Professor & Chair

Department of Civil Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Fellow, Co-operative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Publications can be obtained from - Google Scholar or Researcher ID

Water Resources Program
Department of Civil, Environmental,
and Architectural Engineering                                          Office Location: ECOT 444
Campus Box 428                                                               Phone: (303) 492-5968
University of Colorado                                                      Fax:     (303) 492-7317
Boulder, CO 80309                                                            E-mail:  balajir@colorado.edu

B. Tech in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, (formerly) Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra, India, 1989

M.Tech in Quality Reliability and Operations Research, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India, 1991

Ph.D in Civil Engineering, (Stochastic Hydroclimatology/Water Resources) Utah State University, Logan, UT,USA,1995

• 2014 -         Chair, Department of Civil Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
• 2010 -          Professor, Department of Civil Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
• 2007 - 2010 Asscoiate Professor, Department of Civil Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
• 2000 - 2007 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
• 2001 -           Fellow, Co-operative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
• 2000 -   Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, International Research Institute for climate prediction, at Lamont-Doherty Earthy Observatory of Columbia University, NY, USA
• 1999 - 2000 Associate Research Scientist, International Research Institute for climate prediction, at Lamont-Doherty Earthy Observatory of Columbia University, NY, USA
• 1997 - 1999 Associate Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earthy Observatory of Columbia University, NY, USA
• 1995 - 1997  Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Lamont-Doherty Earthy Observatory of Columbia University,NY, USA

• Stochastic Hydrology and Hydroclimatology
• Nonparametric functional estimation techniques (probability density Functions, regression, scenarios generation, forecasting)
• Understanding low frequency climate variability and its signatures on regional hydrology
• Incorporating climate information in water resources/hydrologic decision making
• Understanding spatio-temporal variability in Indian summer monsoon
• Nonlinear Dynamics - recovering dynamics from data
• Bayesian techniques for optimal combination of information from multiple sources and decision making