James Smith

William and Edna Macaleer Professor of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Office Phone

609-258-4615

[email protected]

Office

E413 Engineering Quad

Website

http://hydrometeorology.princeton.edu/

Smith CV 2021-22.pdf

Education

PhD Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1981.

MSE Mathematical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1979.

BS Mathematics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1974.

Concurrent University Appointments

Associated Faculty, High Meadows Environmental Institute (PEI)
Associated Faculty, Department of Geosciences
Associated Faculty, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Honors, Awards, DISTINCTIONS

Fellow, American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Fellow, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Robert Horton Lecturer, AMS
Hydrologic Sciences Medal, AMS
Engineering Council Teaching Award

Research INTERESTS

Smith's research interests concern the hydrology and hydrometeorology of extreme floods. Hydrometeorological studies have centered on development of technologies for measuring rainfall from weather radar, stochastic modeling of the space-time structure of rainfall and microphysical studies of extreme rainfall. Flood hazards from landfalling tropical cyclones, thunderstorms in urban environments and convection in mountainous terrain have received special attention.