Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Hydraulics

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2010

Dissertation: Moment Stability Analysis Method for Determining Safety Factors for Articulated Concrete Blocks.

M.S. Civil Engineering, Hydraulics

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2005

Thesis: A Study of In-stream Rehabilitation Structures in Sand-bed Channels.

B.S. Civil Engineering

University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 2002

Professional Registrations

Professional Engineer, State of Missouri (No. 2014007263), since 2014

Professional Engineer, State of Colorado (No. 42663), since 2008

Experience

DIRECTOR, WATER Institute (December 2019 – Present)

Saint Louis University, WATER Institute, St. Louis, Missouri

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (August 2013 – Present)

Saint Louis University, Department of Civil Engineering, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, St. Louis, Missouri

RESEARCH SCIENTIST (August 2010 – July 2013)

Colorado State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Daryl B. Simons Building at the Engineering Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado

HYDRAULICS LABORATORY MANAGER - RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (March 2007 – August 2010)

Colorado State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Daryl B. Simons Building at the Engineering Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado

RESEARCH ASSISTANT (May 2002 – March 2007)

Colorado State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Daryl B. Simons Building at the Engineering Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado

FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY TEACHING ASSISTANT (August 2001 – May 2002)

University of Missouri – Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP (May 2000 – August 2001)

Natural Resources Conservation Services, State Office, Columbia, Missouri and Field Office, St. Joseph, Missouri

Teaching

  • CVNG 3130 Hydraulic Engineering, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 3140 Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 4500 Capstone Design I, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 4510 Capstone Design II, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 1010 Freshman Engineering I, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 4330/5330 Open Channel Flow, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 4350/5350 Hydraulic Modeling, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 4370/5370 River Engineering, Saint Louis University

  • CVNG 3070 Engineering Project Management, Saint Louis University

  • CIVE 581 Physical and Numerical Hydraulic Modeling, Colorado State University

  • CIVE 402 Co-Instructor for Senior Design Principles, Colorado State University

  • CIVE 403 Co-Instructor for Senior Project Design, Colorado State University

  • CE 253 Undergraduate Fluids Laboratory Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia

Awards and Recognitions

  • Nominated for Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award 2021, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology, Saint Louis University

  • Nominated for the Association of Parks College Students (APCS) Outstanding Faculty Award, April 2017

  • Selected as a participant for the 2016 Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium hosted by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

  • Received Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award 2016, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology, Saint Louis University

  • Nominated for the Association of Parks College Students (APCS) Outstanding Faculty Award, April 2015

  • Nominated for the Parks Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, April 2015

  • Selected to be a Culturally Responsive Teaching Fellow (2015-2016), Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, Saint Louis University

Publications and Presentations

Journal Articles Published

Mustafa, M.T., Cox, A.L., and Mitchell, K. (2019). "Particle Image Velocimetry Validation for Quantifying Movement of Bedload Material." Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, 7(4), 263-272. DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2019.1683086.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2019). "Articulated Concrete Block Stability Assessment for Channelized Flow." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 154(4). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE) HY.1943-7900.0001579.

Peterson, K.T., Sagan, V., Sidike, P, Cox, A.L., and Martinez, M.J. (2018). “Suspended Sediment Concentration Estimation from Landsat Imagery along the Lower Missouri and Middle Mississippi Rivers Using an Extreme Learning Machine.” Remote Sensing 10(10), 1503. DOI: 10.3390/rs10101503 .

Pereira, L.S.F., Andes, L.C., Cox, A.L., and Ghulam, A. (2018). “Measuring Suspended-Sediment Concentration and Turbidity in the Middle Mississippi and Lower Missouri Rivers using Landsat Data.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 54(2), DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12616.

Mustafa, M.T., Cox, A.L., Davinroy, R.D., Krischel, B.J., and Nguyen, I.H. (2017). “Mobile-Bed Similitude Evaluation of Hydraulic Sediment Response Models.” Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research, DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2017.1324825.

Andes, L.C. and Cox, A.L. (2017). “Rectilinear Inverse Distance Weighting Methodology for Bathymetric Cross-section Interpolation along the Mississippi River.” ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 22(7). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001514.

Abt, S.R., Scurlock, S.M., Thornton, C.I., Cox, A.L., and Holste, N.J. (2016). “Bendway Weir Riprap Sizing Criteria.” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 42(12). DOI.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001209.

Cox, A.L., Saadat, S., MacKenzie, K.A., and Thornton, C.I. (2015). “Effect of Urban Debris on Hydraulic Efficiency of an Elliptical Sharp-Crested Weir.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 141(6). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000837.

Cox, A.L., Kullberg, E.G., MacKenzie, K.A., and Thornton, C.I. (2014). “Stage-discharge Rating Equation for an Elliptical Sharp-crested Weir.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 140(6). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000730.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2014). “Articulated Concrete Block Stability Assessment for Embankment-Overtopping Conditions.” ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 140(5). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.-0000844.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2013). “Supercritical flow measurement using large Parshall flumes.” ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 139(8):655-662. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000605.

Selbig, W.R., Cox, A.L., and Bannerman, R.T. (2012). “Verification of a Depth-Integrated Sample Arm as a Means to Reduce Solids Stratification Bias in Urban Stormwater Sampling.” Journal of Environmental Monitoring. Vol. 14(4): 1137-1143. DOI: 10.1039/C2EM10999A.

Other Peer-reviewed Papers

Komiskey, M.J., Stuntebeck, T.D., Cox, A.L., and Frame, D.R. (2013). “Implications of flume slope on discharge estimates from 0.762-meter H flumes used in edge-of-field monitoring: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report.” 2013–1082, 11 pp.

Peer-reviewed Conference Papers

Cox, A.L. and Martinez, M.J. (2019). “Investigation of Suspended-Sediment Concentration in the Mississippi River using LISST and Remote Sensing Surrogate Methods.” 2019 Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), June 24-28, Reno, NV.

Cox, A.L., Sommer, D., Luna, R., Kopinski, E. (2017). “Design matrices for erosion control blankets for Missouri hydrology and geology.” Proceedings from the Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting, January 8-12, Washington, DC.

Andes, L.C. and Cox, A.L. (2016). “Long-term morphologic analysis of the Mississippi River-Big Muddy River Confluence.” Eighth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2016, July 12-15, St. Louis, MO.

Mustafa, M.T., Cox, A.L., Davinroy, R.D., Krischel, B.J., and Nguyen, I.H. (2016). “Form- and grain-roughness components of Shields-parameter similitude for an HSR physical model.” Eighth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2016, July 12-15, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L., Turner, M.D., and Thornton, C.I. (2011). “New Scour Protection Technology – How does it Stack Up?” Presented at International Erosion Control Association Environmental Connection 2011 Conference, February 22-24, Orlando, FL.

Cox, A.L., and Carpenter, T. (2008). “Performance of Scourstop Transition Mat® for Channelized Hydraulic Conditions.” Presented at International Erosion Control Association Environmental Connection 2008 Conference, February 19-21, Orlando, FL.

Cox, A.L., and Thornton, C.I. (2006). “Overtopping Analysis – The State of the Practice.” Proc. of the 2006 Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 11-14, Boston, MA.

Other Conference Papers

Scurlock, S.M., Cox, A.L., Baird, D.C., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2015). “Hybrid Hydraulic Modeling of River-training Structures in Sinuous Channels.” 3rd Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), April 19-23, Reno, NV.

Healy, K.M., Cox, A.L., Hanes, D.M., and Chambers, L.G. (2015). “State of the Practice of Sediment Management in Reservoirs: Minimizing Sedimentation and Removing Deposits.” 3rd Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), April 19-23, Reno, NV.

Cox, A.L., Biedenharn, D.S., Watson, C.C., and Martin, M. (2015). “POTAMOD – Mobile-bed Sediment-transport Modeling Application for Use with SIAM and HEC-RAS.” 3rd Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), April 19-23, Reno, NV.

Andes, L.C., and Cox, A.L. (2015). “Middle Mississippi River Sedimentation Analysis at Tributary Junctions.” 3rd Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), April 19-23, Reno, NV.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., Woidt, J.L., MacKenzie, K.A., and Mommandi, A. (2012). “Physical Modeling and Evaluation of Hydraulic Efficiencies for Colorado Department of Transportation Type C and D Median Inlets.” North American Surface Water Quality Conference and Exposition StormCon 2012, August 20-22, Denver, CO.

Selbig, W.R. and Cox, A.L. (2012). “Improving Sediment Measurements in Stormwater through an Automated Depth-Integrated Sample Arm.” ASCE EWRI Hydraulic Measurement & Experimental Methods Conference, August 12-15, Snowbird, UT.

Scurlock, M.S., Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Baird, D.C. (2012). “Maximum Velocity Effects from Vane-Dike Installations in Channel Bends.” ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2012, May 20-24, Albuquerque, NM.

Scurlock, M.S., Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Baird, D.C. (2011). “Maximum Outer-bank Velocity Reduction for Vane-dike Fields Installed in Channel Bends.” AGU Hydrology Days 2011, March 21-23, Fort Collins, CO.

Turner, M.D., Cox, A.L., and Thornton, C.I. (2011). “Development of Transition Mat Scour Protection Design Methodology and Comparison to the State-of-the-practice.” AGU Hydrology Days 2011, March 21-23, Fort Collins, CO.

Woidt, J.L., Cox, A.L., and Thornton, C.I. (2011). “Evaluation of Sedimentation and Erosion Trends in the Sacramento River near the M&T/Llano Seco Pump Station.” AGU Hydrology Days 2011, March 21-23, Fort Collins, CO.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Eriksen, K.W. (2008). “Effectiveness of Artificial Substrate in Capturing and Retaining Sturgeon Eggs.” ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2008, May 12-16, Honolulu, HI.

Lui, H., Kosugi, S., Foster, A., and Lee, A.J. (2002). “Cost Analysis of Freight Transport by a LIM-Driven Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline.” ISUFT-2002, September 19-20, Bochum, Germany.

Abstracts Presented at Conferences

Merwade, V., Muste, M., Demir, I., Cox, A., Minear, J.T., 2020. RiverMorph: A Web Platform for Enabling River Morphology Research. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Abstract IN004, December 1-17, Online.

Sakhaee, F., and Cox, A.L. (2019). “Stochastic analysis of bedload transport in a small-scale model.” 2019 Mid-American Environmental Engineering Conference, October 18-19, Columbia, MO.

Cox, A.L., Martinez, M., J. (2018). “Development and Application of Reflectance-SSC models for the Middle-Mississippi River.” 10th International Perspectives on Water Resources and the Environment (IPWE), December 3-7, Cartagena, Colombia.

Pereira, L.S.F., Andes, L.C., Cox, A.L., and Ghulam, A. (2016). “Remote Sensing of Suspended Sediment Concentration along the Middle-Mississippi River” Geological Society of America GSA North-Central Section 50th Annual Meeting, presented April 18-19, Champaign, MO.

Andes, L.C. and Cox, A.L. (2016). “Bed Stability Analysis at the Mississippi River-Big Muddy River Confluence” 22nd Annual Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, presented April 22, St. Louis, MO.

Pereira, L.S.F., Andes, L.C., Cox, A.L., and Ghulam, A. (2016). “Remote Sensing of Suspended Sediment Concentration along the Middle-Mississippi River” 22nd Annual Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, presented April 22, St. Louis, MO.

Mustafa, M.T. and Cox, A.L. (2016). “Form- and grain-roughness components of Shields-parameter similitude for an HSR physical model” 22nd Annual Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, presented April 22, St. Louis, MO.

Andes, L.C. and Cox, A.L. (2015). “Middle Mississippi River Sedimentation Analysis at Tributary Junctions” 21st Annual Graduate Student Association Research Symposium, April 24, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L., Woidt, J.L., Thornton, C.I., and MacKenzie, K.A. (2014). “Hydraulic Efficiencies for Colorado Department of Transportation Type C and D Median Inlets” National Hydraulic Engineering Conference, August 19-22, Iowa City, IA.

Cox, A.L., Kullberg, E.G., and MacKenzie, K.A. (2014). “Elliptical Sharp-crested Weir for Detention-basin Outlets: Rating Equation Development and Outlet-box Overtopping Conditions” ASCE EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, June 1-5, Portland, OR.

Scurlock, S.M., Baird, D.C., Thornton, C.I., Abt, S.R., and Cox, A.L. (2014). “Shear Stress Distributions within a Prismatic and Native-topography Channel” ASCE EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, June 1-5, Portland, OR.

Cox, A.L., and Hanes, D.M. (2014). “Missouri Reservoir Sustainability: Challenges, Solutions, and Unknowns” Missouri Natural Resources Conference, February 5-7, Osage Beach, MO.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., Abt, S.R. (2012). “Moment Stability Analysis Method for Determining Safety Factors for Articulated Concrete Blocks” National Hydraulic Engineering Conference, August 28-31, Nashville, TN.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., Baird, D.C., Scurlock, S.M., and Abt, S.R. (2012). “Boundary Shear-Stress Distributions for Transverse Features in a Sinuous Channel” AGU Hydrology Days, March 21, Fort Collins, CO.

Scurlock, S.M., Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Baird, D.C. (2012). “Velocity effects of transverse in-stream structures in channel bends.” AGU Hydrology Days, March 21, Fort Collins, CO.

Cox, A.L., Turner, M.D., and Thornton, C.I. (2010). “New Scour Protection Technology – How Does it Stack Up?” National Hydraulic Engineering Conference (NHEC), Park City, UT.

Conference Posters

Andes, L.C. and Cox, A.L. (2016). “Long-term morphologic analysis of the Mississippi River-Big Muddy River Confluence.” Eighth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2016, July 12-15, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L., Biedenharn, D.S., Watson, C.C., and Martin, M. (2015). “POTAMOD – Mobile-bed Sediment-transport Modeling Application for Use with SIAM and HEC-RAS.” 3rd Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), April 19-23, Reno, NV.

Healy, K.M., Cox, A.L., Hanes, D.M., and Chambers, L.G. (2015). “State of the Practice of Sediment Management in Reservoirs: Minimizing Sedimentation and Removing Deposits.”3rd Joint Federal Interagency Conference on Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling (SEDHYD), April 19-23, Reno, NV.

Cox, A.L. and Nia, K. (2014). “Challenges and Solutions for the Future Sustainability of Missouri Reservoirs.” Mississippi River Watershed Education Symposium, November 14-15, Godfrey, IL.

Baird, D.C., Scurlock, M.S., Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2014). "Bendway Weir Effects on Bankline Velocity and Shear Stress" ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, June 1-5, Portland, OR.

Kimbrel, S.W., Thornton, C.I., and Cox, A.L. (2008). “Investigation of Lateral Channel Migration and Sedimentation with Physical Modeling: M&T Pump Station on the Sacramento River.” ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 12-16, Honolulu, HI.

Cox, A.L., and Thornton, C.I. (2008). “Large-scale Physical Modeling of Rock Grade Control Structures.” ASCE World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, May 12-16, Honolulu, HI.

Cox, A.L. (2006). “Overtopping Analysis – The State of the Practice.” AGU Hydrology Days, March 20-22, Fort Collins, CO.

Cox, A.L., and Thornton, C.I. (2006). “Overtopping Analysis – The State of the Practice.” Association of State Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference, September 11-14, Boston, MA.

Selected Invited Talks

Cox, A.L. (2019). “Investigation of Suspended-Sediment Concentration on the Mississippi River using Surrogate Methods.” Invited Speaker for the Geography & Environmental Science Research Seminar at the University of Portsmouth, September 18, Portsmouth, UK.

Cox, A.L. (2017). “Incipient Motion of Bedload Material in 3-D Flow Environments.” presented at ASCE – Quad Cities Section & SAME – Rock Island Post Annual Engineering Training Conference, October 13, Davenport, IA.

Cox, A.L. (2017). “Design Matrices for Erosion Control Blankets for Missouri Hydrology and Geology.” presented to the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE), April 25, Jefferson City, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2017). “Measuring Suspended-Sediment Concentrations and Turbidity in the Middle-Mississippi and Lower-Missouri Rivers using Remote Sensing Technology.” Invited Speaker for the Hydrosystems Lab Seminar Series at the University of Illinois, March 3, Urbana, IL.

Cox, A.L. (2016). “Use of Remote Sensing to Monitor Suspended Sediment Concentrations in the Middle Mississippi River.” presented as a webinar for the St. Louis Chapter of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), December 15, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2016). “Using Remote Sensing as a Surrogate Method for Suspended Sediment Concentration Measurements along the Middle-Mississippi River.” Invited Speaker for the Joint Seminar Series of the University of Mississippi National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering and the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service National Sedimentation Laboratory, October 25, Oxford, MS.

Cox, A.L. (2014). “Effectiveness of Artificial Substrate in Capturing and Retaining Sturgeon Eggs.” presented at the 2014 ASCE EWRI Seminar – Water, Water, Everywhere, May 9, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2014). “Challenges and Solutions for the Future Sustainability of Missouri Reservoirs.” Invited Seminar Presenter for the University of Missouri – Columbia Geotechnical Seminar Series, April 4, Columbia, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2008). “CSU Steady-State Overtopping Testing.” presented at the Full-Scale Levee Overtopping Test Facility Workshop at the USACE Engineering Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.

Other Presentations

Cox, A.L. (2017). “River Engineering Research Summary.” presented at the River Resources Action Team 2017 Site Visit hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, August 31, Troy, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2017). “Potamod: Elevation Adjustments using on Linear Interpolation.” presented to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Engineer Research and Development Center, April 5, Vicksburg, MS.

Cox, A.L. and Luna, R.† (2017). “MoDOT - Erosion Control Blanket Specification and Design Workshop.” presented to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), March 22, Jefferson City, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2016). “Potamod – Mobile-bed Sediment Transport Modeling Application for use with SIAM and HEC-RAS.” presented to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Engineer Research and Development Center, June 13, Vicksburg, MS.

Cox, A.L., Luna, R., and Sommer, D.T. (2015). “Missouri Department of Transportation: Evaluation of Erosion Control Blanket Properties and Test Criteria.” presented to the Missouri Department of Transportation, October 30, 2015, Jefferson City, MO.

Cox, A.L. and Mustafa, M.T. (2015). “Hydraulic Sediment Response Model Evaluation.” presented during the River Resources Action Team Coordination Trip, October 22, 2015, Cairo, IL.

Cox, A.L. (2014). “Hydraulic Engineering Research.” presented at the Saint Louis University Water Resources Symposium held at the Missouri Department of Conservation St. Louis Regional Office, December 9, St. Charles, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2013). “Elliptical Sharp-crested Weir for Detention Pond Outlet Structure: Rating Equation Development and Uncertainty Analysis.” presented to the Saint Louis University Graduate Program Seminar Series, November 26, St. Louis, MO.

Cox, A.L. (2012). “CFD Modeling Approach for Sinuous Channel.” presented to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Technical Service Center and Albuquerque Area Office in Denver, CO.

Cox, A.L. (2012). “Effectiveness of Artificial Substrate in Capturing and Retaining Sturgeon Eggs.” presented to the Colorado State University American Fisheries Society Student Organization, Fort Collins, CO.

Cox, A.L. (2012). “Summary of Subcommittee on Sedimentation Activities.” presented at the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable Meeting, May 30, Arlington, VA.

Cox, A.L., Scurlock, S.M., and Thornton, C.I. (2011). “Results from Hydraulic Modeling of Transverse Features in a Native-topography Channel.” presented to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in Albuquerque, NM.

Cox, A.L., Scurlock, S.M., and Thornton, C.I. (2011). “Maximum Shear Stress and Longitudinal Shear Stress Distribution for Trapezoidal and Native-topography Sinuous Channels.” presented to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in Albuquerque, NM.

Cox, A.L., Woidt, J., and Thornton, C.I. (2010). “M & T Pump Station Intake Physical Model II.” presented to Tetra Tech, Inc., Fort Collins, CO.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Kimbrel, S. (2008) “M & T Pump Station Intake Physical Model.” presented at the M&T/Llano Seco Pumping Plant Workshop, Chico, CA.

Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Turner, M.D. (2008). “Las Vegas Wash Sloped Rock-weirs.” presented to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV.

Technical Reports (64 additional reports not listed)

Sommer, D.T., Cox, A.L., Luna, R. (2016). “Evaluation of Erosion Control Blanket Properties and Test Criteria for Specification and Design.” submitted to the Missouri Department of Transportation, Jefferson City, MO, July, 151 pp.

Scurlock, S.M., Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2014). “Middle Rio Grande Modeling – Calibration and validation of a numerical model for evaluation of transverse in-stream structure research.” submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, NM, October, 89 pp.

Cox, A.L. (2014). “Numerical Modeling of Transverse River Training Structures: Creating STL Files.” submitted to Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, November, 22 pp.

Cox, A.L., Kullberg, E.G., and Thornton, C.I. (2013). “Stage-discharge Rating Equation Development for an Elliptical Sharp-crested Weir using Physical Hydraulic Modeling.” submitted to the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver, CO, July, 21 pp.

Cox, A.L. and Thornton, C.I. (2013). “Hydraulic Laboratory Testing of PermeCaptureTM Drainage System.” submitted to Oldcastle Precast, Inc., Littleton, CO, June, 23 pp.

Cox, A.L., Clopper, A.C., Botelho, M.A., and Thornton, C.I. (2013). “Hydraulic Testing of a Sharp-crested Elliptical Weir Outlet Structure.” submitted to Report submitted to the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver, CO, March, 50 pp.

Cox, A.L., Scurlock, S.M., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2012). “Middle Rio Grande Physical Modeling – Assessment of Equations for Predicting Flow Velocities Associated with Transverse Features using Field Data from the Middle Rio Grande.” submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, NM, August, 36 pp.

Scurlock, S.M., Thornton, C.I., Cox, A.L., and Abt, S.R. (2012). “Middle Rio Grande Physical Modeling – Native-topography Dataset Evaluation Summary.” submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, NM, August, 38 pp.

Scurlock, S.M., Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2012). “Middle Rio Grande Physical Modeling – Transverse Instream Structure Analysis: Procedures for Application of MVR and AVR in Field Design.” submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, NM, August, 9 pp.

Scurlock, S.M., Cox, A.L., Thornton, C.I., and Abt, S.R. (2012). “Middle Rio Grande Physical Modeling – Transverse Instream Structure Analysis: Maximum and Average Velocity Ratios within the Prismatic Channel.” submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque, NM, July, 31 pp.

Professional Service and Memberships

Technical Committees and Conferences

  • Missouri Water Resources Research Center (MWRRC) Advisory Board (2014 – current)

  • Member, EWRI Task Committee on Scour at In-stream Hydraulic Structures, (2018 – current)

  • Volunteer Scientist for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX) (2017 – current)

  • Subcommittee on Sedimentation (SOS) of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI); Chair for 2014 and 2015, Vice Chair for 2012 and 2013; Student Program Coordinator, 2015 Federal Interagency Sedimentation and Hydrologic Modeling Conference (SEDHYD); currently on the SEDHYD 2019 Planning Workgroup

  • Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Hydrology and Hydraulics (AFB60) (2014 – 2019)

  • Spring Seminar Planning Committee for the St. Louis Section of EWRI (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

  • Local Organizing Committee for the River Flow 2016 International Conference; Special Session Chair and Organizer, Topic of Reservoir Sustainability

  • Session Chair, Water Management Session, Water Challenges and Opportunities: A symposium in celebration of 50th Anniversary of Missouri Water Resources Research Center, October 7-8 (2014), Columbia, MO

  • Moderator, Experimental Fluid Mechanics – Hydraulic Engineering – Hydraulic Structures Session, AGU Hydrology Days Conference, (Spring 2012), Fort Collins, CO

Paper and Proposal Reviews

  • Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering; Journal of the American Water Resources Association; ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering; Transportation Research Record; Journal of Geomatics, Natural Hazards, and Risk; MDPI Sustainability Journal; MDPI Water Journal; and River Flow 2016 Conference Proceedings.

  • Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Water Resources Research Proposals, Bureau of Reclamation's Science and Technology Program

Memberships

  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), since 2003

  • Member, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), since 2005

  • Member, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), from 2007 – 2015

  • Member, International Erosion Control Association (IECA), 2007 – 2013

Professional Development

  • Winter Institute 2019: Teaching and Justice, St. Louis, MO, January 2019.

  • Neuroscience 101: Brain Basics for Teachers & Learners Webinar, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, May 2017.

  • Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium, National Academy of Engineering, Irving, CA, September 2016.

  • The Mississippi Project Workshop: Infusing Sustainability into the Curriculum & Across the Region, Saint Louis University and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, St. Louis, MO, August 2016.

  • Flow and Sediment Transport Modeling with SRH-2D Workshop, 2015 SEDHYD Joint Federal Interagency Conference, Reno, NV, April 2015.

  • Basic Principles and Data Needs of Sediment Transport Modeling Workshop, 2015 SEDHYD Joint Federal Interagency Conference, Reno, NV April 2015.

  • Two-Dimensional Numerical Hydraulic Modeling (SRH-2D) Workshop, 2014 National Hydraulic Engineering Conference, Iowa City, IA, August 2014.

  • NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, April 7-8, 2014.

  • Stream Restoration - What Works and What Doesn't Work, ASCE webinar by Dr. F. Douglas Shields, Jr, October 2014.

  • Sustainable Water Supply and Climate Change Webinar by Dr. George Annandale, January 2014.

  • 2D Hydraulic Flow with Surface-water Modeling Solution (SMS) Course, Aquaveo, LLC., Provo, UT, May 2012.

  • FLOW-3D Hydraulics Training Course, Flow Science Inc., Santa Fe, NM, March 2012.

  • LabVIEW & Computer-based Measurements Hands-on Seminar, National Instruments, Fort Collins, CO, January 2010.