BACKGROUND Name: İSMAİL HALTAŞ Date of Birth: 05 April 1980 Education Degree Department/Program University Grad. Year Ph.D. Civil and Envr. Engineering University of California, Davis 2006 Master of Science Civil and Envr. Engineering University of California, Davis 2004 Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara 2002 Title of the Master of Science Thesis: Floodplain Modeling using Geographic Information Systems. Advisor: Prof. Dr. M. Levent KAVVAS Title of the Doctor of Philosophy Thesis: Scaling of Governing Equations in Hydrology. Advisor: Prof. Dr. M. Levent KAVVAS Professional Appointments: Title Institution Years Assoc. Prof. Zirve University, Gaziantep TURKEY 2013-present Asst. Prof. Zirve University, Gaziantep TURKEY 2010-2013 Engineer Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Sacramento CA USA 2006-2010 Research Assistant J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis CA USA 2002-2006 Supervised Master of Science Theses: Supervised Doctor of Philosophy Theses: Projects Involved in Zirve University, Gaziantep: Preparing a Preliminary Manual and Specifications for Flood Studies and Developing a Prototype System for Flood Risk Maps to Store in an Online Database, and to Share through a Web Portal. TÜBİTAK 3501 Contract: 111Y281, 2012-2015 (PI) Real- Or Near Real-Time Calculation of Porous Media Water Flow Velocities Using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Method and Using the 2D Velocity Vector Fields in Verification of
the Existing Porous Media Solute Transport Models. TÜBİTAK 1001 Contract: 112M410, 2013-2015 (Co-PI) Numerical and Physical Modeling of Dam Break Inundation-Application to Real Problems in GIS Environment. TÜBİTAK 1001 Contract: 110M240, 2010-2013 (Researcher) Projects Involved at Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Sacramento: Honolulu High Capacity Transit Corridor Project, Parson Brinckerhoff Inc., Honolulu, HI, US, 2009-2010, (Water Resources Engineer). South Madera FLO-2D modeling, ICF J&S, Madera County, CA, US, 2009, (Water Resources Engineer). South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study, USACE, San Francisco District, Santa Clara and Alameda Counties, CA, US, 2008-2010, (Water Resources Engineer). Alder Creek Watershed Assessment and Management Plan, EDAW Inc., Folsom, CA, US, 2008-2009, (Water Resources Engineer). Tahoe Pollutant Load Reduction Model Phase II, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lake Tahoe, CA, US, 2007-2008, (Water Resources Engineer). Foss Creek Hydraulic Model, City of Healdsburg, Healdsburg, CA, US, 2006-2007, (Water Resources Engineer). Pajaro River Hydraulic Modeling, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County, CA, US, 2007-2008, (Water Resources Engineer). Zone 7 Hydrology Update, Zone 7 Water Agency, Alameda County, CA, US, 2010, (Water Resources Engineer). Isabella Dam Break Inundation Mapping, USACE Sacramento District, Bakersfield, CA, US, 2008-2010, (Water Resources Engineer). Projects Involved at J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory, UC Davis, Davis: Management of Pollutant Loads from Major Agricultural Land Uses and Development of Best Management Practices in the Willow Slough Watershed funded by California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Davis, CA, US, 2006, (Post Graduate Research Assistant). White Sturgeon Through-Delta Facility Passage Study funded by California DWR, Davis, CA, US, 2004-2005, (Post Graduate Research Assistant). Debris Racks for Delta Fish Facility funded by California DWR, Davis, CA, US, 2003-2004, (Post Graduate Research Assistant). California DWR Fish Treadmill Program at UC Davis funded by California DWR, Davis, CA, US, 2002-2003, (Post Graduate Research Assistant). Administrative Assignments: Professional Memberships: ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) EWRI (Environmental and Water Resources Institute) AGU (American Geophysical Union) Professional Engineer (PE) in California # 76843
Administrative Appointments: 2011 2012 Zirve University Faculty of Engineering Transfer Students Commission Member Honors and Awards: 2004 NRTF Fellowship, University of California, Davis, CA, USA 1997-2002 Tuition Fee Scholarship, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY Undergraduate and Graduate Courses thought in the last two years: Academic Year 2013-2014 Semester Fall Spring Course Title Credits Number of Lecture Lab Students Probability and Random Variables 3 0 110 Hydromechanics 3 0 35 2012-2013 Fall Spring Probability and Random Variables 3 2 42 Hydromechanics 3-4 Fluid Mechanics 3 0 75 Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering 3 0 4 PUBLICATIONS A. Publications in International Refereed Journals: A.1. Ercan, A., Kavvas, M. L. and Haltas, I. (2013). Scaling and self-similarity in one-dimensional unsteady open channel flow. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9822. A.2. Haltas, I. (2012). Calculating the macrodispersion coefficient of the ensemble averaged solute transport equation in the discrete domain. Hydrological Processes, doi: 10.1002/hyp.8404. A.3. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2011). Scale Invariance and Self-Similarity in Kinematic Wave Overland Flow in Space and Time. Hydrological Processes, 25(23), 3659 3665. A.4. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2011). Scale Invariance and Self-Similarity in Hydrologic Processes in Space and Time. J. Hydrol. Eng., 16(1), 51-63. A.5. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2009). Modeling the kinematic wave parameters with regression methods. J. Hydrol. Eng., 14(10), 1049-1058. A.6. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2009). Ensemble-Averaged Flow Routing in Channel Networks: Kinematic Wave Equation. J. Hydrol. Eng., 14(7), 655-662.
B. Publications in International Conference Proceedings: B.1. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2013). Scale Invariance and Self-Similarity in Hydrologic Processes First Gerald and Lillian Orlob International Symposium on Theoretical Hydrology, Davis, CA, USA. (invited speaker) B.2. Haltas, I., (2013). Turkey s Need for a Manual and General Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Studies Bildiri Kitapcığı, 2nd International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering, Tirana, ALBENIA. (oral presentation) B.3. Haltas, I., Tayfur, G. and Elçi, Ş. (2013). Numerical Simulation of Flood Wave Propagation due to Dambreak. Proc., 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, İzmir, TURKEY. (oral presentation) B.4. Haltas, I., Odell, R. (2013). Two Dimensional Modeling and GIS Integrated Mappingof the Dambreak Inundation, A Case Study: Lake Isabella Dam Proc., 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, İzmir, TURKEY. (oral presentation) B.5. Haltas, I., Kurtoğlu, A.E. (2013). How Well Can Ensemble-Averaging Account for the Sub-Grid Heterogeneity in Hydrologic Models Proc., 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, İzmir, TURKEY. (oral presentation) B.6. Haltas, I. (2013). Estimating Extreme High Still Water Levels in North San Francisco Bay by Convolution Methods Proc., 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, İzmir, TURKEY. (oral presentation) B.7. Haltas, I., Tayfur, G. and Elçi, Ş. (2012). Numerical Simulation of Flood Wave Propagation due to Dambreak. Proc., 10th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Ankara, TURKEY. (oral presentation) B.8. Haltas, I., Odell, R. (2013). Two Dimensional Modeling and GIS Integrated Mappingof the Dambreak Inundation, A Case Study: Lake Isabella Dam Proc., 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, İzmir, TURKEY. (oral presentation) B.9. Haltas, I., and Kurtoğlu, A.E. (2012). How Well Can Ensemble-Averaging Approach Account for the Sub-Grid Heterogeneity in Hydraulic Modeling Problems. Proc., 10th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Ankara, TURKEY. (oral presentation) B.10. Haltas, I., and Yılmaz, N. (2011). Reconstructing the Non-Tidal Component of Historical Water Level Data with Artificial Neural Networks. Proc., 2nd International Symposium on Computing in Science & Engineering 2011, Kuşadası, Aydın, Turkey. (oral presentation) B.11. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2011). Scale Invariance and Self-Similarity in Hydrologic Processes in Space and Time. Proc., EWRI 2011 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011, Palm Springs, CA, USA. (oral presentation)
B.12. Haltas, I. (2010). Calculating the Macrodispersion Coefficient in the Stochastic Transport Equation. Proc., EWRI 2010 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010, Providence, RI, USA. (oral presentation) B.13. Haltas, I. (2009). Calculating the Macrodispersion Coefficient in the Stochastic Transport Equation. Proc., 33rd IAHR Congress: Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment 2009, IAHR, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (oral presentation) B.14. Leclerc, R.F., Hall, B.R., Haltas, I., and Cruey B.W. (2009). Hydromodification Analysis of Small, Ungaged Watersheds: a Case Study of Alder Creek, California. Proc., 33rd IAHR Congress: Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment 2009, IAHR, Vancouver, BC, Canada. B.15. Haltas, I. (2009). Modeling the kinematic wave parameters with regression methods. Proc., EWRI 2009 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers, Kansas City, MO, USA. (oral presentation) B.16. Haltas, I. (2008) Ensemble averaged flow routing in large channel networks: Kinematic wave equation Proc., World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2008, EWRI, Honolulu, HI, USA. (oral presentation) (Abstract Only) B.17. Haltas, I. (2013). Developing a National System for Turkey to Store the Flood Risk Maps in an Online Database, and Share through a Web Portal Proc., 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, İzmir, TURKEY. (poster) B.18. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2012). Scale Invariance of Overland Flow Processes as Initial-Boundary Value Problems. Proc. (abstract), EWRI 2012 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2012, Albuquerque, NM, USA. (oral) B.19. Chen, Z.R., M.L. Kavvas, E.K. Anderson, H. Bandeh, K. Guthmiller, L. Liang, I. Haltas, M. Cayar, J.J. Cech, and R. Churchwell. (2006). Sturgeon- Friendly Passage Structure for Sacramento River and Bay-Delta Region: Flow Condition and Sturgeon Performance Study. Abstracts: 4 th Biennial CALFED Science Conference, Making Sense of Complexity: Science for a Changing Environment, Sacramento, California. C. Book Chapters: C.1. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M. L. (2012). Scale invariance and self-similarity in kinematic overland flow in space and time in Overland Flow and Surface Runoff (editor: Tommy S. W. Wong). Nova Science Publishers ISBN: 978-1- 61122-868-7. D. Publications in National Refereed Journals:
E. Publications in National Conference Proceedings: E.1. Haltas, I. (2013). Türkiye de Yürütülecek Taşkın Tehlike Haritalandırma Çalışmaları için bir Rehber ve Genel Şartname İhtiyacı Bildiri Kitapcığı, IMO Taşkın ve Heyelan Sempozyumu, Trabzon, TURKEY. (oral presentation) E.2. Haltas, I., Demir, I. (2013). Türkiye Taşkın Tehlike Haritaları için Prototip bir GeoPortal Çalışması Bildiri Kitapcığı, IMO Taşkın ve Heyelan Sempozyumu, Trabzon, TURKEY. (oral presentation) E.3. Haltas, I., Tayfur, G. and Elçi, Ş. (2013). Baraj Yıkılması Sonrasında Taşkın Yayılımının İki Boyutlu Sayısal Simülasyonu: Ürkmez Barajı Örneği Bildiri Kitapcığı, 3. Ulusal Taşkın Sempozyumu, İstanbul, TURKEY. (oral presentation) E.4. Haltas, I. (2013). Türkiye de Yürütülen Taşkın Çalışmaları için bir Rehber ve Genel Şartname İhtiyacı Bildiri Kitapcığı, 3. Ulusal Taşkın Sempozyumu, İstanbul, TURKEY. (poster presentation) E.5. Haltas, I., and Kavvas, M.L. (2011). Hidrolojik Süreçlerde Mekan-Zaman Ölçek Bağımsızlığı ve Özbenzerlik. 5. Ulusal Su Mühendisliği Sempozyumu., Orhantepe, İstanbul, Turkey. (oral presentation)