Faculty and Staff

Norm L. Jones

Emphasis: Geotechnical Engineering

Professor

Ph.D. University of Texas, 1990.

Contact Information:
Email: njones@byu.edu
Telephone: (801) 422-7569
Office: 430Q EB
Personal Website: Norm L. Jones
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Dr. Jones’s expertise includes groundwater modeling, decision support, and sustainability. He directed the development of the Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) software which is used by thousands of organizations around the world. His current research is focused on web-enabled modeling and groundwater resource management.

E. James Nelson

Emphasis: Hydrology & GIS

Professor

Ph.D. Brigham Young University, 1994

Contact Infomation:
Email: jimn@byu.edu
Telephone: (801) 422-7632
Office: 430P EB
Personal Website: E. James Nelson
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Through his study abroad program to the Dominican Republic, Dr. Nelson developed the first world water project for data sharing that caught the attention of the Group on Earth Observations and has led to much of the current activities with NASA, NOAA, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the World Bank.

Daniel P. Ames

Emphasis: Water Resources Engineering and Geospatial Technologies

Professor

Ph.D. Utah State University, 2002

Contact Infomation:
Email: dan.ames@byu.edu
Telephone: (801) 422-3620
Office: 430I EB
Personal Website: Daniel P. Ames
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Dr. Ames developed the widely used MapWindow and DotSpatial open source GIS libraries and has been involved in the development of the CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System, HydroShare, HydroDesktop, BASINS, and the Tethys Platform for developing GIS enabled environmental web applications.

Gus Williams

Emphasis: Environmental Engineering & Hydrology

Associate Professor

P.hD. Northwestern University, 1994

Contact Infomation:
Email: gwilliams@et.byu.edu
Telephone: (801) 422-7810
Office: 430L EB
Personal Website: Gus Williams
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