E-mail: csanthi@brc.tamus.edu Phone: (254) 774-6141 Fax: (254) 774-6001 Address: Blackland Research Center 720 E. Blackland Road Temple, Texas 76502 RESEARCH INTERESTS Hydrologic modeling of larger watersheds with GIS, application of watershed scale models for assessment and management of point source and nonpoint source pollution, and irrigation system management studies. EDUCATION B.S. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India, 1990 M.S. Anna University, India, 1992 Ph.D. Anna University, 1997

CURRENT POSITION

Associate Research Scientist

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

• Development of tools/programs for input management with watershed modeling, and assessment of agricultural management impacts on water quality
• Development of Management Information System for improving the performance of irrigation systems

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Santhi, C., J. G. Arnold, J. R. Williams, W. A. Dugas, R. Srinivasan and L. M. Hauck. 2001. Validation of the SWAT model on a large river basin with point and nonpoint sources. J. American Water Resources Association 37(5): 1169-1188.
• Santhi, C., J. G. Arnold, J. R. Williams, W. A. Dugas and L. M. Hauck. 2001. Application of a watershed model to evaluate management effects on point and nonpoint pollution. Transactions of ASAE (In Press).
• Santhi, C., J. R. Williams, W. A. Dugas, J. G. Arnold, R. Srinivasan, and L. M. Hauck. 2001. Water quality modeling of Bosque River Watershed to support TMDL analysis, Paper to be presented in the Watershed Management to Meet Emerging TMDL Environmental Regulations Conference and Exhibition, Fort Worth, Texas, March 2002.
• Santhi, C., J. D. Atwood, J. Lewis, S. R. Potter, and R. Srinivasan. 2001. Environmental and economic impacts of reaching and doubling the USDA Buffer Initiative Program on water quality. ASAE Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, California, July 2001. Paper number: 01-2068.
• Santhi, C. and N. V. Pundarikanthan, 2000. A new planning model for canal scheduling of rotational irrigation system, Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier Science Publications, 43(2000):327-343.
• Santhi, C. and N. V. Pundarikanthan, 1999. Application of management information system in improving irrigation system performance in a developing country. Water International, 24(3): 229-239.