Thomas C. Piechota, Ph.D., P.E.

 

Director of Sustainability and Multidisciplinary Research Office of the Urban Sustainability Initiative (urban21.unlv.edu) Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451087 Las Vegas, NV 89054-1087 P: 702-895-4412 F: 702-895-3936 thomas.piechota@unlv.edu Education and Registration Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, (1997) M.S.C.E University of California, Los Angeles, (1993) B.S.C.E Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff (1989) Registered Civil Engineer, California (1993)

Areas of research interest
    My research interests are interdisciplinary in the areas of surface water hydrology, stormwater quality in urban environments, hydroclimatology, water resources planning and Geographic Information Systems.

Teaching Interests
    My teaching interests are in surface water hydrology, urban hydrology, water resources engineering, and environmental engineering. I embrace a teaching philosophy that gives the students both a strong theoretical background and the confidence to solve real world environmental problems.