Professional Summary
UNESCO Chair on Water and Climate Change
Specialist in the development and application of numerical models of the integrated hydro-economic system for risk management under the uncertainty of climate (and other) change.
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Education
Postdoc: University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Mass., (Water Systems Modeling under Uncertainty)
Ph.D.: Tufts University Medford, Mass., (Water Resources Engineering)
M.Sc.: Tufts University Medford, Mass., (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Resources)
B.Sc.: University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Mass., (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Research Support
Grant: #PO #7200103 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 04-07-2021 -03-31-2022 World Bank Group Upper Arun Origins Role:PI 44999.64 Hold Level:Industry
Grant: #R25095 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 03-01-2021 -03-31-2023 UC's URC Faculty Scholars Program URC-Faculty Scholars Res Awd-Ray Role:PI $25,000.00 Active Level:Internal UC
Grant: #4500426399 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 11-16-2020 -01-31-2021 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Assessment of the climate change impacts to Kruger National Park in South Africa Role:PI 15000.00 Hold Level:Non Profit
Grant: #IPA000-20-0-0004 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 06-25-2020 -06-24-2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources (NCR) - IPA000-20-0-0004 Role:PI $50,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #0129663 Exhibit A Investigators:Ray, Patrick 06-01-2020 -05-31-2021 Procter & Gamble Company P&G Water Security: Spain and Turkey Role:PI $50,000.00 Awarded Level:Industry
Grant: #0007196125 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 05-18-2020 -06-30-2021 World Bank Group Work Bank Mexico City Role:PI 49999.00 Hold Level:Industry
Grant: #7193549 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 10-21-2019 -06-30-2020 World Bank Group Climate Change Risk Assessment of Expanded Upper Arun Hydropower Facility, Nepal Role:PI $49,000.00 Awarded Level:Industry
Grant: #U. Mass sub MCC Investigators:Ray, Patrick 09-01-2019 -08-31-2022 Millennium Challenge Corporation Partnership to Address Climate and Other Deep Uncertainties in Environmental Economic Analysis Role:PI $180,124.00 Awarded Level:Industry
Grant: #95332420T0002 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 09-01-2019 -08-31-2022 Millennium Challenge Corporation Partnership to Address Climate and Other Deep Uncertainties in Environmental Economic Analysis Role:PI 58637.00 Hold Level:Industry
Grant: #60070994 / 8293 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 06-01-2019 -05-31-2020 Ohio Water Development Authority Multidimensional Risk Assessment on Riverine Contamination: Case Study of Cincinnati, OH Role:PI $33,370.00 Awarded Level:State of Ohio
Grant: #2018 World Bank Contract Investigators:Ray, Patrick 02-25-2019 -06-28-2019 World Bank Group World Bank Mexico City: Integrated Urban Modeling for Water System Risk Management Role:PI $49,994.00 Awarded Level:Industry
Grant: #IPA 19-0-0002 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 11-09-2018 -11-08-2019 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Weather generator development, vulnerability assessment tools and the Tuolumne Watershed Pilot Study Role:PI $45,000.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Grant: #SUBAWD000724 sub NOAA NA16NW54670042 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 07-27-2018 -03-31-2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Visualization of Uncertainty of Forecast Component Parts Role:PI $39,999.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #11202602 Agreement Investigators:Ray, Patrick 05-21-2018 -06-30-2019 Deltares Application of the Decision Tree Framework in Kenya & Nepal Role:PI $50,000.00 Awarded Level:Industry
Grant: #CDWR 4600012341 / USACE Investigators:Ray, Patrick 02-01-2018 -09-30-2018 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood modeling under climate change uncertainty using HEC-WAT Role:PI $31,980.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #2017 World Trade Bank Investigators:Ray, Patrick 01-01-2017 -06-30-2017 World Bank Group INCLUDING CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY IN WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND PROJECT DESIGN ? DECISION TREE INITIATIVE Role:PI $102,649.00 Active Level:Industry
Grant: #CBET-1511959 Investigators:Boccelli, Dominic; Ray, Patrick 09-01-2015 -08-31-2019 National Science Foundation Data Assimilation and Forecasting for Real-Time Drinking Water Distribution System Modeling Role:PI $336,321.00 Active Level:Federal
Grant: #W912HZ-24-2-0014 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 04-01-2024 -03-31-2025 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Insight Needed for Investment in Natural and Nature-Based Features in Water Resources Planning Role:PI 39189.00 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #W912HQ-24-P-0060 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 09-30-2024 -03-31-2025 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Advanced Software Tools for Network Analysis and Data Integration (NADI) Role:PI 19880.00 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #W912HZ-24-2-0049 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 09-30-2024 -09-29-2025 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Advanced Software Tools for Network Analysis and Data Integration (NADI) Role:PI 74263.03 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #COPL-CESU-2024 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 06-18-2024 -06-17-2029 Department of the Interior COLORADO PLATEAUCOOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNITCOOPERATIVE and JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT- FOR SIGNATURE Role:PI 0.00 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #IPA000-25-0-0001 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 01-13-2025 -12-31-2025 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers US Army Corps Nature Based Solution Design Guide- IPA Role:PI 49990.00 Hold Level:Federal
Grant: #W912HZ-22-2-0028 Investigators:Ray, Patrick 10-01-2022 -09-30-2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Evaluating the Economic Implications of Low Flow Augmentation on the Ohio River Role:PI 43835.00 Hold Level:Federal
Honors and Awards
2021 -2023 University of Cincinnati University Research Council Faculty Scholars Research Award
2021 -2021 University of Cincinnati College of Engineering Distinguished Researcher
2020 -2020 University of Cincinnati College of Engineering Master Educator
2020 -2022 New Investigator Award, University of Cincinnati Center for Environmental Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2018 -2018 American Water Resources Association A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Young Professional
2018 -2019 American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Systems Committee Chair
2015 -2015 World Bank Knowbel Prize Team Award
2011 -2011 Professor of the Year, Faculty of Engineering, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan
2008 -2009 Fulbright Fellowship, Jordan
2004 -2007 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
2025 -2029 UNESCO Chair on Water and Climate Change