USGS Staff Profile:
'@context': https://schema.org '@type': Person affiliation: - '@type': Organization name: 1991-present, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA description: - '@type': TextObject abstract: Hydrologist with the Central Midwest Water Science Center additionalType: short description - '@type': TextObject abstract: Richard (Rick) Huizinga is interested in applying concepts of hydrodynamics and geomorphology to help solve real-world problems such as erosion hazards (scour) near bridges and erosion and deposition in rivers and lakes. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement - '@type': TextObject abstract: "Rick is a project hydrologist at the Central Midwest Water Science\ \ Center in Rolla, Missouri. Rick received his bachelor\u2019s degree and master\u2019\ s degree in civil engineering (focused on Hydrology and Hydraulics) from the\ \ Missouri University of Science and Technology (M S&T, formerly UMR). Since\ \ joining the USGS in 1991, Rick has devoted his career to studying surface\ \ water hydraulics and specializes in bridge scour and applications of multibeam\ \ echosounders and motion-compensated and tripod-based lidar technology for\ \ geomorphic assessment and change detection. He has participated in applied\ \ research focusing on predicting and measuring scour at bridge piers using\ \ hydraulic models and field methods. Rick is a recognized expert in the use\ \ of multibeam echosounder technology for assessment of bridge scour during\ \ floods as well as bathymetric surveying of inland alluvial rivers and streams\ \ and lakes." additionalType: personal statement email: huizinga@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: Registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Kansas - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: "M.S. Civil Engineering (Hydrology/Hydraulics), Missouri S&T, 1993, Rolla,\ \ Missouri. Thesis: \u201CAn analysis of the two-dimension flow in a vertically\ \ rotating flume\u201D" - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: B.S. Civil Engineering, Missouri S&T, 1991, Rolla, Missouri hasOccupation: - '@type': OrganizationalRole affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Central Midwest Water Science Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/cm-water roleName: Hydrologist startDate: '2024-05-10T21:05:31.756058' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 1991-present, Hydrologist for U.S. Geological Survey identifier: - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: ORCID value: 0000-0002-2940-2324 - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: GeoKB value: https://geokb.wikibase.cloud/entity/Q54795 jobTitle: Hydrologist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Fluvial hydraulics - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: River morphodynamics - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Hydroacoustics - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Bridge scour - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Hydraulic modeling - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Change detection memberOf: '@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-10T21:05:31.752615' name: Richard J Huizinga, P.E. url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/richard-j-huizinga