Thomas Byron Hardy

Professor

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Phone:
(435)797-2824
Fax:
(435)797-3102
Office:
UWRL 125
U.S. Mail Address:

Utah State University
Civil and Environmental Engineering
4110 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-4110

   

Degrees:
    PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 1988
    M.S. Aquatic Ecology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1982
    B.S. Biology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1980
    BSED Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1978

Number of years of service on this faculty: 19 years
    Date of original appointment: 1983
    Date of Promotion to Teaching Assistant: 1985
    Date of Promotion to Research Assistant Professor: 1987
    Date of Promotion to Assistant Professor: 1990
    Date of Promotion to Full Professor: 2001

Other related experience:
    Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans,
    Alberta Environment, Canadian Government: Instructor 1987-1994.
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Ecology Research Center: Instructor 1987-1994
    University of Nevada at Las Vegas: Research Scientist 1979-1982
    Hardy, Addley and Associates, Inc.: Principal 1987-1994
    Bio/West, Inc.: Research Engineer/Fisheries Biologists 1984-1987
    Twelve-Nine, inc.: Principal 1984-1987
    Environmental Consultants, Inc.: Principal 1980-1982
    Clark County Engineering Department: Surveyor 1976

Consulting, patents, etc.:
    Hardy, Addley and Associates, Inc.: Principal 1987-1994
    Bio/West, Inc.: Research Engineer/Fisheries Biologists 1984-1987
    Twelve-Nine, Inc.: Principal 1984-1987
    Environmental Consultants, Inc.: Principal 1980-1982
    Watershed Systems Group, Inc.: Principal 1994-present

State(s) in which registered: N/A

Principal publications of last five years:
    There are ~ 50 publications done in the last five years. Below are some of the latest ones.
 
    Validation of an Individual-Based, Mechanistic Habitat Selection Model for Drift-Fedding Salmonids. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science.          58(3):446-457, 2001. (With G.R. Guensch and R.C. Addley)

    Vertical integration of spatial and hydraulic data for improved habitat modeling using geographic information systems. In Acreman, M.C. (Ed)          Hydro- ecology:   Riverine Ecological Response to Changes in Hydrological Regime, Sediment Transport, and Nutrient Loading. IASH Publication X. (In          Press). (With R.C. Addley)

    The Fish Community Structure and Habitat in the Lower and Upper Sev ier River Basin with Emphasis upon the Leatherside Chub (Gila copei). Final Report  for the         Consolidated Sevier Bridge Reservoir Company, Delta, Utah. Institute for Natural Systems Engineering, Utah State University. 91 p., 2000. (With M. Combs)

    The Theory and Application of the Physical Habitat Simulation System (PHABSIM) for Windows (PHABWin-98) Lecture and Laboratory Manual. Institute for         Natural Systems Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 273 p., 2000.

    Integrated Simulation of Physical, Chemical and Ecological Processes for River Management. Journal of Hydroinformatics. 01:1 33-58, 1999. (With Peter         Goodwin)

    Remote sensing of channel morphology and in-stream fluvial processes. Progress in Environmental Science 1(3):257-284, 1999. (With D.J. Gilver and R. Bryant)

Scientific and professional societies of which member:
    Member, International Association for Hydraulic Research
    Member, IAHR Committee on Ecohydraulics
    Member, International Aquatic Modeling Group
    Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
    Member, American Fisheries Society
    Member, American Water Resources Association
    Member, American Society of Photogrametry and Remote Sensing
    Member, Virgin River Fishes Recovery Team

Honors and awards: None

Institutional and professional service in the last five years:
    IAHR Ecohydraulics Committee
    Institute for Natural Systems Engineering - Director
    CEE Computer Committee
    Natural Resources Environmental Poligy Program - Advisory Committee
    Virgin River Fishes Recovery Team Member
    Virgin River Recovery and Implementation Program - Technical Committee

Professional development activities in the last five years:
    Developed a lecture and laboratory text book on in-stream flow modeling
    Developed two new courses for Natural Systems Engineering