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About Richard N. Palmer

I am the Department Head and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. My primary areas of interest are in the application of structured planning approaches to water resources. This includes impacts of climate change on water resources, drought planning, real-time water resource management, and the application of decision support to civil engineering management problems. I helped to develop the field of “shared vision modeling” in water resources planning and pioneered the use of “virtual drought exercises.” Currently, I’m involved in the CCRUN NOAA RISA (Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast), which focuses stakeholder-driven research on urban climate change adaptation. I also serve as the University Director of the Interior Department’s Northeast Climate Science Center, which provides tools, information, and support for land and resource managers in the face of climate change.

Positions

Present Professor and Department Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Curriculum Vitae




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Honors and Awards

  • ASCE Julian Hinds Award, 2006


Contact Information

Marston Hall, Rm 222
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst MA, 01003
Tel:413-545-2508
Fax:413-545-2840