Center for Research in Water Resources
PRC #119
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712
Phone: 512-471-0935
Fax 512-471-0072
Email: mbarrett@mail.utexas.edu
Dr. Barrett's research interests are focused on the quality, impacts, and mitigation of urban, agricultural, and construction site stormwater runoff and he has conducted numerous studies nationwide in this area. These projects involved the statistical analysis of water quality data, the evaluation of structural and nonstructural best management practices, and the development of watershed based stormwater management plans. He has published extensively in peer reviewed technical journals on the characterization and control of stormwater impacts, winning the 2000 ASCE Arthur M. Wellington Prize for stormwater research. During the last three years, Dr. Barrett has participated in stormwater projects in Texas, California, Arizona, and Oregon, including the Caltrans BMP retrofit feasibility study of 39 structural BMPs. n the Caltrans study, he provided siting, design, and monitoring guidance for all the structural controls being evaluated and is currently lead author of the final report documenting the findings. He managed a four-year study for the Texas Department of Transportation on the quality and quantity impacts of highway runoff. A subsequent two-year study involved the assessment of the performance of various best management practices (BMPs) for the treatment of highway runoff. He is also a member of the Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Water Quality Subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board, a part of the National Academy of Sciences and the ASCE Urban Water Resources Research Council. Click here to see descriptions of projects Dr. Barrett has participated in.
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, Sociology, 1975
M.A., The University of Texas at Austin, Geology, 1979
M.S., The University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering, 1992
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering, 1996