Steven J. Burian, Ph.D., P.E. — Assistant Professor

Research: Dr. Burian's research contributes to the engineering of sustainable and secure urban systems. Focus research areas include sustainable development, urban water infrastructure system security, integrated urban water management, urbanization effects on the regional-to-global water cycle, modeling and simulation of extreme floods, developing satellite-based approaches to characterize urban environments and manage urban water systems, regional water-energy-urban growth interdependencies and master planning, and water-climate-vegetation interactions in urban systems.

Courses Taught: Hydraulics, Hydrology, Stormwater Management & Design, Pipeline Hydraulic Analysis, Advanced GIS, Flood Modeling and Simulation, Sustainability Practicum, Sustainable Water Resources Engineering, Urban Hydrology Field Measurements.

Contact Information

122 S. Central Campus Dr., Ste. 104
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Phone: (801) 585-5721
Fax: (801) 585-5477
burian@eng.utah.edu

Research Highlights:

PhD candidate Dave Judi
Develops Flood Model

 
122 S. Central Campus Dr., Ste. 104 • Salt Lake City, UT 84112 • Phone: (801) 585-5721 • Email