Justin Ferris, Ph.D., P.H. Email & Phone Number

Reno, NV, US

Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, United States

Serves as the Hydrogeologist for the Nevada State Office.

Mount Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States

Served as the Hydrogeologist and Surface-Water Hydrologist for the Battle Mountain District Office, Mount Lewis Field Office, and Tonopah Field Office. I provided the entire District with technical expertise in hydrogeology, surface-water hydrology, hydraulics, fluvial geomorphology, geology, meteorology, water chemistry, and related fields. I also worked.

Mount Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States

Served as the Assistant Field Manager and direct supervisor for the Minerals Division. Provided leadership, guidance, mentorship, counseling, and support to a Minerals team comprised of three Environmental Protection Specialists, one Geologist, one Hydrologist, two Mining Engineers, one Land Law Examiner, and one Administrative Assistant, where I organized.

San Diego, California, United States

Phoenix, Arizona

• Groundwater modeler and hydrologist for the Santa Cruz Active Management Area (SCAMA), one of nine massive groundwater models maintained by ADWR. My duties included, but were not limited to:
• Groundwater modeler and hydrologist tasked with quantifying the subsurface hydrology of the Santa Cruz Active Management Area (SCAMA), a 716 mi^2 area located in southern Arizona. My research included taking the.

Sacramento, California

• Project Chief for a variety of studies related to surface-water hydrology, flood hazard, and associated risk assessment. This included writing proposals and securing funding for the various studies, including:
• Project Chief for the first regional flood-frequency study for California since 1977, and the first-ever USGS flow-duration skew study in California. Aside from the additional flow data, we also utilizing cutting-edge.
• Major contributor to the USGS Multi-Hazard Demonstration Project’s severe winter storm scenario in California (formally dubbed ArkStorm; http://urbanearth.gps.caltech.edu/winter-storm-2/). Served as co-coordinator of.
• Served as the Project Chief for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Flood Inundation Mapping Initiative (FIMI) Demonstration Study, as well as serving on the FIMI Advisory Committee for three years.
• Spent fourteen months as the Acting Surface Water Specialist for the CAWSC.

Palmer, Alaska

• As a Senior Watchstander/Oceanographer in a 24/7 operational environment, I was often responsible for determining the validity of a potential tsunami threat and issuing the appropriate warning. When not guarding the.
• Worked with a small group of oceanographers and physical scientists to design the next-generations tsunami forecast model. This model had the capabilities to self-correct its predictions by incorporate real-time data.
• Created improved seismic source zones for utilization in our existing tsunami forecast model and the next-generation model. These new source zones better represented the actual crustal uplift associated with seismic.
• Designed and helped implement several high-profile tsunami-hazard scenarios, including, but not limited to: a trans-Pacific "Exercise Pacific Wave," a Bering Sea scenario for the U.S. Air Force, and a U.S. east coast.
• Conducted educational and outreach efforts, ranging from invited lectures and AGU’s 2007 Joint Assembly to presentations at local High Schools and a Juvenile Detention Center.
• Collaborated with the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center on a variety of hydrologic research, including the instillation and monitoring of a frost depth gage.

Tucson, Arizona

Served as the director of all applied research programs, answering directly the WRRC Director. Accomplishments included conducting various studies in areas of particular public concern, including analyses of critical water resources policy, institutional, and management issues affecting Arizona and the Colorado River Basin (as well as the International.

Denver, Colorado

• Sole collaborator working with the NRP Program Chief for “Climate Change and Paleohydrology.” Accomplishments included:
• Studied post-wildfire hydrology, hydraulics, and geomorphology of rivers within the 2002 Hayman Burn Area, which was the largest in Colorado history (215.8 mi2 burned). Assisted in the development of a cost-effective.
• Conducted the definitive study on the hydrologic history of South Boulder Creek near Boulder, Colorado. A variety of paleoflood methodologies were refined and validated for assessing historical flood hazards and to.

Ph.D., Hydrology With A Minor In Geosciences

HWR 517R Fundamentals of Water Quality HWR 518 Survey of Subsurface Hydrology HWR 519 Hydroclimatology HWR 520 Water Resources: A Policy.

B.S., Geology With A Minor In Hydrogeology

Activities and Societies: Worked approximately 30 hours per week as a Lifeguard/Swimming Instructor for the Wall Aquatic Center.CSE 120.