ABSTRACT
Iván Rivas Acosta is a civil engineer specialized in water resources. Iván attended the University of San Luis Potosi in Mexico, where he graduated in 1995 with a degree in civil engineering (with honors). Rivas holds a master of science degree in water resources from Colorado State University (CSU), and in 2009, Iván also earned a PhD degree from CSU with the dissertation: “Design and Implementation of Hydrologic Unit Watersheds for Stormwater Modeling in Urban Areas.” A²er completing his graduate studies, Rivas developed several drainage studies for land development for Bulloch Brothers Engineering, Inc. in Nevada, and later, Iván worked for PBSJ in Maryland, performing GIS œoodplain mapping for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) inside of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Currently, Iván works as a senior hydrologist in the Mexican Institute of Water Technology, where his research is focused on assessing the climate change impacts on surface hydrology, developing long-term water resources planning strategies and preparing environmental impact assessments.
