Alvin Goodman

  • Professor Emeritus (deceased)

Alvin Goodman

New York University

School of Engineering and Science - Ph.D.

Columbia University

Master of Science, Civil Engineering

City College of New York

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

 

Professional Engineer

New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina

Certified Professional Hydrologist

American Institute of Hydrology


Polytechnic University (now NYU)

Brooklyn, NY 1973 - Present

Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering

September 1995 - Present

Professor of Civil Engineering

1973-1995

Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

1985-1990

Deputy Head for Academic Programs

1990-1995

New York University, School of Engineering & Science, NY

Professor of Civil Engineering, 1969-1973

 

Northeastern University, Boston 1962-1969

Professor of Civil Engineering, 1969

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, 1962-1969

 

City College of New York, NY 1947-1952

Lecturer, part-time, 1949-1952

Tutor, full-time (Equivalent to Lecturer), 1947-1949

 

Columbia University, NY  1967-Present

Associate Member - University Seminars

(Pollution and Water Resources)

 

University of Perugia, Italy 1988-1994

Lecturer, International Advanced Course on Water Resources Management and Consultant, university water resources programs

 

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia 1988

Consultant, Postgraduate Course in Water Resources Planning

 

Nanyang Technological Institute  1984-1985

(affiliated with University of Singapore)

Visiting Professor

July-October 1984 and June-November 1985

 

University of Roorkee, India 1979

Consultant, Ford Foundation Seminar on Systems Analysis

 

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil 1972

Consultant, Seminar on Water Management

UNESCO Center for Applied Hydrology

 

Courses Taught at Polytechnic University

Undergraduate

- Fluid Mechanics

- Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering

- Environmental Engineering I and II

Various courses in Structural Engineering, Surveying, etc. at other universities

 

Graduate

- Water Resources Projects

- Open Channel Flow

- Hydrology I and II

- Water Resources Planning

- Analysis of Public Works


Research and publications in Project Analysis, Water Resources Planning, Water Quality Management, Hydrology, Environmental Systems Analysis, energy related problems, and education.

Principal Investigator for various sponsored projects. Supervisor of 16 doctoral theses.

Author of “Principles of Water Resources Planning,” Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1984. Principal author of “Infrastructure Planning Handbook,” 2006 and “Infrastructure Planning, Engineering and Economics,” 2nd Edition, 2015, McGraw-Hill and ASCE. Also author or co-author of 75 other books, technical articles, and research reports, including 40 refereed publications.

 

Engineering Practice

Office of the Borough President of Brooklyn

Chief Engineer (part-time), 2003-2020

Independent Consultant  1985-Present

Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton

Staff Consultant,1962-1985

(Later TAMS Consultants, and Earthtech), NY, on following projects (*except as noted):

 

Vardar-Axios River Basin-Yugoslavia and Greece Integrated Development of Water Resources, with water resources division of Civil Engineering Department, MIT, for United Nations. Comprehensive evaluation of needs and resources, extensive mathematical modeling and engineering and economic analyses of single and multipurpose developments.

 

Water Supply for Kingston, Jamaica for World Bank. Assessment of alternative plans for development; engineering, economic and financial analyses and formulation of short and long range plans.

 

Lesotho Highland Water Project, Lesotho and South Africa, for World Bank. Member of technical assistance consultant team to advise Lesotho and supervise preparation of feasibility report on water diversion project with 6 dams, 3 hydropower stations, and conveyance facilities.

 

Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey, for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Hydrologic and hydraulic studies of alternative flood control works and benefit-cost analyses.

 

Water Resources Studies in Susquehanna, Delaware, Allegheny, and Potomac River Basins for various power utilities including generation facilities, water supplies for thermal-electric plants, and recreation facilities. Operations studies, economic analyses, and license applications, for hydroelectric projects.

 

Multipurpose Water Resources Studies of the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin including the New York Metropolitan area, the Eastern and Western Susquehanna River Basins, and Allegheny River Basin, for various New York State government agencies. Investigations of surface and groundwater supplies, potential reservoir sites, multipurpose water resource needs, and New York City Water supply system.

 

Bicol River Basin, Luzon, Phillipines. Assessment of opportunities for water resources development.

 

Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York. Studies for redevelopment for industry and other uses.

 

San Simao Hydroelectric Project, Brazil. Planning report.

 

Environmental Impact Statement for Conowingo Hydroelectric Project, for power utility.

 

Delaware River Thermal Discharge Studies, for Deepwater Power Plant of Atlantic City Electric Co. and for DuPont Co. plant.

 

Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania Flood Control Plan, for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

Tarbela Dam Project, Pakistan. Economic analyses of 3000 mw power plant additions.

 

Arthur Kill Ravenswood Thermal Power Plants, for ConEdison. Economic and environmental assessments for conversion of 1800 kw of oil-burning plants to coal.

 

Casa de Piedra Multipurpose Project, Argentina. Economic analysis of hydropower installation.

 

Shire River Hydroelectric Development, Malawi. Plan of development and feasibility Report.

 

Chemung River Survey. Measurements of water quality for 100 miles of stream and mathematical modeling to determine water quality program (*Pfisterer Tor Engineering Company)

 

Lakeview Cemetery Dam and Retention Basin, Cleveland (*Pfisterer Tor Engineering Company)

 

Flood Insurance Studies. Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for various communities in New York and New Jersey (*Pfisterer Tor Engineering Company; *Frederick R. Harris; *Tor Shapiro and Associates)

 

Videotape on River Basin Planning. Preliminary work (*U.S. Agency for International Development)

 

1951-1962: Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton

Successively Senior Civil-Hydraulic Engineer, Assistant to Chief Design Consultant, and Project Engineer. Studies of power generation diesel and hydroelectric alternatives and distribution facilities, Ambato, Ecuador; planning of multipurpose water resource developments in Buyuk Menderes and Gediz River Basins, Turkey; economic feasibility studies of Lower Ebro Right Bank Irrigation Project, Spain; federal license application for Bridge Canyon Hydroelectric Project, Colorado River; design and contract documents for Hanabanilla Hydroelectric Project, Cuba; design of Greers Ferry Dam, Arkansas; design of Braytonville Flood Control Project, Hoosic River, MA

 

1950-1951: Engineer, Interstate Sanitation Commission

(now Interstate Environmental Commission), New York. Studies of pollution of coastal waters of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

 

1949-1950: Assistant City Engineer, R.B. Brown, Rutherford, New Jersey. Design and field layout of sewers, pumping plants, and street and land improvements.

 

1944-1947: Military Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, First Lieutenant. Various assignments in military service, including operation and maintenance of facilities.


Fellow

American Society of Civil Engineers

 

Member

American Water Resources Association

International Water Resources Association

American Geophysical Union

Water Environment Association

American Society for Engineering Education

New York Academy of Sciences

Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin

Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon


Honors and Citations

Who’s Who in America

Who’s Who in Engineering

Founder’s Day Award, New York University

AT&T Foundation Award, American Society for Engineering Education