1 Kenneth K. Tanji Department of Land, Air and Water ... - LAWR

Kenneth K. TanjiDepartment of Land, Air and Water ResourcesEducation:B.A., Chemistry, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1954.B.S., Soil Science, University of California, Davis, 1958.M.S., Soil Science - Soil Chemistry, University of California, Davis, 1961.Sc.D., Agricultural Science - Irrigation, Drainage and Hydrological Engineering, KyotoUniversity, Japan, 1997.University of California Positions held on Davis Campus:Laboratory Technician, Dept. of Irrigation, 1958-72.Lecturer in Water Science, Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, 1972-77.Professor of Water Science, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, 1977-1990.Vice Chair, 1980-81, and Chair, 1981-84, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources.Professor of Hydrology, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, 1990-98.Professor Emeritus, Hydrology, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, 1998- 2007.UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) Positions held:Director, Kearney Foundation of Soil Science, 1985-91.Assistant Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1985-92.Founding Director, USDA-ES Water Quality Program, 1985-90.Founding Director, UC Salinity/Drainage Program, 1985-92.Foreign University Positions held:Japan Society for Promotion of Science Scholar, Kyoto University, 1984.Visiting Foreign Professor, Kyoto University, 1996.Honors and Awards:Fellow, American Institute of Chemists, 1976.Fellow, Soil Science Society of America, 1982.Fellow, American Society of Agronomy, 1982.Benchmark Paper in Chemistry of Irrigated Soils, International Soil Science Society,1984.Benchmark Paper in Chemistry of Soil Solutions, International Soil Science Society,1986.Outstanding Service Award, Irrigation and Drainage Division, American Society of CivilEngineers, 1990.Award of Distinction, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University ofCalifornia, Davis, 1990.Royce J. Tipton Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993.Outstanding Practice Journal Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Irrigation and DrainageEngineering, 1993.Distinguished Public Service Award, University of California, Davis, 1995.Person of the Year, California Irrigation Institute, 1997.Award of Honor, California Chapter of American Society of Agronomy, 2001.1

International Award, International Society of Paddy and Water Environment EngineeringSociety, 2004.Outstanding Research Journal Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Irrigation and DrainageEngineering, 2004.Life Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005.Service Award, Environmental and Water Research Institute of ASCE, 2006.Publication Record:Author/Editor of 9 books; author/co-author of 42 book chapters, and 194 journal papers, peerreviewedarticles and invited papers before symposia and conferences.Selected Activities in Academic and Professional Societies:National Research Council:Committee on Planning and Remediation of Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems,Water Science and Technology Board, 1990-95.Committee on Long-Range Soil and Water Conservation Policy, Board on Agriculture, 1990-93.Committee on Opportunities to Improve USGS' NAWQA Program, Water Science andTechnology Board, 2000-2002.Committee on Managing the Columbia River: Instream Flows, Water Withdrawals, andSalmon Survival, Water Science and Technology Board, 2002-2004.National Water Research Institute:Research Advisory Board, 1997-pesent.Fellowship Committee, 2002-2007.Universities Council on Water Resources:Board of Directors, 1991-93.Chair (1994) and Member (1989-91), Research Committee.Third World Water Forum:Technical Advisor to Ministerial Conference, 2002-03.Editor of Message from Japan and Asia to World Water Discussions, written by JapaneseInstitute of Irrigation and Drainage (153 pages) and distributed at WWF3, 2002-03.Concluding Remarks on Expansion of Scope on International Water Discussions based onDiversity and Multifunctional Roles of Irrigation, 2003.International Paddy and Water Environment Engineering Society (PAWEES):Editor, PAWEES Journal, 2002-2006.International PAWEES Award, 2004.Chair, Scientific Committee for 2005 PAWEES Conference, 2005.Environmental Water Resources Institute:Member and Chair (2002-2005), Water Quality and Drainage Technical Committee, 1994-2007.Chair Task Committee to Revise Salinity Manual 71, 2005-07.2