Michael J. Friedel, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Visiting and Adjunct Professor
email: mfriedel@usgs.gov; telephone: 303.236.7790
Training Provided

Computer modeling - international
  

2003, Trained hydrologists from the Servicio Nacional Estudious de Territoriales (SNET) on Modeling unsteady, confined and unconfined, modeling of coastal water flooding, San Salvador, El Salvador.. [Flo2D and USGS software; USAID-OFDA SPONSORSHIP]

2003, Trained hydrologists from the Servicio Nacional Estudious de Territoriales (SNET) on Peak flood frequency analysis, and rainfall-runoff model calibration for gaged and ungaged watersheds, San Salvador, El Salvador. [HEC1D, USGS software; USAID-OFDA SPONSORSHIP] 

2007, Trained scientists from the Geological Survey of Finland on Reactive transport modeling; Kuopio, Finalnd [PHREEQC and PHT3D; Funding: GSF]

2008, Trained scientists from the Geological Survey of Brazil on Airborne electromagnetic data inverse modeling and application of genetic programming; Fortaleza, Brazil [EMIGMA and GPKERNEL; Funding: FAPESP]

Computer modeling - USA

1999, Trained USGS NAWQA specialists to perform Geostatistical analysis to using to water quality information in the Upper Illinois River Basin (ESRI Arc-GIS tools)

1999, Trained USGS NAWQA specialists to perform Ecological risk modeling using to water quality information in the Upper Illinois River Basin (Excel and Crystal Ball)

1999, Trained USGS NAWQA specialists to perform Water-budget modeling of the Upper Illinois River Basin (Excel and Crystal Ball)

2000, Trained Illinois-District hydrologists to perform Nonlinear parameter estimation and predictive analysis to watershed models (HSPF/PEST)

2003, Trained USGS Colorado-District hydrologists to perform Nonlinear rainfall-runoff model calibration (HEC1, HEC-HMS, PEST)

2003, Trained USGS Colorado-District hydrologists to perform Unconfined water and debris flow modeling (FLO2D)

            Short courses - international (see special assignments)

            Short courses - USA

1987, Digital signal processing (5-day), U.S. Bureau of Mines - Twin Cities Research Center, Minneapolis (developed and instructed)

1992, Seismic imaging: data acquisition, processing, and interpretation for spatial imaging of mine-tailings (5-day field course), U.S. Bureau of Mines – Western Field Operations Center, Spokane, WA (developed and instructed)

1992, Numerical modeling of flow in the vadose zone (2-days), U.S. Bureau of Mines – Mineral Availability Field Office, Lakewood, CO (developed and instructed)

1996, Mining applications of seismic tomography (1-day), Annual International Meeting: Society of Exploration Geophysics, Denver, CO (developed and instructed)

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