Haroon Stephen Sahotra

Haroon Stephen Sahotra Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Nevada, Las Vegas Office: Advanced Engineering Building (AEB), Room 307 Tel: 702-774-3438 Fax: 702-895-4436 Email: haroon.stephen@unlv.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2006) Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA

Dissertation: Microwave Remote Sensing of Saharan Ergs and Amazon Vegetation

• M.Eng. in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (1997) Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

 Thesis: Assessment of Scatterometer Data for Environmental Studies in the Thar Desert

• B.S. in Agricultural Engineering (1995) University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Positions Held

• Professor (2023-present), Assistant Professor (2011-2017) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Associate Professor (2017-2023), Assistant Professor (2011-2017) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Director (2009-2022)GIS and Remote Sensing Core Lab, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Postdoctoral Researcher (2007-2009)Water Resources Laboratory, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2006-2007)Wireless Communications Research Laboratory, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

• Research Assistant (1999-2006)Microwave Earth Remote Sensing Laboratory, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

• GIS Training Coordinator (1998) GIS Applications Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

• Research Associate (1997-1998) European Space Agency Office, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

Courses Taught

• Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
  CEE 367/367L, Fluid Mechanics (+ Laboratory)
  CEE 404/604, Open Channel Flow
  CEE 468/668, GIS Applications in Civil Engineering
  CEE 768, Applied GIS
  CEE 709, Numerical Methods in Mechanics
  CEE 371, Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECEn), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
  ECEn 380, Signals and Systems
  ECEn 301, Elements of Electrical Engineering Design
  ECEn 224, Fundamentals of Digital Design

• Kenya Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Nairobi, Kenya
  Remote Sensing Technology and Applications

• Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
  Fundamentals of Microwave Remote Sensing and Applications

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), VA
  Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), NY
  Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, IEEE, NY
  Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, NC
  American Geophysical Union (AGU), Washington, DC
  American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Washington, DC
  Association of American Geographers (AAG), Washington, DC
  State Mapping Advisory Committee, Reno, NV
  Nevada Geographic Information Society, Reno, NV

Academic Recognitions