Dan Sheer
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Company: Hydrologics
Position: Founder and President Website: http://www.hydrologics.net/staff.html Presentation: Using Models in Water Management: Philosophy, Principles and Practice |
| Dan Sheer earned his Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University in 1975. At the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, he helped resolve the long standing water supply dispute between Maryland, Virginia, The District of Columbia, and the U.S. Government concerning Washington Metro Area water supply. He developed and applied a range of water resources systems techniques, including collaborative Modelling and gaming, to achieve this award winning success. In 1985 he left his position as Technical Director to found HydroLogics, in order to expand the application of those techniques to other basins. HydroLogics now helps manage water in river basins containing about 20% of the US population. The firm has been instrumental in the resolution of some of the most complex water disputes of the last 30 years, and has worked internationally, particularly in China and Canada. Clients include the Delaware and the Susquehanna River Basin Commissions, the South Florida Water Management District, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, many states and cities, The Nature Conservancy, several hydropower utilities, and many others. HydroLogics OASIS software is one of the most widely used water management planning and management tools. | |
