Eugene Z. Stakhiv

Ph.D.- Water Resource Systems Engineering, John Hopkins University

 Eugene Stakhiv has spent his entire professional career of 37 years with the US Army Corps, and has served as study manager for several large river basin studies and metropolitan water supply studies in the US, as well as the recently completed IJC Study for the Lake Ontario and St.Lawrence R (2000-2006). Dr. Stakhiv has extensive international experience, primarily with the World Bank, serving as senior advisor to the water Ministries of Iraq, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Armenia and the Aral Sea Basin countries, and as Science Attache to the US Ambassador to UNESCO. He served as Chief, Planning, Policy and Special Studies Division, Institute for Water Resources (IWR) from 1990-2004, which supported the formulation of practical policies and procedures that the Corps needs to respond to legislation, Administration initiatives and scientific advances. Dr. Stakhiv is engaged with numerous international organizations dealing with water issues, including UNESCO, WMO, GWP and WWC, serves on the Boards of several UNESCO Centers, and leads several UN initiatives, such as the International Hydrological Program, and has been very active in international climate change symposia, and served as co-chair of several IPCC Committees (1989-2005). He has authored over 100 papers, and 150 technical reports.

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