PROF. TIMOTHY RANDHIR, PHD.

Director of Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center

Professor at Department of Environmental Conservation

University of Massachusetts

Amherst, MA, USA

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Projects

Sustainable Agricultural System Design

Wildlife Conservation Strategies at Solar Sites

Assesses avian nest success and insect activity and biodiversity in solar PV sites

Sustainable Agricultural System Design

Sustainable Agricultural System Design (NSF GCR Award)

Collaborative Research: Designing a Sustainable Agricultural Production System through Convergence Research Using a Multi-Scale Ecosystems Approach

ICARES Model

Model specific ecosystem services under current and future climate scenarios.

Crop Decision Support System

Optimal Planting Dates for Cover Crops 

Watershed Studies

Get information on watershed studies

Recent Publications

  • Asmara†, B., and T.O. Randhir. 2024. Modeling the Impacts of Oil Palm Plantations on Water Quantity and Quality in the Kais River Watershed of Indonesia, Accepted in Science of the Total Environment.
  • Randhir, T.O., K.B. Klosterman†. 2024. Modeling landscape influence on stream baseflows for watershed Conservation. Land. 13(3): 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030324
  • Mamba†, H.S., and T.O. Randhir, 2023. Exploring temperature and precipitation changes under future climate change scenarios for black and white rhinoceros populations in Southern Africa, Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2023.2291133
  • Quinonez†, A.L.C., and T.O. Randhir. 2023. A Sustainability Framework based on Threats, Consequences, and Solutions (TCS) for Managing Watershed Commons. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295228
  • Randhir, T.O., K. Toffling†, and C. R. Griffin. 2023. Impacts of climate change and variability on the growth potential of global mangrove distribution. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. https://doi.org/10.1080/23789689.2023.2253412
  • Naing†, H., T.K. Fuller, P. R. Sievert, T. O. Randhir, S.H.T. Po, S. Htun, and T. Myint. 2023. Dry-season habitat occupancy by ungulate tiger prey in the Hukaung Valley of northern Myanmar. Tropical Zoology. 36(1-2): 21-35. https://doi.org/10.4081/tz.2023.124
  • De Mello*‡, K.D., R.H. Taniwaki, D.R. Macedo, C.G. Leal, T.O. Randhir. 2023. Biomonitoring for watershed protection from a multiscale land-use perspective. Diversity 15(5): 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050636
  • Omer, R.B., H.M. Hewait, E. Mady†, S.K.M. Yousif, E.A. Gashash, R. Randhir, A.E. Ashmawi, A.M. ElTaher‡, N.A. Al-Harbi, T.O. Randhir. 2023. Chemical, Anatomical, and Productivity Responses of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) to Integrated Biofertilizer Applications with PGPR, Cyanobacteria, and Yeast, Sustainability 15(9): 7599. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097599
  • El-Beltagi, H.S., R.S. Nada, E. Mady†, A.E. Ashmawi, E.A. Gashash, A.A. Elateeq, A.A. Suliman, N.A. Al-Harbi, S. M. Al-Qahtani, M.M. Zarad, T.O. Randhir. 2023. Effect of Organic and Bio-Fertilization on Fruit Yield, Bioactive Constituents, and Estragole Content in Fennel Fruits. Agronomy. 13(5):1189-1209. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051189
  • Talib†, A., T.O. Randhir. 2023. Long-term effects of Land-use Change on Water Resources in Urbanizing Watersheds. PLOS Water. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat.0000083
  • Sorkhabi‡, O.M., J. Asgari., T.O. Randhir. 2023. Monitoring Groundwater Storage based on Satellite Gravimetry and Deep Learning. Natural Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-023-10185-5
  • Alnefaie, R.M., S.A. EL-Sayed, A.A. Ramadan, A.I. Elmezien, A.M. El-Tah er‡, T.O. Randhir, and A. Bondok. 2023. Physiological and Anatomical Responses of Faba Bean Plants Infected with Chocolate Spot Disease to Chemical Inducers. Life 13, no. 2 (Jan. 31): 392. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13020392.
  • Ahmed M. El-Taher‡, A.M., H. A. Elzilal, H. S. Abd El-Raouf, E. Mady†, K. S. Alshallash, R. M. Alnefaie, E.M. Mahdy, O.G. Ragab, E.A. Emam, I.A. Alaraidh, T.O. Randhir, M.F.M. Ibrahim. 2023. Characterization of some Cichorium taxa grown under Mediterranean climate using morphological traits and molecular markers, Plants. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12020388
  • Hatamkhani, A., A. Moridi‡, T.O. Randhir, 2023. Sustainable planning of multipurpose hydropower reservoirs with environmental impacts in a simulation–optimization framework. Hydrology Research. nh2022084. https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2022.084
  • Ahmad*‡, T.M., M.S. Haider, T.O. Randhir, S.R. Ahmad. 2023. Spatial Analysis of Factors influencing Bacterial Leaf Blight in Rice Production. Brazilian Journal of Biology. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.264249
  • Maleki‡, M.S., M.E. Banihabib‡, and T.O. Randhir. 2022. An integrated framework for simultaneously modeling primary and secondary salinity at a watershed scale. Journal of Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128171
  • Mozaffari S., S. Javadi‡, H.K. Moghaddam, and T.O. Randhir. 2022. Forecasting groundwater levels using a hybrid of support vector regression and particle swarm optimization. Water Resources Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-022-03118-z
  • Mello, K. D., R.A. Valente, M.P. Ribeiro, and T.O. Randhir, 2022. Effects of forest cover pattern on water quality of low-order streams in an agricultural landscape in the Pirapora river basin. Accepted in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-09854-4
  • Mady, S.D. Ibrahim, R. Randhir, A.F. Abd El-Hakim, T.O. Randhir. 2022. Genetic variation among pumpkin landraces based on seed qualities and molecular markers. Molecular Biology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-022-07233-3
  • Malmir, M., S. Javadi, A. Moridi, T.O Randhir, M. Saatsaz, 2022. Integrated groundwater management using a comprehensive conceptual framework, Journal of Hydrology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127363
  • Helaly, A.A., E. Mady, E.A. Salem, and T.O. Randhir. 2022. Stimulatory Effects of Growth-Promoting Bacteria on Growth, Nutritional Composition, and Yield of Kale Plants. Journal of Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2022.2046084
  • Banihabib, M.E., P. Mousavi-Mirkalaei, A. Roozbahani, and T.O. Randhir. 2022. Forecasting Urban Water using Bayesian Networks and Gene Expression Programming. Earth Science Informatics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-021-00733-z
  • Baker, J., T.O. Randhir. 2022. Climate change impacts on nitrogen and phosphorus loading in New England watersheds. Journal of Nature and Spatial Sciences (JONASS). 2(1):1-14. https://doi.org/10.30495/JONASS.2022.1946924.1020
  • Mendez-Morales, A., R. Ochoa-Urrego, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Measuring the quality of patents among Latin-American universities, Accepted Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2021.2020749
  • Ross, E., and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Effects of Climate and Land Use Changes on Water Quantity and Quality of Coastal Watersheds of Narragansett Bay. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151082
  • Maleki, M.S., M.E. Banihabib, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. SWAT-SF: A flexible SWAT-based model for watershed-scale water and soil salinity modeling. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2021.103893
  • Jamali, A.A., R.G. Kalhajeh, T.O. Randhir, and S. He. 2021. Modeling relationship between land surface temperature anomaly and environmental factors using Google Earth Engine and Giovanni. Journal of Environmental Management. 302, 113970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113970
  • Mirzaie, N., M.E. Banihabib, S.M.H. Shahdany, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Fuzzy particle swarm optimization for conjunctive use of groundwater and reclaimed wastewater under Uncertainty. Agricultural Water Management. 256(1): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107116
  • Norvanchig, J., and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Simulation of Ecohydrological processes influencing water supplies in the Tuul River Watershed of Mongolia. Journal of Hydroinformatics. https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2021.056
  • Ghafoori-Kharanagh, S., M.E. Banihabib, S. Javadi, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Participatory Water-Food-Energy Nexus Approach for Evaluation and Design of Groundwater Governance. Water Resources Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-021-02894-4
  • Zhang, C., D. Tan, N. Yua, X. Yina, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Value creation mechanism through carbon assets for the sustainability of the automobile sector. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2216
  • Moghaddam, H.K., M. E. Banihabib, S. Javadi, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. A Framework for the Assessment of Qualitative and Quantitative Sustainable Development of Groundwater system. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2205
  • Mohammadi, A., M. Banihabib, H. Yousefi, H. Pouraram, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Critique and review of desirable and present food baskets of Iranian society using the water and food nexus approach. Iranian Journal of Ecohydrology, 8(2), 599-609. https://doi.org/10.22059/ije.2021.325479.1517
  • Mohammadi, A., M. Banihabib‡, S. Javadi, H. Yousefi, H. Pouraram, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Evaluating the desirability of a vegan food basket in terms of environmental dimensions and comparing it to Iranian society’s common food basket. Journal of Water and Irrigation Management. https://doi.org/10.22059/JWIM.2021.325487.886
  • Vargas-de la Mora, A. A. Castillo-Santiago, T.O. Randhir, M.C. Hernández-Moreno, M.J. Cach-Pérez, and V. Camacho-Valdéz. Know to Improve: Factors that influence the transition towards silvopastoral systems in the Chiapas coast. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 24(3):1-16. https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/3689/1679.
  • Jamali, A.A., R. Tabatabaee, and T.O. Randhir. 2021. Ecotourism and socioeconomic strategies for Khansar River watershed of Iran. Environment Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01334-y
  • Paulding, C., and T.O. Randhir. 2021. An Ecohydrological Assessment of Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Herpetofauna, Sustainability and Climate Change. 14(1):22-34 https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2020.0027
  • Sun, X., W. Liu, S. Li, P. Chen, M. Cao, T.O. Randhir, and Y. Zhang. 2020. Species richness patterns of waterbirds overwintering on the Jiangsu coast for coastal reclamation. Ocean & Coastal Management, p.105488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105488
  • Yurtseven, I., and T.O. Randhir. 2020. Multivariate assessment of spatial and temporal variations in irrigation water quality in Lake Uluabat watershed of Turkey. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 192, 793. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08723-2
  • Maleki, M.S., M.E. Banihabib, and T.O. Randhir. 2020. SWAT-S: A SWAT-salinity module for watershed-scale modeling of natural salinity. Environmental Modelling and Software. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104906
  • Zhang, C., N. Yua, X. Yina, and T.O. Randhir. 2020. Environmental performance evaluation of enterprises using internal resource loss and external environmental damage costs, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1802238
  • Dowlatabadi, N.K., M.E. Banihabib, A. Roozbahani, and T.O. Randhir. 2020. Enhanced GMCR model for resolving conflicts in a transboundary wetland, Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140816
  • Mello, K.D., R.H. Taniwaki, F. R. D. Paula, R.A. Valente, T.O. Randhir, D.R. Macedo, C.G. Lea, C.B. Rodrigues, and R.M. Hughes. 2020. Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil, Journal of Environmental Management. 270, p.110879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110879
  • Xie, B., M. Liu, T.O. Randhir, Y. Yi, and X. Hu. 2020. Is the Biological Assets Measured by Historical Cost Value-related? Custos E Agronegócio. 16(1):122-150 http://www.custoseagronegocioonline.com.br/numero1v16/OK%206%20assets.pdf
  • Mamba, H.S., Randhir, T.O., and Fuller, T.K., 2020. Community attitudes and perceptions concerning rhinoceros poaching and conservation: a case study in eSwatini. African Journal of Wildlife Research, 50(1), pp.1-7. http://doi.org/10.3957/056.050.0001
  • Banihabib, M.E., N. Chitsaz, and T.O. Randhir. 2020. Non-compensatory Decision Model for Incorporating the Sustainable Development Criteria in Flood Risk Management Plans. N. Applied Sciences, 2, 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1695-6.
  • Zhang, C., K. Song, H. Wang, and T.O. Randhir. 2019. Carbon budget management in the civil aviation industry using an interactive control perspective, International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2019.1679923
  • Sun, X, Y. Zhang, Y. Shen, T.O. Randhir, and M. Cao. 2019. Exploring ecosystem services and scenario simulation in the headwaters of Qiantang River Watershed of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(34):34905-34923 https://DOI:10.1007/s11356-019-06483-2  
  • Randhir, T.O., and J.H. Axelson. 2019. Water use and conservation preferences among households in an urbanizing gradient. Water Conservation Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41101-019-00074-5
  • Tsvetkova, O., and T.O. Randhir. 2019. Spatial and temporal Uncertainty in climatic impacts on watershed systems, Science of The Total Environment, 687: 618-633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.141
  • Mello, K. D., R. A. Valente, T.O. Randhir, and C.A. Vettorazzi. 2018. Impacts of tropical forest cover on water quality in agricultural watersheds in southeastern Brazil. Ecological Indicators. 93: 1293-1301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.030
  • Mello, K. D., R. A. Valente, T.O. Randhir, A.C.A.D. Santos, and C.A. Vettorazzi. 2018. Effects of land use and land cover on water quality of low-order streams in Southeastern Brazil: Watershed versus riparian zone, CATENA, 167: 130–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.04.027
  • Quinonez, A.L.C., T. K. Fuller., and T.O. Randhir. 2018. A review of otter distribution modeling: Approach, scale, and metrics. IUCN Otter Species Group Bulletin. 35(2): 97-127. http://www.otterspecialistgroup.org/Bulletin/Volume35/Quinonez_et_al_2018.html
  • Randhir, T.O., P. Mozumder, and N. Halim. 2018. Decision-making under Surprise and Uncertainty: Arsenic Contamination of Water Supplies. Journal of Hydrology. 560: 424-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.03.030
  • Zhang, C., O. Randhir, and Y. Zhang. 2018. Theory and practice of enterprise carbon assets management from the perspective of Low Carbon Transformation. Carbon Management. 9(1): 87-94.  https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2018.1426329
  • Jamali, A.A., T. O. Randhir, and J. Nosrati. 2018. Water resources planning for subsurface dam sites using Boolean and fuzzy logic in arid watersheds. ASCE’s Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 144(8): 1-9. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000947
  • Rajaiei, F., A.E. Sari, A. Salmanmahiny, T.O. Randhir, M. Delavar, R.D. Behrooz, A.M. Bavani. 2018. Simulating long-term effect of Hyrcanian forest loss on phosphorus loading at the sub-watershed level. Journal of Arid Land. 10(3): 457-469. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40333-018-0012-3
  • Jamali, A.A., S. Zarekia, and T.O. Randhir. 2018. Risk assessment of sand dune disaster in relation to geomorphic properties and vulnerability in the Suduq-Yazd Erg. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 16(1): 579-590. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1601_579590
  • Mello, K. D., and T.O. Randhir. 2017. Diagnosis of water crises in the metropolitan area of São Paulo: Policy opportunities for sustainability, Urban Water Journal. 15(1):53-60.   https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2017.1395895
  • Mello, K.D., T.O. Randhir, R. A. Valente, and C. A. Vettorazzi. 2017. Riparian restoration for protecting water quality in tropical agricultural watersheds, Ecological Engineering. 108:514-524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.06.049
  • Randhir, T.O., E. Wright, and J. Ahern. 2017. Modeling Suburban Phosphorus Runoff and B.M.P.s: Downscaling from watershed systems to site-specific scales, ASCE’s of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, 3(4): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSWBAY.0000829
  • Talib, A., and T.O. Randhir. 2017. Climate change and land-use impacts on hydrologic processes of watershed systems, of Water and Climate Change. 8(3): 363-374.  https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2017.064    
  • Han, L. T.O. Randhir, M. Huang. 2017. Design and assessment of stream–wetland systems for nutrient removal in an urban watershed of China, Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 228:139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3312-x
  • Pamukcu, P., N. Erdem, Y. Serengil, and T.O. Randhir. 2016. Ecohydrologic modelling of water resources and land use for watershed conservation, Ecological Informatics, 36: 31-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2016.09.005
  • Dudula, J. and T. O. Randhir. 2016. Modeling the influence of Climate Change on Watershed Systems: Adaptation through Targeted Practices. Journal of Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.07.020
  • Talib, A., and T.O. Randhir. 2016. Managing Emerging Contaminants in Watersheds: Need for Comprehensive, Systems-Based Strategies, Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swaqe.2016.05.002
  • Randhir, T.O. 2016. Globalization impacts on local commons: multiscale strategies for socioeconomic and ecological resilience. Journal of Commons. 10(1). https://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.517 
  • Talib, A. and T.O. Randhir. 2016. Managing emerging contaminants: Status, impacts, and watershed-wide strategies. Exposure and Health. 8(1), 143-158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-015-0192-4.

Courses

NRC 577 Ecosystem Modeling and Simulation (Fall 2021, Fall 2019)

HONORS 391D Blue Gold and World water wars (Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020)

FFYS 191 Sustainability of Water Resources (Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019)

NRC 578 Watershed Science and Management (Spring 2021, Spring 2020)

ECO675 Ecological Economics and Sustainability (Spring 2021, Spring 2019)

NRC 596 Water Resources Management and Policy (Fall 2020, Fall 2018)