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Dr. Arthur R. Schmidt, P.E. |
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Art Schmidt received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the
Dr. Schmidt has worked in the civil engineering profession since 1975--beginning part-time as part of a land-surveying crew--with a continually-increasing level of professional responsibility. His university-level course work comprises a comprehensive background in environmental hydraulics and hydrology and related topics including numerical methods, operations research, statistics, and water quality. This course work was all completed at the University of Illinois. In addition, Dr. Schmidt has completed many other courses offered through the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Weather Service, and university-extension programs. Courses relevant to his technical background include courses on four dynamic (unsteady-flow) hydraulic models, one hydrologic model, three solute transport and water-quality models, two courses on water-quality processes, a course on probability and statistics for hydrologic data, and several courses on technical writing and editing. Dr. Schmidt's general research interest is in the study of surface-water hydraulics and hydrology, especially focusing on methods to provide improved measurement and quantitative description of flows. Dr. Schmidt's current research involves a critical review of stage-discharge relations from a fluid-mechanics perspective. This research is expected to provide a means to develop theoretically based stage-discharge ratings for open-channels, significantly reducing the number of flow measurements needed to develop these ratings. In addition to his research, Dr. Schmidt teaches CEE255, Introduction to HydroSystems Engineering in the Fall semester and CEE 356, Hydraulics of Surface Drainage in the Spring semester. Dr. Schmidt is s registered Professional Engineer in Florida and Illinois and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Dr. Schmidt’s general research interest is the study of surface-water hydraulics and hydrology, especially focusing on methods to provide improved measurement and quantitative description of flows and also on reliability analysis applications in water-resources and environmental engineering. His dissertation research, titled “Analysis of Stage-Discharge Relations for Open-Channel Flows and their Associated Uncertainties,” presented a theoretical basis for developing stage-discharge ratings theoretically, rather than empirically and also applied reliability-analysis techniques to calculate the uncertainties in discharges determined from ratings.
Dr. Schmidt and his wife, Dr. Shelly Schmidt , enjoy living in the country with their son Robbie,
their daughter Annie, and their dog Shadow. Dr. Schmidt is a licensed private
pilot and a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). He and
his family are members of the Champaign Church of Christ and have been active
in teaching and leading various groups for many years. They also regularly
serve as volunteers for various community projects sponsored by HOPE Worldwide.