Fellow
Sorooshian Soroosh
Distinguished Professor and Director
Current nationality
United States of America (the)
Current country of residence
United States of America (the)
Past nationality
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Affiliation / Institution
University of California, Irvine
Biodata
Sorooshian is dist. prof. and dir., Departments of Civil and Env. Eng. and Earth System Science, U. of California Irvine, USA. He is renowned for contributions to hydrometeorology and development/application of remote sensing for operational hydrology and water resources management. He is a member of the US Natl. Acad. of Eng. (NAE) and Intl. Acad. of Astronautics (IAA) and fellow of the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); American Geophysical Union (AGU); American Meteorological Soc. (AMS); and Int. Water Resources Assoc. (IWRA). He serves on advisory committees, including NASA, NOAA, WMO and UNESCO. Recent honours include: Ven Te Chow Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2017); Robert E Horton Medalist, American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2013); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Life Member Award (2013); Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Intl. Prize for Water Resources Management and Protection (2010); Honorary professorship, Beijing Normal University (2010); Walter Orr Roberts Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Sciences Award (AMS) (2009); UNESCO Great Manmade River Water Prize (2007); and NASA Dist. Public Service Medal (2005).
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Hydrology, Hydrometeorology and hydroclimate modeling, water resources systems, hydrologic cycle, climate studies, remote sensing
ELECTED
2010
Place of birth
Kerman
Country of birth
Iran
DATE OF BIRTH
2
July
1948
Section
05. Engineering & Computer Sciences
ssorooshian_twas_cv_2018.pdf
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Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
United States of America (the)
Public contact information
EMAIL
soroosh@uci.edu
PHONE
+1 949 824-8825
ADDRESS
CEE Dept. E4130 Engineering Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA USA 92697-2175
List of publications
ssorooshian_publications_list_2018.pdf
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Last updated on 12/07/2023