Marc François Müller mmuller1 [at] nd.edu RESEARCH INTEREST Developing new approaches to collect, analyze and disseminate water resource information. Studying policy implications of enhanced information for the sustainable management of water systems. EDUCATION 2016 to present Assistant Professor University of Notre Dame Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences 2015 to 2016: Stanford University Postdoctoral fellow, Earth System Science 2010 to 2015: University of California, Berkeley PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering, Certificates (Haas School of Business): Management of Technology Engineering and Business for Sustainability 2003 to 2009 EPFL, Switzerland MSc, BSc Civil Engineering BSc Material Science and Engineering AWARDS, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS Lead: - Swiss National Science Foundation Early postdoc.mobility fellowship, 2015 - Swiss National Science Foundation fellowship for prospective researchers (doc.mobility), 2013 (extended in 2014) - Fulbright Science and Technology Award, US Dept. of State, 2010 - Big Ideas Award, UC Berkeley, 2011 - Bears Breaking Boundaries Awards, UC Berkeley, 2008 1
- Ingénieurs du Monde fellowship for research abroad, EPFL, 2006 and 2008 Contributor: - US EPA P3 (People Prosperity and Planet) Award, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2008 - Sustainable Products & Solutions Program Core Research Award UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, 2008 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Muller, M.F.,Thompson, S.E. and Kelly, M.N (2016). Bridging the information gap: A webgis tool for rural electrification in data-scarce regions. Applied Energy (171) Muller, M.F. and Thompson, S.E (2016) "Comparing statistical and process-based flow duration curve models in ungauged basins and changing rain regimes." Hydrology and Earth System Science (20) Muller, M.F. and Thompson, S.E. (2015). A topological restricted maximum likelihood (TopREML) approach to regionalize trended runoff signatures in stream networks. Hydrology and Earth System Science (19). Muller, M.F., Dralle D.N., and Thompson, S.E. (2014). Analytical model for Flow Duration Curves in seasonally dry climates. Water Resources Research (50). Muller, M.F. and Thompson, S.E. (2013) Bias adjustment of satellite rainfall data through stochastic modeling: Methods development and application to Nepal. Advances in Water Resources (60). Amrose, S., Gadgil, A., Kostecki, R., Srinivasan, Kowolik, K., Muller, M.F. and Huang, J. (2013) Arsenic Removal from Groundwater using Iron Electrocoagulation: Effect of charge dosage rate. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A (48). MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION The value of what we do: a pragmatic model selection approach for predictions in ungauged basins. Talk Presented at AGU 2014, In preparation for Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. (with S. Thompson and S. Gorelick) Seeing beyond borders: a game theoretic approach to anticipate the effect of satellite data on trans-boundary water allocation. Talk presented at the AGU 2015, in preparation for Water Resources Research. (with S. Gorelick) Impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on land use and transboundary freshwater resources". (with S. Gorelick et al.) 2
How (in)elastic is off-grid electricity demand? (with S. Thompson and A. Gadgil) TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2013-2015 Main Instructor, Undergraduate Intermediate Algebra, Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison, Patten University, Oakland CA, USA 2014 Guest Lecturer, Surface Water Hydrology, UC Berkeley 2011-2014 Graduate Student Instructor, Surface Water Hydrology and Design for Sustainable Communities, UC Berkeley 2006-2007 Teaching Assistant: Solid State Physics and Finite Elements for Structural Analysis, EPFL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Stanford University, Postdoctoral researcher Sep 2015 Present - Remote sensing: How do satellite data improve the prediction of trans-boundary water resources in the Middle East? - Game theory: What are implications for the stability of international water agreements? UC Berkeley, Doctoral and Postdoctoral researcher Aug 2010 Aug 2015 - Worth of Information: What is the value of remote sensing data and water resource models for infrastructure design and operation? - Hydrology and Remote Sensing: Development of new method to predict stream flow in remote, data-scarce catchments. - Applied Econometrics: Characterization of rural electricity demand in Nepal. Field research in Nepal in collaboration with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation. - Geographic Information System: Development of a web-based GIS tool to evaluate and map the feasibility of micro hydropower in developing countries. EAWAG (Switzerland), Researcher Mar 2010 Jun 2010 - Wastewater treatment: Laboratory experiments to evaluate nano-filtration membranes for the removal of pharmaceutical trace contaminants. EPFL, MSc. Thesis Jan 2009 Jun 2009 - Reservoir Management: Flow forecasting and reservoir optimization in karst watersheds. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Research Intern Jan 2008 Jun 2008 - Life Cycle Assessment of the city s new sewer master plan. Resource Development International (Cambodia), Field Researcher 2006, 2008 - Water Quality: Evaluation of low-cost technologies to remove chemical (Arsenic) and biological contaminants from drinking water in rural areas. 3
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Muller, M.F. and Gorelick, S.M. (2015) Seeing beyond borders: a game theoretic approach to anticipate the effect of satellite data on trans-boundary water allocation. Accepted Talk at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA. Muller, M.F., Levy M.C. and Thompson, S.E. (2014) The value of what we do A pragmatic model selection framework for ungauged basins. Talk at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA Muller, M.F. (2014) Micro-hydro and Water Supply Hybrids in Developing Countries: Infrastructure Design and Potential Assessment in a Data-scarce Environment, Poster at World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden. Muller, M.F and Thompson, S.E., (2013). Process Based Prediction of Flow Distribution at Ungauged Himalayan Catchments using Satellite Data. Poster at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco Muller, M.F, Thompson, S.E., Hermanowicz, S.W. and Jordan F. (2012). Estimating the potential for in-line hydropower in the Himalayas: from global remote sensing data to local flow duration curves. Poster at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco Hermanowicz, S.W., Muller, M.F., Jolis D, and N. Sierra. (2011) Life Cycle Assessment of Food Waste Management: A conceptual Plan Analysis. Presented at the Life Cycle Management Conference, Berlin, Germany. Hermanowicz, S.W. and Muller, M.F. (2011) Entropy and Energy: Toward a Definition of Physical Sustainability. Presented at the International Society for Industrial Ecology conference, Berkeley, USA. PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT 2009: Project Manager, Wakina Mama na Watoto Foundation, Tanzania Design and construction of several components of a rural drinking water network for 25,000 people. On-site management of 15 workers in Swahili. 2008-2009: Civil Engineer, e-dric.ch consulting engineers, Switzerland Large-scale, real-time streamflow forecasting in the Alps. Reservoir optimization mandates for large hydropower schemes. OTHER INFORMATION Affiliations: American Geophysical Union, European Geophysical Union, International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Peer Review: Remote Sensing (Ed. G. Liu); International Journal of Climatology (Ed. R. Huth); Hydrology and Earth System Science (Ed. S. Thompson), 4
Languages: Environmental Earth Sciences (Ed. O. Kolditz), Advances in Water Resources (Ed. G. Villarini). French (Native), English (Proficient: CEFR C2), German (Fluent CEFR: B2), Swiss German (Basic: CEFR A2). Reference Available upon request 5