Distinguished Professor, Department of Land, Air & Water Resources, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis
Teaching and Research Areas
Environmental Hydrology; Fluid Transport Processes and Biogeochemical Transformations in Soils, Aquifers and Rivers; Planning, Design and Management of Surface and Subsurface Reservoir and Irrigation Systems
Education
B.S. Petroleum Engineering (1962) New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
M.S. Groundwater Hydrology (1965) New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Ph.D. Civil Engineering Systems (1972) UCLA
Professional Record
Assistant Geohydrologist, New Mexico State Engineers Office, Santa Fe, NM (1964)
Assistant Hydrologist, Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign-Urbana, IL (1965-69)
Postgraduate Research Engineer, UCLA (1969-72)
Assistant Professor of Water Science and Civil Engineering, UCDavis (1972-76)
Associate Professor of Water Science, Civil Engineering, and Agricultural
Engineering,
UCDavis (1976-80)
Professor of Hydrologic Sciences, Civil & Environmental Engineering
and Biological &
Agricultural Engineering, UCDavis (1980-99)
Professor, Above-Scale, UCDavis (1999-03)
Professor, Further Above-Scale, UCDavis (2003- )
Distinguished Professor, UCDavis (2003- )
Prizes and Awards
Richard R. Torrens Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (1986)
Outstanding Journal Paper Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (1986)
Outstanding Journal Paper Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (1990)
Best Paper Award, Iranian Research Council in the Water Industry (1993)
Best Paper Award, Iranian Supreme Council, (1995)
Fellow, American Water Resources Association (1995)
Julian Hinds Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (1996)
Honorary Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (1999)
Elected to membership in Mexico’s National Academy of Engineering (1999)
Best Paper Award, International Water Resources Association (2001)
Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2001)
Honorary Member, American Water Resources Association (2001)
Warren A. Hall Medal, Universities Council on Water Resources (2002)
Professional Society Affiliations
American Society of Civil Engineers (Life Member and Honorary Member)
Member, Groundwater Committee, Irrigation & Drainage Div. (1979-85)
Chair, Publications Committee, WRP&M Div. (1984-88)
Member, Publications Committee, Irrigation & Drainage Div. (1988-)
Member, Task Comm. on Systems Analysis Tech., Hydraulics Div. (1989-92)
Member, Social and Environ. Objectives Committee, WRP&M Div. (1993-00)
Chair, Water Resources Systems Committee, WRP&M Div. (1993-94)
Chair, Awards Committee, WRP&M Div. (1994-95)
Member, Environmental and Water Resour. Systems Committee, EWRI (2000-)
Member, International Cooperation Council, EWRI (2000-)
Chair, Groundwater Management Committee, EWRI (2003-05)
American Geophysical Union (Member and Fellow)
Member, Education and Human Resources Committee (1984-86; 1992-94)
Co-Chair, Policy Sciences Technical Committee, Hydrology Section (1998-03)
Member, Groundwater Committee, Hydrology Section (2001-)
American Institute of Hydrology (Member)
Certified Professional Hydrologist (Groundwater) (1990)
Member, Board of Registration (1990-93)
President-Elect (2003-04)
President (2005-06)
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (Member)
Vice President, Commission on Water Resources Systems (1999-)
Chair, Organizing and Tech. Program Committees, International Symposium (1999-00)
U.S. National Representative to the IAHS (2003-)
U.S. National Correspondent to the IAHS (2003-)
Co-Convenor, Symposium on Sustainable Water for Large Cities (2004-05)
American Water Resources Association (Member, Fellow, and Honorary Member)
Member, Editorial Board, Water Resources Bulletin (1978-82)
Member, Selection Committee for Boggess Award (1977-91)
Member, Publications Committee (1986-94)
Member, Awards Committee (1992-96)
Member, International Affairs Committee (1994-00)
The Universities Council on Water Resources (Member)
Lead Delegate, UC Davis (1995-)
Member, International Programs Committee (1995-98)
Member, Board of Directors (1997-00)
Chair, Research Committee (1997-00)
International Water Resources Association (Member)
Mexico’s National Academy of Engineering (Corresponding Member)
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (Member of the U.S. National Comm.,
National Research Council)American Association for the Advancement of Science (Member)
The New York Academy of Sciences (Member)
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society (Member)
Books and Editorships
Mariño, M. A. and Luthin, J. N., Seepage and Groundwater, Elsevier Scientific Publishing
Co., Amsterdam-Oxford-New York (1982)Topical Editor, Groundwater, The Encyclopedia of Water Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc.
(2000-)Editor, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE (1984-88)
Editor, Subsurface Flow and Contamination: Methods of Analysis and Parameter
Uncertainty, Monograph Series No. 8, Amer. Water Resources Assoc. (1987)Editor, Proceedings of the National Symposium on Groundwater Hydrology, American
Water Resources Association (1967)Co-Editor, Integrated Water Resources Management, Publication No. 272, International
Association of Hydrological Sciences, Wallingford, U.K. (2001)Co-Editor, Regional Management of Water Resources, Publication No. 268, International
Association of Hydrological Sciences, Wallingford, U.K. (2001)Co-Editor, Sustainable Water Management Solutions for Large Cities, Publication No.
293, International Assoc. of Hydrological Sciences, Wallingford, U.K. (2005)Assoc. Editor, Nordic Hydrology (2004-)
Assoc. Editor, Hydrological Sciences Journal (1999-)
Assoc. Editor, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE (1982-84)
Assoc. Editor, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE (1995-00)
Assoc. Editor, Water Resources Bulletin, American Water Resources Assoc. (1982-88)
Editorial Board, Scientia Iranica (1992-)
Editorial Board, Iranian Journal of Water Resources Engineering (1993-)
MIGUEL MARIÑO
Miguel was born in Cuba in 1940. After completing high school studies (Bachillerato en Ciencias) at Colegio Champagnat (Maristas) in Cienfuegos in 1957, he attended Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia (A.A. degree in Liberal Arts in 1959). Subsequently he attended the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, receiving B.S. (Petroleum Engineering, 1962) and M.S. (Groundwater Hydrology, 1965) degrees. He was a student of the late Mahdi Hantush, whom Miguel credits for sparking his interest in teaching and research in groundwater hydrology. In the 1960s, Miguel did additional graduate work at Stanford University and Texas Tech University and worked as an assistant hydrologist for the New Mexico State Engineers Office and the Illinois State Water Survey.
Miguel and Irma were married in 1968. They have lived most of their lives in Davis, California, where they brought up their daughter, Raquel Christina.
Generously assisted by John Dracup and William Yeh, Miguel enrolled in a doctoral program at UCLA in 1969, receiving the Ph.D. degree (civil engineering systems) in 1972.
In 1972, Miguel joined the faculty at UC Davis, becoming a full professor in 1980. In the early 1970s, he developed new courses in groundwater systems design, advanced groundwater hydrology, and deterministic and stochastic models for the planning and analysis of water resource systems. Blessed by having excellent students and the unfailing support of colleagues, Miguel developed innovative methodologies for the analysis of environmental hydrology problems and for the planning, design, and management of water resource systems.
As research on environmental concerns accelerated during the 1970s, Miguel
and his students began analytical studies about environmental impacts
of agricultural contaminants. Since then, Miguel has begun a series of
lectures and training courses to help solve soil and water pollution problems
and examine the sustainability of water management solutions for large
cities. Products of their research have been or are being used to help
solve water pollution and management problems in Australia, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, China, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Tunisia, and the United States
of America.