PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Texas A&M University – Kingsville Environmental Engineering Doctorate of Science, May 2013
Texas A&M University – Kingsville Chemical Engineering Master of Science, December 2007
Texas A&M University – Kingsville Chemical Engineering Bachelor of Science, December 2004
APPOINTMENTS
Lecturer I, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, Sept. 2013
to December 2013
Adjunct Faculty Lecturer, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville,
Kingsville, TX, Sept. 2012 to December 2012
Graduate Assistant Researcher, Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville,
Kingsville, TX, Sept. 2009 to May 2013
Graduate Assistant Researcher, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville,
Kingsville, TX, Sept. 2006 to December 2007
PUBLICATIONS (Five closely related)
1. Uddameri, V. and Amaya, J. (2012); Game theoretic Approaches to Evaluate Strategic
Interactions in Collaborative Groundwater Management; Presented at the National Ground Water
Summit; May 2012; Garden Grove, CA
2. Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2012); Integration of Climate Uncertainty and Land
Development into Regional Groundwater Management for Aquifer Sustainability. Poster
presentation to the CREST-RESSACA Environmental and Energy Sustainability Conference;
Houston, TX; April 2012; National Groundwater Association Groundwater Summit; Garden Grove,
CA; May 2012
3. Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2011); Modeling Regional Groundwater Availability under
Climate Variability for Sustainable Aquifer Management. Poster presentation to the 9th Annual
TAMU System Pathways Student Research Symposium, Texas A&M University; November 2011
4. Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2011); A Decision-Support System for Sustainable
Groundwater Management in South Texas. Poster presentation at National Groundwater
Association Groundwater Summit; Baltimore, MD; May 2011
5. Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2010); Development of a Simulation-Optimization Model
for Groundwater Management. Poster presentation to the 8th Annual TAMU System Pathways
Student Research Symposium; West Texas A&M, Canyon, TX; November 2010
(others significant combined)
1. Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2012); The Enhancement of Regionalized Groundwater
Management with a Decision-Support System. Poster presentation to the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Storm Water Management Conference; South Padre Island, TX; March 2012
2. Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2011); An Integrated AHP-ELECTRE Decision Modeling
Framework for Sustainable Aquifer Management in Texas. Poster Presentation at TAMUK
Javelina Research Symposium, Texas A&M University – Kingsville; October 2011
3. Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2010); Development of a Transient Optimization Model for
Groundwater Management. Oral presentation to the TAMUK Javelina Research Symposium,
Texas A&M University – Kingsville; April 2010
4. Marcelo Arreola, Joseph Amaya, Venkatesh Uddameri (2009); Game Theoretic Approaches for
Groundwater Management. Poster presentation to the CREST-RESSACA Conference, Texas A&M
University – Kingsville; October 2009
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
1. Participated as a lecturer for the RET-URO summer program under CREST-RESSACA and
assisted URO students in 2013 (TAMUK).
2. Participated as a lecturer for the RET-URO summer program under CREST-RESSACA and
served as an advisor to a RET participant in 2012 (TAMUK).
GRADUATE ADVISORS
Ph. D: Uddameri, Venkatesh, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
M.S.: Lee, Sangyong, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX
AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Affiliations
Tau Beta Pi Member, Texas Lambda Chapter March 2003 – Present
Tau Beta Pi Treasurer, Texas Lambda Chapter August 2003 – May 2004
National Ground Water Association Member March 2011 – Present
Air & Waste Management Association Member, Student Chapter January 2012 – Present
Activities
1. Participated in a demonstration of a physical relief map which simulated surface water flows of
the Arroyo-Colorado river system at the 2011 HESTEC Conference at the University of Texas –
Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. The demonstration was given to an audience of school
children and parents who attended the conference.
2. Participated in the ‘Bigger Event’ Clean-Up sponsored by the City of Kingsville, Texas and Texas
A&M University-Kingsville in both 2012 and 2013 where TAMUK student organization members
clean up various public spaces. Duties included the removal of trash and repainting in a city park
and cleaning up a local business establishment.
