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ZOHRAB A. SAMANI, Ph.D., P.E.
*UPDATED RESUME (06/28/2012)
Box 30001,
Dept. 3CE
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
USA
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Fax: 505-***-****
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http://cagesun.nmsu.edu/~zsamani
Registered Professional Civil
Engineer:
State of Utah, State of New Mexico
Areas of Expertise:Water Resource Development
Groundwater Hydrology & Groundwater ModelingPorous Media Flow & Solute Transport ModelingInternational Technology TransferDesign of Wells & PumpsRenewable Energy/Biomass-bio-energy
AWARDS:
Outstanding Performance Award for Research and Teaching, Utah State
University, 1987.
Distinguished Educator Award. PNM Foundation, New Mexico, 1989.
Border Lecturer Award. Fulbright Foundation, 1997.
Faculty Service Award. New Mexico State University, 1997.
Globalization Award, Center for International Programs, New Mexico
State University, 2000.
Bromilow Outstanding Research Award. College of Engineering. New Mexico
State University. Feb. 2003.
NMSU Research Council Award for exceptional achievement in creative
research and scholarly activities. New Mexico State University,
2004.
Best poster award. AGEP national conference, NMSU, LAS cruces 2004.
Best paper award. GRAS symposium, NMSU, 2005
USDA/RGBI project award, 2008
Current Employment
8/87-present: Professor, Department of Civil, Geological Engineering,
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Tenured faculty
member in Agricultural Engineering and Water Resources. Teaching
includes graduate and undergraduate courses in irrigation and drainage,
hydraulics, hydrology, soil and water conservation, hydraulic
structures, groundwater modeling and design of wells and Pumps.
Research includes groundwater modeling, wellhead protection,
bio-remediation of contaminated groundwater, Energy production from
organic waste, organic liquid fertilizer, soil venting, crops
consumptive use, remediation of hazardous waste sites by heap leaching,
reuse of industrial and agricultural wastewater and open channel
hydraulics. Service includes university and professional society
committee work, technical review for federal agencies and private
foundations, technical assistance to local and state organizations,
international technology transfer and advising graduate and
undergraduate students.
Education:
Tehran University. B.S. Water
Resources Engineering. Tehran University 1974. Received a five-year
scholarship (to study Ph.D), from Isfahan University of Technology upon
completion of the B.S. degree.
Utah State University. M.S.
Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering, 1979. Thesis: Soil hydraulic
stability in subsurface drainage systems.
Utah State University. Ph.D.,
Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering, 1983. Dissertation: Numerical
modeling of water movement through vadose zone under itermittent water
application.
Previous Work History:
1984-1987 Research Assistant Professor, Utah State University.
Responsible for International Technology Transfer and Research on Water
Management.
1983-1984. Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson,
Arizona. Taught water management courses at the University of Arizona
and worked on a research project developing water-yield interaction
functions for Guayule plant for rubber production .
1/1/80-1/8/83. Graduate Research Assistant. Department of Agricultural
Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Worked on field
investigation and computer modeling of Surge Flow Irrigation.
1/1/80-1/8/83. Research Engineer. International Irrigation Center.
Responsible for International Technology Transfer and Research on Water
Management.
1/8/75-1/8/77: Ministry of Agriculture. Director in charge of office of
land reform and conflict resolution.
Teaching:
Academic Courses Taught:
Soil-Water-Plant Relationship (undergraduate course). Department of
Soil, Water and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ., 1983.
Design of Wells and Pumps (graduate course). Agricultural Engineering
Department, Utah State University, 1986-1987.
Geohydrology, GEN 452, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1987-1992
Hydraulic Structures, CE 482, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1987-1989
Groundwater Hydrology, CE 581, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1987-1990.
Open Channel Hydraulics, CE 531, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1990.
Irrigation Water Management, AEN 479, CAGE Department, NMSU,
1987-1998.
Irrigation and Drainage Systems Design, AEN 478, CAGE Department, NMSU,
1987-1998.
Soil and Water Conservation, AEN 475, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1987-2004
Conservation Engineering, AEN 476, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1987-1991
Design Application, AEN 440, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1987-1990.
Design of Wells and Pumps, AEN 459, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1990-2004
Hydraulic Systems Design, CE 382, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1990-2004
Hydraulic Engineering, CE 331, CAGE Department, NMSU, 1992-2002
Surface Water Hydrology, CE 483, NMSU., 2000-2004
Design and Management of Irrigation Systems, Graduate Course taught at
the University of Sonora, Mexico, during sabbatical leave, 1998-1999.
Short Courses Organized and Taught:
Design of Irrigation and Drainage Systems. El Salvador, C.A., 1986.
Design of Irrigation and Drainage Systems. El Salvador, C.A., 1987.
Small Scale Irrigation Systems Design and Operation, NMSU, 1988.
Computer Application in Irrigation and Drainage, NMSU, 1988.
Small Scale Irrigation Systems Design and Operation, NMSU, 1989.
Computer Application in Irrigation and Drainage, NMSU, 1989.
Crop Production Functions, 1989, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
Irrigation Water Management, Piaui, Brazil, 1989.
Peru Agricultural Training Project, NMSU, 1990.
Computer Application in Water Management, Cairo, Egypt, 1990.
Small Scale Irrigation Systems Design and Operation, NMSU, 1990.
Computer Application in Irrigation and Drainage, NMSU, 1990.
Small Scale Irrigation Systems Design and Operation, NMSU, 1991
Computer Application in Irrigation and Drainage, NMSU, 1991
Agricultural and Municipal Waste Management, NMSU, 1991.
Small Scale Irrigation Systems Design and Management, NMSU, 1992.
Computer Application in Irrigation and Drainage, NMSU, 1992.
Design of Wells and Pumps, NMSU, 1992.
Small Scale Irrigation Systems Design and Management, NMSU, 1993.
Irrigation Study Tour for Water Managers from Honduras, NMSU, 1993.
Computer Application in Irrigation and Drainage, NMSU, 1993.
Soil Vapor Extraction, University of New Mexico, Feb 1993.
Soil Vapor Extraction, University of New Mexico, Sept., 1993.
Soil Vapor Extraction, University of New Mexico, 1994
Irrigation Systems Design, 1997, Hermosillo, Mexico. Sponsored by IMTA.
Water Management and Irrigation Scheduling, 1999, El Salvador, C.A.
Estimating Crops Water Requirements in New Mexico. Workshop organized and taught
For personnel from New Mexico Office of State Engineer. March 2006.
Workshops Organized and Taught:
Water Measurement in Open Channels, 1995. El Paso, Texas.
Groundwater Management Workshop, NMSU, 1996.
Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration, NMSU, 2006.
Evaluating Crop Water Use in New Mexico. Office of the State Engineer. July 14-15,2008.
Conference Organized:
Water Conservation Conference, NMSU, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
International Projects:
Design of Irrigation and Drainage
Systems. Training courses conducted at San Salvador, El
Salvador, for the employees of the government and private sectors in
charge of water management and agricultural development. The courses
included classroom lectures as well as field experiments and
evaluations. The courses were sponsored by the Agency for International
Development (AID), 1986 and 1987.
Irrigation Water Management.
A Two-week training course conducted at Piaui, Brazil, for the
employees of various government organizations in charge of agricultural
development and water management in north-east Brazil. The course was
requested and sponsored by EMBRAPA (which is a Brazilian government
organization similar to USDA), 1989.
Egypt Computer Training Course. This
five months training course was conducted in Cairo, Egypt, for the
employees of the water management institute. The course involved the
application of computer in design and management of hydraulic systems.
The course was sponsored by AID, 1990.
Reuse of Wastewater for Irrigation.
This long-term pilot-scale study was designed to demonstrate the use of
municipal wastewater for irrigation of Eucalyptus as an alternative for
traditionally expensive wastewater treatment plants. The project was
located at the border community of Ojinaga, Mexico and was sponsored by
U.S. EPA, 1996-1999.
Evaluation of Groundwater Resources
for the City of Juarez, Mexico. The project included the
evaluation of groundwater resources and their geo-hydrological
characteristics which could potentially provide future water needs for
the City of Juarez. The project was sponsored by Ford Foundation,
Fulbright Foundation and Junta Municipal del Agua of City of Juarez,
1997-1998.
Paraguay Irrigation Project. The
project included assessing economical and technical feasibility of a
large-scale irrigation project at the vicinity of recently constructed
Yacyreta hydroelectric dam. The project was sponsored by government of
Paraguay, 1998.
Water Management Project, Sonora,
Mexico. The project included groundwater resources evaluation
and irrigation technology transfer to producers. I worked on this
collaborative project at the invitation of a group of investigators at
the University of Sonora, Mexico, during my sabbatical (1998-1999).
North American Alliance for
Sustainable Water Resource Management. (2000-205). This 5 year
project was funded by U.S. Department of Education, Government of
Canada and Mexico. The purpose of the project was to provide
opportunity for scientific exchange between faculty and students within
six universities which included; New Mexico State University, Michigan
Technological University, University of British Columbia (Canada),
Laval University (Canada), University of Vercruz (Mexico) and
University of Sonora (Mexico).
Uzbekistan Municipal Water Project
(Summer 2002). The project involved development of a plan to
rehabilitate the municipal waster distribution system for the City of
Karchi in Uzbekistan. The project was sponsored by U.S. AID through
Winrock International.
Assessing Potential for Renewable
Energy in Mexico (2005-2006). The project will assess the
technical and economical feasibilities of producing energy and soil
amendment from waste generated by dairy industry in Mexico. Funded by
CONAHEC, Mexico.
University Research Projects
(NMSU):
PI, Water Measurement Project
(1989-present). Developed low-cost flow measurement devices
(Circular Flume, Trapezoidal Flume, S-M Flume, Mask Flume) for open
channels and pumps. These devices are currently being used nationally
and internationally. Sponsored by Agency for International Development
(AID) and Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID).
PI, Development of a Real Time
Irrigation Scheduling Model (1989-1990). Developed a real time
irrigation scheduling demonstration unit where crops water requirement
is calculated on a daily basis and used to schedule irrigation. The
irrigation scheduling is implemented using a control module which
operates electronic valves at the field turnouts. Funded by public
utilities of New Mexico.
PI, Irrigation Systems Evaluation
(1990-1991). Evaluated the efficiency of irrigation and pumping
systems in southern New Mexico. This was a collaborative project with
the faculty from La Molina University (Peru). Funded by the government
of Peru.
Co-PI, Energy Conservation
Demonstration (1992-1993). Investigated the economic impact of
real time irrigation scheduling on the use of water and energy in New
Mexico. Funded by New Mexico Energy and Mineral Department.
Co-PI, Effect of Oscillatory Flow in
Soil Venting (1992-1994). Investigated the feasibility of using
oscillatory pumping in soil venting for remediation of hydrocarbon
contaminated soils. Funded by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
PI, Remediation of hazardous waste
sites by heap leaching (1991-1995). Investigated the technical
and economical feasibility of remediation of soils contaminated with
chromium and lead using heap leaching technology. This was a
collaborative project with scientists from Los Alamos National
Laboratory. The project was funded by DOE/WERC.
PI, Remediation of Contaminated
Surface and Groundwater with Organic Filters (1993-1994).
Investigated the use of natural organic filters such as wheat and
barley straw in removing heavy metals such as lead and copper from
contaminated water. The project was funded by National Academy of
Science.
PI, Development of a Wellhead
Protection Plan for the City of Las Cruces (1993-1995).
Developed a wellhead protection plan and defined the capture zones for
the City of Las Cruces wells in the Mesilla Valley, using a combination
of MODFLO groundwater model and PATH3D solute transport model. Funded
by City of Las Cruces.
PI, Development of a Wellhead
Protection Plan for the Aquifer of East Mesa (Las Cruces), (1995-1996).
Developed a wellhead protection plan for the City wells located on the
aquifer of East Mesa. Funded by City of Las Cruces.
PI, Faculty Directed Research for
Undergraduate Minority Students (1992-1996). Directed research
projects for twelve undergraduate minority students. The purpose of the
program was to mentor undergraduate students and cultivate their
interest toward graduate school. Five of the students mentored under
this program, went to graduate school. The projects included
remediation of hazardous waste sites by heap leaching, de-nitrification
of nitrate-contaminated groundwater, and open channel hydraulics. The
projects were funded by Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees
(CIMD)/NSF.
PI, Bio-remediation of Groundwater
Contaminated with Dairy Waste (1995-1998). Investigated the use
of organic substances such as acetate and glucose, for in-situ
remediation of groundwater contaminated with Nitrate as a result of
dairy operation in southern New Mexico. Funded by U.S. Department of
Agriculture and WERC.
Co-PI, Effect of Lead Speciation on
Soil Remediation (1995-1996). Used batch and column studies to
investigate the effect of lead speciation on the remediation of lead
contaminated soils. Developed a computer model to simulate the
remediation process and to optimize the design parameters for maximum
remediation efficiency. Funded by DOE/WERC.
PI, Flow Measurement in Open Drains
(1995-1996). Developed a special flume for discharge measurement
in open drains. The flume has the advantage of low cost and ease of
transportation compared to traditional flumes. Funded by AMP.
Co-PI, Pesticide Vulnerability
Assessment (1994-1997). Investigated the impact of pesticides
application on the groundwater of southern New Mexico. Developed
sensitivity maps to rank the level of vulnerability as a function of
hydro-geological parameters. WRRI Report #305. Funded by U.S. EPA and
NM Department of Agriculture.
Co-PI, Bernallio County Groundwater
Assessment Project (1995-1998). Investigated the impact of
septic tanks on the quality of the groundwater in Bernallio County.
Funded by the City of Albuquerque.
Co-PI, Transboundary Aquifers of El
Paso/Ciudad Juarez/Las Cruces Region (1995-1998). Investigated
and documented the extent, quality, quantity and other hydro-geological
properties of the groundwater resources along the U.S.-Mexico Border
(bi-national publication). Sponsored by U.S. EPA, Texas Water
Development Board and International Boundary and Water Commission.
PI, Energy Recovery from Solid Waste
(1995-1999). Investigated the use of municipal solid waste for
energy production using a bi-phasic approach. Funded by NEDO, Japan,
WERC and Enviroenergetic Inc.
Co-PI, Re-use of Wastewater to Promote
Dry-land Agriculture (1998-1999). Investigated the use of
municipal wastewater in promoting dry-land agriculture.
PI, Energy Production from Segregated
Municipal Solid Waste (1999-2000). Investigated the potential
for energy production from segregated waste for the City of Albuquerque
(NM). The project introduced the concept of cellulase enhanced
bio-degradation of municipal organic waste. Funded by DOE/WERC and City
of Albuquerque.
PI, Energy Production from Feedlot
Manure Waste (2000-2003). Investigated the technical and
Economical Feasibility of Producing Energy and soil amendment from
Feedlot Manure Waste. Funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture.
PI, Producing Energy from combined
Animal Waste and Cotton Ginning Waste (2001-2002). Investigated
the technical and economical feasibility of producing energy from
Cotton Gin Waste by using the Cellulase bacteria in Manure Waste.
Funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture/IFAFS program.
PI, Producing Liquid Organic
Fertilizer from Landscape Grass Trimming (2001-2003). This
on-going project investigates an innovative idea of producing organic
liquid fertilizer from Green agricultural waste. Funded by WERC and NM
Chile Commision.
PI, Ophir Creek Water Assessment,
2001-2002. Investigate the annual fluctuation and stream loss of
the flow in Ophir Creek (Utah). Funded by U.S. Army.
Co-PI, Developing Tools to Optimize
Beneficial Use of Water in Rio Grande Basin (2002-2005).
Investigating the alternative management techniques to optimize water
use by farmers and municipal user in Rio-Grande Basin. Funded by U.S.
Department of Agriculture .
CO-PI, North American Alliance for
Sustainable Water Management (2000-2005). This is a student and
faculty exchange program between six universities in three countries of
U.S., Canada and Mexico. The project provided financial support for
collaborative research and education between the six universities.
Funded by U.S. Department of Education, governments of Mexico and
Canada.
Co-PI, Construction and Operation of a
Field-Scale An-aerobic Digestion for Organic Waste in New Mexico
($750,000, 2004-2007). Funded by the Association of State
Energy Research and Technology Transfer Institutions, and the U.S.
Department of Energy.
P.I. Mapping Riparian ET using satellite imagery (2005-2007). Funded by NM USDA.
P.I. Developing Practical Technologies to Estimate Pecan Water Use ($23,000, 2005-2006). Funded by USDA/ARS.
P.I. Mapping Riparian ET using satellite imagery (2005-2007). Funded by NM USDA. Water Conservation In Mesilla Valley through Remote Sensing ($262,000, 2006-2007). Funded by New Mexico Office of State Engineer.
Experience With Minority Students:
Samani has been project director for 24 faculty directed research
projects for undergraduate minority students. He has been research
advisor for 12 minority graduate students.
Service and Professional
Activities:
Chairman of CAGE Department T&P Committee (2001-present)
Chairman of CAGE Graduate Committee, 1990-2000
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), New Mexico Chapter,
Treasurer, 1993, State President 1994.
Faculty Advisor, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Student
Chapter, 1996-1998.
Committee member, On-Farm Irrigation Committee, ASCE, 1990-1999
Committee Member, U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, 1990-1999
Committee member, North-Central Accreditation Committee for NMSU,
1997-1998
Technical Reviewer, ASCE, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, 1987-1999
Technical Reviewer, ASAE, Journal of American Society of Agricultural
Engineers, 1988-1999
Technical Reviewer, Journal of Geological Science, 1995-1997.
Technical Reviewer, National Science Foundation, 1993-1998
Technical Reviewer, Department of Education, 1991-1998
Technical Reviewer, Department of Energy, 1995-1996.
Technical Reviewer, Coalition to Increase Minority Degree (CIMD),
1995-1996.
Technical Reviewer, Charles Lindberg Foundation, 1992-1995
Technical Reviewer, Association for Environmental Health of Soil,
1997-1998
Member, New Mexico Visiting Scientist Program, 1996-1999.
Member, NMSU Latin American Core Faculty Committee, 1997-1999.
Member, NMSU Internationalization Leadership Team. Appointed by NMSU
president, 2003-present.
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
1975-1977. Director, office of land reform and conflict resolution.
Ministry of agriculture, Tehran, Iran.
1993-1996. Chairman, Civil Engineering Graduate Program Committee. New
Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.
2000-2004. Chairman, Civil engineering tenure and promotion committee.
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.
1999-2004. Campus director of North American Alliance for Water
Conservation Project. New Mexico State University. Las Cruces, NM.
2003-2004. Member, NMSU internationalization leadership task force.
(2004) Team Leader (P.I). EPSCOR Hydrology Project. Submitted to NSF.
Computer Skills:
Programming languages: Fortran, Basic, MATLAB
Industrial Programs: AutoCAD, MODFLOW, MT3D, PATH3D, BIOPLUME, KYPIPE
MATLAB, WATERCAD, STORMCAD.
Consulting Experience:
Consulting Engineer, 1986, UINTEX Engineering Service, Salt Lake City,
Utah. Water resources assessment of the country of El Salvador.
Consulting Engineer, 1989-1992. Levin-Fricke Environmental Consulting,
San Francisco, California. Contracted to develop a Three-dimensional
Soil Venting Model.
Consulting Engineer, 1989, Utah State University. Dry-land Agriculture
and Crop Production Modeling.
Consulting Engineer, 1992, CORTEZIII, New Mexico. Evaluation of soil
venting as technique for removal of contaminated vadose zone in White
Sands Missile Range.
Consulting Engineer, 1991-1992, Mesquite Dairy Association, NM.
Evaluation of impact of dairy operation on groundwater quality.
Consulting Engineer, 1991-1993. Moongate Water Co., NM, Served as
expert witness for the lawsuit against the New Mexico Environmental
Department.
Consulting Engineer 1993-1995, Soma Environmental Engineering, San
Francisco, CA, Modeling the gas emission from a petroleum contaminated
Site.
Consulting Engineer, 1993-1994, Las Uvas Dairy, Deming, NM, Groundwater
Impact Assessment from Dairy Operation and Design of waste pond Lagoons.
Consulting Engineer, 1993, Highland Residential Development
Association. Evaluation of peak flow storm runoff as a result of
residential development.
Consulting Engineer, 1994-1995, Las Uvas Dairy, Deming, NM. Design and
monitoring of waste ponds.
Consulting Engineer, 1994, Jurado Industry, Las Cruces, NM. Design
of tanks, pumps and Hydraulic System for Pepper Mash food
processing plant.
Consulting Engineer, 1995, MEVATEC, Las Cruces, NM. Groundwater quality
assessment at the Picacho Hill Subdivision.
Consulting Engineer, 1995, Border Food, Deming, NM.
Design of a wastewater reuse system and
evaluation of its impact on groundwater quality.
Consulting Engineer, 1996. Jurado Industry, Las Cruces, NM.
Design of pumps and hydraulic systems for Pepper Mash processing plant.
Consulting Engineer, 1996. Phelps Dodge Mining Co., Morenci, AZ.
Testing and maintenance of pumps and wells in Morenci.
Consulting Engineer, 1996, Assessing the soil characteristics for
construction of a recreation pond in CJC Ranches, NM.
Consulting Engineer, 1997, City of El Paso, Texas. Water Resources
Development. Technical Assistant.
Consulting Engineer, 1998. Fast Ditch Co., Water Loss evaluation for
acequias in Northern New Mexico.
Consulting Engineer, 1998. Design of well and hydraulic network for
Picacho Hill sub-division.
Consulting Engineer, 1998, Las Uvas Dairy, Deming, NM. Evaluating
seepage loss from dairy waste ponds.
Consulting Engineer, 1998, Jurrado Industries. Design of hydraulics and
fermentation systems.
Consulting Engineer, 1999-2000. LDS Church & Anderson Insurance
Co., Groundwater Resources Assessment in Costa de Hermosillio (Mexico).
Consulting Engineer, 2000. Winrock International and Mercy Corp
International. Developed a manual for Organizing Water Users
Association and Improving Water Management in Tajikstan.
Consulting Engineer, 2002. Winrock International. Developed a municipal
water distribution system for the City of Karchi, Uzbekistan.
Consulting Engineer, 2002. La Union Soil and Water Conservation
District, NM. Assisted in technology application in Irrigation Water
Management.
Consulting Engineer, 2003. Gunaji and Associates. Particle tracking
modeling of the Picacho Hill Groundwater.
Consulting Engineer, 2006. Winrock International/USAID. Developed Water Sharing schemes And flow control structures for farmers in Central Asia.
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS (refereed journal articles)
Samani, Z.A. and L.S. Willardson, "Soil Hydraulic Stability in a
Subsurface Drainage System," Trans. of ASAE 24 (3), 1981.
Hargreaves, G.H. and Z.A. Samani, "Estimating Potential
Evapotranspiration". Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering,
ASCE 108 (IR3), September 1982
Hargreaves G.H. and Z.A. Samani, "Economic Consideration of Deficit
Irrigation". Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, ASCE
110(IR4), December 1984.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, "Reference Crop Evapotranspiration
from Temperature," paper published in the Journal of Applied
Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 1, No.2,1985.
Fangmeier, D.D., Z.A. Samani, D. Garrot and D.T. Ray, "Water
Requirements of Guayule for Rubber Production," ASAE Transaction, Vol.
28 (6), 1985.
Samani, Z.A., Wynn R. Walker and Lyman S. Willardson, "Infiltration
Under Surge Flow Irrigation," ASAE Transaction, Vol. 28 No. 5 1985.
Samani, Z.A. and M. Pessarakli, "Estimating Potential Crop
Evapotranspiration with Minimum Data in Arizona," ASAE Transaction,
Vol. 29 (2), 1986.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, "Crop Yield, Economic
Considerations of Deficit Irrigation," Handbook of Civil Engineering,
Technomic Publishing, New Jersey, 1986.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "Estimating Rainfall Probabilities
from Average Values, "ASAE Journal of Applied Engineering in
Agricultural, Vol.2, No.2, November 1986.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, Discussion on "Data Requirements
for Evapotranspiration Estimation, "Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 11, No.4 December 1986.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, "Simplified Irrigation Scheduling
and Crop Selection for El Salvador," ASCE Journal of Irrigation and
Drainage Engineering, Vol. 113, No.2, May 1987.
Samani, Z. A. and L. S. Willardson, "Simple Laboratory Measurement of
Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity, ASCE Journal of Irrigation
and Drainage Engineering, Vol.113, No.3, August 1987.
Samani, Z. A., and G. H. Hargreaves, Edgar Zuniga, and A. Keller,
"Predicting Crop Yield from Synthesized Weather Data," ASAE Journal of
Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol.3, No. 2, pp. 290-294, 1988.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "Estimating Standard Deviation of
Evapotranspiration," ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage,
114(1),1988.
Samani, Z. A., "Discussion of Paper Number 21965-IR, Evapotranspiration
Estimates in Extremely Arid Areas," Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
Engineering, Vol. 115:907-912, 1989.
Hargreaves, G. H., Z. A. Samani, and Edgar Zuniga, "Modeling Yields
from Rainfall and Supplemental Irrigation," ASCE Journal of Irrigation
and Drainage Engineering, Vol. 155, No.2., 1989
Samani, Z. A., Alie Cheraghi and Lyman Willardson, "Water Movement in
Horizontally Layered Soils," ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage
Engineering, Vol. 115, No. 3, 1989.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "Application of a Climatic Data
Base for Africa," International Journal of Electronics and Computer in
Agriculture, Vol.3, 1989.
Zohrab Samani, Muluneh Yitayew, "Changes in Soil Properties Under
Intermittent Water Application," Journal of Irrigation Science
10:177-182, 1989.
Zohrab Samani, A. Blair, "A simple Method for Measuring Unsaturated
Hydraulic Conductivity" ASAE, Journal of Applied Engineering in
Agriculture Vol.6, No.3 pp.285-288, 1990.
Zohrab Samani, Saeed Jorat and M. Yousaf, "Hydraulic Characteristics of
Circular Flume" ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Vol. 117, No.4
1991.
Samani, Z., "Performance Estimation of Close-Coupled Centrifugal
Pumps," Journal of Applied Engineering in Agricultural, Vol. 7, No.5,
1991.
Hanson, A., Z. Samani, B. Dwyer and R. Jacquez, "Heap Leaching as a
solvent extraction technique for remediation of metals contaminated
soils" Transport and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants, Book
Chapter, American Chemical Society, edited by Sabatini and Knox, 1992.
Samani Z., A. Hanson and B. Dwyer, "Remediation of Hazardous Waste
Sites" Journal of Radioactive Waste Management and the Nuclear Fuel
Cycle, 1992.
Samani, Z. A. and Henry Magallanez, "Measuring Water in Trapezoidal
Canals," Journal of Irrigation and Draining Engineering, Vol. 119, NO.
1, 1993.
Samani Z., "Discussion on Hydraulic Characteristics of Circular Flume",
ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, April 1993.
Sepehr, M., and Zohrab Samani, "Development and Testing of a
Three-Dimensional Model for Soil Venting," Groundwater Journal, NWWA,
Vol. 31, No. 3, 1993.
Samani Z, and M. Sepehr, "Discussion on Development and Testing of a
Three-Dimensional Model for Soil Venting", Groundwater Journal, NWWA,
1994.
Hanson, A., B. Dwyer, Z. Samani and Don York, "Remediation of Chromium
Contaminated Soils By Heap Leaching: Column Study. ASCE Journal of
Environmental Engineering, Vol. 119, No. 5, 1993.
Samani, Z. A., A. Hanson and B. Dwyer, "Remediation of Hazardous Waste
Sites by Heap Leaching," Journal of Radioactive Waste Management and
Environmental Restoration, Vol. 18, pp. 10-129, 1994.
Samani Z., Hernan Rojas and Henry Magallanez, " Closure on Discussion
of Measuring Water in Trapezoidal Canals". ASCE Journal of Irrigation
and Drainage Engineering. Vol. 120, No.3, 1994.
Hanson, A., Z. Samani, "Closure to discussion on Remediation of
Chromium Containing Soils by Heap Leaching. ASCE Journal of
Environmental Engineering, Oct. 1994.
Samani Z., E. Herrera, "A Low-cost Water Measuring Device" NMSU
Cooperative Extension Publication # M-226, 1994.
Heil, D., Z. Samani, A. Hanson, "Soil and Chemical Factors Which
Control The Efficiency of Remediation of Lead-Polluted Soils By
Chelation Extraction, Chapter 11 on a book entitled "waste Management
from Risk to Remediation", EMC Press, EMC Inc, 1995.
Heil D., A. Hanson, Z. Samani, "The competitive Binding of Lead by EDTA
in Soils and Implications for Heap Leachingh Remediation", Journal of
Waste Management and Environmental Restoration, Vol. 20, pp. 111-127,
1995.
Vollaton D., j. Mexal, C. Erickson, Z. Samani, W. Zacharitz II. Using
Trees for Wastewater Treatment, A Pilot Study in Ojinaga, Mexico, New
Mexico Journal of Science, 1997.
Samani, Z. S. Hu, D. Heil, A. Hanson. Remediation of Lead Contaminated
Soil by Column Extraction, Modeling. Journal of Water Air and Soil
Pollution, Vol. 102, p. 221-238, 1998. Kluwer Academic Publisher, The
Netherlands.
Heil, D., Z. Samani, A. Hanson, "Remediation of Lead Contaminated Soils
by EDTA". Journal of Water, Air and Soil Pollution,v. 113 (#1-4) pp.
77-95 Jul. 1999.
Samani Z., H. Magallanez, "Simple Flume for Flow Measurement in Open
Channel"., ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Vol 126, No
2., March-April 2000.
Samani Z., "Estimating Solar Radiation and Evapotranspiration Using
Minimum Climatological Data", ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage,
Vol. 126, No.4, Jul/Aug 2000.
Samani, Z. H. Magallanez, closure on simple flume for flow
measurement, ASCE Journal of Irrig. And Drainage, July, 2001.
Yu,H., Z. Samani, A. Hanson, G. Smith, Energy Recovery from Grass
Using Two-Phase Anaerobic Digestion . Journal of Waste Management. Vol.
22, Issue 1, 2002.
Samani Z., Discussion on history of Hargreaves ET equation. Accepted
for publication in the ASCE journal of irrigation and drainage.
Scheduled for publication in 2004.
R. Skaggs, and Z. Samani, Farm Size, Irrigation Practices and on-farm
Irrigation Efficiency, Journal of International Commission in
Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), Accepted for publication, March 2004.
Z. Samani, and Rhonda Skaggs, Measuring on-farm irrigation efficiencies
with chloride tracing under deficit irrigation. ASCE journal of
Irrigation and Drainage, Accepted for publication, March 2004.
M. Macias, Z. Samani, A. Hanson, R. de la vegas, K. Halla. Producing
Energy and Compost from Animal Waste in New Mexico. Biocycle Magazine,
March 2004.
Zohrab Samani, 2004. Discussion on History of Hargreaves Evapotranspiration equation .ASCE Journal of Irrig. & Drainage. Vol. 130, NO. 5.
Zohrab Samani, Nolin, S., Bleiweiss M, Skaggs, R. 2005. Discussion on Predicting Daily Net Radiation Using Minimum Data . ASCE Journal of Irrig. and Drainage. Vol. 131, No. 4, 2005.
P. A. Funk, C. B. Armijo, A. T. Hanson, Z. A. Samani, M. A. Macias-Corral,
G. B. Smith, J. T. Riordan. Converting Gin and Dairy Wastes to Methane
Transactions of the ASAE 48(3) 1197-1202., 2005.
Macias, M.C., Z. Samani, A. Hanson, P Funk. Producing Energy and Soil Amendment from Dairy Manure and Cotton Gin Waste . ASAE Transaction, Vol. 48(4): 1521-1526., 2005.
Skaggs, R. Z. Samani. Farm Size, Irrigation practices and on-farm Irrigation Efficiency, ICID, journal of irrigation and drainage, Vol. 54 43-57, 2005.
Zohrab Samani, T. Sammis, R. Skaggs, N. Alkhatiri, and J. Deras. Measuring On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency with Chloride Tracing under Deficit Irrigation . ASCE journal of Irrigation and Drainage, Vol. 131, No.6, 2005 (555-559).
Zohrab Samani, S. Nolin, M. Bleiweiss and R. Skaggs. Discussion on Predicting daily net radiation using minimum climatological data, ASCE journal of irrigation and drainage, Vol. 129, No. 4, pp. 256-259, 2005.
Macias, M, Z. Samani, A.T. Hanson, R. DelaVega, P. Funk. Producing Energy and Soil Amendment from Dairy Manure and Cotton Gin Waste ., ASAE Transaction, Vol. 48(4), 1521-1526, 2005.
Zohrab Samani, H. Magallanez, R. Skaggs. A simple Flow Measuring Device for Farms. Water Task Force Publication #3, New Mexico State University Extension service, 2005.
R. Skaggs, Z. Samani. Irrigation practices vs. Farm Size: Data From the Elephant Butte Irrigation District., Water Taskforce Publication #4, New Mexico State University Extension Service, 2005.
Mexal, J.G., D.S. Rodriguez, T. Sammis, G. Picchioni, W. Zachritz II, C. Erickson, and Z .Samani. 2005. Land Application of Wastewater in Arid Lands: Theory and Case Studies, p. 632-635. IN: J.H. Lehr, J. Keeley, and J. Lehr (Eds) Water Encyclopedia: Domestic, Municipal, and Industrial Water Supply and Waste Disposal. John Wiley and Sons, NY. 952 p.
Z. Samani, R. Skaggs The Many Personalities of Water Conservation . Journal of Water Management and Policies. In press.
M. Macias, Z. Samani, Two Country, One Common Problem, Managing Agricultural Waste in Border Region . NM Journal of Science., Aug. 2006.
Z. Samani, Salim Bawazir, Max Bleiweiss and R. Skaggs. 2007. Estimating Net Radiation Over Vegetation Canopy . ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, vol. 13, issue 4, pp.291-297, July-August.
Z. Samani, A.S. Bawazir, R. Skaggs, M. Bleiweiss, Aldo Pinon, Vien Tran, 2007. Water Use by Agricultural Crops and Riparian Vegetation-An Application of Remote Sensing Technology. University Council on Water Resources, Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education. Issue 37, p 8-13, sep. 2007.
Z. Samani, R. Skaggs. The Unintended Consequences of Water Conservation. Book Chapter. Water Resources of the Middle Rio Grande. L.G. Price, P.S. Johnson and D. B. Bland, Editors. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. 2007.
Samani Z., and R. Skaggs: The Multiple Personalities of Water Conservation. Journal of Water Management and Policy 10(2008) 285-294.
Maritza Macias, Z. Samani, A. Hanson, G. Smith, P. Funk, Hui Yu, J. Longworth Anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste and agricultural waste and effect of co-digestion with dairy cow manure. Journal of Bioresources Technology, Bioresource Technology 99 (2008) pp. 8288-8293.
Skaggs, R., Z. Samani, A Bawazir, M. Bleiweiss. Yield response to water in irrigated agriculture. Urbanization of Irrigated Lands and Water Transfers. Published by USCID, R. Gooch and S. Anderson, Editors. 2008.
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
(non-refereed) and Book Chapters
Samani, Z.A. and G.H. Hargreaves, "Evaluation of Some Water Requirement
Estimating Methods," paper presented at ASAE Rocky Mountain Regional
Meeting, Laramie, Wyoming, March 1981.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z.A. Samani, "A Guide for Rainfed Agriculture in
Haiti," International Irrigation Center, Utah State University, Logan,
Utah, 1984.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z.A. Samani, "Irrigation Requirements for the
MAHAWALI Project (Sri Lanka), "International Irrigation Center, Utah
State University, Logan, Utah, 1985.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z.A. Samani, "Planning and Management for
Agriculture," Pakistan Agricultural Workshop, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1985.
Samani, Z.A. and G.H. Hargreaves, "Crop Water Requirement for
Bangladesh," Bangladesh Agricultural
Research Institute, Gazipurr, Bangladesh, April 1985.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, "Reference Crop Evapotranspiration
from Ambient Air Temperature, "Winter Meeting of ASAE, Chicago,
Illinois, 1985.
Samani, Z.A. and G.H. Hargreaves, A Crop Water Evaluation Manual for
Brazil, International Irrigation Center, Utah State University, Logan,
Utah, August 1985.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, Water Requirements,Drought, and
Extreme Rainfall Manual for the United States, International Irrigation
Center, Logan, Utah, 1986.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, Rainfall and Water Requirements
Manual for Mali (Africa), International Irrigation Center, Utah State
University, Logan, Utah, 1986.
Samani, Z. A., Crop Production Functions Manual, International
Irrigation Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 1986.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, "World Water for Agriculture," Utah
State University, Logan, Utah, 1986, 617P, Sponsored by U. S. AID.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, "Rainfall Probabilities and
Agricultural Water Requirements for the Saheil and Other African
Countries," International Irrigation Center, Utah State University,
Logan, Utah, 1986.
Hargreaves, G. H. and Z. A. Samani, Crop Water Requirements and
Agricultural Drought Assessment Manual, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Washington D. C., February 1986.
Hargreaves, G. H., Lin Clark, Zohrab Samani, "Manship Jeffrey, Ground
Water Resources for Agricultural Development in El Salvador," Unitex
Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1986.
Samani, Z. A., Measuring Seepage in Irrigation Canals, A Training
Manual, International Irrigation Center, Utah State University, Logan,
Utah, 1987.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "Planning and Modeling the
Conjunctive Use of Water," paper for presentation in USCID National
Meeting, Sacramento, California, November 1987.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "A Data Base for Africa,"
International Irrigation Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah,
1987.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "Application of a Climatic Data
Base for Agricultural Planning in Africa," paper for presentation on
International Irrigation Center Workshop in Morocco, 1987.
Samani, Z. A. and Allie Blair, "Estimating Soil Properties From Wetting
Front Advance Data," International Conference on Validation of Flow and
Transport Models for Unsaturated Zone, Ruidoso, NM, May 1988.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "Predicting Yield Variability Due
to Climate" ASAE International Summer Meeting, Rapid City, SD, June
1988.
Samani, Z. A. and G. H. Hargreaves, "Application of a Climatic Data
Base for Agricultural Planning in Africa," International Conference on
Dryland Farming, Amarillo, TX, August 1988.
Samani, Z. A., "Design and Construction of Irrigation Wells" A Training
Manual, International Irrigation Center, Utah State University, Logan,
Utah.
Zohrab Samani, A. W. Blair, "Simplified Pump Performance Estimation of
Close Coupled Centrifugal Pumps" paper No. PR-89-11, presented at ASAE
Regional Meeting, Fresno, CA, 1989.
Zohrab Samani and M. Sepehr, "A Three-Dimensional Computer Model for
In-Situ Soil Remediation Using Vapor Extraction Wells," Levine-Fricke
Inc., Emeryville, CA, 1989.
Zohrab Samani, Mohammad Yusaf, Design and Calibration of Circular
Flume" paper presented at ASCE National Meeting, Durango, CO, 1990.
T.W. Sammis and Zohrab Samani, "Drainage System Design as Affected by
Deficit Irrigation Under Shallow Water Table" paper presented at
International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage, Egypt, 1990.
Daniel Standiford, Zohrab Samani, and A. W. Blair, "Estimating Soil
Properties Through Reverse Optimization" paper presented at ASCE
National Meeting, Durango, CO, 1990.
Zohrab Samani, Carlos Gallardo, and A. W. Blair, "Conjunctive Use of
Surface and Groundwater," paper presented at 1990 ASAE National
Meeting, Durango, CO.
Samani Z., Tellez, G., R. Jacquez, "Nitrogen Effects on Groundwater
from Anaerobic Dairy Waste Ponds". Proceedings of 48th Purdue
Industrial Conference, 1993.
Samani, Z., J. A. Garcia, and D. Hartell, "A GIS based wellhead
Protection Project for Southern New Mexico", Management of Irrigation
and Drainage Systems, ASCE Conference Proceeding, Park City, Utah,
July, 1993.
Samani Z., E. Herrera, "A Low-cost Water Measuring Device" NMSU
Cooperative Extension Service Publication, Guide # M-226, 1994.
Samani Z., Herrera Esteban, " A Low-Cost Water Measuring Device".
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service publication, Giude M-226, 1994.
Samani Z., R. Jacquez, K. Suraj, Carlos Hernandez, " Remediation of
Contaminated Surface and Groundwater with Straw Filter" Invited paper,
U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science Conference. Oct. 1994.
Samani Z., J. Garcia, B. Avalos, "Groundwater Modeling For Wellhead
Protection", 4th Annual WERC Technology Development Conference, Las
Cruces, NM 1994.
Heil, D., Z. Samani and A. Hanson, "The Competitive Binding of Lead by
EDTA in Soils and Implications for Heap Leaching Remediation". 4th
Annual WERC Technology Development Conference, Las Cruces, NM, 1994.
Samani, Z., K. Suraj, R. Jacquez, "Removal of Heavy Metals From
Contaminated Water Using an Organic Filter", Water Resources,
Proceedings of the First International ASCE Conference, San Antonio,
Texas, Aug. 1995.
Samani, Z., J. Garcia and B. Avalos, "Calibration and Validation of a
Groundwater Model for Southern New Mexico"., Groundwater Management,
Proceeding of the International Symposium, ASCE, San Antonio, Texas,
Aug. 1995.
Samani Z., Krishnan Suraj and Ricardo Jacquez, " Removal of Heavy
Metals From Contaminated Water Using an Organic Filter". Water
Resources Engineering, proceedings of the first international
conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Antonio, Texas,
Aug. 1995. pp. 1738-1743.
Samani Z., Jorje Garcia and Benito Avalos, " Calibration and Validation
of a Groundwater Model For Southern New Mexico". Groundwater
Management, proceeding of the international symposium, American Society
of Civil Engineers, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 1995. pp. 89-94.
Garcia, J., B. Avalos and Z. Samani, " Terrain Modeling Application in
the Delineation of Wellhead Protection Areas". Groundwater Management,
Proceeding of the international symposium, American Society of Civil
Engineers, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 1995. pp. 223-240.
Avalos, B., Z. Samani and J. Garcia, "Use of a Particle Tracking Model
and GIS for the Delineation of Wellhead Protection and Mapping of
Potential Pollution Sources. Groundwater Management, Proceeding of the
international symposium, American Society of Civil Engineers, San
Antonio, Texas, Aug. 1995. pp. 235-240.
Creel B., Z. Samani, A. Hanson, N. Khandan, K. Steven, J. Kennedy,
"Transboundary Aquifers in the El Paso, Juarez and Las Cruces Region".
Proceeding, ASCE Texas Section Meeting, El Paso, Texas, 1995.
Z. Samani, A. Hanson, " A Wellhead Protection and Risk assessment
Program for Southern New Mexico". Rumbles Magazine, AWWA Rocky
Mountain Section, Feb., 1995.
Rudd, B., A. Hanson, D. Heil, Z. Samani, E. Murphy, N. Sauer,
"Recycling of EDTA Used in Soil Washing" Expanding Minority
Opportunities Conference, Feb. 1995, Phoenix, AZ.
Baca, A, B. Rudd, A. Hanson, D. Heil, Z. Samani, "Recycling of EDTA in
Soil Washing" American Chemical Society of Junior Technologies, March
4, 1995, Puerto Rico.
Hanson, A., Z. Samani, "Increasing Retention of Minority Students
Through Mentoring Undergraduates in Research" Expanding Minority
Opportunities: First Annual National Conference, Jan. 1995, Tempe, AZ.
Z. Samani, "Chemical Injection Systems", Proceeding of Simposium
Internacional de Ferti-Irrigacion. Sponosored by INIFAB. Invited paper,
Nov. 1996, Hermosillo, Mexico.
Z. Samani, "Chemistry of injection and Clogging", Proceeding of
Simposium Internacional de Ferti-Irrigacion. Invited paper. Sponsored
by INIFAB. Nov. 1996, Hermosillo, Mexico.
Henggeler, J., Z. Samani, M.S. Flynn, and J.W. Zeitler," Evaluation of
Various Evapotranspiration Equations for Texas and New Mexico".
Proceedings of the 1996 Irrigation Association International
Conference, Nov. 1996, San Antonio, TX.
Hibbs, B., J. Ashworth, A. Hanson, Z. Samani, J. Kennedy, B. Creel,
"Transboundary Aquifer Assessment along the U.S. Mexico Border." A
joint WRRI & EPA publication., 1997.
Samani Z., J. Garcia, "Mechanical Efficiency and Economical Efficiency
of Pumps/An Industrial-Academic Collaboration in Education". 1998 ASEE
Annual Conference Proceedings, Seatle, Washington.
Longworth, J., Z. Samani, Sam Ghosh, and A. Hanson, "Producing Energy
from Solid Waste" A Pilot Scale Demonstration Project. NEDO
International Conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 1998.
Creel, B. T. Sammis, J. Kennedy, Z. Samani "Groundwater Aquifer
Sensitivity Assessment and Management Practices." WRRI Technical
Report No. 305, 1998.
Longworth J., Z. Samani, S. Ghosh, A. Hanson, "Energy Recovery From
Solid Waste." Bio-Energy 98 Conference, Chicago, Il., 1998.
Ghosh S., E. Rodriguez, Z. Samani, J. Longworth "Bi-phasic Biological
Fermentation of Municipal Solid Waste." International Waste Management
Conference, Belize, C.A., Sept. 1998.
Samani Z., "Designing a Water Well" Acuiferos Costeros Conference.
Hermosillo, Mexico, Sept. 1998.
Samani Z., "Groundwater Resources and Challenges along the U.S.-Mexico
Border." International Symposium on Groundwater. Dec. 1998, Leon,
Guanajuato, Mexico.
Longworth J, Z. Samani, S. Ghosh, A. Hanson, Energy Recovery from
Municipal Solid Waste, Bio-Energy 98 conference, Chicago, IL, 1998.
Samani Z., "Water Conservation and Planning "Acuiferos Costeros
Conference, Empalme, Mexico, May, 1999.
Yu, H., Z. Samani, A. Hanson. Producing Energy from Organic Waste,.
American Society of Agricultural Engineers, State Meeting. Albuquerque,
NM, 2000. Received the best paper award.
H. Yu, A. Hanson, Z. Samani, G. Smith, Energy production and compost
generation from a Segregated Municipal Waste Stream. Innovative Use of
Biosolids Symposium (sponsored by EPA), Chicago Illinois, Sep. 2000.
Yu, H. A. Hanson, Z. Samani, G. Smith, Production of bio-energy and
subsequent composting of a simulated commercial organic solid waste
stream . Recycle 2000, Santa FE, NM, Nov. 2000.
Yu, H, Z. Samani and A. Hanson, Energy recovery from grass using
two-phase anaerobic digestion . Sixteenth International Conference on
Solid Waste Technology. Philadelphia, Penn, Dec. 2000.
Yu, H. A. Hanson, Z. Samani, G. Smith, Enhanced Energy Production and
Compost Generation using bi-phasic anaerobic digestion with cattle
manure, Innovative use of biosolids and animal manure (EPA sponsored),
Chicago, IL. June 2001.
Samani Z., A. Hanson, P. Funk, Energy production from combined
municipal and agricultural waste, 9th world congress on
Anaerobic Digestion, Antwerp Belgium, Sep. 2001
Hanson A, Z. Samani, G. Smith, P Funk, Energy production and compost
generation from cattle manure and cotton ginning waste, animal Waste
Management Conference, Arlington, Virginia, May, 2002.
Samani Z, A Hanson, P. Funk. Production of Energy from cotton ginning
waste and cow manure, IFAFS Animal Manure Management Meeting, Kansas
City, KS, May 2002.
Hanson A, Z. Samani, G. Smith, Producing Energy, compost and liquid
fertilizer from solid, 2002 NM Recycle Conference, Albuquerque, NM
June 2002.
Samani Z, A. Hanson, P. Funk. Energy production from Dairy
Manure and cotton gin waste. International Symposium on anaerobic
digestion of solid waste. Sep. 2002, Munich, Germany.
Samani, Z. Rhonda Skaggs and H. Magallanez. Developing tools to
optimize beneficial use of water in Rio Grande Basin. Water Resources
Research Institute Annual Water Conference, Las Cruces, NM, 2002.
Skaggs, R., Z. Samani. Optimizing water resource management in Mesilla
Valley. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
international conference, Phoenix, AZ. May 2003.
Skaggs R., Z. Samani, The impact of Farm Size on Irrigation Practices
and On-Farm Irrigation Efficiencies. Western Agricultural Economics
Association Annual conference, Denver, CO. July 2003
Samani, Z., R. Skaggs, H. Magallanez. Developing Tools to optimize
Beneficial Use of Water in Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico Symposium on
Hydrologic Modeling, Socorro, NM. Sponsored by WRRI, August 12, 2003
Samani Z, J. Garcia and A. Mendoza. Groundwater Modeling and Wellhead
Protection for East Mesa Aquifer. New Mexico Symposium on Hydrologic
Modeling, Socorro, NM. Sponsored by WRRI, August 12, 2003.
Samani, Z., R. Skaggs. Optimizing Beneficial Use of Water in Rio Grande
Basin. Rio Grande Basin Initiative Conference, Veslaco, Texas, June
2003.
Samani, Z., S. Nolin, Max. Bleiweiss, R. Skaggs. Calculating crop water
use through satellite. Aqua3 conference, Laval University, Quebec.
Canada. Jan 2004.
Samani, Z., S. Nolin, Max Bleiweiss, R. Sanderson, R. Skaggs.
Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration from Satellites: Regional ET
Estimation Model (REEM). Rio Grande Basin Initiative Annual Conference,
Las Cruces, NM, April, 2004.
Skaggs R., Z. Samani. Farm Size, Irrigation Practices, and On-Farm
Irrigation Efficiency in New Mexico s Elephant Butte Irrigation
District. Rio Grande Basin Initiative Annual Conference, Las Cruces,
NM, April, 2004.
Samani, Z. Rhonda Skaggs and H. Magallanez. Developing tools to
optimize beneficial use of water in Rio Grande Basin. Water Resources
Research Institute Annual Water Conference, Las Cruces, NM, Soccoro,
Aug. 2004
M. Macias-Corral, Z. Samani, A. Hanson, R. DelaVega, K. Halla.
2004. Overcoming salinity problems, producing compost and biogas from cattle manure., Biocycle Magazine March Issue.
M. Macias-Corral, Z. Samani, A. Hanson, R. DelaVega. 2004. "Producing energy and soil amendment from combined agricultural waste." Proceedings 10th World Congress in Anaerobic Digestion, Montreal, Canada.
M.Macias-Corral, Z. Samani, A. Hanson, R. DelaVega, P.Funk, 2004. Producing
Energy and compost from agricultural waste . Received Best Engineering Poster Award
In AGEP conference, among seven participating universities.
Hanson, A., Z. Samani, H. Sullivan, M. Macias, 2004. Assessment of biomass to energy technologies and suitability for the NM dairyman . Report submitted to NM Energy, mineral and natural resources.
Z. Samani, R. Skaggs, 2004. Developing tools to optimize beneficial use of water in Rio Grande Basin . USCID International Conference Phoenix, AZ. March.
Skaggs, R., Z. Samani The changing Face of Western Irrigated Agriculture, Proceedings of Third International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage, U.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, USCID, pp. 1-9. ISBN 1-887903-18-6.
Skaggs, R. and Z. Samani. Farm Size, Irrigation Practices, and On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency in New Mexico s Elephant
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