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Rollin Hotchkiss

Professor
Curriculum Vitae
Full-Time Faculty
Website: https://ceen.byu.edu/directory/rollin-h-hotchkiss
Email: rhh@byu.edu

430K EB - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

801-422-6234

Biography

Dr. Hotchkiss joined BYU in 2005 after having worked at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Washington State University. He graduated from BYU with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and completed an M.S. in Civil Engineering at Utah State University. After working for six years for the Tennessee Valley Authority, Rollin attended the University of Minnesota where he earned his Ph.D. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a Diplomate in the American Academy of Water resources Engineering. He and his wife, parents of four children, live in Springville, Utah.

Research Interests

Extending the useful life of dams and reservoirs, reducing fatalities at low-head dams, combining data collected by drones with other data sources in water resources engineering applications.

Teaching Interests

Fluid mechanics, computational hydraulics, global leadership

Licenses and Certifications

  • American Academy of Water Resources Engineers, Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (2005 - Present)
  • Nebraska Society of Professional Engineers, Professional Engineer (1991 - Present)

Honors and Awards

  • Chabries Faculty Fellowship, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology (2018 - 2020)
  • Hydraulic Structures Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers (2017 - 2017)
  • Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award, Brigham Young University (2012 - 2012)

Administrative Assignments

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Other (Move to BYU Citizenship?) (2006 - 2012)

Memberships

  • Association of State Dam Safety Officials (2019 - Present)
  • U.S. Society on Dams (2019 - Present)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (1978 - Present)
  • International Association for Hydro-Environmental Engineering and Research (2005 - 2021)
  • American Association for Engineering Education (2009 - 2016)
  • American Geophysical Union (2010 - 2012)
  • American Fisheries Society (2004 - 2007)

Professional Citizenship

  • Committee/Council Chair, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (2020 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Chair, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (2019 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Chair, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012 - 2020)

Courses Taught

Publications

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