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EDUCATION
PhD. Civil Engineering, 1981 University of Idaho
M.S. Civil Engineering, 1975 University of Idaho
B.S. Civil Engineering, 1970 University of Idaho
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Licensed Professional Civil Engineer
Territory of Guam (#621) State of Idaho(#3279)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dr. Heitz has had over twenty five years of
engineering experience in the areas of hydraulics,
hydrology and water resources planning. He started
his engineering career as a hydraulic engineer
with the US Army Corps of Engineers in the design
of the hydraulic components of fish hatcheries,
and large dam projects. Other major assignments
included the development of large river basin
hydrologic models and hydrologic investigations
for small flood control projects. Dr. Heitz
was also employed by Tudor Engineering Company,
of Boise, Idaho, as a Senior Project Engineer
and continues to be active in private consulting.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AND
INTERESTS
Dr. Heitz has held faculty positions at the
University of Idaho, The University of Hawaii,
and the University of Guam. He was director
of the Guam Water and Energy Research Institute
(WERI) from 1986 through 1989. He has been a
full time faculty member of WERI since August
of 1990. His teaching experience includes courses
in Engineering Graphics, Statics, Dynamics and
Fluid Mechanics. His has also taught upper division
and graduate courses in Hydrology and Hydraulics.
He is a member of the Engineering Science and
Environmental Science faculty at the University
of Guam. He has also taught hydraulics and water
resources planning courses to the professional
staff of Guam Environmental Protection Agency
and the Guam Waterworks Authority.
Dr. Heitz’s present research interests
lie in the area of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) applications to surface water and ground
water modeling problems. He is also actively
involved in applied research projects in the
area of enhancing the quality and quantity of
water supplies in the small Islands of the Western
Pacific through the use of rooftop rain catchment
and other appropriate technologies. Dr. Heitz
has also been an active participant in the Guam
Water Center’s very successful Western
Pacific Island water managers training program.
DESIGNING
YOUR RAINWATER CATCHMENT AND STORAGE SYSTEM
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