Rate My Professor David Rosenburg

Rosenberg holds a PhD and MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis (2008 and 2003), an MS in International Agricultural Development from UC Davis (2003), and a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University (1998). His contributions to the field include authoring two books published by the American Society of Civil Engineers: Combating Water Scarcity in Jordan: Adventures in Managing Water-Real-World Engineering Experiences (2019) and Evaluating Storage Carryover in the Weber River Basin using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) System: Case Studies in Environmental and Water Resources Systems Analysis (2013, with B. Tesfatsion). Key journal publications feature Adapting Colorado River Basin Depletions to Available Water to Live within Our Means (Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 2023), 40-years of Lake Urmia restoration research: Review, synthesis and next steps (Science of the Total Environment, 2022), and Lessons from immersive online collaborative modeling to discuss more adaptive reservoir operations (Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 2024). Rosenberg has earned numerous accolades, including the ASCE Planning & Management Council Service to the Profession Award (2023), Best Associate Editor Awards from ASCE (2019, 2017), NSF CAREER Award (2012), Best Research Paper of the Year from ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (2015), and Undergraduate Mentor of the Year from USU's CEE Department (2012). He has advanced water resources scholarship through editorial roles, leading the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management's Reproducible Results Policy, and collaborative efforts on Colorado River reservoirs, Great Salt Lake water banking, and arid region conservation.