Journal of Hydrologic Engineering Best Paper Award

Below is a list of the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering Best Paper Awards selected by a committee of the journal editorial board members. Congratulations to the authors for their work and contributions to the journal and the profession.

2022 Best Case Study Award
Evaluating the Water Level Variation of a High-Altitude Lake in Response to Environmental Changes on the Southern Tibetan Plateau
Xuegao Chen, Ph.D.; Zhongbo Yu; Qinghan Huang; Peng Yi; Xiaonan Shi; Ala Aldahan; Ling Xiong, Ph.D.; Chengwei Wan, Ph.D.; and Peng Chen, Ph.D.
Published online: March 09, 2021

2022 Best Discussion Award
Discussion of “Multivariate Modeling of Projected Drought Frequency and Hazard over India” by Vivek Gupta, Manoj Kumar Jain, and Vijay P. Singh
Vimal Mishra; and Saran Aadhar, S.M.ASCE
Published online: November 28, 2020

2022 Best Technical Note Award
Experimental Investigation on Non-Darcy Flow Behavior of Granular Limestone with Different Porosity
Wenhao Shi; Tianhong Yang; and Shibo Yu
Published online: June 05, 2020

2022 Best Technical Paper Award
Comprehensive Drought Assessment Tool for Coastal Areas, Bays, and Estuaries: Development of a Coastal Drought Index
Subhasis Mitra; and Puneet Srivastava
Published online: October 24, 2020

2021 Best Case Study Award
Case Study: Rapid Urban Inundation Forecasting Technique Based on Quantitative Precipitation Forecast for Houston and Harris County Flood Control District
Md. Safat Sikder; Shahryar Ahmad; Faisal Hossain, M.ASCE; Abebe S. Gebregiorgis, A.M.ASCE; and Hyongki Lee
Published online: May 28, 2019

2021 Best Discussion Award
Discussion of “Water Quality–Based Environmental Flow under Plausible Temperature and Pollution Scenarios” by Shushobhit Chaudhary, C. T. Dhanya, Arun Kumar, and Rehana Shaik
Vinod Tare; Gautam Roy; and Suresh Kr Gurjar
Published online: March 30, 2020

2021 Best Technical Note Award
Joint Probability of Extreme Streamflow and Its Day of Occurrence
C. Prakash Khedun; Vijay P. Singh, Dist.M.ASCE; and Aaron R. Byrd, M.ASCE
Published online: May 31, 2019

2021 Best Technical Paper Award
SCS Curve Number and Green-Ampt Infiltration Models
Giorgio Baiamonte
Published online: July 19, 2019

2020 Best Case Study Award
Estimation of Historical-Annual and Historical-Monthly Scale-Invariant Flow Duration Curves with Implementation for Iowa
Gabriel Perez, S.M.ASCE; Ricardo Mantilla, Aff.M.ASCE; and Witold F. Krajewski, Aff.M.ASCE
Published online: September 25, 2018

2020 Best Discussion Award
Discussion of “Influence of Daily Regulation of a Reservoir on Downstream Navigation” by Yizi Shang, Xiaofei Li, Xuerui Gao, Yanxiang Guo, Yuntao Ye, and Ling Shang
Yue Liu; Shi-jun Chen; Wei-bin Huang; and Guang-wen Ma
Published online: July 20, 2018

2020 Best Technical Note Award
Critical Values for Şen’s Trend Analysis
Richard H. McCuen
Published online: August 30, 2018

2020 Best Technical Paper Award
New Approach for Simulating Groundwater Flow in Discrete Fracture Network
Hong Fang and Jianting Zhu
Published online: April 27, 2018

2019 Best Discussion Award
Discussion of “Improving Prediction of Dam Failure Peak Outflow Using Neuroevolution Combined with KK-Means Clustering” by Amir Hossein Eghbali, Kourosh Behzadian, Farhad Hooshyaripor, Raziyeh Farmani, and Andrew P. Duncan,
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2018, 23(5): 07018006
David C. Froehlich, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE

2019 Best Technical Note Award
Parsimonious Mathematical Characterization of Channel Shape and Size
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2017, 22(12): 06017006
Glenn E. Moglen, F.ASCE

2019 Best Technical Paper Award
New View of Flood Frequency Incorporating Duration
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2017, 22(11): 04017051
Yilu Feng, Ph.D.; Kaye L. Brubaker, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; and Richard H. McCuen, Ph.D., M.ASCE

2019 Best Case Study Award
Parameter Estimation of the Muskingum Channel Flood-Routing Model in Ungauged Channel Reaches
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2017, 22(7): 05017005
Chulsang Yoo; Jinwook Lee; and Myungseob Lee

2019 Best Discussion Award
Discussion of “Improving Prediction of Dam Failure Peak Outflow Using Neuroevolution Combined with KK-Means Clustering” by Amir Hossein Eghbali, Kourosh Behzadian, Farhad Hooshyaripor, Raziyeh Farmani, and Andrew P. Duncan,
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2018, 23(5): 07018006
David C. Froehlich, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE

2019 Best Technical Note Award
Parsimonious Mathematical Characterization of Channel Shape and Size
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2017, 22(12): 06017006
Glenn E. Moglen, F.ASCE

2019 Best Technical Paper Award
New View of Flood Frequency Incorporating Duration
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2017, 22(11): 04017051
Yilu Feng, Ph.D.; Kaye L. Brubaker, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; and Richard H. McCuen, Ph.D., M.ASCE

2018 Best Case Study Award
Using New Orleans Pumping Data to Reconcile Gauge Observations of Isolated Extreme Rainfall due to Hurricane Isaac 
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2016, 21(9): 05016020
David Schlotzhauer and W. Scott Lincoln

2018 Best Technical Note Award
Suspended Sediment Trap Efficiency of Vegetative Filter Strips
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2017, 22(3): 06016018
A. Osman Akan, P.E., F.ASCE; and Serter Atabay

2018 Best Discussion Award
Discussion of “Development of a Direct Geomorphologic IUH Model for Daily Runoff Estimation in Ungauged Watersheds” by Seiyed Mossa Hosseini, Najmeh Mahjouri, and Samaneh Riahi
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2017, 22(6): 07017001
Kwan Tun Lee and Hafez Qadri Shaheen

2018 Best Technical Paper Award
Stochastic Analysis of Hydrologic Operation of Green Roofs
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2016, 21(7): 04016016
Yiping Guo, M.ASCE

2017 Best Case Study Award
Assessment of the Drought Hazard in the Tiber River Basin in Central Italy and a Comparison of New and Commonly Used Meteorological Indicators
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2015, 20(8): 05014029
Pamela Maccioni; Maggie Kossida; Luca Brocca; and Tommaso Moramarco, M.ASCE

2017 Best Technical Paper Award
Ensemble Combination of Seasonal Streamflow Forecasts
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2016, 21(1): 04015043
Mohammad Reza Najafi and Hamid Moradkhani, F.ASCE

2017 Best Technical Note Award
Hydrologic Model Developed for Stormwater Infiltration Practices
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2015, 20(9): 06015001
James C. Y. Guo and Toan M. Luu

2017 Best Discussion Award
Discussion of “Analysis of Extreme Rainfall Trends in Sicily for the Evaluation of Depth-Duration-Frequency Curves in Climate Change Scenarios” by Lorena Liuzzo and Gabriele Freni
J. Hydrol. Eng., 2016, 21(6): 07016005
Giorgio Baiamonte and Francesco D’Asaro