R. Balaji (Balaji Rajagopalan)
Associate Professor
Water Resources Program
Department of Civil,
Environmental,
and Architectural
Engineering
Office Location: ECOT 541
Campus Box 428
Phone: (303) 492-5968
University of Colorado
Fax: (303) 492-7317
Boulder, CO 80309
E-mail: balajir@spot.colorado.edu
EDUCATION
B. Tech in Civil Engineering, Regional
Engineering College, Kurukshetra, India, 1989
M.Tech in Quality Reliability and Operations
Research,
Indian Statistical Institute,
Calcutta, India, 1991
Ph.D in
Civil Engineering, (Stochastic Hydroclimatology/Water
Resources) Utah State University, Logan,
UT,USA,1995
EXPERIENCE
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2000 -
Assistant Professor, Department of
Civil Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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2001 -
Fellow, Co-perative Institute
for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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2000 -
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, International
Research Institute for climate prediction, at Lamont-Doherty
Earthy Observatory of Columbia University,
NY, USA
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1999 - 2000 Associate Research Scientist, International
Research Institute for climate prediction, at Lamont-Doherty
Earthy Observatory of Columbia University,
NY, USA
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1997 - 1999 Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty
Earthy Observatory of Columbia University,
NY, USA
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1995 - 1997 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty
Earthy Observatory of Columbia University,NY,
USA
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Stochastic Hydrology and Hydroclimatology
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Nonparametric functional estimation techniques (probability
density Functions, regression, scenarios generation, forecasting)
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Understanding low frequency climate variability and its signatures
on regional hydrology
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Incorporating climate information in water resources/hydrologic
decision making
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Understanding spatio-temporal variability in Indian summer
monsoon
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Nonlinear Dynamics - recovering dynamics from data
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Bayesian techniques for optimal combination of information
from multiple sources and decision making