Rate My Professor Norman Jones

Jones's research centers on hydroinformatics, groundwater modeling, sustainable aquifer management, machine learning, earth observations, and slope stability analysis. He directed the development of the Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) software, utilized worldwide by thousands of organizations for groundwater flow and transport simulations. His contributions extend to web-enabled modeling and resource management tools, reflected in key publications such as 'Watershed delineation with triangle-based terrain models' (ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 1990), 'Solid modeling for site representation in geotechnical engineering' (Geotechnical Engineering Congress, 1991), and more recent works on adaptive tessellation for TINs (ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 1999) and MODFLOW-setup for groundwater model construction (Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022). Jones has garnered major awards, including the 2021 John Hem Science and Technology Award from the National Ground Water Association, 2016 American Water Resources Association Educator of the Year, Brigham Young University's Karl G. Maeser Research and Creative Arts Award (2012), ASCE's Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (2001), and the 2023 BYU Sponsored Projects Recognition Award. He has served on NSF EPSCoR review committees, USGS proposal evaluations, ASCE EWRI committees, and editorial boards for the Journal of Hydroinformatics and AQUA mundi. Jones teaches courses in computer methods for civil engineers, groundwater modeling, seepage and slope stability analysis, and leads study abroad programs. His extensive presentations and memberships in AGU, AWRA, NGWA, and ASCE underscore his influence in the field.