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Appendix C Biographical Sketches for Committee on Review of Methods for Establishing Instream Flows for Texas
Pages 145-150

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... She has over 15 years of experience in planning and managing water resources programs, including planning for the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program, the USGS National Research Program, and the USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program. Within the USGS, she has also provided advice on workforce planning issues and technical support for water resources programs.
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From page 146...
... Maidment is the Engineering Foundation Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. His current research involves the application of geographic information systems to floodplain mapping, waterquality modeling, water resources assessment, hydrologic simulation, surface water­groundwater interaction, and global hydrology.
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From page 147...
... He works with public agencies, academic institutions, and other private organizations involved in river conservation, and he leads a staff that includes hydrologists, aquatic ecologists, policy specialists, educators and communicators. He has published numerous scientific papers on the importance of ecologically sustainable water management in international science journals.
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... Since retirement he has served as Faculty Affiliate in civil engineering at Colorado State University.
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... Weir is a senior program assistant with the Water Science and Technology Board. She received a BS in biology from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and is currently pursuing an MS degree in environmental science and policy from Johns Hopkins University.
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