Margaret Garcia
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Phone: 480-965-8838
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Mail code: 3005Campus: Tempe
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Margaret Garcia is an associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University. Garcia received her doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from Tufts University in 2017. Her research investigates the factors influencing the sustainability and resilience of urban water supply systems by advancing the theory of coupled systems, translating theory into actionable models, and applying these models to support infrastructure planning and policy analysis. Garcia has worked with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis through their Young Scientists Summer Program and the Stockholm Environment Institute as a research intern. Garcia has also worked in industry as a civil engineer for Arup in their infrastructure group and volunteered for Engineers Without Borders designing rural water supply systems in Honduras and Peru.
- Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA 2017. Advisor: Dr. Shafiqul Islam
- M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles
- B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
- B.A. International Studies, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Garcia, M., Ridolfi, E., & Baldassarre, G. D. (2020). The interplay between reservoir storage and operating rules under evolving conditions. Journal of Hydrology , 590, 125270
Garcia, M., Koebele, E., Deslatte, A., Ernst, K., Manago, K. F., & Treuer, G. (2019). Towards Urban Water Sustainability: Analyzing Management Transitions in Miami, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Global Environmental Change , 58 (September 2019), 101967
Hjelmstad, A., Garcia, M., & Larson, K. (2019). Effect of Drought Policies on Los Angeles Water Demand. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
Zipper, S. C., Whitney, K. S., Deines, J. M., Befus, K. M., Bhatia, U., Albers, S. J., Beecher, J., et al. (2019). Balancing Open Science and Data Privacy in the Water Sciences. Water Resources Research.
Gilrein, E. J., Carvalhaes, T. M., Markolf, S. A., Chester, M. V., Allenby, B. R., & Garcia, M.(2019). Concepts and practices for transforming infrastructure from rigid to adaptable. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure.
Wallen, K. E., Filbee-Dexter, K., Pittman, J. B., Posner, S. M., Alexander, S. M., Romulo, C. L., Bennett, D. E., et al. (2019). Integrating team science into interdisciplinary graduate education: an exploration of the SESYNC Graduate Pursuit. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences.
Garcia, M., & Islam, S. (2019). The Role of External and Emergent Drivers of Water Use Change in Las Vegas. Urban Water Journal , 15 (9), 888-898.
Di Baldassarre, G., Wanders, N., AghaKouchak, A., Kuil, L., Rangecroft, S., Veldkamp, T. I. E., Garcia, M., et al. (2018). Water shortages worsened by reservoir effects. Nature Sustainability , 1 (November), 617-622.
Parker, P. J., Penn, M. R., Apul, D. S., Garcia, M., & Torlapati, J. (2018). Collaboratively Developing an Introductory Infrastructure Systems Curriculum: The One Water Module. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , (2018).
Treuer, G., Koebele, E., Deslatte, A., Ernst, K., Garcia, M., and Manago, K. (2017). A narrative method for analyzing transitions in urban water management: The case of the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Water Resources Research. doi:10.1002/2016WR019658
Turlington, M, de Neufville, R., & Garcia, M. (2017). Flexible Design of Water Infrastructure Systems. In Islam & Madani (Eds.) Water Diplomacy in Action: Contingent Approaches to Managing Complex Water Problems. Anthem Press. ISBN-10: 1783084901
Al Misnad, A., de Neufville, R., & Garcia, M. (2017). Risk Distribution and the Adoption of Flexibility: Desalination Expansion in Qatar. In Islam & Madani (Eds.) Water Diplomacy in Action: Contingent Approaches to Managing Complex Water Problems. Anthem Press. ISBN-10: 1783084901
Srinivasan, V., Sanderson, M., Garcia, M., Konar, M., Blöschl G. and Sivapalan. M. (2017). Prediction in a socio-hydrological world. Hydrological Sciences Journal, doi:10.1080/02626667.2016.1253844
Garcia, M., Portney, K., and Islam, S. (2016). A question driven socio-hydrological modeling process. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 73-92, doi:10.5194/hess-20-73-2016.
Funded Projects
Balancing Local and Systemic Resilience in the Western Water Network: NSF award 1942370
Transition Dynamics in Integrated Urban Water Systems: NSF award 1923880
Cross-Scale Interactions & the Design of Adaptive Reservoir Operations: NSF award 1913920
Flood Aware: Community-Based Automated Information for Urban Flooding: NSF award 1831475
Sustainable Strategies for Stormwater and CSOs Control in Ambos Nogales: North American Development Bank
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 440 | Hydrology |
GLG 471 | Hydrology |
CEE 545 | Hydrology |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
CEE 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 591 | Seminar |
CEE 440 | Hydrology |
GLG 471 | Hydrology |
CEE 545 | Hydrology |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 440 | Hydrology |
GLG 471 | Hydrology |
CEE 545 | Hydrology |
EVE 314 | Data Sci Environ & Civil Engr |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 591 | Seminar |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
CEE 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 440 | Hydrology |
GLG 471 | Hydrology |
CEE 545 | Hydrology |
EVE 394 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 440 | Hydrology |
GLG 471 | Hydrology |
CEE 545 | Hydrology |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
---|---|
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 598 | Special Topics |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 792 | Research |
PUP 553 | Urban Infrastructure Anatomy |
CEE 507 | Urban Infrastructure Anatomy |
SOS 547 | Urban Infrastructure Anatomy |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 440 | Hydrology |
GLG 471 | Hydrology |
CEE 545 | Hydrology |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 599 | Thesis |
CEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 792 | Research |
CEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CEE 799 | Dissertation |
CEE 591 | Seminar |
CEE 592 | Research |
CEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CEE 598 | Special Topics |
Arup, New York, NY
Civil Engineer, 2009 – 2011
Graduate Civil Engineer, 2007 – 2009
Designed site works and prepared project documentation for stormwater management, utilities, grading and erosion controls. Developed master plan strategies for stormwater management, wastewater treatment and water efficiency.
Engineers Without Borders, 2003 – 2013
Design Engineer: Drinking water system, Laguintas, Honduras
Project Manager: Drinking water system, La Fortuna, Honduras
Technical Lead: Belen Health Clinic, Belen, Peru