Management Engineering

Puneet Srivastava

Associate Professor, Ecological Engineering

Graduate Program Coordinator

Biosystems Engineering Department

Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

334-***-****; *******@******.***

Professional Experience

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory

Visiting Scientist (June 2012 present)

Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering Department

Associate Professor of Ecological Engineering (2009 present)

Graduate Program Coordinator (2011 present)

Assistant Professor of Ecological Engineering (2004 2009)

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Patrick Center for Environmental Research

Assistant Curator (2001 2004)

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

Senior Engineer (1999 2001)

Southwest Florida Research and Extension Center, University of Florida

Water Quality Specialist (1997 1998)

Education

Ph.D. (1999) Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Minor: Computer Science and

Engineering), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

M.S. (1995) Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

B.S. (1992) Agricultural Engineering, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India

Honors, Awards and Recognitions (Selected)

Director s Grantsmanship Award. Awarded by the Dean of College of Agriculture

2010

and Director of Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.

Director s Junior Faculty Research Award. Awarded by the Dean of College of

2008

Agriculture and Director of Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.

2003 Pre Research featured several times, among others, in NIDIS Newsletter, USEPA

Section 319 Success Stories, USEPA Non-point Source News Notes,

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Newsletter, Auburn

Engineering, Auburn University Ag Illustrated, and Alabama Agricultural

Experiment Station Impacts.

2006 Pre Associate Editor. Soil and Water Division Associate Editor for the journals

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

(ASABE) and Applied Engineering in Agriculture.

2002-2004 Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), Chesapeake Bay Program

2002 2003 Analytical Tools Panel, Chesapeake Research Consortium

1999 Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society

1999 Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture

1995 Alpha Epsilon, Agricultural Engineering Honor Society

Research Interest

Effect of climate variability and change on hydrology and water quality; monitoring and

modeling of hydrologic and nonpoint pollutant transport and transformation processes at various

scales; fate and transport of nutrients, pesticides, antimicrobials, endocrine disrupting

compounds, and pathogens; application of geographic information, global positioning, remote

sensing, and neural network systems for natural resources management; and animal waste

management.

Research Funding Support (Total > $15 million)

Funding support for numerous research projects received from USDA-NRICGP (now AFRI),

USDA-NIFA, USDA Higher Education Challenge grants program, USEPA STAR, NOAA,

USGS, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC), State of Pennsylvania, State of

Alabama, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Current Funding Support

2012 2015 Transforming Biology-Based Engineering Education Using a Hybrid Pedagogical

Approach ($142,760 funded by USDA-HEC; Srivastava, PI)

2012 2014 Forecasting Stream flows in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin

Using Ensemble Streamflow Predictions ($364,000 funded by NIDIS; Srivastava,

PI)

2010 2013 Reducing Drought Risks in the Southeast USA: Quantification of Drought

Information Value, Development of Drought Indices, and Communication of

Drought Information ($275,000 funded by NOAA; Srivastava, PI)

2010 2015 SECC-RISA: Science and partnerships for adaptation and resilience to climate

change and climate variability ($4 million funded by NOAA; Jones, PI)

2010 2013 Economic, Engineering and Extension Applications of Improved Climate

Forecasting ($195,000 funded by USDA-NIFA; Srivastava, PI)

2010 2013 Identifying Flood Generating Areas in 8-Mile Creek Watershed through a Novel

Approach ($150,000 funded by MS-AL Sea Grant Program; Kalin, PI)

2010 - Modeling Climate and Land Use Change Impact on Hydrology and Water Quality

Characteristics across an Urban-Rural Gradient ($105,000 funded by Center for

Forest Sustainability; Srivastava, PI)

2010 2013 Next generation biological engineering research through renovation of

laboratories at Auburn University ($4.6 million funded by NSF: Taylor, PI)

Publications

(* denotes graduate students and/or post-docs)

Provisional Patent (2); Book Chapters (2); Peer-reviewed Publications (39 published + 7 in

review); Non-refereed Publications with Presentation at Professional Meetings (20); Published

Abstract with Presentation at Professional Meetings (51); Research Reports (12); Papers and

Posters Presented at Professional Meetings without Published Abstract or Paper (59); Invited

Seminars (28); Outreach Publications (5).

Patents and Inventions

1. Srivastava, P. 2009. Method for the Optimal Management and Utilization of Industrial by-

products. U.S. Provisional Patent.

2. Sharma*, S., S. Isik, P. Srivastava, and L. Kalin. 2011. Deriving Spatially-Distributed

Precipitation Data Using the Artificial Neural Network and Multi-Linear Regression Models.

U.S. Provisional Patent.

Book Chapters

1. Srivastava, P. and L. Kalin. 2009. Geographic Information System-Based Watershed

Modeling Systems. Biosystems Engineering (Edited by A. Nag). McGraw Hill Publishers.

Invited.

2. Kalin, L. and P. Srivastava. 2009. Soil and Water Conservation. Biosystems Engineering

(Edited by A. Nag). McGraw Hill Publishers. Invited.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Mirhosseini*, G., P. Srivastava, and L. Stefanova. 2013. Evaluating the Impact of Climate

Change on Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curves in Alabama using

Dynamically-Downscaled Precipitation Data. Regional Environmental Change. (Accepted)

2. Sharma*, S., P. Srivastava, X. Fang, and L. Kalin. 2013. Incorporating Climate Variability

for Point Source Discharge Permitting in a Complex River System. Transactions of the

ASABE. (Accepted).

3. Sharda*, V., P. Srivastava, L. Kalin, K. Ingram, and M. Chelliah. 2013. Development of a

Community Water Deficit Index (CWDI) - A Drought Forecasting Tool for Small- to Mid-

Size Communities of the Southeastern United States. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering.

(Accepted)

4. Lamba*, J., T. Way, P. Srivastava, S. Sen*, C.W. Wood, and K. Yoo. 2012. Surface

Transport of Nutrients from Surface-Broadcast and Subsurface-Banded Broiler Litter.

Transactions of the ASABE 55(3): 995-1002.

5. Isik, S., L. Kalin, J.E. Schoonover, P. Srivastava, and B.G. Lockaby 2012. An Artificial

Neural Network and Curve Number based Hybrid Model for Daily Streamflow Forecasting

in Unmonitored Watersheds, Journal of Hydrology.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.08.032.

6. Sen*, S., P. Srivastava, P.A. Vadas, and L. Kalin. 2012. Watershed-level Comparison of

Predictability and Sensitivity of Two Phosphorus Models. J ournal of Environmental Quality.

doi:10.2134/jeq2011.0242.

7. Sharma*, S., S. Isik, P. Srivastava, and L. Kalin. 2012. Deriving Spatially-Distributed

Precipitation Data Using Artificial Neural Network and Multi-Linear Regression Models.

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000617.

8. Sharda*, V., P. Srivastava, K. Ingram, M. Chelliah, and L. Kalin. 2012. Quantification of El

Ni o Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Impact on Precipitation and Stream flows for Improved

Management of Water Resources in Alabama. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,

67(3): 158-172.

9. Niraula*, R., L. Kalin, R. Wang*, P. Srivastava. 2012. Determining Nutrient and Sediment

Critical Source Areas with SWAT Model: Effect of Lumped Calibration. Transactions of the

ASABE, 55(1): 1-11.

10. Sen*, S., P. Srivastava, T.P. Clement, J.H. Dane, and H. Meng. 2011. Simulating pasture

hillslope hydrologic response using HIRO2 model. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,

66(6):411-422.

11. Way, T., J. Lamba*, and P. Srivastava. 2011. A method for installing zero-tension pan and

wick lysimeters in soil. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 27(5): 747-755.

12. Elias*, E., M. Dougherty, P. Srivastava, and D. Laband. 2011. The impact of forest to urban

land conversion on water quality and drinking water treatment cost, Converse Reservoir,

Southern Alabama, USA. Urban Ecosystems DOI 10.1007/s11252-011-0198-z.

13. Mondal*, P., P. Srivastava, L. Kalin, and S.N. Panda. 2011. Ecologically-sustainable surface

water withdrawal for cropland irrigation through incorporation of climate variability. J. Soil

and Water Conservation 66(4):221-232; doi:10.2489/jswc.66.4.221.

14. Singh*, H.V., L. Kalin, and P. Srivastava. 2011. Effect of soil data resolution on

identification of critical source areas of sediment. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

doi:10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000318.

15. Campbell, C., J. Fulton, T. McDonald, W. Wood, W. Zech, and P. Srivastava. 2010.

Spinner-disc technology to enhance the application of litter. Applied Engineering in

Agriculture, 26(5): 759-767.

16. Srivastava, P., A.K. Gupta*, and L. Kalin. 2010. An ecologically-sustainable surface water

withdrawal framework for cropland irrigation - a case study in Alabama. Environmental

Management, 46(2): 302-313.

17. Sen*, S., P. Srivastava, J. Dane, K. Yoo, and J. Shaw. 2010. Spatial-temporal variability and

hydrologic connectivity of runoff generation areas in a North Alabama pasture - implications

for phosphorus transport. Hydrological Processes, 24(3): 342-356.

18. Srivastava, P., S. Sanders*, J.H. Dane, Y. Feng, J. Basile, and M.O. Barnett. 2009. Miscible

displacement column studies to evaluate the sorption and mobility of sulfadimethoxine and

ormetoprim in soil. Vadose Zone Journal, 8(1):32-41.

19. Sen*, S., P. Srivastava, K. Yoo, J. Dane, J. Shaw, and M.S. Kang*. 2008. Runoff

Generation Mechanisms in Pastures of the Appalachian Plateau Region of Alabama A

Field Investigation. Hydrological Processes 22(21):4222-4232.

20. Sanders*, S., P. Srivastava, Y. Feng, J.H. Dane, J. Basile, and M.O. Barnett. 2008. Sorption

of veterinary antimirobials sulfadimethoxine and ormetoprim in soil. Journal of

Environmental Quality, 37(4): 1510-1518.

21. Kang*, M.S., P. Srivastava, T. Tyson, J. Fulton, K. Yoo, and W.F. Owsley. 2008. GIS-based

decision support system for poultry litter management. Computers and Electronics in

Agriculture (In Press).

22. Bhattarai*, G., P. Srivastava, L. Marzen, D. Hite, and L. Hatch. 2008. Assessment of

economic and water quality impacts of land use change using a simple bioeconomic model.

Journal of Environmental Management. Environmental Management, 42(1): 122-131.

23. Johnson, T.E., J.N. McNair, P. Srivastava, and D.D. Hart. 2007. Stream ecosystem

responses to spatially variable land cover: A model with implications for riparian restoration.

Freshwater Biology 52(4): 680-695.

24. Srivastava, P., K.W. Migliaccio, and J. imunek. 2007. Landscape models for simulating

water quality at point, field, and watershed scales. Invited Manuscript for Centennial Issue of

Transactions of the ASABE 50(5): 1683-1693.

25. Migliaccio, K.W. and P. Srivastava. 2007. Hydrologic components of watershed-scale

models. Invited Manuscript for Centennial Issue of Transactions of the ASABE 50(5): 1695-

1703.

26. Butler*, G.A. and P. Srivastava. 2007. An Alabama BMP database for evaluating water

quality impacts of alternative management practices. Applied Engineering in Agriculture

23(6): 727-736.

27. Srivastava, P., J.N. McNair, and T.E. Johnson. 2006. Comparison of mechanistic and neural

network approaches for stream flow modeling in an agricultural watershed. Journal of the

American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 42(2):545-563.

28. Yagow, G., B. Wilson, P. Srivastava, and C. Obropta. 2006. Use of biological indicators for

TMDL development and implementation. Transactions of the ASABE 49(4): 1023 1032.

29. Kang*, M.S., P. Srivastava, J. Fulton, T. Tyson, F. Owsley, and K.H. Yoo. 2006. Optimal

Poultry Litter Management through GIS-based Transportation Analysis System. Journal of

the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers (JKSAE) 48(7): 73-86. (In English)

30. Khalequzzaman, M., P. Srivastava, and F.S. Faruque. 2004. The Indian river-linking project:

a geologic, hydrologic, ecologic, and socio-economic perspective. In Proceedings of the

International Conference on Regional Cooperation on Transboundary Rivers: Impact of the

Indian River-linking Project. December 17-19, 2004, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Peer-reviewed

proceeding).

31. Srivastava, P., J.M. Hamlett, and P.D. Robillard. 2003. Watershed Optimization of

Agricultural Best Management Practices: Continuous Simulation vs. Design Storms. Journal

of American Water Resources Association, 39(5): 1043-1054.

32. Srivastava, P., J.M. Hamlett, P.D. Robillard, and R.L. Day. 2002. Watershed optimization of

best management practices using AnnAGNPS and a genetic algorithm. Water Resources

Research, 38(3): 1-14.

33. Srivastava, P., R.L. Day, P.D. Robillard, and J.M. Hamlett. 2001. AnnGIS: Integration of

GIS and a continuous simulation model for non-point source pollution assessment.

Transactions in GIS 5(3): 221-234.

34. Chaubey, I., P. Srivastava, L. Han, S.N. Addy and X. Yin. 2000. Using GIS, remote sensing

and water quality modeling to estimate animal waste pollution potential. P.K. Bollich (ed.).

In Proc. Agricultural Water Quality and Quantity: Issues for the 21st Century 136-143. (Peer-

reviewed proceeding).

35. Srivastava, P., T.A. Costello, D.R. Edwards, and J.A. Ferguson. 1998. Validating a

vegetative filter strip performance model. Transactions of the ASAE. 41(1): 89-95.

36. Edwards, D.R., P.A. Moore, Jr., T.C. Daniel, P. Srivastava, and D.J. Nichols. 1997.

Vegetative filter strip removal of metals in runoff from poultry litter-amended fescue grass

plots. Transactions of the ASAE. 40(1): 121-127.

37. Srivastava, P., T.A. Costello, and D.R. Edwards. 1996. A direct, approximate solution to

the modified Green-Ampt infiltration equation. Transactions of the ASAE. 39(4): 1411-

1413.

38. Srivastava P., D.R. Edwards, T.C. Daniel, P.A. Moore Jr. and T.A. Costello. 1996.

Performance of vegetative filter strips with varying pollutant source and filter strip lengths.

Transactions of the ASAE. 39(6): 2231-2239.

39. Edwards D.R., P.A. Moore, Jr., T.C. Daniel, and P. Srivastava. 1996. Poultry litter treated

effects on quality of runoff from fescue plots. Transactions of the ASAE. 39(1): 105-110.

Invited Lectures

1. Srivastava, P. 2012. Incorporating Climate Information in Water Resources Decision-

making. Climate Science Applications Program, Research Applications Laboratory, National

Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO. August 14, 2012.

2. Srivastava, P. 2012. Ecologically-Sustainable Surface Water Withdrawal for Cropland

Irrigation and Other Uses through Incorporation of Climate Variability. Annis Water

Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI. April 13, 2012. (with

Honorarium)

3. Srivastava, P., K. Ingram, L. Kalin, P. Knox, D. Stooksbury, M. Chelliah, and M. Dunn.

2011. Community Water Deficit Index (CWDI) - A Tool for Forecasting Drought in the

Southeastern U.S. Presented at the NIDIS Climate Outlook Forum and Pilot Review

Meeting. Lake Lanier Islands Resort, Buford, GA. December 1-2, 2011.

4. Bolson, J., C. Martinez, P Srivastava, N. Breuer, and P. Knox. 2011. Assessing water

managers needs for, perceptions of, and capacity to integrate climate information into

decision making. Presented at the NIDIS Climate Outlook Forum and Pilot Review Meeting.

Lake Lanier Islands Resort, Buford, GA. December 1-2, 2011.

5. Srivastava P. 2011. A Comprehensive WebGIS-based Poultry Litter Management System

for Nutrient Management Planning and Litter Transportation. Biological and Agricultural

Engineering Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. November 10, 2011.

6. Srivastava, P., C. Martinez, and J. Bolson. 2010. NIDIS-Supported Efforts in the ACF River

Basin. NIDIS Meeting, Albany, GA. November.

7. Srivastava, P. 2010. Why understanding fundamental hydrologic and nutrient transport

processes so important for nonpoint source pollution control? Indian Institute of Technology,

Kharagpur, India. January 2010. (with Honorarium)

8. Srivastava, P. 2009. Climate variability and change impacts on water resources of the

Southeastern USA. NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Silver Springs, MD. August 2009.

9. Srivastava, P. 2009. A webGIS-based poultry litter decision support system (PLDSS) for

nutrient management planning and optimal utilization of litter. Arkansas Cooperative

Extension System, Little Rock, AR. July 2009.

10. Srivastava, P. 2009. Reservoir resiliency under changing climate: Best management

practices and watershed management. Dust Bowl to Mud Bowl Conference. Soil and Water

Conservation Society. Kansas City, MO. September 2009.

11. Srivastava, P. 2009. Ecologically-Sustainable Surface Water Withdrawal for Cropland

Irrigation through Incorporation of Climate Variability. The Thirteenth International

Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Integrated Watershed Management, DIPCON 2009,

International Water Association, Seoul, South Korea. October 2009.

12. Srivastava, P. 2009. Measuring and modeling hydrologic response of a pasture hillslope.

Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. October 2009. (with Honorarium)

13. Srivastava, P. 2008. A presentation entitled "Ecologically-sustainable surface water

withdrawal for cropland irrigation in Alabama: How much water can we withdraw?" was

given at the Certified Crop Advisor training on December 16, 2008.

14. Srivastava, P. 2007. Hydrologic and nutrient transport processes and GIS-based decision

support system for poultry litter management. Soil and Water Conservation Society Tri -State

Meeting (Alabama, Florida, and Georgia), May 17-19, 2007, Quincy, Florida

15. Srivastava, P. 2006. Ecological Engineering: What it is and why is it needed? Biosystems

Engineering Department, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. October 2006.

16. Hart, D.D., T.E. Johnson, J. N. McNair, and P. Srivastava. 2004. Stream ecosystem

responses to spatially variable landcover: linking theoretical and empirical approaches to set

riparian restoration priorities. 2nd International Symposium on Riverine Landscapes. The

scientific basis of restoring watercourses in landscapes. August 15-21, Bredsel, lvsbyn,

Sweden.

17. Srivastava, P. 2004. Monitoring and Modeling Investigations to Control Nutrient and

Sediment Non-Point Source Pollution. Biosystems Engineering Department, Auburn

University, Auburn, AL. May.

18. Srivastava, P. 2003. How Integrated Modeling Systems Can Help Improve Watershed

Management Decisions? University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. March 6th.

19. Carr*, J. and P. Srivastava. 2003. A Compilation and Evaluation of Stream Restoration

Projects: Learning from Past Projects to Improve Future Success. Schuylkill Watershed

Congress. Pennsylvania State University Reading Campus, Reading, PA, March. (*research

staff supervised by Dr. Srivastava)

20. Carr*, J. and P. Srivastava. 2003. A Compilation and Evaluation of Stream Restoration

Projects: Learning from Past Projects to Improve Future Success. Keystone Stream Team

Meeting. Harrisburg, PA, April. (*research staff supervised by Dr. Srivastava)

21. Srivastava, P. 2002. Watershed optimization of agricultural BMPs using AnnAGNPS and a

genetic algorithm integrated system. Community Modeling Workshop, Chesapeake Bay

Research Consortium, Annapolis, MD, June.

22. Srivastava, P. 2002. Optimization of agricultural BMPs at a watershed-scale using genetic

algorithm-GIS-AnnAGNPS integrated system. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,

Edgewater, MD. March 21st.

23. Sandi Formica, M. Anderson, M. Van Eps, T. Morris and P. Srivastava. 2002. Community

Approach to Handling and Utilizing Dairy Manure. The 2002 Annual Arkansas Water

Resources Center Conference: Adequate Quality Water Supplies to Meet Our Public

Perspectives. Fayetteville, AR. April 23-24.

24. Srivastava, P. 2001. Watershed Optimization of Best Management Practices Using

AnnAGNPS, GIS and a Genetic Algorithm. School of Environmental Science, Engineering,

and Policy, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. October.

25. Srivastava, P. 2001. Watershed Optimization of Best Management Practices Using

AnnAGNPS, GIS and a Genetic Algorithm. Patrick Center for Environmental Research.

Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. October.

26. Srivastava, P., S. J. Formica, and M. Van Eps. 2001. A Watershed Approach to Assess the

West Fork of the White River. The 2001 Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual

Conference: TMDL and Related Water Quality Issues. Fayetteville, AR. April 3-4.

27. Srivastava, P. 2000. Modeling and Monitoring Investigations to Assess Non-Point Source

Pollution. Patrick Center for Environmental Research, The Academy of Natural Sciences of

Philadelphia, October.

28. Srivastava, P. 1999. A GIS, Genetic Algorithm, and AnnAGNPS Integrated System for NPS

Pollution Assessment. Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Little Rock, AR.

March.

Outreach Publications

Extension Timely Information Sheets

1. Sarkar, R. B. Ortiz, V. Sharda*, and P. Srivastava. 2012. The ABCs of Climate Variability.

Alabama Cooperative Extension System, ANR-1437.

2. Sharda, V., B. Ortiz, and P. Srivastava. 2010. Impact of El Ni o Southern Oscillation on

Precipitation in Alabama. (August 2010).

3. Sen, S., P. Srivastava, K. Yoo, M. Kent Stanford. 2010. Pasture Hillslope Hydrology of the

Sand Mountain Region in North Alabama. (September 2010).

4. Sen, S., T. Way, P. Srivastava, J. Lamba, and M. Kent Stanford. 2010. Water Quality

Benefits of Subsurface-Banded Poultry Litter. (September 2010).

5. Brantley, E. and P. Srivastava. 2010. Surface water withdrawal for sustainable irrigation.

ACES Timely Information Sheet. (December 2010).

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