Rien van Genuchten
Contact Info

Personal Page:
https://www.pc-progress.com/en/Default.aspx?rien-van-genuchten
Member of
National Chapter Steering Committee
Nominee

Department of Nuclear Engineering, LASME
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tel. +31-6-29911658
e-mail: rvangenuchten@hotmail.com

Academic Degrees:

  • Ph.D. 1975, Soil Physics, New Mexico State University, New Mexico, USA
  • M.S. 1971, Irrigation and Drainage, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
  • B.S. 1968, Irrigation and Drainage, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Positions:

  • 2008-present: Collaborating Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
  • 2010-present: Visiting Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Netherlands
  • 2017-2023: Associate Scientist, CEA, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
  • 2003-2008: Soil Physicist, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Riverside, CA, USA
  • 1986-2003: Supervisory Soil Scientist & Research Leader, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA, USA
  • 1987-2005: Adjunct Professor, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
  • 1978-1986: Assistant, Associate and Full Research Scientist, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Univ. of California, Riverside, CA, USA
  • 1975-1978: Research Staff, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
  • 1968-1969: Assistant Hydrologist, Ministry of Agriculture, Maintirano, Madagascar