Emily M. Zechman, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M
University
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2005
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2001
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky,
2000
Research
Dr. Zechman’s research focuses on the
development and use of systems analysis tools, including simulation and
optimization, for the design and management of civil engineering systems. Some current application areas are
groundwater management, water distribution threat management, and sustainable
management of urban watersheds. To
address the complexities associated with realistic engineering systems, new
methodologies are investigated, including methods for alternative solution
identification, model error correction procedures, symbolic search,
optimization under uncertainty, multi-objective optimization and integrated
modeling of built, natural, and social systems.
Systems analysis tools that are used in these investigations are
classical optimization methods; evolutionary algorithms, including genetic
algorithms, evolution strategies, and genetic programming; and agent-based
modeling.
Teaching
CVEN 339 –
Fall 2008
Special Interest
EPA’s People Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition
for Sustainability
Improving the Hydrologic Sustainability of
Texas A&M University Campus: A team of students is dedicated to studying
hydrologic sustainability of stormwater on the TAMU campus.
Bridges International Student Chapter
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Contact
Voice: 979.845.2875
Fax: 979.862.1542
ezechman at civil dot tamu dot edu
205-M Wisenbaker Engineering Research Center
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
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