(Daene C. McKinney)
Dr. McKinney's responsibilities for teaching within the Department of Civil Engineering and the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering program in particular focus on the management of water resources, the movement of water and contaminants in the environment, and computer methods to analyze these problems. He believes that an understanding of the physical principals underling any environmental engineering problem is essential for its solution, especially when the solution involves mathematical modeling. Dr. McKinney strives to teach an equal mix of undergraduate and graduate courses and a mix of physically based and computer oriented courses.
The following is a list of the courses that Dr. McKinney has taught while at UT Austin.
Introduction to Computer Methods CE 311 K
Introduction to computer methods for the solution of engineering problems. This includes: introduction to computer hardware and operating systems; the organization of engineering problems for computer solution; the selection of appropriate numerical solution software, methods and algorithms; elementary numerical analysis of selected algorithms; writing compiling and executing computer programs in a particular programming language (C).
Introduction to the principles and processes governing the movement of water through the hydrologic cycle, including atmospheric moisture flow, surface runoff, infiltration, and groundwater flow. Hydrologic statistics, and frequency analysis techniques are applied to problems of engineering hydrologic design.
Groundwater Hydraulics CE 374 L
Theory and mechanics of fluid flow in subsurface environments. Darcy's law, steady flow in aquifers, aquifer and well testing, regional flow, numerical simulation, unsaturated flow, saltwater intrusion.
Water Resources Planning and Management CE 385 D
Application of engineering economics, microeconomic theory, and mathematical simulation and optimization models to the planning and management of water systems; major topics include systems analysis, flood control, hydroelectric power, water supply, multiobjective planning, and urban water resource management.
Transboundary Water Resources CE 397
This course focuses on the process of management of transboundary water resources, that is, waters that are shared between two or more nations—how transboundary water resources are managed, developed and protected. The course examines the processes of managing waters in an international setting involving several nations, and it is intended to help prepare students to practice their profession in an ever smaller world with globalized systems of economics, development, and environmental protection.
Course objectives include: (1) Identification and understanding of the main issues surrounding transboundary water resources: sources of data, international law of multilateral agreements, and information and stakeholder participation in implementing agreements on transboundary water resources; international governmental and non-governmental organizations that have an increasing role in the formation and implementation of transboundary water policy. (2) Understanding the advantages and limitations of various types of international water conventions, treaties, and agreements and how they affect water resources development in transboundary situations. (3) Understanding and appreciating the processes by which transboundary water agreements and policies have been developed and implemented in selected basins of the world using a number of case studies to illustrate the interactions among the wide variety of players.
Groundwater Modeling CE 397
Graduate course on numerical methods for solving environmental engineering problems with special emphasis on groundwater applications. Numerical methods for simulation of flow and contaminant transport in groundwater systems. Classification of PDE's, finite difference and finite element methods, method of characteristics, model formulation, stability and accuracy analysis, model calibration and verification.
Advanced Studies in Groundwater Modeling CE 397
Ph.D. seminar covering parameter estimation and inverse modeling applied to groundwater problems.
McKinney | EWRE | Civil Engineering | CRWR | UT