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Edward S. Gross
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Independent
Consultant, April 2000 to present
Consulting
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University,
September 2000 to present
Quantitative Environmental
Analysis, LLC, Senior Project Engineer, March 1999 to April 2000
Stanford University, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory,
Post-Doctoral Researcher, December 1997 to March 1999
Viosoft Corporation, Programmer, June 1998 to March 1999
University of Trento, Applied Mathematics Laboratory, Visiting
Scientist, March 1996 to October 1996
United States Geological
Survey, Research Assistant, June 1992 to September 1992
Radian Corporation,
Consulting Engineer, January 1991 to September 1991
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998
Stanford University, M.S., Civil Engineering, 1992
University of California, Los
Angeles, B.S., Civil Engineering, 1990
EXPERIENCE
General Experience
Dr.
Gross has 12 years of experience in numerical modeling of environmental fluid
dynamics. He has developed and applied state-of-the-art numerical methods for
simulations of environmental fluid dynamics. Numerical methods and models
developed by Dr. Gross are currently used in several consulting and research
projects. He has applied models extensively in San Francisco Bay,
as well as other estuaries and rivers, and validated models with highly
detailed hydrodynamic data. Recently, he performed three-dimensional
hydrodynamic modeling of proposed runway alternatives in an environmental
impact study for SFO and has performed detailed hydrodynamic, salinity and
water quality modeling of Tomales Bay.
He is currently conducting detailed hydrodynamic and salinity modeling
related to large-scale restoration of salt ponds in San Francisco Bay.
Representative
Experience
Title:
Determining the Mechanisms Relating Freshwater Flow and Abundance of
Estuarine Biota (the “Fish-X2” Relationships): Phase I
Client:
CALFED
Developed and calibrated a three-dimensional
hydrodynamic model of the San
Francisco estuary, extending from the ocean to the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Validated the model at the tidal,
tidally-averaged and seasonal time scales using detailed velocity profile
data and both continuous observations and transects of salinity. Applied the
model to study salt transport mechanisms in the San Francisco estuary.
Title:
Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic and Salinity Modeling in South San Francisco Bay
and Associated Tidal Sloughs
Client:
Cargill Salt
Calibrated a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model of
San Francisco Bay to reproduce tidal current data
and salinity data. Developed a high-resolution
three-dimensional models of tidal sloughs including Alviso Slough, Coyote Creek and Alameda Flood Control
Channel. Simulated changes in salinity in South San Francisco Bay
and associated tidal sloughs resulting from initial restoration of over
15,000 acres of salt ponds. Estimated changes in salinity, tidal velocity and
tidal prism in tidal sloughs that would result from breaching selected salt
ponds. Worked closely with life scientists to present model results in the
most ecologically relevant manner.
Title: South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
Science Strategy Team
Client: California State Coastal Conservancy
Member of the Science Strategy Team, the core
advisory group of local scientists charged with ensuring that scientific data
and direction are incorporated into all phases of the restoration program.
Wrote draft conceptual models to be used in the restoration planning process.
Provided guidance to the Coastal Conservancy and consultant team on scope and
technical approach for restoration planning. Reviewed consultant work
products.
Title:
Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic and Transport Modeling of Tomales Bay
Client: UC
Berkeley
Analyzed hydrologic data and estimated freshwater
inflows to Tomales
Bay. Calibrated a
highly resolved three-dimensional hydrodynamic model to reproduce tidal
current data and salinity data. Analyzed three-dimensional transport
processes active in Tomales Bay,
including tidal dispersion and density-driven flow. Applied model to simulate
long-term transport of dissolved substances from various sources as part of a
TMDL effort to control pathogens in Tomales Bay. Estimated the concentration of
these dissolved substances at locations at which shellfish are harvested in Tomales
Bay.
Title:
Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Modeling of the Impact of Proposed Runway
Extensions for the San
Francisco International
Airport
Client:
URS Corporation
Supervised generation of
bathymetric model grid of San
Francisco Bay.
Identified datasets and determined methodology for hydrodynamic model
calibration and validation. Advised on all aspects of two-dimensional
hydrodynamic simulations. Performed all three-dimensional modeling for the
project. Improved the numerical method of the three-dimensional model and
extended the input/output capabilities of the three-dimensional model.
Calibrated and validated the three-dimensional numerical model against
hydrodynamic data and detailed three-dimensional salinity data. Performed
analyses of the proposed project "impact" on San Francisco Bay
salinity and residence time. The
two-dimensional model that was applied in the project was MIKE 21 and the
three-dimensional model was TRIM3D.
Title:
Hydrodynamic Model Selection for Simulation of the Dispersion of a Coastal
Outfall Discharge
Client:
Tetra Tech Inc.
Summarized the capabilities, advantages and
disadvantages of several candidate models. Described the capabilities and
experience of several consulting firms specializing in environmental
modeling.
Title:
Hydrodynamic and Sediment Transport Modeling of Confidential River with Broad
Floodplains
Client:
Confidential
Developed a highly efficient vertically-averaged
numerical method for long-term simulations of hydrodynamics and sediment
transport in a river with floodplains. Calibrated the model against field
data including stage, velocity and suspended sediment concentration.
Title:
Hydrodynamic and Scalar Transport Modeling of South San Francisco Bay
Client: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, San
Francisco Estuary Project, San Francisco, California
Applied a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model to South San Francisco Bay. Calibrated the model to
accurately reproduce tidal currents and tidal elevations throughout the
embayment. Compared the accuracy of various numerical methods for salt
transport. Developed a highly efficient and stable numerical method for
scalar transport. Validated the model by comparison of the computed salt
field with salinity data. Modeled the
long-term transport of wastewater discharges from point sources.
Title:
Hydrodynamic Modeling of San
Diego Bay
Client:
Marine Environmental Branch, SPAWAR,
US Navy, San Diego, California
Applied a depth-averaged hydrodynamic model to
simulate tidal hydrodynamics of San
Diego Bay.
Participated in velocity data collection. Calibrated the model to accurately
reproduce tidal currents and tidal elevations throughout the embayment.
Title:
Hydrodynamic and Scalar Transport Modeling of North San Francisco
Bay
Client:
National Science Foundation
Applied a three-dimensional hydrodynamic and scalar
transport model to North
San Francisco Bay.
Simulated the velocity and salt field of North San Francisco
Bay during a period of
periodic stratification.
PUBLICATIONS
“Consistency with
continuity in conservative advection schemes for free-surface models,”
Gross, E.S., L. Bonaventura, and G. Rosatti, International Journal for
Numerical Methods in Fluids, 38:307-327, 2002.
“Salinity simulations of San Francisco Bay,”
Gross, E.S., J.R. Koseff and S.G. Monismith., ASCE
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 125(11):1199-1209, 1999.
“Evaluation of advective
transport schemes for simulation of salinity in a shallow estuary,”
Gross, E.S., J.R. Koseff and S.G. Monismith. ASCE
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 125(1):32-46, 1999.
“A semi-implicit method for vertical transport
in multidimensional models,” Gross, E.S., V. Casulli,
L. Bonaventura and J.R. Koseff. International
Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 28:157-186, 1998.
“Numerical modeling of hydrodynamics
and scalar transport in an estuary,” E.S. Gross. Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, 1998.
“Simulating
periodic stratification in the San Francisco Estuary”, Gross, E.S.,
M.L. MacWilliams, and W. Kimmerer. Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, Proceedings
of the Ninth International Conference, ASCE, 155-175, 2006.
“Salinity simulations in San Francisco Bay,”
Gross, E.S., J.R. Koseff and S.G. Monismith.
Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Environmental
Hydraulics, pp. 67-73, 1998.
“Modeling tidal hydrodynamics of San Diego Bay, California,”
Wang, P.F., R.T. Cheng, K. Richter, E.S. Gross, D. Sutton, and J.W. Gartner.
Journal of American Water Resources Association, 34(5):1123-1140, 1998.
“Three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling of Tomales Bay,
California,” Gross, E.S.,
and M.T. Stacey. Proceedings of the Estuarine and Coastal Modeling
Conference, ASCE, 2005.
“Constancy preserving, conservative advection
methods for free-surface models, ” Bonaventura,
L. and E.S. Gross, Proceedings of the Godunov Methods: Theory and Application
Conference, Oxford, UK, Kluwer,
2001.
CONTACT INFORMATION
6452 Regent Street
Oakland, CA 94618
Tel: (510) 847-4061
ed.gross@baymodeling.com
http://www.baymodeling.com
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