LARRY W. MAYS, Ph.D., P.E, P.H.
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287-5306
EDUCATION
B.S. and M.S. --Civil Engineering, University of Missouri at Rolla, 1970 and 1971
Ph.D.--Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1976
REGISTRATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer
California (No. 23103), Illinois (No. 62-33714), Arizona (No.24414), Arkansas (No. 5736)
Louisiana (No. 20838), Missouri (No. 21028), Oklahoma (No. 13601)
Registered Professional Hydrologist
American Institute of Hydrology (No. 757)
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, August 1989-Present.
Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, August 1989-July 1996.
University of Texas at Austin (September 1976 – August 1989)
Director, Center for Research in Water Resources, January 1988-August 1989.
Engineering Foundation Endowed Professor, September 1987-August 1989.
Professor, (September 1986-August 1989), Associate Professor, (September 1981-August 1986),
Assistant Professor, (September 1976-August 1981), Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin,.
PUBLICATIONS (1997-present)
Books
Applied Hydrology, by V. T. Chow, D. R. Maidment, and L. W. Mays, McGraw-Hill, 1988.
Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems, L. W. Mays, Editor, ASCE, 1989.
Hydrosystems Engineering and Management, LW. Mays and Y.K. Tung, McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Computer Modeling of Free-Surface and Pressurized Flow, Co-editor, Kluwer Academic Pubs., 1994.
Water Resources Handbook, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, McGraw-Hill, 1996
Optimal Control for Hydrosystems, by L. W. Mays, Marcel-Dekker, Inc., 1997.
Hydraulic Design Handbook, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2000.
Water Distribution Systems Handbook, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2000.
Water Resources Engineering, by Larry W. Mays, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2000. 2005 Edition.
Stormwater Collection Systems Design Handbook, L. W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Urban Water Supply Handbook, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2002.
Urban Stormwater Management Tools, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, Mcgraw-Hill, 2004.
Urban Water Supply Management Tools, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, Mcgraw-Hill, 2004.
Water Supply Systems Security, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, Mcgraw-Hill, 2004.
Groundwater Hydrology, 3rd edition, by D. K. Todd and L. W. Mays, John Wiley &Sons, Inc., 2005.
Water Resources Systems Management Tools, Larry W. Mays, Editor-in-Chief, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
64. (with B. Zhao), "Calibration and Control for Estuary System Under Uncertainty," Water Resources Management,, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Vol. 11, pp. 339-363, 1997.
65. (with M. Ejeta) "Urban Water Pricing and Drought Management: A Risk-based Approach," in Drought Management Planning in Water Supply Systems, ed. by E. Cabrera and J. G. Garcia-Serra, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 309-350, 1998.
66. (with M. Ejeta) "Valorcion y Gestion del Agua Urbana Durante Sequias: Una Aproximacion Basada en el Riesgo, in Gestion de Sequias en Abastecimientos Urbanos, edited by E. Cabrera and J. G. Garcia-Serra, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain. Pp. 309 – 350, 1998.
67. (with A. B. Sakarya and F. E. Goldman) "New Methodologies for Optimal Operation of Water Distribution Systems for Water Quality," Hydrosoft 98, Seventh International Conference, Lake Como, Italy, published by Wessex Institute of Technology Press, Southampton,UK, Sep. 1998.
68. (with A. Tang) "Genetic Algorithms for Optimal Operation of Soil Aquifer Treatment Systems," Water Resources Management, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Vol. 12, pp. 375 - 396, 1998.
69. (with V. Hermes) " Regional Water System Development and Management in the U. S. Southwest," Proceedings, Integrated Water Management, Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo, Valencia, Spain, pp. 116 – 155, November 1998.
70. (with M. Ejeta) "Computer Models for Integrated Hydrosystems Management," Proceedings, Integrated Water Management, Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo, Valencia, Spain, pp. 403 – 445, November 1998.
71. (with I. K. Tuncok) "Feedback Method of Control for Estuary Management," Water Resources Management, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Vol. 13, No. , pp. 315-334, 1999.
72. (with J. W. Nicklow) "Optimal Control of Reservoir Releases to Minimize Sedimentation in Rivers and Reservoirs,"Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 37, No.1,pp. 197-211, Feb. 2001.
73. (with J. W. Nicklow) "Operation of Multiple Reservoir Networks for Sedimentation Control, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 4, pp. 232-243, April 2000.
74. (with F. Goldman) "The Application of Simulated Annealing to the Optimal Operation of Water Systems," Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, to be published, 2002.
75. (with G. Li) "Successive Approximation Linear Quadratic Regulator for Estuarine Management Problem, Water Resources Management, European Water Resources Association, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, Vol. 14, No.3, pp. 157-175, June 2000.
76. (with G. Li, Z. Tang, and P. Fox) "New Methodology for Optimal Operation of Soil Aquifer Treatment Systems," Water Resources Management, Kluwer Academic Publishers, European Water Resources Association, The Netherlands, Vol. 14, N0. 1, pp. 13-33, Feb. 2000.
77. (with A, B. Sakarya) "Optimal Operation of Water Distribution Pumps Considering Water Quality," Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 126, No.4, pp. 210-220, Jul/Aug. 2000.
78. (with B. J. Zhao, J. Matsumoto, and Q. Martin, "Hydraulic-based Estuarine Management," International Journal of Environmental Pollution, Vol. 13, No. 1-6, pp. 371-379, 2000.
79. (with L. Xu and G. Li), "Optimal Operation of Soil Aquifer Treatment Systems Considering Parameter Uncertainty," Water Resources Management, 15, pp. 123-147 Kluwer Academic Publishers, European Water Resources Association, The Netherlands, 2001.
80. (with R. L. Skaggs and L. W. Vail), "Simulated Annealing with Memory and Directional Search for Groundwater Remediation Design," Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 853-866, 2001.
81. (with R. L. Skaggs and L. W. Vail), "Application of Enhanced Annealing to Groundwater Remediation Design," Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 867-875, August 2001.
Quentin Mees Research Award, 1993
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Dept. of Civil Engr., University of Illinois, 1999
Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000
Fellow of International Water Resources Association, 2000
Who's Who in America, 2001, Who’s Who in the World, 2003
Association of American Publishers PSP Award (Honorable Mention Award in Engineering for the book Urban Water Supply Handbook), 2002
Professional Services
Membership in ASCE (Fellow), AWRA, IAHR, IWRA (Fellow), AIH, AWWA
Universities Council on Water Resources: Board of Directors (1992-1996), President 1994-1995.