As a research hydrologist, post-doctoral researcher at the Northwest Watershed Research Center (USDA-ARS) I am interested in physically based hydrologic modeling in an effort to improve upscaling of hydrologic models. I am partially funded through the WATERS Network. Initially, testing will use the Penn State Integrated Hydrologic Modeling System (PIHM), a multiprocess, multi-scale hydrologic model with hydrological processes that are fully coupled using a semi-discrete finite volume method.

I recently completed a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Idaho Center for Ecohydraulics Research in Boise, Idaho. My dissertation is focused on the measurements and modeling of turbulent fluxes over snow in complex terrain. I have worked closely with my dissertation committee - Dr. Timothy Link, Dr. Danny Marks, Dr. John Pomeroy, and Dr. Peter Goodwin - on this project. My study site is located in the Owyhee Mountains in southwestern Idaho at the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed.

My education and employment history have shaped my current and future research path. Details from several past projects, including my master’s thesis from Oregon State University, Peace Corps, and work in Antarctica are available. I was fortunate to receive an education enhancement award from the DeVlieg Foundation and studied in Finland, England and Italy for a short time. Read the press release.

My Curriculum Vitae is also available for review.

Contact Information: Michele L. Reba, Ph.D., PE, email: michele.reba@gmail.com