Miguel A. Medina
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Themes
Environmental Health Engineering, Hydrology & Fluid Dynamics
Education
- B.S. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1968
- M.S. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1972
- Ph.D. University of Florida, 1976
Positions
- Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Publications
- ASCE Inspire 2023. In American Society of Civil Engineers; 2023.
- Medina MA, Cevza Melek K-A. Stormwater: Urban Modeling. In: Fresh Water and Watersheds. CRC Press; 2020. p. 165–90.
- Olsen JR, Adamec KT, editors. Engineering Methods for Precipitation under a Changing Climate. 2020 Jan 21;
- Ayyub BM, editor. Climate-Resilient Infrastructure. 2018 Oct 12;
- Medina MA, Melek Kazezyılmaz-Alhan C. Stormwaters: Urban Modeling. In: Encyclopedia of Natural Resources: Water. CRC Press; 2016. p. 843–52.
- Kazezyilmaz-Alhan CM, Medina MA. On numerical modeling of the contaminant transport equations of the wetland hydrology and water quality model WETSAND. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 2016 Mar 1;40(5–6):4260–7.
- Olsen JR, editor. Adapting Infrastructure and Civil Engineering Practice to a Changing Climate. 2015 Jun;
- Wang Y. Encyclopedia of Natural Resources - Water and Air - Vol II. CRC Press; 2014.
- Urban Hydrology. In: Handbook of Engineering Hydrology. CRC Press; 2014. p. 579–96.
- Medina MA, Achanta A, Heyman J, Haerer D. Coupling high-resolution acoustic sensor measurements with analytical and numerical porous media solute transport modeling. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 2011 Apr 8;16(4):324–31.
- Medina MA. Global water crisis and climate change. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 2010 Mar 1;15(3):167–70.
- Kazezyelmaz-Alhan CM, Medina MA. The effect of surface/ground water interactions on wetland sites with different characteristics. Desalination. 2008 Jun 25;226(1–3):298–305.
- Kazezyilmaz-Alhan CM, Medina MA, Richardson CJ. A wetland hydrology and water quality model incorporating surface water/groundwater interactions. Water Resources Research. 2007 Apr 1;43(4).
- Kazezyilmaz-Alhan CM, Medina MA. Kinematic and diffusion waves: Analytical and numerical solutions to overland and channel flow. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 2007 Feb 1;133(2):217–28.
- Kazezyilmaz-Alhan CM, Medina MA. Stream solute transport incorporating hyporheic zone processes. Journal of Hydrology. 2006 Sep 30;329(1–2):26–38.
- Rao P, Medina MA. A multiple domain algorithm for modeling two dimensional contaminant transport flows. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 2006 Mar 1;174(1):117–33.
- Rao P, Medina MA. Enhanced TABS-MDS model for simulating large-scale free surface flows. Environmental Modelling and Software. 2006 Jan 1;21(1):98–106.
- Rao P, Medina MA. A multiple domain algorithm for modeling one-dimensional transient contaminant transport flows. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 2005 Aug 5;167(1):1–15.
- Lin YC, Chang MS, Medina MA. A methodology for solute transport in unsteady, nonuniform streamflow with subsurface interaction. Advances in Water Resources. 2005 Aug 1;28(8):871–83.
- Kazezyilmaz-Alhan CM, Medina MA, Rao P. On numerical modeling of overland flow. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 2005 Jul 26;166(3):724–40.
- Chien CC, Medina Jr. MA, Pinder GF, Reible DD, Sleep B, Zheng C, editors. Contaminated Ground Water and Sediment. 2003 Nov 24;
- Medina M. Surface Water–Ground Water Interactions and Modeling Applications. In: Contaminated Ground Water and Sediment. CRC Press; 2003.
- Rao P, Medina MA. Evaluation of V and W multiple grid cycles for modeling one and two-dimensional transient free surface flows. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 2003 Jun 1;138(1):151–67.
- Lin YC, Medina MA. Incorporating transient storage in conjunctive stream-aquifer modeling. Advances in Water Resources. 2003 Jan 1;26(9):1001–19.
- Rao P, Medina MA. An improved radiating boundary equation for free surface flows. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 2002 Oct 1;132(1):73–86.
- Liu WH, Medina MA, Thomann W, Piver WT, Jacobs TL. Optimization of intermittent pumping schedules for aquifer remediation using a genetic algorithm. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 2000 Jan 1;36(6):1335–48.
- Cassiani G, Kabala ZJ, Medina MA. Flowing partially penetrating well: Solution to a mixed-type boundary value problem. Advances in Water Resources. 1999 Sep 15;23(1):59–68.
- Jacobs TL, Medina MAJ, Ho JT. Chance constrained model for storm-water system design and rehabilitation. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 1997 May 1;123(3):163–8.
- Piver WT, Jacobs TL, Medina MA. Evaluation of health risks for contaminated aquifers. Environmental health perspectives. 1997 Feb;105 Suppl 1:127–43.
- Mew HE, Medina MA, Heath RC, Reckhow KH, Jacobs TL. Cost-effective monitoring strategies to estimate mean water table depth. Ground Water. 1997 Jan 1;35(6):1089–96.
- Cassiani G, Medina MA. Incorporating auxiliary geophysical data into ground-water flow parameter estimation. Ground Water. 1997 Jan 1;35(1):79–91.
- Jacobs TL, Warmerdam JM, Medina MA, Piver WT. Second moment method for evaluating human health risks from groundwater contaminated by trichloroethylene. Environmental health perspectives. 1996 Aug;104(8):866–70.
- Reich Y, Medina MA, Shieh TY, Jacobs TL. Modeling and debugging engineering decision procedures with machine learning. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 1996 Jan 1;10(2):157–66.
- Medina MA, Jacobs TL, Lin W, Lin KC. Ground water solute transport, optimal remediation planning, and decision making under uncertainty. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1996 Jan 1;32(1):1–12.
- Medina MA. State-of-the-art in hydrologic and water quality modeling in the Caribbean, Central and South America. IAHS-AISH Publication. 1995 Dec 1;(233):337.
- Ho JT, Jacobs TL, Medina MA. Probabilistic-based optimization model for stormwater infrastructure rehabilitation. 1995 Jan 1;682–5.
- Lin KC, Jacobs TL, Medina MA. Stochastic finite element model for transient advective-dispersive transport in an uncertain hydrodynamic environment. 1995 Jan 1;832–5.
- Cassiani G, Liu WH, Medina MA, Jacobs TL. Groundwater pollution remediation and control: the role of global optimizers and exploitation of available information. 1995 Jan 1;690–3.
- Jacobs TL, Medina MA. Chance constrained model using kinematic wave routing for stormwater infrastructure rehabilitation. URBAN Drainage Rehabilitation Programs and Techniques. 1994 Dec 1;39–54.
- Jacobs TL, Medina MA, Kaufman N, Wood DM. OPTIMAL LONG‐TERM SCHEDULING OF STORMWATER DRAINAGE REHABILITATION. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1993 Jan 1;29(1):47–54.
- Jacobs TL, Medina MA. Chance constrained optimization model using kinematic wave routing for stormwater infrastructure rehabilitation. Water Resources Planning and Management: Saving a Threatened Resource - In Search of Solutions, Proceedings of the Water Resources Sessions at Water Forum. 1992 Dec 1;748–53.
- Butcher JB, Medina MA, Marin CM. Empirical Bayes regionalization methods for spatial stochastic processes. Water Resources Research. 1991 Jan 1;27(1):7–15.
- Marin CM, Medina MA, Butcher JB. Monte Carlo analysis and Bayesian decision theory for assessing the effects of waste sites on groundwater, I: Theory. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 1989 Jan 1;5(1):1–13.
- Medina MA, Butcher JB, Marin CM. Monte Carlo analysis and Bayesian decision theory for assessing the effects of waste sites on groundwater, II: Applications. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 1989 Jan 1;5(1):15–31.
- Medina MA, Butcher JB, Marin CM. Advisory system for North Carolina groundwater quality modeling and management needs. 1988 Feb 1;(236).
- Moreno MD, Medina MA, Moreno J, Soler A, Saez J. MODELING THE PERFORMANCE OF DEEP WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1988 Jan 1;24(2):377–87.
- Medina MA. USE OF CONTINUOUS SIMULATION VERSUS THE DESIGN STORM CONCEPT FOR WATER QUALITY. 1986 Jan 1;949–57.
- Medina MA. State-of-the-Art, Physically-Based and Statistically-Based Water Quality Modeling. In: Urban Runoff Pollution. Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 1986. p. 499–586.
- Medina MA. DETERMINISTIC AND STATISTICAL WATER QUALITY MODELING. 1985 Jan 1;1100–10.
- Medina MA. INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY FOR INSTREAM FLOW STRATEGIES. Report - Water Resources Research Institute of The University of North Carolina. 1983 Jan 1;(210).
- Medina MA, Buzun J. UNIFIED APPROACH TO THE MODELING OF TRANSIENT STORAGE, TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT OF URBAN POINT AND NONPOINT WATER POLLUTANTS. 1982 Dec 1;383–404.
- Medina MA. HYDROLOGIC AND WATER QUALITY MODELING FOR INSTREAM FLOW STRATEGIES. Report - Water Resources Research Institute of The University of North Carolina. 1982 Jan 1;(183).
- Medina MA, Buzun J. UNIFIED APPROACH TO THE MODELING OF TRANSIENT STORAGE, TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT OF URBAN POINT AND NONPOINT WATER POLLUTANTS. 1981 Dec 1;226–7.
- Medina MA, Huber WC, Heaney JP, Field R. River quality model for urban stormwater impacts ( Des Moines, Iowa). Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE. 1981 Jan 1;107(WRl, Proc. Paper, 16135):263–80.
- Medina MA, Buzun J. CONTINUOUS SIMULATION OF RECEIVING WATER QUALITY TRANSIENTS. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1981 Jan 1;17(4):549–57.
- Medina MA, Huber WC, Heaney JP. Modeling stormwater storage/treatment transients: Applications. Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division. 1981 Jan 1;107(4):799–816.
- Medina MA, Huber WC, Heaney JP. Modeling stormwater storage/treatment transients: Theory. Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division. 1981 Jan 1;107(4):781–97.
- Jr MMA, Huber WC, Heaney JP. RIVER QUALITY MODEL FOR URBAN STORMWATER IMPACTS. Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division, American Society of Civil Engineers. 1981;107(1):263–80.
- Medina MA, Helfrich K. EVALUATION OF INFILTRATION MODELS IN KINEMATIC WAVE APPROXIMATION TO FORESTED WATERSHED OVERLAND FLOW. ASAE Publication. 1980 Jan 1;218–33.
- Medina MA. LEVEL III: RECEIVING WATER QUALITY MODELLING FOR URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. Environmental Protection Technology Series EPA. 1979 Jan 1;
- Medina MA. Level III: receiving water quality modeling for urban stormwater management. Final rept. May 77-Nov 78 ( Des Moines, Iowa). 1979 Jan 1;
- Medina MA, Mohns LR. Kinematic wave approximation to forested watershed overland flow with urban hydrologic models. 1978 Jan 1;
- MEDINA MA, HUBER WC, HEANEY JP. INTERACTION OF URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF, STORAGE-TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND RECEIVING WATER RESPONSE. In: TRANSACTIONS-AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION. AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION; 1978. p. 1071–1071.
- Medina MA, Mohns LR. KINEMATIC WAVE APPROXIMATION TO FORESTED WATERSHED OVERLAND FLOW WITH URBAN HYDROLOGIC MODELS. Ky Univ Off Res Eng Serv Bull UKY BU116. 1978 Jan 1;63–72.
- Huber WC, Heaney JP, Medina MA, Peltz WA, Sheikh H, Smith GF. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT MODEL USER'S MANUEL. VERSION II. Environ Prot Technol Ser EPA. 1975 Jan 1;(670 /2-75–017).