Matthew Garcia

Current

AHIS Project Manager @ SAHRA at University of Arizona
Assistant Research Professor in Informatics at University of Arizona

Past

AHIS Project Manager at Arizona Water Institute
GEST Research Associate at UMBC
Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Graduate Research Assistant at Colorado State University
Graduate Research Assistant at Colorado State University

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Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Montclair State University

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Matthew Garcia’s Summary

I am currently the Project Manager for the Arizona Hydrologic Information System (AHIS) effort, formerly with the Arizona Water Institute, now with SAHRA at the University of Arizona. My academic background is in Atmospheric Science (M.S. at Colorado State University, 1999) and Hydrology (M.S. in Civil Engineering, also CSU, 2003). Prior to joining AWI, I worked for four years in the Hydrological Sciences Branch at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) on several projects, including software for the spatial interpolation of precipitation for land surface modeling applications in the NASA-GSFC Land Information System (LIS). My research interests range from detailed physical modeling of land surface hydrological processes, especially the more accurate representation of precipitation forcing and runoff and routing processes, to global issues in water resources and hydrologic modeling, including media coverage of these issues and the scientific and societal bases of advancement on the problems of water scarcity and allocation.

Matthew Garcia’s Specialties:

Specializations in Earth sciences, climate and weather, hydrology, surface water studies, numerical modeling, and data and information management.

Matthew Garcia’s Experience

AHIS Project Manager @ SAHRA

University of Arizona

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

Project Manager for the Arizona Hydrologic Information System (www.AZh2o.org)
Assistant Research Professor in Informatics

University of Arizona

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
AHIS Project Manager

Arizona Water Institute

(Research industry)

August 2008 — June 2009 (11 months)

Project Manager for the Arizona Hydrologic Information System (www.AZh2o.org)
GEST Research Associate

UMBC

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 2004 — July 2008 (4 years 2 months)

Research Associate in Hydrological Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Research Associate

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)

June 2004 — July 2008 (4 years 2 months)

UMBC-GEST Research Associate in Hydrological Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Graduate Research Assistant

Colorado State University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 2002 — December 2003 (2 years )

Civil Engineering Department, concentration in Hydrology
Advisor: Prof. Larry Roesner, Ph.D., P.E.
M.S. program, as consultant to external client
also Teaching Assistant, Urban Stormwater Management (1 semester)

Regarding thesis materials and related reports, later served as expert witness in the field of hydrology, in testimony for the defendant: State of Colorado, 4th Judicial District, Judge Kirk S. Samelson, Case no. 01 CV 1290: Speight Family Partnership, LLP, and Greenview Trust, Ralph R. Williams, Trustee, v. City of Colorado Springs, a home rule city of the State of Colorado, and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of El Paso. Ruled in favor of the defendant on 31 July 2008.
Graduate Research Assistant

Colorado State University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 1996 — December 2001 (5 years 5 months)

Atmospheric Science Department
Advisor: Prof. Wayne Schubert, Ph.D.
M.S. (completed December 1999) and Ph.D. programs
also Teaching Assistant, Atmospheric Dynamics I and II (2 semesters)

Matthew Garcia’s Education

Colorado State University

M.S. , Civil Engineering - Hydrology , 2002 — 2003

Advisor: Prof. Larry Roesner, Ph.D., P.E.

Thesis: Estimation of Ungauged Rainfall from Measured Streamflow for the Simulation of a Colorado Front Range Flood Event
Colorado State University

M.S. , Atmospheric Science , 1996 — 1999

Advisor: Prof. Wayne Schubert, Ph.D.

Thesis: Simulated Tropical Convection
Montclair State University

B.S. , Physics, Geoscience , 1992 — 1996