William Samuels

Background

About William Samuels

Dr. Samuels is the Director of the Leidos Center for Water Science and Engineering. He supervises a modeling and analysis team, including civil engineers, computer scientists, hydrologists and GIS analysts. He has over 35 years of experience in water quality analysis, waterborne trans¬port modeling, oil spill trajectory analysis, hydrology, and geographic information systems. Dr. Samuels is a member of professional organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society and the New York Academy of Science. He has more than 140 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, books and proceedings. He has made numerous presentations at national and international conferences such as the Water Distribution System Analysis Symposium and the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Water Security. Leidos honors the accomplishments of the most successful technical employees by awarding them the rank of Technical Fellow. Dr. Samuels received this distinction in 2007.