David Thompson

Current

• Director of Hydraulics and Hydrology at R.O. Anderson Engineering
• Private Consultant at Thompson Support Services

Past

• Contributing Editor at About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM)
• Associate Professor at Texas Tech University
• Hydrologist at U.S. Geological Survey

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Education

• University of Missouri-Rolla
• University of Missouri-Rolla
• University of Missouri-Rolla

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Industry

Civil Engineering

David Thompson’s Summary

I am a licensed professional engineer in Missouri, Nevada, and Texas, have a Diplomate of Water Resources Engineering, and am a Certified Floodplain Manager. My experience spans more than 30 years working on civil engineering, hydraulics, and hydrologic projects. While at Texas Tech University, I served as chair of the graduate committee of about 30 students and served as a second reader on many others. I was the principal investigator on many projects with research expenditures exceeding $5M and financially supporting many colleagues and students. Much of my work is presented in publications, including refereed journal articles, reports, conference papers, and formal presentations. I remain active in the research community and intend to remain active for the remainder of my professional career.

David Thompson’s Specialties:

Surface-water hydrology, hydraulics of closed conduits and open channels, flood studies, hydrologic research including statistical analyses of datasets, and presentation of research results.

Additional Information

David Thompson’s Interests:

For years I maintained the literate programming FAQ. Although I do little programming anymore (no time), I maintain a strong interest in using literate programming tools for software development. I'm currently using to use the R system (open source) for statistical analyses.

David Thompson’s Groups:

American Geophysical Union,
Association of State Floodplain Managers

•    Missouri University of Science & Technology Alumni
•    IAHR International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research

David Thompson’s Honors:

TxDOT Innovative Researcher Award for research project "Climatic Influence on NRCS Runoff Curve Numbers," 2002.

Several teaching awards.

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