Professional Development Center

Basic Project Information:

Title: Professional Development Center
Description: N-04
Start Date: 06/01/1999
End Date: 06/30/2000
Type: Conferences
Lead Institution: Water Resources Research Institute

Principal Investigators:

Joger Rivera Santos: Assoiate Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Order 01
Walter F. Silva: Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Order 01

Problem and Research Objectives

The Puerto Rico Water Resources Research Center established the Professional Development Center with to objective of organizing and offering short courses, seminars and workshops in the water resources and environmental engineering fields.

Methodology

Two short courses and workshops were offered during summer 1999. The courses were titled Hydrologic Modeling Using HMS and River Hydraulics and Hydraulic Modeling Using HEC-RAS. Hand-on experience was given in the use of the computer programs by given a personal computer to each participant. The courses lasted three days each and 2.0 Continuing Education Units were granted to the participants. Co-sponsors of this project were the College of Engineers and Land Surveyors of Puerto Rico and the General Engineering Department of the University of Puerto Rico.

Principal Findings and Significance

The courses provided a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of the river hydraulics and hydrology using well-known computer models.