Ram L. Ray Ph.D., P. E.
Associate Professor
Office: P.O. Box 519; MS 2008, Prairie View, TX 77446
Phone: (936) 261-5094
Email: raray@pvamu.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA (Civil Engineering/Water Resources)
M.S., Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels Belgium (Soil Science)
B.S., Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal (Civil Engineering)
Research Interest
- Water Resources, Hydrology, Ecohydrology: Hydrology–land surface-atmosphere interactions, Soil water dynamics, Experimentation/instrumentation, Landcover change impacts on agricultural water resources, Land surface dynamics, watershed hydrology and modeling, Remote sensing and GIS applications; Carbon Sequestration
- Hydroclimatology: Climate change impact on water resources, parameterization of land surface characteristics in hydrology, Agricultural water resources management using remote sensing, GIS, and climate forecasts
- Geomorphology: Natural hazard and risk analysis using GIS/remote sensing and spatial statistical analysis, Fluvial geomorphology, Flood hydrology, Flood risk analysis, Flood hazards, and Landslides
- Agriculture: Precision Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Systems, Crop Modeling, irrigation/crop water requirements, and Soil Health
Professional Affiliations
- American Geophysical Union
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Nepal Engineers’ Association
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Member of SIGMA XI
- Soil Science Society of America
Editor: Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, Journal of Geography and Cartography, and International Journal of Agriculture, Soil, and Environment
Associate Editor: Agronomy Journal, and Remote Sensing in Earth System Sciences
Guest Editors: Geoscience Data Journal, and Remote Sensing
Topic Editor: Remote Sensing