Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Washington State University

Education

• Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, 1989
• M.S. Utah State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1979
• B.S. Brigham Young University, Department of Civil Engineering, 1976

Registration
Professional Civil Engineering, State of Nebraska, License #E-7176

Professional Experience

• 1998 - present  Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
• 1995 - 1998  Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 1989 - 1995  Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 1985 - 1989  Research Assistant, St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Minnesota
• 1981 - 1985  Lecturer, part-time, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tennessee
• 1979 - 1985  Civil Engineer, Flood Protection Branch, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee

Awards

• James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award, nationwide Chi Epsilon Honorary Society recognition, 1997
• Chi Epsilon Honorary Society Central District Excellence in Teaching Award, 1997
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Engineering and Technology Teaching Award, Associate Professor Level, 1996
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Recognition Award for Contribution to Students, 1991-96
• Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Civil Engineering Department Students, 1995, 1996
• Nominated for Huber Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993
• Nebraska State Legislature Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1993
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering and Technology Teaching Award, 1992

Research

• Deposition and removal of sediments from reservoirs
• Stream channel instability
• Hydraulic models and sediment transport
• Use of multimedia to improve learning

Teaching

• Fluid mechanics
• Open channel flow
• Hydrology
• Sediment transport

Memberships

• Member, Transportation Research Board Committee A2A03, Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Quality
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers Hydraulics Committee, Task Force on Bridge Scour Evaluation
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hydrology Committee
• Member, Nebraska Department of Roads Hydraulics Committee

Selected Publications

• Provaznik, M.K. and R.H. Hotchkiss (1998).  Analysis of gaging station flood frequency estimates in Nebraska using L-moments and region of influence methods.   Scheduled for publication in Transportation Research Record.
• Engelbert, P.J., R.H. Hotchkiss and W.E. Kelly (1997).  Integrated remote sensing and geophysical techniques for locating canal seepage in Nebraska.  Journal of Applied Geophysics 38:143-154.
• Hotchkiss, R.H. and X. Huang (1995).  Hydrosuction Sediment Removal Systems (HSRS):   Description and field test.  ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 121(6):479-489, June.
• Hotchkiss, R.H. and B.E. McCallum (1995).  Estimating peak discharge from small agricultural watersheds.  ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 121(1):36-48.
• Hotchkiss, R.H. and G. Parker (1991).  Shock fitting of aggradational profiles due to backwater.  ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 117(9):1129-1144.