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Dr. James L. Smith

James (Jim) L. Smith


Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Room 1009, Engineering Building
University of Wyoming
College of Engineering
Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering
Dept. 3295
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
Office: (307) 766-4970
Fax: (307) 766-2221
E-mail:

Degrees Earned:

  • B.S. Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois, 1961
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1963
  • Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1971

Specialization: Disturbed lands reclamation, wetlands, soil erosion and conservation, flow in porous media, hydraulics and irrigation, and environmental engineering (non-point).

Current Research: Constructed wetlands for treatment of acid mine drainage. Reclamation of disturbed lands. Erosion and sedimentation.

College of Engineering and Applied Science