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John W. Harshbarger: The Founding Father of Hydrology and Water Resources

Written by Michael D. Bradley, Ph.D. (2006)

Revised by Michael D. Bradley and Terrie H. Thompson (2011)

Chapters:

  • Origins
  • Early Life As An Engineer
  • Uranium, Atomics, and WWII
  • From Professor to Department Head to Chair
  • Imagine The Possibilities
  • This New Science Called Hydrology
  • Merging Science and Engineering
  • A Seismic Shift from Descriptive to Quantitative Hydrology
  • The Nexus of Theory and Application
  • The Critical Component: Research
  • Geological Survey Water Supply Paper No. 1648
  • A New Kind of Field Camp
  • Collegiality and Defining a New Discipline
  • The United Nations and National Academy of Sciences Become Involved
  • Collaborative Leadership and Advanced Training
  • The Foundation of HWR: Harshbarger, Evans, Simpson, and Resnick
  • Upping the Quantitative Ante with Kisiel and Duckstein
  • After A Well Deserved Sabbatical, A New Direction
  • Mentoring a New Generation of Consultants
  • Impact on State and Regional Water Resources
  • Big John and Ethical Living
  • Professor Emeritus But So Much More
  • A Legacy: Here and Now
  • Coda
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College of Science - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Arizona
1133 E James E Rogers Way
J W Harshbarger Bldg Rm 122, PO Box 210011
Tucson AZ 85721-0011

TELE 520-621-5082     FAX 520-621-1422

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