ABSTRACT
Jose D. Salas is a professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). He received BS and civil engineering degrees from the National University of Engineering of Lima, Perú; MSc degree in hydraulics; and PhD degree in hydrology and water resources from CSU. At CSU, he supervised (main advisor) 42 MSc and 37 PhD students. Dr. Salas has been consultant of national and international organizations and worked in several countries sponsored by UNESCO, FAO, AID, IICA, Hydro-Quebec, and the World Bank. Dr. Salas has been member of the editorial board of several international journals and has published extensively in water resources literature including two books and 12 chapters in books and handbooks. He was awarded the 1996 Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award and the 2010 Ven Te Chow Award both by the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is a corresponding member of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico and the Academy of Engineering of Peru.
