PUBLICATIONS (As of December 2004)

“Sam” U. Shamsi, Ph.D., P.E., DEE

3000 N. Trillium Dr., Pittsburgh PA  15001

Phone:  (724)-777-6909, E-mail: ushamsi@GISApplications.com

SUMMARY 

Publication Type

Existing

Scheduled

Books

3

1

Journal Articles

7

 

Book Chapters

15

 

Magazine Articles

5

 

Conference Proceedings

28

 

Conference Presentations

15

 

Research Reports

3

 

Miscellaneous

2

 

Total

78

2

 

Books

1.     GIS Tools for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems, ASCE Press, August 2002 (An ASCE Press best-seller).

2.     GIS Applications for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Professionals, CRC Press, 2005.

3.     GIS Applications in Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems, Seminar Course Book, ASCE, Fifth Edition, 2001.

4.     GIS Applications in Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems, Seminar Course Book, ASCE, First Edition, 1999.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1.     Shamsi, U.M., "A New Pipe Replacement Approach." Journal of American Water Works Association, AWWA, Volume 94, No. 1, January 2002, p 52-58.

2.     Shamsi, U.M., "Stormwater Management Implementation through Modeling and GIS, "Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 122, No. 2, March/April, 1996, p 114-127.

3.     Quimpo, R.G., Shamsi, U.M., "Reliability-Based Distribution System Maintenance," Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 3, May/June, 1991, p 321-339.

4.     Shamsi, U.M., "Computerized Evaluation of Water Supply Reliability," IEEE Transactions on Reliability, April, 1990.

5.     Shamsi, U.M., et. al., "An Application of Kriging to Rainfall Network Design," Nordic Hydrology, Denmark, Volume 19, No. 3, 1988.

6.     Shamsi, U.M., "Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Networks," Journal of The Institution of Engineers, May 1988.

7.     Shamsi, U.M., "Optimal Interpolation of Rainfall Data by Kriging," Journal of The Institution of Engineers, November, 1986.

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters

1.     Shamsi, U.M., E. Speer, C. Horne "Enhancing Productivity through Applications Development," Chapter 5 in GIS Implementing for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Manual of Practice No. 26, WEF, 2004.

2.     Shamsi, U.M., "GIS Applications for Water Distribution Systems," Chapter 21 in Innovative Modeling of Urban Water Systems, Monograph 12, Edited by William James, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p 459-473, 2004.

3.     Shamsi, U.M., "Internet GIS for Water Industry," Chapter 8 in Practical Modeling for Urban Water Systems, Monograph 11, Edited by William James, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p 139-153, 2003.

4.     Shamsi, U.M., "GIS Applications in Inspection and Maintenance of Collection Systems," Chapter 14 in Best Modeling Practices For Urban Water Systems, Monograph 10, Edited by William James, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p 225-237, 2002.

5.     Shamsi, U.M., "DEM Applications in Hydrologic Modeling," Chapter 12 in Models and Applications to Urban Water Systems, Monograph 9, Edited by William James, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p 175-187, 2001.

6.     Shamsi, U.M. and B.A. Fletcher, "AM/FM/GIS Applications for Stormwater Systems," Chapter 7 in Applied Modeling of Urban Water Systems, Monograph 8, Edited by William James, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p 123-139, 2000.

7.     Shamsi, U.M. "GIS and Water Resources Modeling: State-of-the-Art," Chapter 5 in New Applications in Modeling Urban Water Systems, Monograph 7, Edited by William James, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p 93-108, 1999.

8.     Shamsi, U.M. "ArcView Applications in SWMM Modeling," Chapter 11 in Advances in Modeling the Management of Stormwater Impacts, Monograph 6, Edited by William James, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p 219-233, 1998.

9.     Shamsi, U.M, "SWMM Graphics," Chapter 7 in Advances in Modeling the Management of Stormwater Impacts, Edited by William James, Monograph 5, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, p129-153, 1997.

10.  Shamsi, U.M., "GIS Based Sewer System Modeling," Chapter in Wetland and Environmental Engineering Applications of GIS, Edited by Dr. John Lyon, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, 1996.

11.  Shamsi, U.M., Benner S.P., and B.A. Fletcher, "A Computer Mapping Program for Sewer Systems," Chapter 7 in Advances in Modeling the Management of Stormwater Impacts,  Edited by William James, Monograph 4, Ann Arbor Press, Chelsea, Michigan, p 97-114, 1996.

12.  Shamsi, U.M., and B.A. Fletcher, "GIS in Stormwater Management," Chapter 20 in Modern Methods for Modeling the Management of Stormwater Impacts,  Edited by William James, Monograph 3, Ann Arbor Press, Chelsea, Michigan, p 315-334, 1995.

13.  Shamsi, U.M., and B.A. Fletcher, "GIS Based Urban Drainage Modeling," Chapter 19 in Current Practices in Modeling the Management of Stormwater Impacts,  Edited by William James, Monograph 2, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, p 293-307, 1994.

14.  Shamsi, U.M., and A. Schneider, "GIS Based Hydraulic Model Pictures the Interceptor Future," Chapter 19 in New Techniques for Modelling the Management of Stormwater Quality Impacts, Edited by William James, Monograph 1, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida, p 415-442, 1993.

Magazine Articles

1.     Shamsi, U.M. “GIS and Modeling Integration,” CE News, Vol. 13, No. 6, July 2001, p 46-49.

2.     Shamsi, U.M. "Thinking Small," Water Environment and Technology, Water Environment Federation, March 1998.

3.     Shamsi, U.M. "Developing CSO Estimating Charts from Continuous SWMM Modeling," SWMM News and Notes, Vol. 5, No. 1, William James Editor, Computation Hydraulics International, Toronto, Canada, February 97.

4.     Shamsi, U.M., and A. Schneider, "GIS Forecasts Sewer Flows," GIS World, March, 1993.

5.     Shamsi, U.M., et. al. "Remote Sensing and GIS Assess Storm Water Master Plan, GIS World, September, 1991.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Shamsi, U.M., "ArcGIS and SWMM5: Perfect for Each Other," Proceedings of Stormwater and Urban Water Systems Modeling Conference, Computational Hydraulics International, Toronto, Ontario, February 19-20, 2004.
  2. Shamsi, U.M., “GIS Applications in Floodplain Management,” International User Conference, ESRI, San Diego, July 26-30, 2002.
  3. Shamsi U.M. and J. Cigana, "A Wet Weather Overflow Management Odyssey: From Videotapes to GIS," Collection System Odyssey, 2001 Collection Systems Specialty Conference, WEF, Bellevue, Washington, July 8-11, 2001.
  4. Shamsi, U.M., “GPS Applications in Wastewater Management,” International User Conference, ESRI, San Diego, July 26-30, 1999.
  5. Shamsi, U.M., Maslanik, J.M., and Smith, P. "ArcView and EPANET Integration," GIS at the Edge: Technology for a New Millennium, Seventh Annual Pennsylvania GIS Conference, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA, May 12-13 1999.
  6. Shamsi, U.M., “Teaching ArcView GIS Using the Web,” International User Conference, ESRI, San Diego, July 27-31, 1998.
  7. Shamsi U.M., Scally, C., "An Application of Continuous Simulation to Develop Rainfall Versus CSO Correlations," WEFTEC Asia, Conference and Exhibition on International Wastewater and Water Quality Technology, WEF, Singapore, March 7-11, 1998.
  8. Shamsi U.M., Scally, C., "Are the CSO Requirements Different for Small Communities?" WEFTEC ‘97, Annual Conference and Exposition, WEF, Chicago, October 18-12, 1997.
  9. Shamsi U.M., "Internet Applications for Water Resources Information," Water Resources Planning and Management Division 24th Annual Conference, ASCE, Houston, Texas, April 7-10, 1997.
  10. Shamsi, U.M, and B.A. Fletcher "ArcView Applications in Stormwater and Wastewater Management,” 32nd Annual Conference and Symposium on GIS and Water Resources, AWRA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, September 22-26, 1996.  The most popular on-line paper at AWRA Website www.awra.org.
  11. Shamsi, U.M., Benner S.P., and B.A. Fletcher, "A Computer Mapping Program for Water Distribution Systems," Distribution System Symposium, American Water Works Association, Nashville, Tennessee, September 10-13, 1995.
  12. Shamsi, U.M., "Modeling and Monitoring the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Quality," 1994 Symposium on Stormwater Runoff and Quality Management, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, September 1994.
  13. Shamsi, U.M., "Water Conservation through Preventive Maintenance," Proceedings of Conserve 93, The New Water Agenda, AWWA, Las Vegas, NV, December, 1993, p 1411-1428.
  14. Shamsi, U.M., "GIS Applications in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Projects," International Conference on Environmentally Sound Water Resources Utilization, International Water Resources Association, Bangkok, Thailand, November 1993
  15. Shamsi, U.M., "A Graph is Worth A Thousand Numbers," Computers in the Water Environment: Meeting the Challenges of the 1990s, Water Environment Federation, Santa Clara, California, August, 1993.
  16. Shamsi U.M., "A GIS Application to Hydrology," ASCE National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering and International Symposium on Engineering Hydrology, San Francisco,  California, July, 1993.
  17. Shamsi, U.M., "GIS Based Hydrographs," Advances in Hydroscience and Engineering, International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering, Washington, DC, June, 1993.
  18. Shamsi, U.M., "GIS, Remote Sensing, and Master Water Plan: A Case Study," ASCE Symposium on Geographic Information Analysis, Dallas, Texas, June 1992.
  19. Shamsi, U.M., "GIS in Master Planning of a Water Distribution System," Computer Specialty Conference, AWWA, Nashville, Tennessee, April 1992, p 217-224.
  20. Shamsi, U.M., "Reliability Consideration in Capital Improvement Programs," ASCE National Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1991.
  21. Maslanik, J.M., Shamsi U.M., "Effect of Storm Distribution on Watershed Stormwater Management," ASCE National Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 1991.
  22. Shamsi, U.M., "Three Dimensional Graphics in Distribution System Modeling," Specialty Conference on Computers in the Water Industry, AWWA, Houston, TX, April 1991, p 637-647.
  23. Shamsi, U.M., "Computerizing the Distribution System Deterioration," Specialty Conference on Computers in the Water Industry, AWWA, Houston, April 1991, p 993-1002.
  24. Shamsi U.M., et. al., "Remote Sensing, GIS, and Storm Sewers: A Case Study," Combined Sewer Overflow and Storm Water Control Symposium, The Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission, April, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, 1991.
  25. Shamsi U.M., et. al., "Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Assessment of Storm Sewer Master Plan," Conference on Application of Geographic Information Systems and Knowledge Based Systems for Land-Use Management" Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, November 1990.
  26. Shamsi, U.M., "Pipe Break Simulation in a Water Distribution System," Twentieth Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 1989.
  27. Quimpo, R.G., Shamsi U.M., "Network Reliability for Water Distribution System Management," Fifth IAHR International Symposium on Stochastic Hydraulics, Birmingham, U.K., August 1988.
  28. Quimpo, R.G., Shamsi U.M., "Network Analysis for Water Supply Reliability Determination," ASCE National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering, Williamsburg, Virginia, August 1987.

Conference Presentations

1.     Use of 3RWWDP Virtual Rain Gauges to Improve Results of Collection System Models, Sixth Annual 3 Rivers Wet Weather Sewer Conference, 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program, Warrendale, PA, September 29-30, 2004.

2.     GIS and Sewer Rehabilitation Data Management System, Western Pennsylvania GIS Conference 2004, California University of Pennsylvania, Canonsburg, PA, August 27, 2004.

3.     GIS Applications for Water and Wastewater System Security, Optimizing Water Utility Management and Operations through GIS Workshop, AWWA Annual Conference, June 13, 2004, Orlando, Florida.

4.     Managing Sewer Rehabilitation Projects Using GIS, The Rural Geospatial Innovations in America (RGIS) Conference, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, October 22-25, 2003.

5.     A New Method for Wet Weather Overflow Treatment, 74th Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, State College, Pennsylvania, June 23-26, 2002.

6.     GIS Database Design for Water Systems, GIS Conference 2001, California University of Pennsylvania, Canonsburg, PA, September 7, 2001.

7.     GIS Applications for Water and Wastewater Systems, GIS Conference 2000, California University of Pennsylvania, Canonsburg, PA, September 8, 2000.

8.     GIS Applications for TV Inspection of Sewers, Second Annual Sewer Technology Conference, 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program, Warrendale, PA, September 6-7, 2000.

9.     ArcView Applications for Water and Wastewater Systems, ESRI User Group Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, May 17, 2000.

10.  CSO Challenges for Small Pennsylvania Communities, 70th Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, June 14-17, 1998.

11.  Modeling Blues, Conference on Stormwater and Related Modeling: Management and Impacts, Computation Hydraulics International, Toronto, Canada, February 19-20, 1998.

12.  Continuous Simulation Applications in CSO Hydraulic Characterization, Annual Conference, AWRA, Long Beach, CA, October 19-23, 1997.

13.  CSO Issues for Small Communities, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, Lancaster, PA, June 17-18, 1996.

14.  CSO - Case History of Huntington, Partners in Progress - 48th Annual Conference of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Association,  Parkersburg, W.V., May,  1994.

15.  The Operational Role of GIS in Wastewater Management: A Success Story from Huntington, W.V., First Annual WV Geographic Information Systems Conference,  Charleston, W.V., November 1993.

Research Reports

1.     Shamsi, U.M., "Reliability Approach to Water Supply Infrastructure Maintenance," Research Report CE/WR-01, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1988.

2.     Shamsi, U.M., "Water Distribution Network Reliability," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, April, 1988.

3.     Shamsi, U.M., "Kriging in Spatial Analysis of Hydrologic Data," Masters Thesis, No. WA-85-24, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1984.

Miscellaneous

1.     Shamsi, U.M. "Water Resources: A New Era for Coordination," Book Review, Water Volumes, Water Environment and Technology, Water Environment Federation, May 1999, p 80.

2.     Shamsi, U.M. "Biological Assessment and Criteria: Tools for Water Resources Planning and Decision Making," Book Review, Water Volumes, Water Environment and Technology, Water Environment Federation, July 1997, p 60.