Professor

Department: Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

Dr. Alex Mayer is Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, with over 40 years of experience in environmental and water resources engineering. Dr. Mayer’s teaching and research focuses on finding collaborative solutions to environmental problems through modeling and interactions with stakeholders. His current research topics include water resources systems modeling, transboundary aquifer governance, impacts of sea level rise on coastal groundwater aquifers, water access in underserved populations, climate change impacts on water resources, urban heat islands, and the role of trees in desert cities. His research has taken place in the Rio Grande basin, Caribbean, Laurentian Great Lakes, and Sonora and Veracruz, Mexico. He has directed over $12 million in externally-funded research and published 140 refereed papers and book chapters.

Keywords of Expertise: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering.