Name Emad Habib, Ph.D., P.E. Current Position Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Associate Director, Consortium for Computation and

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1 Name Emad Habib, Ph.D., P.E. Current Position Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Associate Director, Consortium for Computation and Visualization Enterprise Professional Registration Registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana and Texas Name of Professorship Stuller Settings-Mattew G. Stuller/BORSF Professorship in Engineering BORSF Professorship in Water Studies Doctoral Degree Earned Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Iowa, 2001 Dissertation Title: Small-Scale Rainfall Variability: Implications for Radar-Rainfall Estimation and Validation Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications 1. Habib, E., Lee G., Kim D., and Ciach G.(2010): Rainfall Measurement and Estimation: Ground-Based Direct Measurement, A book chapter in Rainfall: State of the Science, Firat Y. Testik and Mekonnen Gebremichael (Eds.), American Geophysical Union, Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 191, 2010,. 288 pages. 2. T. Rientjes, Haile A. T., Gieske, A., B.H.P. Maathuis, and E. Habib: Satellite Based Cloud Detection and Rainfall Estimation in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, A book chapter in Nile River Basin: Hydrology, Climate and Water Use, Assefa M. Melesse (Editor), Springer, Nature pages. 3. Habib, E and Qin L. (2011): Application of a Radar-Rainfall Uncertainty Model to the US NWS Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimator Products. Submitted to Journal of Meteorological Applications (accepted). 4. T. H. M. Rientjes, A. T. Haile, C. M. M. Mannaerts, E. Kebede, and E. Habib (2011): Changes in land cover and stream flows in Gilgel Abbay catchment, Upper Blue Nile basin Ethiopia, Journal of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15, , 2011 doi: /hess Haile A. T., T. Rientjes, E. Habib, and V. Jetten (2011): Rain event properties and dimensionless rain event hyetographs at the source of the Blue Nile River. Journal of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15, , 2011, doi: /hess AghaKouchak A., Habib E., Bardossy A., 2010, A Comparison of Three Remotely Sensed Rainfall Ensemble Generators, Atmospheric Research, 98(2-4), , doi: /j.atmosres AghaKouchak A., Habib E., Bardossy A., 2010, Modeling Radar Rainfall Estimation Uncertainties: Random Error Model, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 15(4), , doi: /(asce)he AghaKouchak A., Habib E., 2010, Application of a Conceptual Hydrologic Model in Teaching Hydrologic Processes, International Journal of Engineering Education, 26(4),

2 9. AghaKouchak A., Ciach G., Habib E., 2010, Estimation of Tail Dependence Coefficient in Rainfall Accumulation Fields, Advances in Water Resources, 33(9), , doi: /j.advwatres Rego, J., Meselhe E.A., Stronach J., and Habib E. (2010) Numerical Modeling of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya Rivers Sediment Transport and Fate: Considerations for Diversion Scenarios. Journal of Coastal Research, Vol AghaKouchak A., Bardossy A., Habib E., 2010, Conditional Simulation of Remotely Sensed Rainfall Fields Using a Non-Gaussian V-Transformed Copula, Advances in Water resources, 33 (6), , doi: /j.advwatres AghaKouchak A., Bardossy A., Habib E., 2010, Copula-Based Uncertainty Modeling: Application to Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimates, Hydrological Processes, 24 (15), , doi: /hyp Habib, E., Henschke, A., and Adler R.F. (2009) Evaluation of TMPA satellite-based research and real-time rainfall estimates during six tropical-related heavy rainfall events over Louisiana, USA, Atmospheric Research (2009), doi: /j.atmosres Habib, E., Larson, B., and J. Graschel (2009) Validation of NEXRAD multisensor precipitation estimates using an experimental dense rain gauge network in south Louisiana. Journal of Hydrology, (2009), doi: /j.jhydrol Meselhe, E. A., Habib, E., Gautam, S., and Oche O.C. (2009) Sensitivity of Conceptual and Physically Based Hydrologic Models to Temporal and Spatial Rainfall Sampling. ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 14(7), , (doi /(ASCE) (2009)14:7(711)). 16. Habib E., Larson, B., Nuttle, W. K., Nelson, B., Rivera-Monroy, Meselhe, E.A., and Twilley, R. R. (2008) Effect of Rainfall Spatial Variability and Sampling on Salinity Prediction in an Estuarine System, Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 350/1-2, 56-67, DOI: /j. jhydrol Habib, E., Aduvala, A., and Meselhe, E. A. (2008) Analysis of radar-rainfall error characteristics and implications for streamflow simulations uncertainty. Journal of Hydrologic Sciences, Vol. 53(3), Habib E., Malakpet C. G., Tokay A., and P. A. Kucera (2008) Sensitivity of streamflow simulations to temporal variability and estimation of Z-R relationships, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 13(12), Habib, E., Meselhe, E. A. and A. Aduvala (2008) Effect of Local Errors of Tipping-Bucket Rain Gauges on Rainfall-Runoff Simulations. ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Vol. 13(6) Tokay, A., Bashor, P. G., Habib, E., and Kasparis, T. (2008) Raindrop Size Distribution Measurements in Tropical Cyclones. Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 136, doi: /2007MWR2122.1, Habib E., Nuttle, W. K., Rivera-Monroy, V.H., Gautum, S., Meselhe, E.A., and Twilley, R. R. (2007) Assessing Effects of Data Limitations on Salinity Forecasting in Barataria Basin, Louisiana, Using a Bayesian Analysis. Journal of Coastal Research, 23(3), Habib E., and Meselhe E.A. (2006) Stage-Discharge relations for Low-gradient Tidal Streams Using Data-Driven Models, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 132(5), Nelson, B.R., Krajewski, W.F., Smith, J.A., Habib, E. and G. Hoogenboom, Archival precipitation data set for the Mississippi River Basin: Evaluation. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 32, L18403, doi: /2005gl023334, 2005.

3 24. Habib, E., Ciach G.J., and W. F. Krajewski, A Method for Filtering out Raingauge Representativeness Errors from the Verification Distributions of Radar and Raingauge Rainfall, Advances in Water Resources, 27(10), Neary, V., Habib, E., and M. Fleming, 2004: Hydrologic Modeling with NEXRAD Precipitation, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 9(5), Ciach, G. J., Habib, E., and W. F. Krajewski, Zero-covariance hypothesis in the error variance separation method of radar rainfall verification, Advances in Water Resources, 26, Krajewski, W. F., Ciach, G. J., and E. Habib, E., An analysis of small-scale rainfall variability in different climatic regimes, Journal of Hydrologic Sciences, 48, Habib, E. and W. F. Krajewski, Uncertainty Analysis of the TRMM Ground Validation Radar-Rainfall Products: Application to the TEFLUN-B Field Campaign, Journal of Applied Meteorology, 41(5), Habib, E., Krajewski, W.F., and A. Kruger, Sampling errors of tipping-bucket rain gauge measurements, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 6(2), Habib, E., and W.F. Krajewski, An example of computational approach used for aerodynamic design of a rain disdrometer, Journal of Hydraulic Research, 39(4), Habib, E., Krajewski, W.F., and G.J. Ciach, Estimation of inter-station correlation coefficient in rainfall data, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2, Habib, E., Krajewski, W.F., Nešpor, V., and A. Kruger, Numerical simulation studies of raingage data correction due to wind Effect, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104(D16), , Recent Grants 1) Title Collaborative Research: Development of Adaptable Web Modules to Stimulate Active Learning in Hydrology using Data and Model Simulations () National Science Foundation (NSF) Amount $390,569 Period: 10/ /2015 2) Title: Improving Rainfall Estimation over the Nile Basin Using Merged Multi-channel Infrared and Microwave Satellite Observations () National Science Foundation (NSF) Amount $58,500 Period: 8/2009-8/2012 3) Title: Assessment of Satellite Rainfall Estimates for Improved Flood Predictions () LaSPACE-NASA Space Grant Amount $29,749 Period: 3/2008-3/2009 4) Title: Satellite-based Rainfall Monitoring Over Un-gauged Arid Regions and Complex Terrains () LaSPACE-NASA Space Grant Amount $29,855 Period: 6/2010-3/2011 5) Title: Biases in Satellite-Rainfall Products: Evaluation and Design of Adjustment

4 Algorithms () NASA-BoR-DART2 Amount $57,707 Period: 1/ /2011 6) Title: Virtual Hydrologic Observatory: Integration of field observations and processbased simulations () National Science Foundation (NSF) Amount $149,449 Period: 1/2008-2/2010 7) Title: Flood Prediction and Water Management for Sinai, Egypt, Using Remote Sensing and Distributed Hydrologic Modeling Techniques () Amount $54,768 Period: 8/2005-9/2008 National Science Foundation (NSF) Co- 8) Title: Implementation of a Coastal Ecosystem Forecasting System: Model Development of the Mississippi River Deltaic Domain. Task 5.4: Uncertainty Assessment/Salinity Module and Water Quality () The US Army Corps of Engineers & Louisiana Dept of Natural Resources Amount $99,945 Period: 11/2007-6/2008 9) Title: Uncertainty of Radar Rainfall Estimates: Implications for Hydrologic Flood Predictions () Amount $99,150 Period: 6/2006-6/2010 Research Competitiveness Program - BORSF 10) Title: Assessment of Satellite Rainfall Estimates for Improved Flood Predictions () Amount $29,749 LaSPACE-NASA Space Grant Period: 3/2007-9/2008

5 Awards & Honors 2011 Best Paper Award, Environmental Water Resources Institute-American Society of Civil Engineering (EWRI-ASCE) Journal of Hydrologic Engineering Researcher of the Year, College of Engineering, University of Louisiana 2010 Engineering Faculty Professionalism Award; Louisiana Engineering Foundation 2009 The ASCE-EWRI Watershed Council Excellence Award for the Task Committee on the Use and Application of Radar Rainfall Data 2009 Endowed Professorship Water Studies Professorship 2007 Outstanding Advisor Award, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, April, Team Achievement certificate presented by the US Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Louisiana in recognition of contributions associated with completion of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration Study Endowed Professorship - Matthew G. Stuller/BORSF Professorship in Engineering 2000 Winner of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Hydrology Section s Outstanding Student Paper Award during the Spring AGU Spring 2000 meeting, Washington D.C.