"We work with community partners to test innovative stormwater designs and to develop and apply computational models of water resource systems."
Teresa B. Culver, Director of Undergraduate Program in Civil Engineering
My lifelong love for the outdoors translated directly into the study of environmental and water resource engineering. At UVa, I have the honor of working with a new generation of engineers who will work to create a sustainable future. In addition to developing technical abilities, I encourage students to consider current environmental challenges and to develop effective collaborative skills.
Whenever I have the chance, I enjoy exploring wild places with my husband, daughter, and son. I’m also a runner, birder, and family genealogist.
Awards
Margaret S. Peterson Award, American Society of Civil Engineers2020
Service to the Institute Award, Environmental Water Resources Institute, ASCE2020
Walter L. Huber Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers2002
National Science Foundation CAREER Award1995-1999
Civil Engineering Teaching Award, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia2005
Lilly Teaching Fellow 1994-1995
Research Interests
Smart Buildings/Cities
Risk and Decision Analysis
Optimization Models and Methods
Environmental Engineering
Water Resources
Selected Publications
Evaluating the impact of uncertainty of reservoir operation for malaria control as the climate changes in Ethiopia, Climatic Change, 2016, 136, 601-614, DOI 10.1007/s10584-016-1639-8. Reis, J., T.B. Culver, P.J. Block, and M.P. McCartney
Reservoir Operation for Recession Agriculture in Mekong Basin, Laos, J. Water Resour. Plann. and Manage., 2014, 04014083, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000485. Reis, J., T.B. Culver, G. Lacombe, and S.S. Sellamutta
Simulation-Optimization for the Design of Outlet Control Structures for Ecological Detention Ponds." J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage., 2014, 140(11), 04014031, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE) WR.1943-5452.0000420. Mobley, J.T., T.B. Culver, and T.E. Hall
"Design of Outlet Control Structures for Ecological Detention Ponds." J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage., 140(2), 250-257, 2014. Mobley, J.T. and Culver, T.B.
Understanding Precipitation Fidelity in Hydrological Modeling, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2012, 17(12), 1315–1324. Mobley, J.T., T.B. Culver, and R.W. Burgholzer
Environmental Flow Components for Measuring Hydrologic Model Fit during Low Flow Events, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2012, 17(12), 1325–1332. Mobley, J.T., T.B. Culver, and R.W. Burgholzer
Water resources implications of integrating malaria control into the operation of an Ethiopian dam, Water Resources Research, Vol. 47, W09530, doi:10.1029/2010WR010166, 2011. Reis. J., T. Culver, M. McCarthy, J. Lautze, and S. Kibret
Locating nested monitoring wells to reduce model uncertainty for management of a multi-layer coastal aquifer, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 15 (10), 763- 771, 2010. Baker, R. and T.B. Culver
Uncertainty analysis for watershed modeling using generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation with multiple calibration measures, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 134(2), 97-106, 2008. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2008)134:2(97). Jia, Y. and T.B. Culver
Bootstrapped Artificial Neural Networks for Synthetic Flow Generation With a Small Data Sample, Journal of Hydrology, 331, 580-590, 2006, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.06.005. Jia, Y. and T.B. Culver
Optimal Design of a Compacted Soil Liner Containing Sorptive Amendments, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 132(7),769-776. 2006. doi:10.1061/ASCE0733-9372200 6132:7769. Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., T.B. Culver,, J.A. Smith, L.S. Matott, and A.J. Rabideau
Robust Optimization for Total Maximum Daily Load Allocations, Water Resources Research, Vol. 42. W02412, doi:10.1029/2005WR004079, 2006. Jia, Y. and T.B. Culver
Groundwater remediation design under uncertainty using genetic algorithms, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 25-34, 131(1), 2005 Chan Hilton, A.B. and T.B. Culver
Impacts of physical and chemical heterogeneities on aquifer remediation design, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 130(4), 311-320, 2004. Culver, T.B., T.R. Naperala Aksoy, A. and T.B. Culver
Case study of impact of Total Maximum Daily Load allocations on nitrate leaching, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management,128(4), 262-270, 2002. A.L. Potts, X. Zhang, K.A. Neeley, and S.L. Yu
Sensitivity of optimal groundwater remediation designs to residual water quality violations, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 127(5), 316-325, September/October 2001. Chan Hilton, A.B. and T.B. Culver
Constraint handling for genetic algorithms in optimal remediation design, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 126(3), 128-137, 2000. Chan Hilton, A.B. and T.B. Culver
Effect of sorption assumptions on the optimization of aquifer remediation designs, Ground Water, 38(2), 200-208, 2000. Aksoy, A. and T.B. Culver
Dynamic optimal groundwater remediation by granular activated carbon, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 124(1), 59-64, 1998. Culver, T.B. and G.W. Shenk
Modeling the desorption of organic contaminants from long-term contaminated soil using distributed mass transfer rates, Environmental Science and Technology, 31(6), 1581-1588, 1997. Culver, T.B., S.P. Hallisey, D. Sahoo, J.J. Deitsch, and J.A. Smith
Dynamic optimal ground-water reclamation with treatment capital costs, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 123(1), 23-29, 1997. Culver, T.B. and C.A. Shoemaker
Optimal control for groundwater remediation by differential dynamic programming with quasi-Newton approximations, Water Resources Research, 29(4), 823-831, 1993. Culver, T.B., and C.A. Shoemaker
Effects of soil moisture and physical-chemical properties of organic pollutants on vapor-phase transport in the vadose zone, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 11, 273-290, 1992. Ong, S.K., T.B. Culver, L.W. Lion and C.A. Shoemaker
Dynamic optimal control of groundwater remediation with flexible management periods, Water Resources Research, 28(3), 629-641, 1992. Culver, T.B., and C.A. Shoemaker
Impact of vapor sorption on the subsurface transport of volatile organic compounds: A numerical model and analysis, Water Resources Research, 27(9), 2259-2270, 1991. Culver, T.B., C.A. Shoemaker, and L.W. Lion
Analytical models of the impact of two-phase sorption on subsurface transport of volatile chemicals, Water Resources Research, 26(4), 745-758, 1990. Shoemaker, C.A., T.B. Culver, L.W. Lion, and M.G. Peterson
Interrelationships between prey body size and growth of age-0 yellow perch, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 118: 1-10, 1989. Mills, E.L., M.V. Pol, R.E. Sherman, and T.B. Culver
