Samuel S. Lee, Ph.D.

Samuel S. Lee, Ph.D. 
Civil Engineer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections – San Francisco Regional Office (FERC-OEP-D2SI)

100 First Street, Suite 2300

San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: 415-369-3393 FAX: 415-369-3322 Cell: 650-644-5158

e-mail: Samuel.lee@ferc.gov or SamuelSangwon@Gmail.com

Web address: http://blog.daum.net/enature/15851296

Academic Career:

1. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA, Doctorate Degree (Ph.D., 1999 under Dr. Dan Urish, Dissertation: A modeling study on vadose zone leaching, saturated zone mixing, and groundwater flow in heterogeneous aquifer) in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concentration in Surface and Subsurface water modeling and simulation, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering. Research Papers: (1) 1999, Characterization of Sediment for Vadose Zone Column Studies, (2) 1998, User's Manual VLEACHSM 2.0: Vadose zone LEACHing and Saturated zone Mixing model 2.0, Developed for USEPA, (3) 1998, GIS and the Internet, (4) 1998, Hydrology, (5) 1998, Concepts and Methods of Beach Protection - Comparison between Engineering and Geological Views - , (6) 1997, Review: Estimation of Hydraulic Conductivity from Grain Size, Grain Shape, and Porosity, (7) 1997, Surface Water Quality Modeling in the Drainage Area of the Saugatucket River, RI, (8) 1997, A Numerical Groundwater Model of a portion of the Queen/Usquepaug Aquifer, RI, (9) 1996, Groundwater Discharge along the Coastal Margin of Cold Spring Beach, Wickford, RI,

2. Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA, Ph.D. Program (1997 under Dr. John (Jack) F. Hermance http://www.geo.brown.edu/geopeople/faculty/Hermance/index.htm) in Environmental Geophysics and Hydrology, Geological Sciences (http://www.geo.brown.edu/research/GeoPhysicsFrameset.htm), Concentration in Seismology and Geodynamics, Environmental Science, and hydrology.

3. Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115, USA, Master Degree (M.S., 1995 under Dr. Constantine Gregory) in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Thesis: Development of a stochastic modeling/simulation for 2-D groundwater pollution), Concentration in Stochastic Hydrologic modeling and simulation, Fractal Theory, Waste Water Treatment. Research Papers: (1) 1995, Modeling of an analytical solution of the 1-D convective-dispersive solute transport equation, (2) 1995, Fractal for Environmental Engineering, (3) 1995, Pesticide Loading to Groundwater (4) 1994, Spreadsheet Modeling Mass Balances Across an Estuary, (5) 1994, Development and Evaluation of SCS Curve Number Runoff Equation, (6) 1993, Asbestos: Hazardous to the General Population Exposed to Airborne Levels of Asbestos in Building, (7) 1993, Copper in Industrial Wastewater and its Removal, (8) 1993, Paper Recycling and its Manufacture, (9) 1992, Activated-Sludge treatment Model

4. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA, Master program (1990 under Dr. Saied Mostaghimi http://www.bse.vt.edu/BSE_Dept/Faculty.php) in Agricultural Engineering, Concentration in Water Resources Engineering, Nonpoint Source Pollution Control and Water Quality Monitoring. Research Papers: (1) 1990, Model for Predicting Bacteria Concentration in Runoff from Agricultural Land.

5. Chonbuk National University, Chonbuk, South Korea, Bachelor Degree (B.S., 1984) in Agricultural Engineering

Work Career:

1. 12/2003 to present U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections – San Francisco Regional Office as a Civil Engineer

2. 4 years with U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT as a hydraulic engineer in hydraulic investigation. Jacksonville, FL 32232-0019. Selected SAD Dam Safety Inspection FEST Team through Homeland Defense Type (Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom, Performed Security Clearance). Serve on a hydrogeologic team lead, a project lead, a technical specialist, a panel for evaluating Integrated Groundwater/Surface Water Modeling Codes, and chair of CERP project modeling team.

3. 1 year with Lee County Regional Water Supply Authority as a Senior Hydrogeologist.

4. 13 years with Agricultural Engineering dept., in Virginia Tech, Civil and Environmental Engineering dept., in Northeastern University, Geology Sciences dept., in Brown University, and Civil and Environmental Engineering dept., University of Rhode Island as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant. VLEACHSM Developer for EPA (EPA Contract 68-C4-0031). Developed Heterogeneous Aquifer Vadose Zone and Groundwater Model (VG Model). Research for Surface Water Modeling (QUAL2E, HEC, MIKE-SHE, HSM), Vadose Zone Leaching (VLEACH, VLEACHSM) and Groundwater Modeling (MODFLOW, FEMWATER), Hydraulic Modeling (H2O Net), Storm Water Management Modeling (SWMM), Groundwater Pollution and Exploration, Coastal Groundwater, GIS applications (AutoCAD, ArcView, ArcInfo, ArcMap), Stochastic Modeling, Fractal Theory, and Small Dams Safety, Non-point source pollution control/modeling, soil erosion control and modeling, watershed modeling, irrigation and drainage control, soi contamination, root zone control, and parameter uncertainty in pesticide fate models. Helped to evaluate the effectiveness of animal waste BMPs in improving the water quality of streams draining from operations located in a small watershed.

5. 7 years with VADOSE DOT NET as a Consultant. Initiated consulting work in 42 projects ($4,000 to $320,000) for the fields of aqueous geochemistry, hydrogeology, beach nourishment, coastal protection, surface water quantity and quality modeling, soil contamination, vadose zone leaching and groundwater modeling, groundwater pollution and exploration, coastal groundwater, and Small Dams Safety for the VADOSE DOT NET (http://www.vadose.net/). Evaluated the projects of existing and future development impacts on water infrastructure needs in the city area, urban reserve area planning models. Performed developing models by Fortran, C/C++, Visual Basic codes and using GMS, SMS, WMS, MIKE SHE/11, MODHMS, and other commercial packages. Research and development in the areas of radio nuclide transport in environmental systems, the stochastic nature of natural systems, and risk estimation in order to resolve technical issues and aid regulatory decisions.

6. 3 years with SOUTH KOREA ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – 50 DIVISION TAEGU as a geotechnical engineer

Special Achievements:

1. Selected a KOSEN Expert in Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, 2006-present

2. Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in Scientists, 2005-present

3. Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2005-present

4. Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in World, 2005-present

5. Listed in America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals Biography, 2003-present

6. Listed in International Biographical Centre, 2007-present

7. Awarded a national merit member of the 41^st Scientists and Engineers day in South Korea, 2008

8. Selected SAD Dam Safety Inspection FEST Team through Homeland Defense Type (Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom, Performed Security Clearance), 2003.

9. Granted VLEACHSM Developer from EPA (EPA Contract 68-C4-0031), 1998.

10. Awarded a service medal of 1988 Seoul Olympiad as a coordinator in South Korea pull press team, South Korea, 1988

Selected Publications:

1. Chapter “Simulating Groundwater Transport Process Using A Vertical Heterogeneity Model” Systems Modeling and Simulation: Theory and Applications, Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume 3398, 2005, pp 536-544

2. Chapter “Finite-Difference Method Three-Dimensional Model for Seepage Analysis Through Fordyce DAM” Advances in Geosciences, Vol. 6: Hydrological Science (2006) Edited by Namsik Park et al. Published by World Scientific Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 2006, p.171-180

3. Chapter “Development of Unsaturated-Zone Leaching and Saturated-Zone Mixing Model” Advances in Geosciences, Vol. 6: Hydrological Science (2006) Edited by Namsik Park et al. Published by World Scientific Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 2006, p.181-194

4. Chapter "Unsaturated-Zone Leaching and Saturated-Zone Mixing Model in Heterogeneous Layers" Experimental Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Springer, Proceedings in Physics Volume 112, 2007, pp 387-399 Chapter “Derivation of 2-D Flow Lines from Water Table Data in Heterogeneous Aquifer by Developing Specific Finite Difference Method Programs” Advanced Methods, Techniques, and Applications in Modeling and Simulation Proceedings in Information and Communications Technology Volume 4, 2012, pp 41-49

5. Over 600 Government technical memo and papers of Critical Energy Infrastructure Information under US Army Corps of Engineers and US Federal Energy Regulatory Commotion 2000 to 2014

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