined Impacts of Hydraulic Conductivity Heterogeneity and Pumping Intensity on Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers: A Numerical Investigation Using a Henry Problem with a Pumping Well (presented by co-author). (2022), Volume Chicago, IL, Alex Mayer.
Projections of climate change impacts on Middle Rio Grande surface water indicate declining water availability (presenter). (2022), Volume Chicago, IL, Alex Mayer.
Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Island Aquifers (presented by co-author). (2022), Volume Chicago, IL, Alex Mayer.
Using Stable O and H Isotope Ratios to trace water sources in Colorado and Pecos Rivers in Texas (presented by co-author). (2022), Volume Chicago, IL, Alex Mayer.
A workshop on the management of transboundary groundwater through binational cooperation (2022), Volume Las Cruces, NM, Alex Mayer.
Brackish Water Depletion on Tropical Islands under Seasonal Climate Patterns as Lakes Form and Expand with Rising Sea Level (presented by co-author) (2022), Volume San Juan, PR, Alex Mayer.
Comparison of off-line and on-line trained Gaussian process models for island groundwater management (presented by co-author) (2022), Volume San Juan, PR, Alex Mayer.
Development of a Decision Support System (DSS) to Evaluate Causes and Effects of Water Crises in the Sonora-Arizona Mega-Region (SAMR) (presented by co-author) (2022), Volume San Juan, PR, Alex Mayer.
Impact of sea level rise on the freshwater lens and hypersaline lakes found on small carbonate islands (presented by co-author) (2022), Volume San Juan, PR, Alex Mayer.
Let's Get Real About Diversity and Inclusion in the Hydrologic Science Community (session co-organizer) (2022), Volume San Juan, PR, Alex Mayer.
Using Stable O and H Isotope Ratios to trace water sources in Colorado and Pecos Rivers in Texas (presented by co-author) (2022), Volume San Juan, PR, Alex Mayer.
Solving a Binational Problem of Water Scarcity: Sustainability of the Hueco Bolsón-Valle de Juárez Aquifer (2022), Volume Austin, TX, Alex Mayer.
Resolviendo un problema binacional de escasez de agua: Sostenibilidad del acuifero Valle de Juarez-Hueco Bolsón (2022), Volume Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Alex Mayer.
Transboundary human-water system (presented by co-author). (2022), Volume Montpellier, France, Alex Mayer.
Clean Water for all Texans. (2022), Volume El Paso TX, Ingrid Gust, Jeannie B. Concha, Kristina Mena, William S. Walker, Alex Mayer, Daniel Brent, S Leurig, Ivonne Santiago.
Climate Change and Rio Grande Water Supplies (2022), Volume Presidio, TX, Alex Mayer.
Climate Change and Rio Grande Water Supplies (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Alex Mayer.
“A Statistical Analysis and Comparison of Historical Climate Data (1931-2020) in the Middle Rio Grande Basin,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2021 (presented by co-author). (2021), Alex Mayer.
“Agotamiento del Acuífero Transfronterizo del Bolson del Hueco-Valle de Juárez y Soluciones Binacionales para Sostener el Acuífero,” Congreso Secci6n Regional Chihuahua de laCongreso Secci6n Regional Chihuahua de la Asociaci6n Mexicana de Hidraulica, August 2021, invited speaker. (2021), Alex Mayer.
“Impact of Transient Climate Pattern on the Mixing between Freshwater Lens and Seawater in an Island-Lake-Aquifer System under Different Sea Level Rise Scenarios,” Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, October 2021 (presented by co-author). (2021), Alex Mayer.
“Overcoming Divided Governance: Can we improve the management of transboundary waters through binational cooperation?,” Permanent Forum of Binational Waters, May 2021, invited speaker. (2021), Alex Mayer.
“Sea level rise impacts on freshwater lenses in carbonate islands: How does formation of lakes in island interiors affect evaporative losses?,” University of New Mexico, Department of Earth Sciences, September 2020. (2021), Alex Mayer.
“The Effect of Sea Level Rise Driven Groundwater Inundation on Island Freshwater Lens Volume,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 2021 (presented by co-author). (2021), Alex Mayer.
“An assessment of the ability of the SWAT model to simulate land-use change impacts in tropical montane areas of Central Veracruz, Mexico American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Online, December 2020 (presented by co-author). (2020), Alex Mayer.
“Assessing ecosystem service outcomes from future deforestation threats and payment for hydrologic services program designs in forested watersheds,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Online, December 2020. (2020), Alex Mayer.
“Assessing ecosystem service outcomes from future deforestation threats and varied payment for hydrologic services program designs using integrated modeling,” Ecosystem Service Partnership Latin America Conference, Online, November 2020. (2020), Alex Mayer.
“Dispersive mixing and sea level rise rates control depletion of freshwater in island-lake-aquifer systems undergoing groundwater and coastal inundation American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Online, December 2020 (presented by co-author). (2020), Alex Mayer.
“Negociación simulada de políticas del agua basada en información científica: experiencias de los programas de pago por servicios hidrológicos en Veracruz, México,” Ecosystem Service Partnership Latin Amrica Conference, Online, November 2020, workshop co-organizer. (2020), Alex Mayer.
“Retos y oportunidades en las evaluaciones transdisciplinarias de los programas de Pago por Servicios Hidrológicos (PSH) en América Latina: perspectivas de académicos y actores locales,” Ecosystem Service Partnership Latin Amrica Conference, Online, November 2020, panel co-organizer. (2020), Alex Mayer.
“Transboundary groundwater and the state of current numerical models,” United States - Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference: Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges, Online, October 2020, invited panelist. (2020), Alex Mayer.
“Consequences of Mexico’s Payment for Hydrological Services program for ecosystem service and economic trade-offs: an integrated field and modeling approach,” IUFRO World Congress, Curitiba, Brazil, September 2019 (presented by co-author). (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Development of a coupled groundwater-surface water model for assessing the impacts of groundwater pumping on streamflow in the middle Rio Grande basin,” National Groundwater Association National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, October 2019 (presented by co-author). (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Development of a numerical model for estimating the impacts of alluvial aquifer pumping on surface water flows in the middle Rio Grande basin.,” World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 2019 (presented by co-author). (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Evaluating water scarcity under climate change with a basin scale model,” Universities Council on Water Resources and the National Institutes for Water Resources, Snowbird, UT, June 2019. (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Evidence for abundant rainfall in the northern Bahamas from 4100 to 3300 years ago,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019 (presented by co-author). (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Lifetimes for a Trans-Boundary Aquifer: Drivers of Change and Proposals for Response,” Quest for Sustainability of Heavily Stressed Aquifers at Regional to Global Scales, Chapman Conference, Valencia, Spain, October 2019. (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Methods or Representing Lake Formation in an Island Setting with Sea Level Rise: A Comparison of Alternative Approaches,” Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, September 2019 (presented by co-author). (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Science-based negotiation simulations for water policy: Experiences from Veracruz, Mexico and New England, USA,” Earth Systems Governance, Oaxaca, Mexico, November, 2019. (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Understanding hydrologic impacts of land conversion in tropical montane cloud forest watersheds: Using hydrologic modeling as a framework to scale up lessons learned from point, catchment, and watershed scales,” American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019 (presented by co-author). (2019), Alex Mayer.
“Urban Evapotranspiration in Water Scarce Regions – Estimates for the Middle Rio Grande Region, United States and Mexico,” World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2019, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 2019 (presented by co-author). (2019), Alex Mayer.

Grants

Engines Development Award: Leveraging innovations for water and energy security
Convergence Accelerator Track K: Unraveling the Benefits, Costs, and Equity of Tree Coverage in Desert Cities

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CE 6398 - Dissertation	21990
Spring 2025	CE 6399 - Dissertation	21911
Spring 2025	CE 6296 - Doctoral Research	22371
Spring 2025	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	21419
Spring 2025	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20247
Spring 2025	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20253
Spring 2025	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	24556
Spring 2025	CE 5396 - Graduate Projects	20882
Spring 2025	CE 5397 - Graduate Projects	22854
Spring 2025	CE 5394 - Graduate Research	21733
Spring 2025	CE 5694 - Graduate Research	22855
Spring 2025	CE 5391 - Individual Studies	25935
Spring 2025	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	25628
Spring 2025	CE 5398 - Thesis	21736
Spring 2025	CE 5399 - Thesis	21737
Spring 2025	CE 6313 - Water Resources Mgmt	25832
Fall 2024	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	13046	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	14173	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CE 6398 - Dissertation	16999
Fall 2024	CE 6399 - Dissertation	17018
Fall 2024	CE 6393 - Dissertation Proposal	17559
Fall 2024	CE 6296 - Doctoral Research	16979
Fall 2024	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	17045
Fall 2024	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	17056
Fall 2024	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	10065
Fall 2024	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	10924
Fall 2024	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	12356
Fall 2024	CE 5394 - Graduate Research	16923
Fall 2024	CE 5302 - Grndwtr Hydro & Polltn	14180	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CE 5391 - Individual Studies	13471
Fall 2024	CE 6091 - Qualifying Exam	17540
Fall 2024	CE 5398 - Thesis	15694
Fall 2024	CE 5399 - Thesis	15711

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20247
Spring 2025	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20253
Spring 2025	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	24556
Spring 2025	CE 2375 - Intro to Fluid Mechanics	25628
Spring 2025	CE 6313 - Water Resources Mgmt	25832
Summer 2024	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	31858
Summer 2024	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	32429
Summer 2024	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	33545
Summer 2024	POLS 4366 - Sp Topics/Internat'l Relations	34041
Spring 2024	CE 6313 - Water Resources Mgmt	27208	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	15559	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	15073	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	15558	Syllabus
Fall 2023	ESE 6399 - Dissertation	13111
Fall 2023	CE 5302 - Grndwtr Hydro & Polltn	15077	Syllabus
Spring 2023	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20326
Spring 2023	CE 2385 - Environmental Engr Fundamental	25697	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	19619	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	19614	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CE 5302 - Grndwtr Hydro & Polltn	19632	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CE 5391 - Individual Studies	18163
Spring 2022	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	28480	Syllabus
Spring 2022	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20480
Spring 2022	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	22542
Spring 2022	CE 5390 - Special Topics Civil Engr	28483	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	19559	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	19560	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	19558	Syllabus
Fall 2021	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	14849
Fall 2021	CE 5302 - Grndwtr Hydro & Polltn	19557	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CE 5398 - Thesis	19623
Summer 2021	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	32904
Spring 2021	ESE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20527
Spring 2021	CE 6313 - Water Resources Mgmt	28951	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CE 6313 - Water Resources Mgmt	27208	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	15073	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	15558	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CE 5302 - Grndwtr Hydro & Polltn	15077	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CE 2385 - Environmental Engr Fundamental	25697	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CE 5302 - Grndwtr Hydro & Polltn	19632	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	19559	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	19560	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	19558	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CE 5302 - Grndwtr Hydro & Polltn	19557	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CE 6313 - Water Resources Mgmt	28951	Evaluation

Bio

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Awards and Honors

Inaugural University Professor - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2018-12/31/2018)
Charles and Patricia Nelson Presidential Professor - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
Lake Superior Binational Forum Environmental Stewardship Award - Lake Superior Binational Forum (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
University Research Award - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)
Manierre Award - Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation (01/01/2010-12/31/2010)
Distinguished Faculty Service Award - Michigan Technological University (01/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Recognition Award for Rural Sustainable Development - Secretary of Social Development, Mexico (01/01/2007-12/31/2007)
Fulbright Scholar Award - Institute of International Education (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Visiting Professorship - Delft University of Technology (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Visiting Professorship - University of Sonora (01/01/1995-12/31/1995)
Board of Governors Fellowship for Doctoral Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1990-12/31/1990)
James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers Southeast Region Scholarship - James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers (01/01/1990-12/31/1990)
Board of Governors Fellowship for Doctoral Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1989-12/31/1989)
Board of Governors Fellowship for Doctoral Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1988-12/31/1988)
Daniel A. Okun Scholarship for Master's Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1986-12/31/1986)
Daniel A. Okun Scholarship for Master's Research - University of North Carolina (01/01/1985-12/31/1985)

Ph D in Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina -Chapel (1992)
MS in Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina -Chapel (1987)
BS in Civil/Environmental Eng, Brown University (1981)

Publications

Groundwater prospecting using a multi-technique framework in the Lower Casas Grandes Basin, Chihuahua, México Water (2023), A. Granados-Olivas, E. Rascon-Mendoza, F. Gomez-Dominguez, C. Romero-Gameros, A. Robertson, A. Mirchi, A. Garcia-Vasquez, A. Bravo-Peña, A. Fernald, Alex Mayer.
Investigating the impact of seawater intrusion on the operation cost of groundwater supply in island aquifers Water Resources Research (2023), W. Yu, D. Bau, Alex Mayer, L. Mancewicz, M. Geranmehr.
The future of water in a desert river basin facing climate change and competing demands: A holistic approach to water sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 46 (2023), W.L. Hargrove, Josiah M. Heyman, Alex Mayer, Ali Mirchi, A. Granados-Olivas, G. Ganjegunte, D. Gutzler, Deana D. Pennington, F.A. Ward, L. G. Chavira, Z. Sheng, Saurav Kumar, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, W.S. Walker.
MAD Water: Integrating modular, adaptive, and decentralized approaches for water security in the climate change era WIREs Water (2023), A. Wutich, P. Thomson, W. Jepson, A. Stoler, A. Cooperman, J. Doss-Gollin, A. Jantrania, Alex Mayer, J. Nelson-Nunez, W. S. Walker, P. Westerhoff.
Predictions of household water affordability under conditions of climate change, demographic growth, and fresh groundwater depletion in a southwest US city indicate increasing burdens on the poor PLoS ONE 17 11 (2022), Josiah M. Heyman, Alex Mayer, Alger Jessica.

Presentations

Climate change impacts on water supply and demand in the Middle Rio Grande basin (2023), Volume University of California at Los Angeles, Alex Mayer.
Before and After Piped Water Expansion: Water Use Patterns and Trust in Water and Political Institutions (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
Household Utility-Water Affordability: Emerging Challenges Due to Climate change, Demographic Growth, and Fresh Groundwater Depletion (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Josiah M. Heyman, Alex Mayer.
Integrating Social, Scientific, and Engineering Approaches to Identify and Address Gaps in Water Infrastructure and Household Water Security (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.
Multi-Objective Groundwater Management in Island Aquifers Using Gaussian Process Modelling (2023), Volume San Francisco, CA, Alex Mayer.

Engines Development Award: Leveraging innovations for water and energy security
Convergence Accelerator Track K: Unraveling the Benefits, Costs, and Equity of Tree Coverage in Desert Cities

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