Dr. Koirala’s research interests are focused on temporal persistence of pollutants in streams, understanding the scaling behavior in hydrologic systems, multifractal modeling of hydraulic properties, climate change impacts on hydrology, and climate change induced extreme events. In his research, Dr. Koirala utilizes the tools and techniques such as fractals, wavelets, GIS, and statistics.
Before joining ISSE in May 2009, he worked for URS Corporation for little more than a year. After his Bachelor’s degree, he worked as a civil engineer for about four years for many consulting and construction companies in Nepal.
Currently, Dr. Koirala is serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. He is also involved in peer review activities of the Vadose Zone Journal, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
- M.A., Geography, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
- B.E., Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Selected Publications, Abstracts, and Presentations
Koirala S.R., Gentry, R.W., Perfect E., Schwartz, J.S., and Sayler, G.S.; Temporal Variation and Persistence of Bacteria in Streams. 2008. Journal of Environmental Quality 37(4): 1559-1566.
Koirala, S.R., Perfect, E., Gentry, R.W., and Kim J.; Effective Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Two-dimensional Random Multifractal Fields. 2008. Water Resources Research 44: W08410 doi:10.1029/2007WR006199.
Gentry, R.W., Layton, A., McKay, L., McCarthy, J., Williams, D., Koirala, S.R., and Sayler, G.S. Efficacy of Bacteriodes for Reducing Uncertainty for Fecal Loads in a Mixed-Use Watershed. 2007. Journal of Environmental Quality 36(5): 1324-1330.
Gentry, R.W., McCarthy, J., Layton, A., McKay, L., Williams, D., Koirala, S.R., and Sayler, G.S. Escherichia coli Loading at or Near Baseflow in a Mixed-Use Watershed. Journal of Environmental Quality 35(6): 2244-2249. (2006).
Koirala S.R., Gentry, R.W., Perfect E., Schwartz, J.S. and Mulholland P.J.; Persistence of Water Quality Indicators in an East Tennessee Watershed, 43rd American Water Resources Association Conference, November 12-15, 2007, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Koirala S.R., Gentry, R.W., Perfect E. and Schwartz, J.S. Spectral Analysis of Total Coliform in a Stream in East Tennessee, ASCE-EWRI 2007 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, May 15-19, 2007, Tampa, Florida.
Koirala, S.R., Perfect, E. and Gentry, R.W., Effective Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of 2-dimensional Random Multifractal Fields, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H41E-0451. (2006).
Gentry, R.W., McCarthy, J., Layton, A., Mckay, L., and Koirala, S. R. 2004. Evaluating Microbial Water Quality and Potential Sources of Contamination in a Small Rural Watershed in Karstic Terrain. Groundwater Quality 2004-4th International Conference, July 19th - 22nd, 2004, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Gentry, R.W., J. McCarthy, A. Layton, L. McKay, and Koirala S. R. 2004. A Hydrologic Investigation into the Occurrence and Causation of Pathogen Indicators in the Stock Creek Watershed, Knoxville, Tennessee. TN Section American Water Resources Association, Thirteenth Annual Tennessee Water Resources Symposium, March 31 – April 2, 2004, Burns, TN.
Shesh Raj Koirala
