John J. Ramirez-Avila, Ph.D., Ing., P.H., M. ASCE

Office: 2052 Richard A. Rula Engineering & Science Complex
jjr149@cee.msstate.edu
P 662.325.9885 or 662.325.2681
Watersheds and Water Quality Research Lab

• Ph.D., Engineering (Water Resources Engineering), Mississippi State University, 2011.
• M.S., Soils, University of Puerto Rico, 2005.
• B.S., Agricultural Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1999.

• Surface and Subsurface Hydrology
• Agricultural and Urban Non-Point Source Pollution
• Stream and Wetland Restoration
• Soil and Fluvial Erosion and Sediment Transport Processes
• Channel and Watershed Modeling
• Sensitivity and Uncertainty of Environmental Models

• Watershed Management and Modeling
• Soil and Water Conservation
• GIS Applications in Water Resources
• Stream and Wetland Restoration
• Agricultural and Urban Stormwater Management
• Water Quality Monitoring

• Chair. 2020 ASCE-EWRI Watershed Management Conference
• Chair. BCoE Stream Restoration Working Group
• Chair. BCoE Healthy Watersheds Working Group
• Leader. Hydrology/Modeling Work Group. Steering Team Catalpa Creek Water Management Plan
• Vice Chair. ASCE-EWRI Watershed Management Technical Committee
• Vice Chair. S1063 - Quantification of BMP Effectiveness for Water Quality Protection at the Watershed Scale
• Member. International Working Group: Comparative Analysis of Watershed Management Planning & Processes (MSU – U. of Catania)

• Faculty Advisor. Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
• Faculty Advisor. Society of Hispanic and Professional Engineers (SHPE)
• Member. Organizing Committee Particles in the Americas Conference
• Member. ASCE-EWRI Curve Number Hydrology Task Committee
• Member. ASCE-EWRI River Restoration Technical Committee
• Member. SERA 17 - Innovative Solutions to Minimize Phosphorus Losses from Agriculture