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Honors and Awards
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Civil Engineering Teaching Award (2005)
Walter L. Huber Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (2002)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1995-1999)
Research Interests
- Watershed and Water Resources Modeling and Management
- Optimal Design of Groundwater Remediation Systems
- Numerical Modeling of Subsurface Contaminant Transport
Recent research support has been received from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Environmental Endowment, the Boston Society of Architects and the U.S. Department of Education.
Recent publications include:
Y. Jia and T.B. Culver, Bootstrapped Artificial Neural Networks for Synthetic Flow Generation with a Small Data Sample, Journal of Hydrology, 331, 580-590, 2006, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.06.005.
Bartelt-Hunt,S.L., T.B. Culver,, J.A. Smith, L.S. Matott, and A.J. Rabideau, Optimal Design of a Compacted Soil Liner Containing Sorptive Amendments, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 132(7),769-776. 2006. doi:10.1061/ASCE0733-93722006132:7769
Jia, Y. and T.B. Culver, Robust Optimization for Total Maximum Daily Load Allocations, Water Resources Research, Vol. 42. W02412, doi:10.1029/2005WR004079, 2006
Chan Hilton, A.B. and T.B. Culver, Groundwater remediation design under uncertainty using genetic algorithms, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 25-34, 131(1), 2005
Aksoy, A. and Culver, T.B., Comparison of continuous and pulsed pump-and-treat for mass transfer-limited aquifers, Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, (refereed international journal in Engineering Index and in English) 28, 307-316, 2004
Aksoy, A. and T.B. Culver, Impacts of physical and
chemical heterogeneities on aquifer remediation design, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 130(4), 311-320, 2004.
Culver, T.B., T.R. Naperala, A.L. Potts, X. Zhang, K.A. Neeley, and S.L. Yu, Case study of impact of TMDL allocations on nitrate leaching, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 128(4), 1-9, July/August 2002.
Culver, T.B., Y. Jia, R. Tikoo, J. Simsic, and R. Garwood, Development of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for fecal coliform bacteria in Moore's Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, May 2002. Available from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Culver, T.B., K.A. Neeley, S.L. Yu, H.X. Zhang, A.L. Potts, and T.R. Naperala, Nitrate TMDL development: The Muddy Creek/Dry River case study, Water Resources Update, (122), 5-15, March 2002.
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Educational Background
- B.S., Environmental Technology, Cornell University, 1984.
- M.S., Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1989.
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 1991.
Teaching Activities
Dr. Culver is committed to preparing engineers for work in the interdisciplinary field
of environmental engineering.
In addition to teaching technical skills, she encourages students to consider current
environmental challenges and to develop effective collaborative skills. Dr. Culver
received a Lilly Teaching Fellowship in 1994-1995 to promote excellence in undergraduate
instruction. She also participates in U.Va.'s Program on Interdisclinary
Research in Contaminant Hydrogeology, (PIRCH). PIRCH is an interdisciplinary graduate
research and education program to train scientist and engineers in the fields of
hydrogeology, geochemistry, microbial ecology, civil engineering, and chemical
engineering.
Her course responsibilities include:
Additional Information
Last updated January 8, 2008
