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Julia Ellen Allred Coonrod is Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of New Mexico and serves as Dean of Graduate Studies. She is affiliated with the Civil Engineering department and directs the Hydraulics Lab where physical models of storm water structures are built for the local flood control authority and the DOT.
Dr. Coonrod earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1991, and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1987.
Her research focuses on water resources engineering with particular emphasis on the Middle Rio Grande watershed. Key research areas include:
- Bosque evapotranspiration estimates
- Climate change impacts on stream flow
- Intersection of restoration and flood control goals
- Hydraulic modeling of storm water infrastructure
- GIS applications in water resources management
Dr. Coonrod developed and has taught the CE 547 GIS in Water Resources Engineering course for over seventeen years, continuously updating it with technological advances. She also teaches CE 442 Hydrology & Hydraulic Engineering, CE 691 Graduate Seminar, and CE 492 Women, Water, & Work (crosslisted with AMST, EPS, and HIST), among other courses in civil engineering.
As an academic advisor, she has supervised numerous graduate students across water resources engineering disciplines, with thesis topics spanning river restoration, climate change impacts, hydrologic modeling, and GIS applications. Her students have gone on to work with organizations including the US Army Corps of Engineers, US Bureau of Reclamation, and environmental consulting firms.
Dr. Coonrod maintains strong connections with Dr. David Maidment at the University of Texas at Austin, having completed her Ph.D. under his supervision in 1998, and her GIS course maintains similarities to his offerings at UT Austin.
