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MI-HYUN PARK, Ph.D.
Dept. of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
University of Massachusetts
16D Marston Hall
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst MA 01003
Phone: (413) 545- 5390
Fax: (413) 545- 2202
mhpark@engin.umass.edu
http://cee.umass.edu/faculty/mi-hyun-park
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
PROEFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, 09/ 2008 – Present
Assistant Researcher, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los
Angeles, 01/2008 – 08/2008
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, 09/200412/2007
Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los
Angeles, 09/2002 – 08/2003
Teaching Assistant (Instructor), Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
California, Los Angeles, 09/2001 – 06/2002
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los
Angeles, 09/2004
Master of Science, Diploma of Imperial College, Dept. of Computing, Imperial College, London, UK,
09/2001 (Distinction)
Master of Science, Diploma of Imperial College, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Imperial College, London, UK, 09/1998
Master of Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology, Korea, 02/1999
Bachelor of Engineering, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Korea, 02/1996
(Distinction)
HONORS and AWARDS
 People’s choice award for best student poster presentation, Spring Northeast Arc User Group
Conference, Amherst, MA, May 13, 2014
 UMass Provost’s Team-Based Learning (TBL) Fellow, 2012-2013
 Finalist, Best Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2007
 Dissertation Fellowship at UCLA, 2003-2004
 Graduate Student Research Assistantship at UCLA, 2002-2003
 Teaching Assistantship at UCLA, 2001-2002
 Department Fellowship at UCLA, 2001-2002
 Distinction, Dept. of Computer Science at Imperial College, 2001
 British Chevening Scholarship at Imperial College, 1997-1998
 Korean National Scholarship at KAIST, 1996-1998
 Highest Academic Distinction Award at Inha University, 1996
 4 Year Honor Student Scholarship at Inha University, 1992-1996
 Scholarship for top place on the entrance examination at Inha University, 1992
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RESEARCH
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Minji Park* and Mi-Hyun Park** (2015) Evaluation of watershed susceptibility to contaminants of
emerging concerns: Retrospective analysis for four watershed cases, Journal of American Water
Works Association, in press, scheduled in April 2015
2. Elizabeth Isenstein*, Adam Trescott*, and Mi-Hyun Park**(2014) Multispectral Remote Sensing of
Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Champlain, USA, Water Environment Research, 86(12), 2271-2278
3. Minji Park*, David Reckhow, Michael Lavine, Erik Rosenfeldt, Benjamin Stanford and Mi-Hyun
Park** (2014) Multivariate analysis for monitoring EDCs and PPCPs in a lake water, Water
Environment Research, 86(11), 2233-2241
4. Elizabeth Isenstein*, and Mi-Hyun Park** (2014) Assessment of nutrient distribution in Lake
Champlain using satellite remote sensing, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 26(9), 1831-1836
5. Allison M. Reinert, Benjamin D. Stanford, Erik J. Rosenfeldt, Deborah Dryer, Mi-Hyun Park, Dave
Reckhow (2014) Influences of sampling frequency, location, and method reporting levels on
benchmarking EDC/PPCP Occurrence, Journal of American Water Works Association, 106(9), 362371
6. Mark Hagemann* and Mi-Hyun Park** (2014) Trends in tributary water quality in a water supply
reservoir, Journal of American Water Works Association, 106(4), 212-224
7. Minji Park* and Mi-Hyun Park** (2013) Spatial analysis for identifying EDC and PPCP sources,
Water Science and Technology, 67(8), 1657-1663
8. Adam Trescott*, Elizabeth Isenstein*, and Mi-Hyun Park** (2013) Remote sensing of cyanobacterial
blooms in Lake Champlain, USA, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 13(5), 1402-1409
9. Adam Trescott* and Mi-Hyun Park** (2013) Remote sensing models using Landsat satellite data to
monitor algal blooms in Lake Champlain, Water Science and Technology, 67(5), 1113-1120
10. Kyunghwa Cho* and Mi-Hyun Park** (2013) Prioritizing subwatersheds for stormwater pollution to
Wachusett Reservoir, Water Environment Research, 85(2), 158-166
11. Kyunghwa Cho*, Y. A. Pachepsky, Joon Ha Kim, Jung-Woo Kim and Mi-Hyun Park** (2012) The
modified SWAT model for predicting fecal coliform in the Wachusett Reservoir Watershed, USA,
Water Research, 46, 4750-4760
12. Mi-Hyun Park**, Ivar K. Ridgeway, Xavier Swamikannu, and Michael K. Stenstrom (2010)
Evaluation of stormwater BMPs for implementing industrial stormwater permitting strategy, Water
Science and Technology, 62(11), 2558-2563
13. Mi-Hyun Park**, Xavier Swamikannu, and Michael K. Stenstrom (2009) Accuracy and precision of
the volume-concentration method for urban stormwater modeling, Water Research, 43(11), 27732786
14. Mi-Hyun Park**, Michael K. Stenstrom, and Stephanie Pincetl (2009) Water quality improvement
policies: lessons learned from the implementation of Proposition O, Los Angeles, California,
Environmental Management, 43, 514-522†
15. Mi-Hyun Park**, Stephanie Pincetl, and Michael K. Stenstrom (2008) Water quality improvement by
implementation of Proposition O in the Los Angeles river watershed, California, Water Science and
Technology, 58(12), 2271-2278
16. Mi-Hyun Park** and Michael K. Stenstrom (2008) Comparison of pollutant loading estimation using
different landuses and stormwater characteristics in Ballona Creek Watershed, Water Science and
Technology, 57(9), 1349-1354
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corresponding author
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17. Mi-Hyun Park** and Michael K. Stenstrom (2008) Classifying environmentally significant urban
land uses with satellite imagery, Journal of Environmental Management, 86(1), 181-192
18. Mi-Hyun Park**, Irwin H. (Mel) Suffet, and Michael K. Stenstrom (2007) Utility of LANDSATderived land use data for estimating storm-water pollutant loads in an urbanizing area, Journal of
Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 133(2), 203-210
19. Mi-Hyun Park** and Michael K. Stenstrom (2006) Using satellite imagery for stormwater pollution
management with Bayesian networks, Water Research, 40(18), 3429-3438
20. Mi-Hyun Park** and Michael K. Stenstrom (2006) Spatial estimates of stormwater pollutant loading
using Bayesian networks and geographic information systems, Water Environment Research, 78(4),
421-429
21. Mi-Hyun Park**, Park N.S., Park H, Shin H.S., and Kim B.D. (1997) An economic analysis of
desalination for potential application in Korea, Desalination, 114(3), 209-221
Manuscripts in Review/Revision
1. Mi-Hyun Park**, Stephanie Pincetl, and Michael K. Stenstrom, Evaluation of Best Management
Practices for Urban Stormwater Management, Water Environment Research, in revision
2. Minji Park* and Mi-Hyun Park**, Identifying optimal monitoring sites of emerging contaminants
using hotspot analysis, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, in review
3. Mark Hagemann*, Minji Park*, Varun Srinivasan, David Reckhow, Michael Lavine, and Mi-Hyun
Park**, Surrogate compounds for EDCs and PPCPs using chemometrics, Journal of American Water
Works Association, in review
4. Varun Srinivasan, Minji Park*, Mi-Hyun Park and David Reckhow, Developing a watershed-level
protocol for choosing indicators for EDCs/PPCPs using analytical methods and chemometrics,
Environment Pollution, in review
5. Mark Hagemann*, Daeyoung Kim, and Mi-Hyun Park**, Nutrient and organic carbon loads to a
water-supply reservoir: a comparison using semiparametric models, ASCE Journal of Environmental
Engineering, in review
Manuscripts in preparation
1. Elizabeth Isenstein*, Daeyoung Kim and Mi-Hyun Park**, Statistical remote sensing modeling of
multi-temporal cyanobacterial bloom distribution in a lake water system, Water Research
2. Elizabeth Isenstein* and Mi-Hyun Park**, Algal bloom composition in Lake Champlain, Harmful
Algae
3. Elizabeth Isenstein*and Mi-Hyun Park**, Nutrient Estimation in Lake using Satellite Remote
Sensing, Journal of Great Lakes Research
4. Ignacio Melendez-Pastr‡, Elizabeth Isenstein* and Mi-Hyun Park**, Spatial-temporal analysis of
cyanobacteria blooms at Lake Champlain
5. Minji Park*, David Reckhow and Mi-Hyun Park** Risk analysis of EDCs and PPCPs susceptibility
in Assabet River Watershed, MA, Environmental Pollution
6. Kyung Hwa Cho*, Yakov A. Pachepsky, Minjeong Kim, JongCheol Pyo, Mi-Hyun Park**, JungWoo Kim, and Joon Ha Kim, Modeling Seasonal Variability of Fecal Coliform in Natural Surface
Waters using the Modified SWAT, Journal of Hydrology
Conference Proceedings
1. Ignacio Melendez-Pastor‡, Elizabeth Isenstein* and Mi-Hyun Park, Spatial-temporal analysis of
cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Champlain: a remote sensing multi-scale approach, The 17th
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Visiting scholar under my supervision
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International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Berlin, Germany, September 1318, 2015, submitted
Mark Hagemann* and Mi-Hyun Park, A multi-basin analysis of empirical models for extreme-event
water quality in the Northeastern US, The 17th International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and
Eutrophication, Berlin, Germany, September 13-18, 2015, submitted
Mark Hagemann* and Mi-Hyun Park, The effect of urban infrastructure upgrade on in-stream nitrate
concentrations in urban watersheds, 2015 AEESP Research and Education Conference, New Haven,
CT, June 113-16, 2015, submitted
Lillian Jeznach, Mark Hagemann, John Tobiason, M-Hyun Park, Extreme Event Impacts on
Drinking Water Supply Reservoir Quality, ASCE EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources
Congress, Austin, TX, May 17-21, 2015, submitted
Mark Hagemann* and Mi-Hyun Park, Estimating solute loads from a small, urban watershed using a
nonparametric regression approach, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco,
California, December 15-19, 2014
Minji Park* and Mi-Hyun Park, Evaluation of Watershed Susceptibility to Contaminants of
Emerging Concerns: Retrospective Analysis For Four Watershed Cases, American Water Works
Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June 8 – 12, 2014
Minji Park*, David Reckhow, Michael Lavine, and Mi-Hyun Park, Clustering of Endocrine
Disrupting Compounds in Assabet River Watershed, Massachusetts, American Water Works
Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June 8 – 12, 2014
Benjamin Stanford, Erik Rosenfeldt, Mi-Hyun Park and Allison Reinert, Influences of Sampling
Frequency, Location, and Method Reporting Levels on Benchmarking EDC/PPCP Occurrences,
American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June 8 – 12, 2014
Minji Park*, David Reckhow, Michael Lavine, Erik Rosenfeldt, Benjamin Stanford and Mi-Hyun
Park, Multivariate analysis for monitoring EDCs and PPCPs in surface water, Water Environment
Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 7-9, 2013
Elizabeth Isenstein*, and Mi-Hyun Park, Assessment of nutrient distribution in Lake Champlain
using satellite remote sensing, The 16th IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and
Eutrophication, Beijing, China, August 18-23, 2013
Minji Park*, Varun Srinivasan, David Reckhow, Michael Lavine, and Mi-Hyun Park, Identifying
critical areas and types of emerging contaminants using spatial analysis, The 16th IWA International
Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Beijing, China, August 18-23, 2013
Minji Park*, Varun Srinivasan, David Reckhow, Michael Lavine, and Mi-Hyun Park, Assessment of
emerging contaminants using multivariate statistical analysis in Assabet River Watershed, MA, The
16th IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Beijing, China, August
18-23, 2013
Yue Tang, Michael K. Knodler and, Mi-Hyun Park, A comparative study of the application of the
standard kernel density estimation and network kernel density estimation in crash hotspot
identification, 16th Road Safety on Four Continents conference, Beijing, China, May 15-17, 2013
Varun Srinivasan, Minji Park*, Mi-Hyun Park and David Reckhow, Statistical analysis for EDCs
and PPCPs in Assabet River, MA, Annual New England Water Environment Technical Conference
and Exhibition, Boston, MA, January 27-30, 2013
Elizabeth Isenstein* and Mi-Hyun Park, Satellite Remote sensing for algal blooms in Lake
Champlain, Annual New England Water Environment Technical Conference and Exhibition, Boston,
MA, January 27-30, 2013
Elizabeth Isenstein*, Adam Trescott* , and Mi-Hyun Park, Multispectral Remote sensing of harmful
algal blooms in Lake Champlain, USA, Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and
Conference, New Orleans, LA, September 29-October 3, 2012
student/postdoc advisees
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17. Kyunghwa Cho*, Y. A. Pachepsky, Joon Ha Kim, Jung-Woo Kim and Mi-Hyun Park, Modeling
Fecal Coliform using a modified SWAT: a case study for the Stillwater Subbasin, MA, IWA World
Water Congress, Busan, Korea, September 16-21, 2012
18. Adam Trescott*, §Elizabeth Isenstein*, and Mi-Hyun Park, Remote sensing of chlorophyll a and
cyanobacteria in Lake Champlain, Vermont, IWA World Water Congress, Busan, Korea, September
16-21, 2012
19. Kyunghwa Cho*, and Mi-Hyun Park, Prioritizing subwatersheds for stormwater pollution to
Wachusett Reservoir, 84th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and
Conference, Los Angeles, California, October 15-19, 2011
20. Adam Trescott* and Mi-Hyun Park, Satellite image application to the spatial and temporal
distribution of algal blooms in Lake Champlain, 15th International Conference of the IWA Diffuse
Pollution and Eutrophication, Rotorua, New Zealand, September 18-23, 2011
21. Minji Park* and Mi-Hyun Park, Spatial analysis for identifying EDC and PPCP sources, 15th
International Conference of the IWA Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Rotorua, New Zealand,
September 18-23, 2011
22. Benjamin D. Stanford, Erik Rosenfeldt, Michael Lavine, William Becker, Mi-Hyun Park, and David
Reckhow, Benchmarking EDC and Pharmaceutical contamination: meta analysis of historical data
using risk-based guidelines, American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition,
Washington D.C. June 12-16, 2011
23. David Reckhow, Mi-Hyun Park†, Benjamin Stanford, Michael Lavine and, Alexander Mofidi,
Benchmarking and monitoring strategies for EDCs/PPCPs by drinking water utilities, American
Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition, Washington D.C. June 12-16, 2011
24. Mi-Hyun Park, Sharam Kharaghani and Michael K. Stenstrom, Stormwater management to comply
with total maximum daily loads in Los Angeles Watersheds, IWA World Water Congress, Montreal,
Canada, September 19-24, 2010
25. Zhen Wang* and Mi-Hyun Park, Land use change impact on stormwater quality of Wachusett
Reservoir Watershed, 14th International Conference on Integrated Diffuse Pollution Management,
Quebec City, Canada, September 12-17, 2010
26. Mi-Hyun Park, Ivar K. Ridgeway, Xavier Swamikannu, and Michael K. Stenstrom, Evaluation of
stormwater BMPs for implementing industrial stormwater permitting strategy, 13th International
Conference on Integrated Diffuse Pollution Management, Seoul, Korea, October 12-15, 2009
27. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Urban rainwater management to comply with total
maximum daily loads in semi-arid watersheds: A Case Study in the Los Angeles River Watershed,
IWA the 2nd International conference on Rainwater harvesting and Management, Tokyo, Japan,
September 7-11, 2009
28. Mi-Hyun Park, Stephanie Pincetl and Michael K. Stenstrom, Evaluation of best management
practices for urban stormwater management, 81st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical
Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Illinois, October 18-22, 2008
29. Mi-Hyun Park, Stephanie Pincetl and Michael K. Stenstrom, Assessment of Proposition O Projects
in the City of Los Angeles, CA for Storm Water Clean-up, California Stormwater Quality Association
Fall Conference, Oakland, California, September 22-24, 2008
30. Mi-Hyun Park, Stephanie Pincetl, and Michael K. Stenstrom, Stormwater clean-up by
implementation of Proposition O in the City of Los Angeles, CA, 12th International Conference on
Integrated Diffuse Pollution Management, KhonKaen, Thailand, August 25-29, 2008
31. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Identification of roads for urban runoff pollution
management, IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, Boston, U.S.A., July 611, 2008
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32. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, comparison of pollutant loading estimation using different
landuses and stormwater characteristics in Ballona Creek Watershed, IWA 11th International
Conference on Diffuse Pollution, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 26-31, 2007
33. Mi-Hyun Park, Stephanie Pincetl, and Michael K. Stenstrom, implementation of policy for
stormwater clean-up: lessons learned from Proposition O in Los Angeles, CA, IWA 11th International
Conference on Diffuse Pollution, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 26-31, 2007
34. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Classification of man-made structures using IKONOS
imagery for urban stormwater pollution management, The International Geoscience and Remote
Sensing Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, July 23-27, 2007
35. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Using High resolution satellite imagery for managing
stormwater pollution, IWA10th International Conference on Diffuse Pollution, Istanbul, Turkey,
September 18-22, 2006
36. Mi-Hyun Park, I.H. (Mel) Suffet, and Michael K. Stenstrom, Estimates of urban stormwater runoff
using GIS, 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 21-26,
2005
37. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Bayesian network structure learning for urban land use
classification from Landsat ETM+ and ancillary data, AGU 2004 Fall Meeting, San Francisco,
California, December 13-17, 2004
38. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, A new classification system for urban stormwater
pollutant loading – a case study in Santa Monica Bay area, IWA 8th International Conference on
Diffuse/Nonpoint Pollution, Kyoto, Japan, October 24-29, 2004
39. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Spatial estimates of stormwater pollutant loading using
Bayesian Networks and Geographic Information Systems, Water Environment Federation's Technical
Exhibition and Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2-6, 2004
40. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Identifying main area generating stormwater pollution
from satellite imagery and ancillary data, The International Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Symposium, Anchorage Alaska, September 20-24, 2004
41. Mi-Hyun Park and Michael K. Stenstrom, Landuse classification for stormwater modeling using
Bayesian Networks, 7th International Specialised IWA Conference, Diffuse Pollution and Basin
Management, Dublin, Ireland, August 17-21, 2003
42. Shin, Hang-Sik, Seok-Tae Kang Mi-Hyun Park, Su-Han Kim, Hee-Kyung Park, and Byoung-Duk
Kim, An Optimization study on pretreatment processes of RO desalination, In Proceedings of Korean
Society of Environmental Engineering, Muju Resort, November 7-8, 1997
43. Mi-Hyun Park, Shin, Hang-Sik, Hee-Kyung Park, and Byung-Duck Kim, An economic comparative
analysis of desalination, In Proceedings of Korean Society of Environmental Engineering, Seoul
National Univ., May 2-3, 1997
Conference Poster Presentations
1. Mark Hegemann* and Mi-Hyun Park, An interactive tool for estimation and communication of solute loads
to a water supply reservoir, New England Graduate Student Water Symposium, Amherst, MA, September 1214, 2014
2. Curt Harrington, David Burgess, Jonathan Freeman, Roland Barbeito, Michael Knodler and Mi-Hyun
Park, A GIS-based Approach to Identifying Optimal Locations for Variable Speed Limit
Implementation in Massachusetts, Spring Northeast Arc User Group Conference, Amherst, MA, May
13, 2014 (People’s choice award)
3. Zhenning Yang, Heather Minott, Kate Loughlin, Shane Michniewicz, Daniel Lindquist and Mi-Hyun
Park, Effect of Global Climate Change on Vector Diseases on the East Coast, Spring Northeast Arc
User Group Conference, Amherst, MA, May 13, 2014
4. Mark Hagemann*, Joseph Goodwill, Srinivas Santhanam, David Choi, and Mi-Hyun Park, Assessing
vulnerability in community water point systems in Blantyre, Malawi, Africa, Spring Northeast Arc
User Group Conference, Amherst, MA, May 14, 2013
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5. Thomas Carleton, Damien Dmitruk, Tyler Colvin, Brendan Avery and Mi-Hyun Park, Future
stormwater drainage due to proposed infrastructure on UMass Amherst campus, Spring Northeast Arc
User Group Conference, Amherst, MA, May 14, 2013
6. Matthew Skelly, Ariel Brooks, John Guzze, Balazs Martai, Mi-Hyun Park, and Michael Knodler
Slope stability assessment for state arterial roads in Berkshire County, Spring Northeast Arc User
Group Conference, Amherst, MA, May 14, 2013
7. Daniel Kobzarm, Andrea Daly, James Roy, Pamela Patrick, David Posner, and Mi-Hyun Park,
Commercial motor vehicle rollover crash analysis in Massachusetts, Spring Northeast Arc User
Group Conference, Amherst, MA, May 14, 2013
8. Tomer Soran* and Mi-Hyun Park, Performance comparison of structural stormwater BMPs for
nutrient removal, the 3rd Annual WSSS Interdisciplinary Water Symposium, Tufts University, April
27, 2012
9. Adam Trescott* and Mi-Hyun Park, Remote sensing models using Landsat satellite data to monitor
algal blooms in Lake Champlain, 8thAnnual Water Resources Research Conference, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, April 7, 2011
10. Elizabeth Isenstein*, and Mi-Hyun Park, Remote sensing detection of land use categories and
stormwater pollution, 8thAnnual Water Resources Research Conference, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, April 7, 2011
11. Zhen Wang* and Mi-Hyun Park, Comparison of land use change impact on stormwater quality in
Quabbin and Wachusett Reservoir Watersheds, 7th Annual Water Resources Research Conference,
Monitoring and Responding to Water Resource Challenges, University of Massachusetts Amherst,
April 8, 2010
12. Kirsten E. Studer, David A. Reckhow, and Mi-Hyun Park, Drinking water intakes in proximity to
wastewater effluents in Massachusetts, 6th Annual Water Resources Research Conference, Water
Dependencies in New England, University of Massachusetts Amherst, April 7, 2009
13. Christina L. Stauber, Amber Boles, Rebecca Freed, John Tobiason and Mi-Hyun Park, Visualization
of seasonal water velocities in the Wachusett Reservoir using GIS, 6th Annual Water Resources
Research Conference, Water Dependencies in New England, University of Massachusetts Amherst,
April 7, 2009
14. Kenneth Derry Hunu, Pooja Kechamada, Mi-Hyun Park and Casey Brown, Climate change impacts
on stream flow in the Connecticut River Basins, 6th Annual Water Resources Research Conference,
Water Dependencies in New England, University of Massachusetts Amherst, April 7, 2009
INVITED TALKS
1. Green algae and Cyanobacteria Blooms: Remote sensing for effective monitoring and management,
International Environmental Engineering Conference, Busan, Korea, October 28 - 30, 2015 invited as
a “keynote speaker”
2. Satellite remote sensing for inland water quality, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of California, Los Angeles, May 2015, invited
3. Remote sensing of algal blooms: Applications to Taihu lake, Ministry of Environment, April 2015,
invited
4. EDC/PPCP benchmarking and monitoring for drinking water utilities, Water Research Foundation
Emerging Contaminants Workshop, Toronto, Canada, October 7, 2014
5. Spatial modeling of surface water quality, California State University, April 2014
6. Satellite remote sensing of lake water quality, Missisquoi Bay and Basin, Swanton, VT, August 13,
2013
7. Cyanobacterial bloom estimate using satellite remote sensing, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea,
September 26, 2012
8. How to sense water quality: remote sensing perspective, Suwon University, September 25, 2012
9. Remote sensing of water quality, Kyung Hee University, Korea, September 25, 2012
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10. Satellite remote sensing of freshwater algal blooms, Korea Institute of Science and Technology,
Korea, September 24, 2012
11. Remote sensing of algal blooms, K Water, Korea, September 17, 2012
12. Satellite remote sensing of cyanobacterial blooms, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology,
Korea, September 14, 2012
13. Monitoring and forecasting algal blooms from space, Dongguk University, Korea, September 13,
2012
14. Remote sensing models to monitor algal blooms in Lake Champlain, Missisquoi Bay and Basin, Euro
Spa, Quebec, Canada, March 22, 2012
15. Stormwater pollution issues in New England waters, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of California, Los Angeles, October 21, 2011
16. Diffuse pollution issues in New England waters, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
(SCCWRP), October 20, 2011
17. The US regulations and GIS applications to stormwater pollution, ScorePP workshop, Quebec City,
Canada, October 5, 2009
18. Environmental remote sensing and stormwater management, MA Dept. of Conservation and
Recreation (DCR)/MWRA (Ma Water Resources Authority) Project Meeting, MWRA Southborough,
January 22, 2009
19. Stormwater pollution modeling for sustainable urban management, University of Cincinnati, March 5,
2008
20. Evaluation of Proposition O implementation: a first step to clean up stormwater pollution in Los
Angeles, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles,
November 27, 2007
21. Modeling urban stormwater pollution using remote sensing, Washington State University, April 2,
2007
22. The role of remote sensing and machine learning in modeling stormwater pollution from urban areas,
Rice University, February 12, 2007
23. Remote sensing and machine learning application to nonpoint source pollution management, Dept. of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Jan 5,
2007
24. Landuse definitions EMC assumptions and implications for stormwater modeling, Los Angeles
Regional Water Quality Control Board Stormwater Meeting, Dec 14, 2006
25. Using satellite imagery for stormwater pollution management, delegation from Korea, Ministry of
Environment, Feb 8, 2006
26. A new classification system for urban stormwater pollutant loading: A case study in the Los Angeles,
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, July 20, 2005
27. Estimate of stormwater pollutant loading to Santa Monica Bay, Southern California Coastal Water
Research Project (SCCWRP), Dec 3, 2004
SPONSORED RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Sponsored Grants (Active or Recently Awarded)
1. Korean Agency of Infrastructure Technology Advancement #39: Development of Advanced Cleaning
Technology for Reverse Osmosis Desalination, “Development of a Satellite Remote Sensing
Monitoring Technique for Red Tides to proper operation of RO Desalination” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park),
05/04/2015-12/03/2017, $200,000, (in process, see letter of award by Dr. Kim at the end)
2. Water Research Foundation 4260, “EDC/PPCP benchmarking and monitoring strategies for drinking
water utilities” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park, Co-PIs: David Reckhow, Michael Lavine, Benjamin D. Stanford,
Erik J. Rosenfeldt, Alex Mofidi, and David Lipsky), 09/01/2010-05/01/2015 (officially listed as a PI
in 8/2013), $850,573 ($399,967 from WaterRF to UMass, $450,606 for matching from UMass,
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AECOM, Hazen&Sawyer, USGS, City of Boulder, City of Denver, City of Thorton, City of Aurora,
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Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Water quality in DCR reservoirs 20152016” (PI: John Tobiason, Co-PI: Mi-Hyun Park and David Reckhow), 07/01/2014-06/30/2016,
$249,108
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Water quality in DCR reservoirs 20132014” (PI: John Tobiason, Co-PIs: David Ahlfeld and Mi-Hyun Park), 07/01/2012-06/30/2014,
$239,324
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Water quality in DCR reservoirs 20112012” (PI: John Tobiason, Co-PIs: David Ahlfeld and Mi-Hyun Park), 07/01/2010-06/30/2012,
$249,897
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, “Water quality in DCR reservoirs 20092010” (PI: John Tobiason, Co-PIs: David Ahlfeld and Mi-Hyun Park), 07/01/2009-06/30/2010,
$127,776
US Geological Survey 15.805, “A remote sensing algal production model to monitor water quality
and nonpoint pollution in New England lakes”(PI: Mi-Hyun Park), 03/2011-02/2012, $14,952
UMass Faculty Research Grants/Healey Endowment Grants, “algal bloom detection using remote
sensing and modeling of stormwater impacts” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park), 05/2011-04/2012, $15,000
Mellon Mutual Mentor Program-Team-proposal, “Engineering and Computing Women Faculty group
(ECWG)” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park, Co-PI: Aura Ganz), 05/2012-06/2013, $10,000
Mellon Mutual Mentor Program-Micro-proposal. “International network for harmful algal bloom
issues” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park), 05/2012-06/2013, $1,200
UMass College of Engineering Dean’s Grant for Women Faculty Mentoring Network, 1/201512/2015, $5,000
UMass College of Engineering Dean’s Grant for Women Faculty Mentoring Network, 1/201412/2014, $5,000
UMass Flex Grant for Teaching/Faculty Development, 12/2014-6/30/2015, $500
UMass Flex Grant for Teaching/Faculty Development, 11/2012-03/2013, $500
UMass Provost’s Team-Based Learning (TBL) Fellows Grant, 03/2012-02/2013, $1,000
External Funding (Pending)
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New England Transportation Consortium, “The effect of extreme events on highway runoff pollution
and its treatment effectiveness” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park, Co-PI: Paul Mathisen @ WPI), Submitted
1/2015, $200,000
NSF Environmental Engineering Program, “Occurrences, Fate and Transformation of Contaminants
of Emerging Concern from an Urban Watershed” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park, Co-PI: Caitlyn Butler, David
Reckhow and Daeyoung Kim), Submitted 11/2014, $329,630
NSF Environmental Sustainability Program, “Understanding red tides from big data analysis with
geostationary satellite remote sensing” (PI: Mi-Hyun Park), Submitted 11/2014, $299,611
STUDENT RESEARCH ADVISED
Visiting Scholars Hosted
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Maryam Ghashghaie (Visiting Scholar), Starting in Mar 2015, Ph.D. student in Water Engineering,
Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran
Ignacio Melendez-Pastor (Visiting Scholar), Aug-Sep 2013, Research scientist in Agrochemistry and
Environment, University Miguel Hernández of Elche, Spain,
Hyo-jin Yoon (Visiting Professor), Aug 2012-Jul 2013, Professor of Urban Planning &
Transportation, Kyonggi University, Korea
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Postdoctoral Researchers Advised
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Yongsoo Lee (Ph.D. Sungkyunkwan University), starting in May 2015
Minji Park (Ph.D. Konkuk University), Dec 2010-Oct 2012, Current position: Han-River
Environment Research Center
Kyunghwa Cho (Ph.D. GIST), Oct 2010-Oct 2011, Current position: Assistant Professor, School of
Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Committee Chair
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Mark Hagemann (Ph.D., 2012-present, current)
Elizabeth Isenstein (MS, May 2013)
Adam Trescott (MS, December 2011)
Nancy Dutta (MS, September, 2011, co-advised with Dr. Michael Knodler)
Coursework Masters Advised
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Jingya Zhu (Fall 2014-present, current)
Brendan Avery (Spring 2013-Spring 2014)
Tyler Colvin (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)
Soonmi Kim (Fall 2012)
Undergraduate Research Advised
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Engineers Without Borders (Spring 2011-Spring 2012) Local project advisor
James Turshmann (Spring and Summer 2013)
Tomer Soran (REU, Summer 2011)
Elizabeth Isenstein (Independent Research, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011)
Elizabeth Isenstein (REU, Summer 2010)
Jonathan Ho (Summer 2010 and Summer 2011)
Erik Jensen (Honors Research, Spring and Fall 2009)
Tyler Riverman (Winter 2008 and Summer 2009)
Committee Member
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Lillian Jeznach (Ph.D., current)
Patrick Wittbold (MS, August 2014)
Varun Srinivasan (MS, August 2012)
Mary Dehais (MS in LARP, May 2011)
Mary Rivers (MS, May 2011)
Paul G. Chang (MS, May 2009)
Graduate Independent Research Advised
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Piotr Rachtan (Spring 2012)
Zhen Wang (Spring 2010)
Post-graduate Research Advised
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Woo-Jung Choi (graduated from Tufts University, Fall 2013-Summer 2014)
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TEACHING
University of Massachusetts Amherst
CEE121
Measurement, 3 credits
A freshmen required course in Civil and Environmental Engineering for introduction to various
measurements used in civil engineering. Taught introductory MATLAB programming session for Civil
Engineering application with labs.
Year
Semester
Enrollment
2014
Spring
95
CEE260/MIE 273
Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering, 3 credits
A sophomore required course in both Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Industrial
Engineering Departments. Designed to introduce students the field of probability and statistics, and
demonstrate their importance and utility in the solution of engineering problems. Topics include
descriptive statistics, fundamental concepts of probability, probability distributions for discrete and
continuous variables, sampling and inference, data analysis, linear regression and hypothesis testing.
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Semester
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Fall
Enrollment
148
132
142
129
141
CEE597G/570 Geographic Information Systems for Engineers, 3 credits
An elective course for both graduate students and upper level undergraduate students in Civil and
Environmental Engineering. Designed to introduce students to the principles of geographic information
systems and spatial analysis for engineering applications. A computer laboratory is integrated into the
course, covering vector and raster data models, GIS database, data exploration and manipulation, and
spatial data analysis.
Year
2008
2009
2011
2012
2013
Semester
Fall
Fall
Spring
Spring
Spring
Enrollment
23
13
28
28
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CEE690R
Environmental Remote Sensing, 3 credits
An elective course for graduate students in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Program. Designed to introduce students to the fast-growing field of remote sensing, covering
fundamental physical concepts of remote sensing and digital processing methods for interpreting,
manipulating and analyzing remotely-sensed image data. A computer laboratory is integrated into the
course.
Year
2009
2010
Semester
Spring
Spring
Enrollment
6
7
28
CEE691A
EWRE Seminar, 1 credit
Graduate seminar series in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program with invited
speakers.
Year
Semester
Enrollment
2010
Fall
28
CEE691S
EWRE Seminar for statistical computing with R, 1 credit
Graduate seminar series in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program. This seminar will
help students improve their R skills through peer discussion and demonstration of R code.
Year
Semester
Enrollment
2014
Fall
7
University of California Los Angeles
CEE15
CEE 255B
CEE 157C
Introduction to Computing for Civil Engineers, Instructor
Biological Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment, Guest lecturer
Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Guest lecturer
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SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Professional Committee
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IWA Diffuse Pollution Special Group, 2014-current, Vice-chair/Chair-elect
IWA Diffuse Pollution Special Group, 2006-current, Committee Member
Editorial Board
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Desalination & Water Treatment (Guest Editor, 2010)
Water Environment Research, Associate Editor (currently nominated)
Reviewer for Peer-Reviewed Journals
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Chemosphere
Environmental Engineering Research
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Environmental Research
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Environmental Science and Technology
International Journal of Digital Earth
Journal of Environmental Quality
Journal of Environmental Sciences
Journal of Hydroinformatics
Journal of Hydrology
Science of Total Environment
Water Environment Research
Water Research
Water Resources Management
Water Science and Technology
Conference Moderator/Co-moderator
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IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution (2007, 2010, 2013)
IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (2004)
Reviewer for Conference Abstracts/Papers
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IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution (2010, 2011)
IWA World Water Congress (2010)
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)(2008)
IWA International Conference of Urban Drainage (ICUD)(2008)
Evaluator for Conference Posters
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IWA DIPCON (2009)
Annual Water Resources Research Conference (2010)
Reviewer for Proposals/Projects
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NASA ROSES A.35 Water Resources Earth Science Application Proposal Review, July 22, 2014
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USGS NIWR Proposal Review Panel, 5/2014
NASA Science Mission Directorate Unsolicited Proposal: Peer Review Panel, 2/2014-3/2014
NASA ROSES A.34 Water Resources Feasibility to Decisions Applied Science Feasibility Final
Report Review, July 1, 2013
Hudson River Foundation Fund, Proposal and preproposal review, 2/2013, 11/2012
US Geological Survey proposal review, 11/2012
UMass Faculty Research Grants/Healey Endowment Grants, 11/2011
Professional Affiliations
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International Water Association, (IWA)
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
IEEE, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS)
IEEE, Women in Engineering (WIE)
New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
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Remote Sensing Consortium in the Five Colleges, Founder
Women Faculty in College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECWG), Founder
Faculty Senate: Status of Women Council (SoWC), Representative from the College of Engineering
(1/11-12/13)
Faculty Senate: Council on Public Engagement and Outreach, Committee Member (1/14-current)
Joint Task Force on Internationalization, Community Engagement and Communication, Committee
Member (1/14-current)
College of Engineering ECS Systems Administrator Search Committee
GIS group in the Five Colleges, Member
Water Working Group, Member
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Faculty Network, Member
Department of CEE, Computing Facilities Liaison Committee
EWRE Faculty Lunch Meeting, Organizer
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