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Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi NOAA Chair Profassor of Engineering- Civil Engineering, City College of New York & City University of New York

Steinmann Hall, T-107
The City University of New York
Convent Ave. at 138th St.
New York, NY 10031

E-mail: rk@ce.ccny.cuny.edu
Phone: 212-650-8009,
Fax: 212-650-8097


Research Activities:
  • Surface Water Hydraulics and Hydrology
  • Groundwater Hydraulics and Hydrology
  • Sediment Transport and Soil Erosion
  • Climate Change Impacts
  • Remote Sensing Application and GIS
  • Water Quality and Quantity Modeling
  • Non Point Source Pollution Modeling
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mathematical Modeling Computer Programming
  • Ash Utilization and Application
  • Landfill Leachate (Modeling and Monitoring)


Grants and contracts awarded:
  • Under a Contract from The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, October 1, 1984 - December 1, 1985. (Principal Investigator), ($25,000.00)

  • "Modeling Optimum Pier Scouring in River Bends." Under a Contract from Professional Staff Congress The City University of New York, July 1, 1985 June 30, 1986. (Principal Investigator), ($2,300.00)

  • "A Model for Planning Erosion Control on Surface Mined Watersheds." Under a Contract from Professional Staff Congress The City University of New York, July 1, 1986 - June 30, 1988. (Principal Investigator), ($10,600.00)

  • "Hydrological Investigation for Prospect Park Zoo." Under a Contract from New York City Department of Parks. July 1, 1986 - February 30, 1987. (Principal Investigator), ($9,600.00)

  • "Evaluating the Use of Marine Dredged Material for Landfill Cover." Under a Contract from New York City Department of Sanitation. February 1, 1987 - September 1, 1987. (Co- Investigator), ($9,950.00)

  • "Fresh Kill Landfill Leachability Study." Under a Contract from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and New York City Department of Sanitation. March 1, 1988 - September 1, 1989. (Co Principal Investigator), ($350,000.00)

  • "Predicting Runoff and Erosion Using Remote Sensing." Under a Contract from Professional Staff Congress - The City University of New York, July 1, 1988 - December 31, 1989. (Principal Investigator), ($4,800.00)

  • "Chemical Characterization and Biodegradation Assessment of the Organics in the Fresh Kills Leachate." Under a Contract from New York City Department of Sanitation. Sept. 1, 1989 - August 30, 1990. (Associate Investigator), ($176,263.00)

  • "Groundwater Contamination by Hydrocarbons." Under a Contract from Professional Staff Congress CUNY, July 1,1989 June 30, 1990. (Principal Investigator),($3,400.00)

  • "An Expert System for Hazardous Waste Management." Under a Contract from Professional Staff Congress - CUNY, July 1, 1991 - June 30, 1992. (Principal Investigator), ($1,940.00)

  • "Analysis and Interpretation of Ash Data for Sampling Protocol." Under a Contract From New York State Solid Waste Combustion Institute, June 1, 1990 - May 31, 1992. (Principal Investigator), ($100,400.00)

  • "Utilization of Incinerator Ash from Wastewater Treatment Plant." Under a Contract from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and Suffolk County Department of Public Works, July 15, 1990 - Feb. 15, 1993. (Principal Investigator), ($260,000.00)

  • "Effect of Slopes on the Hydraulics Conductivity of Landfill Cover." Under a Contract from Professional Staff Congress - CUNY, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1994 (Principal Investigator), ($2,000.00)

  • "Ash Application for Shoreline Protection." Under a Contract from New York State Energy and Research Development Authority, January 1, 1993 - August 30, 1998. (Principal Investigator), ($320,000.00)

  • “Utilization and Stabilization of Incinarator Residues”, Under a contract from Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, June 95-July 96, (Principal Investigator),($2,900.00)

  • "Surface and Subsurface Contaminant Transport Analysis in Laboratory Setup." A Grant from the New York State Higher Education and Applied Technology Program, June 1993 - May 1996. (Co-PI), ($269,000.00)

  • "Wave Tank for Studying the Sludge Ash Application and Sedimentation in Shoreline Areas." A Grant from the New York State Higher Education and Applied Technology Program, June 1993 - May 1996. (Principal Investigator), ($400,000.00)

  • "Modular System for Water Supply in Ukraine." Under a Contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development, Sept. 1994 - Dec. 1995 (Principal Investigator), ($350,000.00).

  • “Experimental and Theoretical Study relating Pore Structures in Soils” Under a contract by Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, June 96-July 98, (Principal Investigator),($8,300.00).

  • "Ukraine River Survey." Under a Contract from EARTHWATCH, June 1995 - June 1996 (Principal Investigator), ($29,000.00)

  • "Energy Conservation Thru Watershed Management for New York City Water Supply”,Under a grant from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Feb., 1996-Jan. 1998 (Principal Investigator), ($250,000.00).

  • “Modeling Soil Losses Around Bridge Piers” Under a Contract by Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, June 99-June 2000, (Principal Investigator),($3,291.00)

  • "Erosion-Controlled Transport of Radioactive and Agrochemical Pollutants within Agricultural Watersheds." National Science Foundation, July 1995 -Dec. 1996. (Principal Investigator),($77,000).

  • “Privatized Production of Water Modular System for Ukraine”, Under a grant from United State Agency for International Development, July 1996-May 1998, (Principal Investigator), ($550,000.00).

  • “Transport of Sediments, Radionuclides, and Agrochemicals in Abandoned Agricultural Watershed”. National Science Foundation, Feb 15, 1997-Jan.15 1999, (Principal Investigator),($119,400).

  • “Preservation of the Environment thru Education and Research on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Land-use/Land-cover Changes”, Under a contract from NASA, June 1997-June 1999, (Principal Investigator),($400,000).
  • “Integration of Research and Education in Remote Sensing and Environmental Climate”, Under a contract from NASA, July 1, 1998-June 30, 2003. (Principal Investigator), ($2,500,000).

  • “Development of Novel Optical Techniques for Field Water Quality Monitoring”,Under a contract from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, January 1, 1999-January 1, 2001. (Principal Investigator), ($250,000).

  • “Settling properties of Giardia and Cryptosporidium under Different Environmental Conditions, Under a contract by New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection, May1, 1999-June 30, 2000. (Principal Investigator),($25,000.00).

  • “An Integrated Atmospheric, water, and Land-cover/Land-use Research and Training Program Combining On-Site Measurements from Multiple Ground Based Instruments with Satellite Data”, Under a contract from NASA, Sept. 1, 1999-Aug. 31, 2001, (Co-PI),($200,000.00).

  • “SPACE-Student Polarimeyter and Aerosol Cloud Experiment-A UNESS mission”, Under a Contract from NASA, Phase I: May 1, 2000-Feb. 1, 2001. (Co-PI), (for Phase I $150,000.00 out of $13,400,000.00).

  • Privatization Strategies for Environmental and Economic Development in Macedonia: Modular Wastewater Treatment”, Under a contract from USAID, September 1, 2000- April 1, 2002. (PI), ($487,791.00).

  • “Cooperative Center for Remote Sensing in Science and Technology”, Under a contract from NOAA, October 1, 2001-September 30,2004 (PI),($7,500,000).

  • “Hydrodynamic Interaction of the near-Bottom Wave Current and Submerged Pipeline”, under a contract from Civilan Research Defense Fund (CRDF), September 1, 2002- March 1, 2004. (Co-PI),($60,000).

  • “NASA-University Research Center for Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI)”, Under a contract from NASA, February 2003- January 2008. (Co-PI) ($6,000,000).

  • “Development of Real-Time Satellite Precipitation Estimation Algorithm for Mountainous Regions of the Western U.S.”, Under a contract from National Weather Service, NOAA, October 1, 2003-September 30, 2004, (PI), ($20,000).

  • “Education and Science Forum”, under a contract with NOAA-EPP with MSI, July 2004- August, 2005, (PI), ($101.500).

  • “NOAA-Cooperative Center for Remote Sensing in Science and Technology”, Under a contract from NOAA, October 1, 2004-September 30,2006 (PI),($5,000,000).

  • “CUNY Direct Broadcast Satellite” Under a contract from NOAA, 11/1/05-9/30/06, (PI), ($95,000).

  • “ Science Cooperative Center in Environmental Technology” Under a contract NOAA, October 1, 2006-September 30, 2011 (Co-PI), ($2,800,000.).

  • “Cooperative Center for Remote Sensing in Science and Technology”, Under a contract from NOAA, October 1, 2006-September 30,2011 (PI),($12,500,000).

  • “GOES Satellite Receiving Station for Snow Maping”, under a contract with NOAA 9/30/2006-8/30/2007 (PI), ($185,000).

  • “Development of Mesoscale Sounding””, Under a contract from NOAA October 1, 2006-September 30,2007 (Co-PI),($155,000).

  • “Development of an advanced Technique for Lake Ice Mapping”” Under a contract from NOAA, 9/13/2006-9/12/2007,(Co-PI), ($50,000).

  • “Satellite Earth Science Sensor “ Under a contract from NOAA, September 21, 2007- Feb 20, 2009, (PI), ($497,000)

  • “CREST Algorithm Developments for GOES-R Ice Maping“ Under a contract from NOAA, September 1, 2008-August 30, 2009 (Co-PI), ($125,000)

  • “Improved Soil Moisture Retrieval and Assimilation Using NASA-GISS Emissivity Product with Combined Observations from AMSR-E and MODIS“ Under a contract from NOAA, September 1, 2008-August 30, 2009 (PI), ($72,000)

  • “Satellite Remote Sensing for Snow Water Equivalency “ Under a contract from NOAA, September 21, 2008-September 20, 2009 (PI), ($50,000)

  • “ Estimation of Snow Grain size and Characteristis “ Under a contract from NOAA, July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009 (Co-PI), ($75,000)