Dr. Steven Chapra
Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tufts University
United States of America
Biography
"I'm an environmental engineer and a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Tufts University outside Boston. I grew up in New York City and was educated at Manhattan College and the University of Michigan. Aside from Tufts, I've worked for the U.S. EPA, NOAA and Texas A&M University and the University of Colorado. I was fortunate enough to spend the 1997 and 1998 school years in London at Imperial College and the University of Reading. I was originally drawn to environmental engineering because of my love of the outdoors. I am an avid fly fisherman and hiker. My primary research focus is surface water-quality modeling, and my primary professional goal is to apply engineering, mathematics and computing to maintain a high quality environment in a wise and cost-efficient fashion. I feel blessed to have found a profession where I can meld my love of mathematics and science with my passion for the natural environment. In addition, I get to share it with others through my teaching and writing."
Research Interest
Water Quality Modeling, Numerical Methods, Advanced Computer Applications in Environmental Engineering
Publications
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Chapra, S.C., Surface Water-Quality Modeling, Waveland Press, Long Grove, IL, 1997.
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Chapra, S.C., Applied Numerical Methods with MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 2011. (also available in Chinese, Korean and International Editions).
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Chapra, S.C. and Canale, R.P, Numerical Methods for Engineers, 6th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y., 2009. (also available in Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Indonesian, Thai, Portuguese, Turkish and International editions).
