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Dr. Kumud Acharya
President, DRI
Phone 
702-862-5406
E-Mail 
Kumud.Acharya@dri.edu
Campus 
Las Vegas Campus
Division 
Administration

Kumud Acharya, Ph.D., serves as DRIs ninth President. Pres. Acharya leads more than 600 scientists, engineers, and research support staff who rank among the top in the world in their specialties, which include atmospheric, hydrologic, earth and ecosystem, and wildfire sciences. Dr. Acharya became interim president at DRI in September of 2019 and was named permanent president in September of 2020.

Pres. Acharyas focus as president has been fostering growth in scientific areas that matter now, including wildfires, drought, extreme weather, climate modeling, and STEM education. DRI scientists are working to solve some of the worlds most urgent climate questions. Pres. Acharya encourages collaborations between scientists at UNLV and UNR, and with scientists around the world to foster scientific discovery, to solve some of the states most pressing environmental questions, and to further economic benefits to the state. DRI supports graduate students from Nevada universities who work alongside DRIs world-renowned scientists, and under Pres. Acharyas leadership, DRI has launched an undergraduate internship immersion program to foster diversity and access to careers in science. He has also expanded DRIs STEM education program, which provides teacher trainings and free resources for Nevada teachers to enhance STEM education.

DRI is a soft-money institution characterized by the entrepreneurial spirit of the faculty at DRIs Reno and Las Vegas campuses. Many scientists have found that the academic freedom DRI provides has contributed to their success and their motivation to pursue scientific questions of interest to them. Maintaining this culture and support system is a critical responsibility of Pres. Acharya and DRIs leadership team. Under Pres. Acharyas leadership, DRIs research grants have grown from $31.8 million in FY2019 to more than $60 million in FY24, making DRI among the top nine percent of institutions in funding in geosciences, the top six percent for research funding in atmospheric sciences, and in the top three percent in geological and earth sciences. For every $1 that the state of Nevada provides to support DRIs facilities and administration, DRI scientists bring in nearly $5 in outside grants and contracts that have a positive economic benefit to the state.

Pres. Acharya is also leading DRIs development of the DRI Research Park, a 328-acre site adjacent to DRIs Reno campus that will bring technology companies to co-locate near DRIs Reno campus, further expanding scientific knowledge and discovery in Nevada. He serves on the boards for the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA) and the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN). LVGEA and EDAWN are committed to growing high quality jobs and improving the economy and quality of life of the people in the Las Vegas and greater Reno-Sparks regions.

As a research professor in ecological engineering, Pres. Acharya has led pioneering work in Nevada and around the world to help water managers address aquatic invasive species, traditional and emerging contaminants threatening important freshwater systems. His 25-plus years of environmental study have blended traditional research on the health of rivers, lakes, and wetlands, with applied research to better understand the impact of climate change and other man-made stressors on aquatic ecosystems. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and served as first-author on many publications focused on water and ecosystem health.

Keywords

ecological engineering, water quality, environmental restoration, invasive species, hydrology, eco-hydrology

 

Publications
2024
Wang, Y., Li, Y., Cheng, Y., Zhu, Y., Li, R., Acharya, K., Ibrahim, M. (2024). Thermal stratification and mixing processes response to meteorological factors in a monomictic reservoir, Journal of Environmental Management, 354, Article No. 120205. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120205

2023
Zhou, Y., Li, Y., Yan, Z., Wang, H., Chen, H., Zhao, S., Zhong, N., Cheng, Y., Acharya, K. (2023). Microplastics discharged from urban drainage system: Prominent contribution of sewer overflow pollution, Water Research, 236, Article No. 119976. 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119976

2022
Cheng, Y., Li, Y., Wang, Y., Tang, C., Shi, Y., Sarpong, L., Li, R., Acharya, K., Li, J. (2022). Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of spatial distributed roughness to a hydrodynamic water quality model: a case study on Lake Taihu, China, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 13688-13699, 10.1007/s11356-021-16623-2

2021
Tang, C., He, C., Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2021). Diverse responses of hydrodynamics, nutrients and algal biomass to water diversion in a eutrophic shallow lake, Journal of Hydrology, 593, Article No. 125933. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125933

Tang, C., He, C., Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2021). Diverse responses of hydrodynamics, nutrients and algal biomass to water diversion in a eutrophic shallow lake, Journal of Hydrology, 593, Article No. 125933. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125933

Hultine, K. R., Dehn, D., Bush, S. E., Acharya, K., D’Antonio, C., Dudley, T. L., Healey, J., Hull, J. B., Koepke, D. F., Long, R. W., Potts, D. L. (2021). Episodic defoliation rapidly reduces starch but not soluble sugars in an invasive shrub, Tamarix spp., American Journal of Botany, 108 (8), 1343-1353, 10.1002/ajb2.1711

2020
Chen, X., Chen, L., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K. (2020). Assessing connectivity between the river channel and floodplains during high flows using hydrodynamic modeling and particle tracking analysis, Journal of Hydrology, 583, Article No. 124609. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124609

Tang, C., Li, Y., He, C., Acharya, K. (2020). Dynamic behavior of sediment resuspension and nutrients release in the shallow and wind-exposed Meiliang Bay of Lake Taihu, Science of the Total Environment, 708, Article No. 135131. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135131

Li, Y., Nwankwegu, A. S., Huang, Y., Nogbey, E., Paerl, H. W., Acharya, K. (2020). Evaluating the phytoplankton, nitrate, and ammonium interactions during summer bloom in tributary of a subtropical reservoir, Journal of Environmental Management, 271, Article No. 110971. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110971

Sun, A., Yu, Z., Zhou, J., Acharya, K., Ju, Q., Xing, R., Huang, D., Wen, L. (2020). Quantified hydrological responses to permafrost degradation in the headwaters of the Yellow River (HWYR) in High Asia, Science of the Total Environment, 712, Article No. 135632. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135632

Tang, C., Li, Y., He, C., Acharya, K. (2020). Dynamic behavior of sediment resuspension and nutrients release in the shallow and wind-exposed Meiliang Bay of Lake Taihu, Science of the Total Environment, 708, Article No. 135131. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135131

Sun, A., Yu, Z., Zhou, J., Acharya, K., Ju, Q., Xing, R., Huang, D., Wen, L. (2020). Quantified hydrological responses to permafrost degradation in the headwaters of the Yellow River (HWYR) in High Asia, Science of the Total Environment, 712, Article No. 135632. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135632

2019
Ni, L., Gu, G., Rong, S., Hu, L., Wang, P., Li, S., Li, D., Liu, X., Wang, Y., Acharya, K. (2019). Effects of cyanobacteria decomposition on the remobilization and ecological risk of heavy metals in Taihu Lake, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (35), 35860-35870, 10.1007/s11356-019-06649-y

Semreen, M. H., Shanableh, A., Semerjian, L., Alniss, H., Mousa, M., Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2019). Simultaneous determination of pharmaceuticals by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: a case study from Sharjah Sewage treatment plant, Molecules, 24 (3), 633, 10.3390/molecules24030633

Jiang, P., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2019). Drought in the Western United States: Its connections with large-scale oceanic oscillations, Atmosphere, 10 (2), 82, 10.3390/atmos10020082

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2019). Removal of seven endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from municipal wastewater effluents by a freshwater green alga, Environmental Pollution, 247, 534-540, 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.075

Jiang, P., Yu, Z., Yuan, F., Acharya, K. (2019). The Multi-Scale Temporal Variability of Extreme Precipitation in the Source Region of the Yellow River, Water, 11 (1), 92, 10.3390/w11010092

Tang, C., Li, Y., Acharya, K., Du, W., Gao, X., Luo, L., Yu, Z. (2019). Impact of intermittent turbulent bursts on sediment resuspension and internal nutrient release in Lake Taihu, China, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (16), 16519-16528, 10.1007/s11356-019-04847-2

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2019). Uptake of endocrine-disrupting chemicals by quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) in an urban-impacted aquatic ecosystem, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (1), 250-258, 10.1007/s11356-018-3320-4

Jalil, A., Li, Y., Zhang, K., Gao, X., Wang, W., Khan, H. O., Pan, B., Ali, S., Acharya, K. (2019). Wind-induced hydrodynamic changes impact on sediment resuspension for large, shallow Lake Taihu, China, International Journal of Sediment Research, 34 (3), 205-215, 10.1016/j.ijsrc.2018.11.003

2018
Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2018). Uptake of endocrine disrupting chemicals by quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) in aquatic ecosystems, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (1), 250-258, 10.1007/s11356-018-3320-4

Oswal, H. N., Bai, X., Gerrity, D., Acharya, K., Devitt, D., Rock, C. (2018). Constituents of emerging concern in recycled water used for irrigation, Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, University of Arizona: Tucson, AZ

Jalil, A., Li, Y., Zhang, K., Gao, X., Wang, W., Khan, H. O., Pan, B., Ali, S., Acharya, K. (2018). Wind-induced hydrodynamic changes impact on sediment resuspension for large, shallow Lake Taihu, China, International Journal of Sediment Research, 10.1016/j.ijsrc.2018.11.003

Weng, S., Li, Y., Wei, J., Du, W., Gao, X., Wang, W., Wang, J., Acharya, K., Luo, L. (2018). Study on turbulence characteristics and sensitivity of quadrant analysis to threshold level in Lake Taihu, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (15), 14499-14510, 10.1007/s11356-018-1506-4

Huang, B., Tu, J., Acharya, K., Yan, D. (2018). Effects of water stress and rewatering on growth and photosynthetic parameters of Typha orientalis Presl in coexistence conditions, Desalination and Water Treatment, 122, 78-84, 10.5004/dwt.2018.22663

Nwankwegu, A. S., Li, Y., Jiang, L., Lai, Q., Shenglin, W., Jin, W., Acharya, K. (2018). Kinetic modelling of total petroleum hydrocarbon in spent lubricating petroleum oil impacted soil under different treatments, Environmental Technology, 41 (3), 339-348, 10.1080/09593330.2018.1498543

Feng, Y., Sueki, S., Devitt, D., Acharya, K. (2018). How much water can we save by achieving renewable portfolio standards in the Southwest United States?, Water, 10 (3), 308, 10.3390/w10030308

Jalil, A., Li, Y., Du, W., Wang, W., Wang, J., Gao, X., Khan, H. O., Pan, B., Acharya, K. (2018). The role of wind field induced flow velocities in destratification and hypoxia reduction at Meiling Bay of large shallow Lake Taihu, China, Environmental Pollution, 232, 591-602, 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.09.095

2017
Li, B., Liang, Z., He, Y., Hu, L., Zhao, W., Acharya, K. (2017). Comparison of parameter uncertainty analysis techniques for a TOPMODEL application, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 31 (5), 1045-1059, 10.1007/s00477-016-1319-2

Gao, X., Li, Y., Tang, C., Acharya, K., Du, W., Wang, J., Luo, L., Li, H., Dai, S., Yu, Z., Abdul, J., Yu, W., Zhang, S., Bofah-Buoh, R., Jepkirui, M., Lu, X., Pan, B. (2017). Using ADV for suspended sediment concentration and settling velocity measurements in large shallow lakes, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (3), 2675-2684, 10.1007/s11356-016-8006-1

Li, Y., Tang, C., Wang, J., Acharya, K., Du, W., Gao, X., Luo, L., Li, H., Dai, S., Mercy, J., Yu, Z., Pan, B. (2017). Effect of wave-current interactions on sediment resuspension in large shallow lakes, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (4), 4029-4039, 10.1007/s11356-016-8165-0

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2017). Algae-mediated removal of selected pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) from Lake Mead water, Science of the Total Environment, 581-582, 734-740, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.192

Jalil, A., Li, Y., Du, W., Wang, J., Gao, X., Wang, W., Acharya, K. (2017). Wind-induced flow velocity effects on nutrient concentrations at Eastern Bay of Lake Taihu, China, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (21), 17900-17911

Li, Y., Jalil, A., Du, W., Gao, X., Wang, J., Luo, L., Li, H., Dai, S., Hashim, S., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2017). Wind induced reverse flow and vertical profile characteristics in a semi-enclosed bay of large shallow Lake Taihu, China., Ecological Engineering, 102, 224-233, 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.02.022

Ni, L., Li, D., Rong, S., Su, L., Zhou, W., Wang, P., Wang, C., Li, S., Acharya, K. (2017). Characterization of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) fractions produced by Microcystis aeruginosa under the stress of linoleic acid sustained-release microspheres, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (26), 21091-21102

Li, B., Zhang, J., Yu, Z., Liang, Z., Chen, L., Acharya, K. (2017). Climate change driven water budget dynamics of a Tibetan inland lake, Global and Planetary Change, 150, 70-80, 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2017.02.003

2016
Liebert, R. M., Huntington, J. L., Morton, C. G., Sueki, S., Acharya, K. (2016). Estimating Water Salvage from Leaf Beetle Induced Tamarisk Defoliation in the Lower Virgin River Using Satellite Based Energy Balance, Journal of Ecohydrology, 10.1002/eco.1623

Jiang, P., Yu, Z., Gautam, M., Acharya, K. (2016). The spatiotemporal characteristics of extreme precipitation events in the western United States, Water Resources Management, 30 (13), 4807-4821, 10.1007/s11269-016-1454-z

Jiang, P., Yu, Z., Gautam, M., Acharya, K. (2016). Changes of storm properties in the United States: Observations and multimodel ensemble projections, Global and Planetary Change, 142, 41-52

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2016). Removal of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, and triclosan by the green alga Nannochloris sp., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 315, 70-75, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.04.067

Tang, C., Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2016). Modeling the effects of external nutrient reductions on algal blooms in hyper-eutrophic Lake Taihu, China, Ecological Engineering, 94, 164-173

Saito, T., Yasuda, H., Sakurai, M., Acharya, K., Sueki, S., Inosako, K., Yoda, K., Fujimaki, H., Elbasit, M. A., Eldoma, A. M., Nawata, H. (2016). Monitoring of Stem Water Content of Native and Invasive Trees in Arid Environments Using GS3 Soil Moisture Sensors, Vadose Zone Journal, 15 (3), 10.2136/vzj2015.04.0061

Ni, L., Li, D., Su, L., Xu, J., Li, S., Ye, X., Geng, H., Wang, P., Li, Y., Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2016). Effects of algae growth on cadmium remobilization and ecological risk in sediments of Taihu Lake, Chemosphere, 151, 37-44

Cai, Y., Xue, Q., Xu, J., Zhang, L., Gong, Z., Acharya, K. (2016). Widespread natural intraspecific variation in tissue stoichiometry of two freshwater molluscs: Effect of nutrient enrichment, Ecological Indicators, 66, 583-591, 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.022

Du, W., Li, Y., Hua, L., Wang, C., Wang, P., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Chen, L., Buoh, R. B., Jepkirui, M., Pan, B., Jiang, Y., Acharya, K. (2016). Water Age Responses to Weather Conditions in a Hyper-Eutrophic Channel Reservoir in Southern China, Water, 8 (9), 372, 10.3390/w8090372

Pearson, C., Huntington, J. L., Morton, C. G., Saftner, D. M., Acharya, K. (2016). Developing a rapid-response tool for detecting algae using Landsat imagery. National Park Service GBCESU, September 1, 2014-December 31, 2016, P11AC8R001/P14AC01522

2015
Taniguchi, T., Acharya, K., Imada, S., Iwanaga, F., Yamanaka, N. (2015). Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of Tamarix ramosissima along a salinity gradient in the southwestern United States, Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 10.1007/s11355-014-0259-6

Iwanaga, F., Acharya, K., Imada, S., Taniguchi, T., Kawamura, Y., Tanaka, K., Mori, N., Yamamoto, F., Yamanaka, N. (2015). Osmolyte accumulation in leaves of Tamarix ramosissima growing under various soil conditions in the Colorado River basin, Landscape Ecological Engineering, 10.1007/s11355-014-0265-8

Mehler, K., Acharya, K., Sada, D. W., Yu, Z. (2015). Factors affecting spatiotemporal benthic macroinvertebrate diversity and secondary production in a semi-arid watershed, Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 30 (2), 197-214, 10.1080/02705060.2014.974225

Ni, L., Jie, X., Wang, P., Li, S., Hu, S., Li, Y., Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2015). Characterization of unsaturated fatty acid sustained-release microspheres for long-term algal inhibition, Chemosphere, 120, 383-390, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.07.098

Mehler, K., Acharya, K., Sada, D. W. (2015). Spatial and temporal pattern in length-mass regressions of freshwater gastropods in Nevada spring ecosystems, Malacologia, 58 (1-2), 167-177

Imada, S., Matsuo, N., Acharya, K., Yamanaka, N. (2015). Effects of salinity on fine root distribution and whole plant biomass of Tamarix ramosissima cuttings, Journal of Arid Environments, 114, 84-90

Ni, L., Jie, X., Wang, P., Li, S., Wang, G., Li, Y., Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2015). Effect of linoleic acid sustained-release microspheres on Microcystis aeruginosa antioxidant enzymes activity and microcystins production and release, Chemosphere, 121, 110-116, 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.11.056

Li, Y., Tang, C., Zhu, J., Anim, D. O., Acharya, K. (2015). Parametric uncertainty and sensitivity of hydrodynamic processes for a large shallow freshwater lake, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 60 (6), 1078-1095, 10.1080/02626667.2014.948444

Li, B., Acharya, K., Yu, Z., Liang, Z., Su, F. (2015). The mass and energy exchange of a Tibetan glacier: distributed modeling and climate sensitivity, Journal of American Water Resource Association, 1-13, 10.1111/jawr.12286

Mehler, K., Acharya, K. (2015). Size distribution and nutrient excretion of Melanoides tuberculata in a southern Nevada spring ecosystem, Western North American Naturalist, 74 (4), 386-395

Tang, C., Li, Y., Jiang, P., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2015). A coupled modeling approach to predict water quality in Lake Taihu, China: linkage to climate change projections, Journal of Freshwater Ecology (ahead-of-print), 1-15
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Sueki, S., Acharya, K., Huntington, J. L., Liebert, R. M., Healey, J. M., Jasoni, R. L., Young, M. H. (2015). Defoliation Effect of Tamarisk Biocontrol agent, Diorhabda carinulata, on Evapotranspiration and Groundwater Levels, Journal of Ecohydrology, 10.1002/eco.1604

Davis, C. J., Ruhmann, E. K., Acharya, K., Chandra, S., Jerde, C. L. (2015). Successful survival, growth, and reproductive potential of quagga mussels in low calcium lake water: Is there uncertainty of establishment risk?, PeerJ, 3:e1276, 10.7717/peerj.1276

Li, B., Zhou, W., Zhao, Y., Ju, Q., Yu, Z., Liang, Z., Acharya, K. (2015). Using the SPEI to access recent climate change in the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin, South Tibet, Water, 7, 5474-5486, 10.3390/w7105474

Taniguchi, T., Imada, S., Acharya, K., Iwanaga, F., Yamanaka, N. (2015). Effect of soil salinity and nutrient levels on the community structure of the root-associated bacteria of the facultative halophyte, Tamarix ramosissima, in southwestern United States, Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 61, 193-202, 10.2323/jgam.61.193

Li, Y., Du, W., Yu, Z., Tang, C., Wang, Y., Anim, D. O., Ni, L., Lau, J., Chew, S. A., Acharya, K. (2015). Impact of flexible emergent vegetation on the flow turbulence and kinetic energy characteristics in a flume experiment, Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 9, 354-367, 10.1016/j.jher.2014.01.006

Yiping, L., Anim, D., Wang, Y., Tang, C., Du, W., Lixiao, N., Yu, Z., Acharya, K., Chen, L. (2015). Laboratory simulations of wave attenuation by an emergent vegetation of artificial Phragmites australis: an experimental study of an open-channel wave flume, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 23 (4), 251-266, 10.3846/16486897.2015.1055750

Yu, Z., Jiang, P., Gautam, M., Zhang, Y., Acharya, K. (2015). Changes of seasonal storm properties in California and Nevada from an ensemble of climate projections, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120 (7), 2676-2688, April 16, 2016

Caldwell, T. J., Rosen, M. R., Chandra, S., Acharya, K., Caires, A. M., Davis, C. J., Thaw, M. N., Webster, D. M. (2015). Temporal and basin-specific population trends of quagga mussels on soft sediment of a multi-basin reservoirChapter : . In , Biology and management of invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels in the western United States, 33-52. CRC Press: New York, NY

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2015). State-of-the-art for direct potable reuse and its associated challenges: White paper. WaterStart: Reno, NV

Acharya, K., Bai, X. (2015). A study of municipal wastewater effluent for potential uses in the Truckee Reno Industrial Complex Facilities in the Reno/Sparks area. WaterStart: Reno, NV

2014
Li, Y., Anim, D. O., Wang, Y., Tang, C., Du, W., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2014). An open-channel flume study of flow characteristics through a combined layer of submerged and emerged flixible vegetation, Ecohydrology, 7, 633-647, 10.1002/eco.1384

Li, B., Liang, Z., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2014). Evaluation of drought and wetness episodes in a cold region (Northeast China) since 1898 with different drought indices, Natural Hazards, 71, 2063-2085, 10.1007/s11069-013-0999-x

Li, Y., Wang, Y., Anim, D. O., Tang, C., Du, W., Ni, L., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2014). Flow characteristics in different densities of submerged flexible vegetation from an open-channel flume study of artificial plants, Geomorphology, 204, 314-324

Li, Y., Tang, C., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2014). Correlations between algae and water quality: factors driving eutrophication in Lake Taihu, China, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 11, 169-182

Li, B., Yu, Z., Liang, Z., Acharya, K. (2014). Hydrologic response of a high altitude glacierized basin in the central Tibetan Plateau, Global and Planetary Change, 118, 69-84

Gautam, M., Acharya, K., Shanahan, S. A. (2014). Ongoing restoration and management of Las Vegas Wash: an evaluation of success criteria, Water Policy, 16, 720-738, 10.2166/wp.2014.035

Li, Y., Wang, Y., Tang, C., Anim, D. O., Ni, L., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2014). Measurements of erosion rate of undisturbed sediment under different hydrodynamic conditions in Lake Taihu, China, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 24, 1235-1244

Thaw, M. N., Nicholl, M. J., Acharya, K. (2014). Sensitivity of post-settlement Dreissena rostriformis bugensis to UVB radiation at Earth surface intensity levels, Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40, 934-939

Chen, L., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2014). Using a mechanical approach to quantify flow resistance by submerged, flexible vegetation – a revisit of Kouwen’s approach, Advances in Water Resources, 73, 198-202

Lodhi, A., Acharya, K. (2014). Detention basins as best management practices for water quality control in an arid region, Water Science and Engineering, 7 (2), 155-167

Saito, T., Tsukumo, M., Elbasit, M. A., Yasuda, H., Kawai, T., Matsuo, N., Inosaka, K., Acharya, K., Babiker, A. E., Hamd, A. A., Nawata, H. (2014). Estimation of water sources of invasive tree species in arid environments by oxygen stable isotope analysis, Journal of Arid Land Studies, 24, 29-32

2013
Adhikari, A. ,., Gautam, M., Yu, Z., Imada, S., Acharya, K. (2013). Estimation of root cohesion for desert shrub species in the Lower Colorado riparian ecosystem and its potential for streambank stabilization, Ecological Engineering, 51, 33-44

Ni, L., Acharya, K., Hao, X., Li, S. (2013). Antioxidant and metabolism responses to polyphenol stress in cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 48, 153-161

Li, Y., Tang, C., Wang, C., Anim, D. O., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2013). Improved Yangtze River Diversions: Are they helping to solve algal bloom problems in Lake Taihu, China?, Ecological Engineering, 51, 104-116

O’Neill, S., Adhikari, A. ,., Gautam, M., Acharya, K. (2013). Bacterial contamination due to point and nonpoint source pollution in a rapidly growing urban center in an arid region, Urban Water Journal, 10 (6), 411-421, 10.1080/1573062X.2012.750372

Chen, L., Acharya, K., Miller, J. J., Berli, M. (2013). Upper Virgin River Watershed Post-fire Water Quality Study

Schwaebe, L., Acharya, K., Nicholl, M. J. (2013). Comparative efficacy of Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) spawning techniques, Aquatic Invasions, 8, 45-52

Ni, L., Acharya, K., Ren, G., Li, S., Li, Y., Li, Y. (2013). Preparation and characterization of anti-algal sustained-release granules and their inhibitory effects on algae, Chemosphere, 91, 608-615

Conrad, B., Acharya, K., Dudley, T. L., Bean, D. W. (2013). Impact of episodic herbivory by the tamarisk leaf beetle on leaf litter nitrogen and stem starch content: A short communication, Journal of Arid Environments, 94, 76-79

Acharya, K., Sueki, S., Conrad, B., Dudley, T. L., Bean, D. W., Osterberg, J. C. (2013). Life history characteristics of Diorhabda carinulata under various temperatures, Environmental Entomology, 42 (3), 564-571

Imada, S., Taniguchi, T., Acharya, K., Yamanaka, N. (2013). Vertical distribution of fine roots of Tamarix ramosissima in an arid region of southern Nevada, Journal of Arid Environments, 92, 46-52

Imada, S., Acharya, K., Li, Y., Taniguchi, T., Iwanaga, F., Yamamoto, F., Yamanaka, N. (2013). Salt dynamics in Tamarix ramosissima in the lower Virgin River floodplain, Nevada, Trees, 27, 949-958

Mehler, K., Acharya, K., Yu, Z., Sada, D. W. (2013). Elemental stoichiometry of basal resources and benthic macroinvertebrates along a land use gradient in a Great Basin watershed, Hydrobiologia, 716 (1), 115-129

Gautam, M., Timilsina, G. R., Acharya, K. (2013). Climate change in the Himalayas: Current state of knowledge, Policy Research Working Paper. The World Bank Development Research Group, Environment and Energy Team, WPS6516

Li, B., Yu, Z., Liang, Z., Song, K., Li, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Acharya, K. (2013). Effects of climate variations and human activities on runoff in the Zoige Alpine wetland in the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 19, 1026-1035, 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000868

Shi, P., Yang, T., Chen, X., Yu, Z., Acharya, K., Xu, C. (2013). Urban water consumption in a rapidly developing flagship megacity of South China: prospective scenarios and implications, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 27, 1359-1370, 10.1007/s00477-012-0672-z

Li, Y., Tang, C., Wang, C., Tian, W., Pan, B., Hua, L., Lau, J., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2013). Assessing and modeling impacts of different inter-basin water transfer routes on Lake Taihu and the Yangtze River, China, Ecological Engineering, 60, 399-413, 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.09.067

2012
Ni, L., Acharya, K., Hao, X., Li, S. (2012). Isolation and identification of an anti-algal compound from Artemisia annua and mechanisms of inhibitory effect on algae, Chemosphere, 88, 1051-1057

Imada, S., Acharya, K., Yamanaka, N. (2012). Short-term and diurnal patterns of salt secretion by Tamarix ramosissima and their relationships with climatic factors, Journal of Arid Environments, 83, 62-68

Acharya, K., Gautam, M. (2012). Evaluation of bendway weir bank stabilization techniques for stream restoration, International Journal of River Basin Management, 10 (2), 171-176, 10.1080/15715124.2012.679737

Li, Y., Tang, C., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2012). Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of large shallow lake hydrodynamic models, Advances in Water Science

Gautam, M., Acharya, K. (2012). Streamflow Trends in Nepal: Impact of Potential Climate Change in Nepalese Rivers, Hydrological Sciences, 57, 344-357

Ni, L., Acharya, K., Hao, X., Li, S., Li, Y., Li, Y. (2012). Effects of Artemisinin on photosystem II performance of Microcystis aeruginosa by in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 89, 1165-1169

Wang, X., Yang, T., Shao, Q., Acharya, K., Wang, W., Yu, Z. (2012). Statistical downscaling of extremes of precipitation and temperature and construction of their future scenarios in an elevated and cold zone, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 26, 405-418, 10.1007/s00477-011-0535-z

2011
Imada, S., Acharya, K., Iwanaga, F., Yamanaka, N. (2011). Effects of salinity on sodium dynamics of a halophytic shrub, Tamarix ramosissima, Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology, 37, 50-54

Li, Y., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Yu, Z., Young, M. H., Shafer, D. S., Zhu, J., Gray, K. J., Stone, A., Fan, L., Tang, C., Warwick, J. J. (2011). Spatiotemporal patterns in nutrient loads, nutrient concentrations, and algal biomass in Lake Taihu, China, Lake and Reservoir Management, 27 (4), 298-309, 10.1080/07438141.2011.610560

Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2011). Modeling impacts of Yangtze River water transfer on water ages in Lake Taihu, China., Ecological Engineering, 37, 325-334

Chen, L., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K., Steinhaus, K. A. (2011). Mechanical analysis for emergent vegetation in flowing fluids, Journal of Hydraulic Research, 49, 766-774

Stone, M. C., Chen, L., McKay, S. K., Goreham, J., Acharya, K., Fischenich, C., Stone, A. (2011). Bending of submerged woody riparian vegetation as a function of hydraulic flow conditions, River Research and Applications, 10.1002/rra.1592

Carroll, R. W., Memmott, J. C., Warwick, J. J., Fritsen, C. H., Bonzongo, J., Acharya, K. (2011). Seasonal Variation of Mercury Associated with Different Phytoplankton Size Fractions in Lahontan Reservoir, Nevada, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 217 (1-4), 221-232, 10.1007/s11270-010-0581-z
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2010
Gautam, M., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2010). Best Management Practices for Stormwater Management in the Desert Southwest, Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, 146, 39-49

Chen, D., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2010). Sensitivity analysis of nonequilibrium adaptation parameters for modeling mining-pit migration, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 136 (10), 806-811, 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000242

Li, Y., Acharya, K., Chen, D., Stone, M. C. (2010). Modeling water ages and thermal structure of Lake Mead under changing water levels, Lake and Reservoir Management, 26 (4), 258-272

Gautam, M., Acharya, K., Tuladhar, M. K. (2010). Upward trend of streamflow and precipitation in a small, non-snow-fed, mountainous watershed in Nepal, Journal of Hydrology, (387), 304-311

Acharya, K., Schulman, C., Young, M. H. (2010). Physiological response of Daphnia magna to linear anionic polyacrylamide: Ecological implications for receiving waters, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 212, 309-317

2009
Acharya, K., Schulman, C., Young, M. H. (2009). Physiological Response of Daphnia magna to Linear Anionic Polyacrylamide: Ecological Implications for Receiving Waters, Water, Air and Soil Pollution

Stone, M. C., Heyvaert, A. C., Chandler, C., Fritsen, C. H., Hershey, R. L., Moser, D. P., Bruckner, J., Lutz, A. D., Memmott, J. C., Acharya, K. (2009). Ecological model for Walker Lake, Nevada.Chapter Ecological model for Walker Lake, Nevada.. In , Restoration of a Desert Lake in an Agriculturally Dominated Watershed: The Walker Lake Basin

Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Gautam, M., Meyer, W. J. (2009). Evaluation of stormwater best management practices in arid regions

Stone, M. C., Heyvaert, A. C., Chandler, C., Fritsen, C. H., Hershey, R. L., Moser, D. P., Bruckner, J., Lutz, A. D., Memmott, J. C., Acharya, K. (2009). Ecological model for Walker Lake, Nevada. In Restoration of a Desert Lake in an agriculturally dominated watershed: The Walker Lake Basin
https://www.dri.edu/cwes/walker-lake-basin

2008
Smith, A. M., Acharya, K., Jack, J. (2008). Overcrowding, food and phosphorus limitation effects on ephipphia production and population dynamics in the invasive species Daphnia lumholtzi, Hydrobiologia, 618, 47-56, 10.1007/s10750-008-9546-2

2007
Acharya, K., Chen, D. (2007). Suspended sediment transport study in the Las Vegas Wash

Acharya, K., Chen, D. (2007). Hydrodynamic and sediment transport simulations in the Rio Salado

2006
Kyle, M., Acharya, K., Weider, L. J., Looper, K., Elser, J. J. (2006). Coupling of growth rate and body stoichiometry in Daphnia: a role for maintenance processes?, Freshwater Biology, 51, 2087-2095

Acharya, K., Jack, J. J., Smith, A. M. (2006). Stoichiometry of Daphnia lumholtzi and their invasion success: Are they linked?, Archiv fuer Hydrobiologie, 165, 433-453

Acharya, K., Bukaveckas, P., Jack, J. J., Kyle, M., Elser, J. J. (2006). Consumer growth linked to diet and RNA-P stoichiometry: Response of Bosmina to variation in riverine food resources, Limnology and Oceanography, 41, 1859-1869

2005
Weider, L. J., Makino, W., Acharya, K., Glenn, K. L., Kyle, M., Urabe, J., Elser, J. J. (2005). Genotype x environment interactions, stoichiometric food quality effects and clonal coexistence in Daphnia pulex, Oecologia, 143, 537-547

Acharya, K., Jack, J. J., Bukaveckas, P. (2005). Dietary Effects on Life History Traits of Riverine Bosmina longirostris, Freshwater Biology, 50, 965-975

2004
Acharya, K., Elser, J. J., Kyle, M. (2004). Effects of stoiciometric dietary mixing on Daphnia growth and reproduction, Oecologia, 138, 330-340

Acharya, K., Elser, J. J., Kyle, M. (2004). Biological stoichiometry of Daphnia growth: An ecophysiological test of the Growth Rate Hypothesis, Limnology and Oceanography, 49, 656-665

2003
Woods, H. A., Makino, W., Cotner, J. B., Hobbie, S., Harrison, J., Acharya, K., Elser, J. J. (2003). Temperature and the chemical composition of poikilothermic organisms, Functional Ecology, 17, 237-245

Elser, J. J., Acharya, K., Kyle, M., Cotner, J. B., Makino, M., Markow, T., Watts, T., Hobbie, S., Fagan, W., Schade, J., Sterner, R. W. (2003). General conditions for coupling of growth-RNA-phosphorus stoichiometry in diverse biota, Ecology Letters, 6, 936-943

2000
Asaeda, T., Acharya, K. (2000). Application of individual growth and population models of Daphnia pulex to Daphnia magna, Daphnia galeata and Bosmina longirostris, Hydrobiologia, 421, 141-155

Asaeda, T., Acharya, K. (2000). Simulations, using a population model of three cladoceran species, Daphnia magna, D. galeata and Bosmina longirostris in a single species and a competition environment, Marine and Freshwater Research, 51, 275-288

Conference Proceedings
2021
Berli, M., Shillito, R. M., Giovando, J. J., Pradhan, N., Pak, J. H., Floyd, I. E., Acharya, K. (2021). Post-fire infiltration modeling ? some soil physical considerations. EGU General Assembly 2021: [Virtual], April 19, 2021-April 30, 2021, Paper no. EGU21-13805. 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-13805

2019
Berli, M., Chen, L., Shillito, R. M., Meyer, W. J., Turnbull, S., Floyd, I. E., Pradhan, N., Acharya, K. (2019). Simulating post-fire stream and debris flows using process-based models, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21. European Geosciece Union General Assembly. European Geosciece Union: Vienna, Austria, EGU2019-11429

Chen, L., Sueki, S., Berli, M., Acharya, K., Brown, S., Pradhan, N. R., Floyd, I. E. (2019). Evaluating the impact of wildfire on flood frequency in southwestern United States, Eos. merican Geophysical Union – Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, Abstract No. H23S-2178

2018
Oswal, H. N., Bai, X., Gerrity, D., Acharya, K., Devitt, D., Moser, D. P., Edmonds, J. (2018). Role of ozone in agricultural water reuse applications. International Ozone Association: Las Vegas, NV, August 22, 2018, Oral presentation.

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2018). Using a freshwater green alga to remove endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from municipal wastewater effluents. American Chemistry Society Fall Meeting: Boston, MA, August 19, 2018-August 23, 2018

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2018). Using a freshwater green alga to remove seven endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from municipal wastewater effluents, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 256

2017
Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2017). Uptake of hormones and pharmaceutical and personal care products by quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis). American Chemical Society Fall Meeting: Washington, DC, August 20, 2017-August 24, 2017

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2017). Uptake of hormones and pharmaceutical and personal care products by quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) in an aquatic ecosystem, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 254

2016
Acharya, K., Adhikari, A. ,. (2016). Are invasive phragmites australis better wetlands plants than native typha domingensis for removing nutrients in dry regions?. 20th Congress of the Asia Pacific Division of the International Association for Hydro Environment Engineering & Research: Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 28, 2016-August 31, 2016

Acharya, K., Sueki, S., Huntington, J. L., Liebert, R. M., Healey, J. M. (2016). Do leaf beetles alter tamarisk evapotranspiration?. Lower Colorado River Science Symposium: Las Vegas, NV, February 8, 2016-February 9, 2016

Acharya, K., Feng, Y., Dubose, C. S., Sueki, S. (2016). Can reducing water use by thermoelectric power plants help drought issues in Nevada?. 2016 NWRA Annual Conference: Las Vegas, NV, February 29, 2016-March 3, 2016

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2016). Removal of selected pharmaceutical and personal care products by the green alga Nannochloris sp.. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 12, 2016-December 16, 2016

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2016). Removal of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, and triclosan by the green alga Nannochloris sp.. Universities Council on Water Resources Annual Conference: Pensacola Beach, FL, June 21, 2016-June 23, 2016

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2016). Removal of trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole, and triclosan by the green alga Nannochloris sp.. Lower Colorado River Science Symposium: Las Vegas, NV, February 8, 2016-February 9, 2016

Bai, X., Acharya, K. (2016). Removal of Selected Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products by the Green Alga Nannochloris sp.. AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, Abstract No. #H23C-1549

2015
Acharya, K., Ruhmann, E. K., Davis, C. J., Chandra, S. (2015). A comparison of growth and survival of quagga mussel veligers in low and high calcium waters. 2nd International Meeting on Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves: Buffalo, NY, October 4, 2015-October 8, 2015

Jiang, P., Yu, Z., Chen, L., Acharya, K. (2015). Changing storm properties and their impacts on the flood frequency in southern Nevada. UCOWR/NIWR/CUAHSI 2015 Annual Conference: Las Vegas, NV, June 15, 2015-June 18, 2015

2014
Thaw, M. N., Acharya, K., Nicholl, M. J. (2014). Susceptibility of Dreissena bugensis (quagga mussel) to UVB radiation throughout the lifecycle. Lake Mead Science Symposium 2014: Las Vegas, NV, February 4, 2014

Wei, X., Acharya, K., Yu, Z. (2014). Understanding selenium distribution in Lake Mead using a three dimensional mathematical model. 2014 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Portland, Oregon, May 18, 2014-May 23, 2014

Rosen, M. R., Caldwell, T. J., Chandra, S., Acharya, K., Caires, A. M., Davis, C. J., Thaw, M. N., Webster, D. (2014). Temporal and basin-specific dynamics of quagga mussels in the soft-sediment of a multi-basin reservoir. 2014 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Portland, Oregon, May 18, 2014-May 23, 2014

Ruhmann, E. K., Acharya, K., Davis, C. J., Chandra, S. (2014). Can quagga mussel veligers survive in low calcium waters? A comparison of growth and survival in high and low calcium aquatic systems. 2014 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Portland, Oregon, May 18, 2014-May 23, 2014

Acharya, K., Tang, C., Li, Y., Paerl, H. W. (2014). Controlling harmful cyanobacterial blooms in hypereutrophic Lake Taihu, China: the rationale for watershed nutrient reduction. 2014 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Portland, Oregon, May 18, 2014-May 23, 2014

Tang, C., Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2014). A modeling approach to assess the effect of nutrient loads reduction on water quality in Lake Taihu, China. 2014 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Portland, Oregon, May 18, 2014-May 23, 2014

Acharya, K., Li, Y. (2014). Will The Yangtze River Restore Water Quality In Lake Taihu?. SIWW Water Convention 2014: Singapore, June 1, 2014-June 5, 2014

Chen, L., Acharya, K., Miller, J. J., Berli, M. (2014). Exploring Wildfire Impact on Runoff Water Quality. AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, December 15, 2014-December 19, 2014, H54D-07

2013
Rhumann, E., Acharya, K., Chandra, S., Davis, C. J. (2013). Can Dreissena bugensis survive in Lake Tahoe water?. UCOWR/NIWR annual conference: Lake Tahoe, CA, June 11, 2013-June 13, 2013

Acharya, K., Bhattarai, M. P., Chen, L., Li, Y. (2013). Hydrologic response of medium watershed using a fully coupled surface-subsurface hydrologic model in the arid region of the western United States. 35th IAHR World Congress: Chengdu, China, September 8, 2013-September 13, 2013

Sueki, S., Healey, J. M., Acharya, K., Huntington, J. L. (2013). The Virgin River tamarisk defoliation by Diorhabda carinulata: Its effects on evapotranspiration rates and groundwater consumption. AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2013-December 13, 2013

Sueki, S., Acharya, K., Healey, J. M., Jasoni, R. L. (2013). Defoliation effect of leaf beetles on evapotranspiration from Tamrix. UCOWR/NIWR annual conference: Lake Tahoe, CA, June 11, 2013-June 13, 2013

2012
Mehler, K., Acharya, K. (2012). Producer & consumer stoichiometry in a Western Great Basin Watershed: does agriculture affect benthic macroinvertebrate elemental composition?. Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference: Las Vegas, NV

Adhikari, A. ,., Acharya, K., Shanahan, S. A., Zhou, X., Tietjen, T. (2012). Selenium mass balance in the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada using a system dynamics model. Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference: Las Vegas, NV

Thaw, M. N., LaCroix, T. A., Acharya, K. (2012). Effects of ultra-violet radiation on Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) mortality. Tahoe Science Conference: Incline Village, NV

Acharya, K., Li, Y., Adhikari, A. ,. (2012). Estimation of root cohesion for desert shrub species in semi-arid and arid ecosystem and its potential for streambank revegetation. . International Conference on Advances in Plant Sciences: Chiang Mai, Thailand

Mehler, K., Acharya, K. (2012). Ecological stoichiometry of trophic interactions in spring ecosystems in the southwestern United States. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting: Shiga, Japan

Acharya, K., Li, Y., Tang, C., Yu, Z. (2012). Do we really know what controls eutrophication in Lake Taihu, China?. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting: Shiga, Japan

Bhattarai, M. P., Acharya, K., Chen, L. (2012). Do invasive riparian Tamarix alter hydrology of riparian areas of arid and semi-arid regions under climate change scenarios?. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA

Thaw, M. N., Gao, F., Yu, Z., Acharya, K. (2012). Nutrient Characterization of Rainwater, Soil and Groundwater from Two Different Watersheds, Lake Taihu, China. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA

Imada, S., Acharya, K., Tateno, R., Yamanaka, N. (2012). Leaf nutrient contents and morphology of invasive tamarisk in different soil conditions in the lower Virgin River. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA

Acharya, K., Li, Y., Tang, C., Qiu, L., Yu, Z. (2012). Yangtze River Water Diversion into Lake Taihu for Algal Bloom Control: Is it Helping or Hurting?. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA

LaCroix, T. A., Acharya, K. (2012). The use of Chloramines to eradicate quagga mussel larvae. Lake Mead Symposium: Las Vegas, NV

Acharya, K., Schwaebe, L., Nicholl, M. (2012). What induces Dreissena bugensis to spawn in the laboratory conditions?. 104th National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA

2011
Gautam, M., Acharya, K. (2011). Evaluation of bendway weir bank stabilization techniques for stream restoration. 3rd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century: Penang, Malaysia

Acharya, K., Lodhi, A. (2011). Can Stormwater Dry Detention Basins be Used as Pollutant control BMPs in the Arid Regions?. 4th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment conference: National University of Singapore, Singapore

Imada, S., Taniguchi, T., Acharya, K., Yamanaka, N. (2011). Vertical distribution of fine roots of Tamarix ramosissima growing in the Mojave Desert, USA. The 58th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan: Hokkaido, Japan

Iwanaga, F., Imada, S., Taniguchi, T., Yamanaka, N., Acharya, K., Kawamura, Y., Mori, N., Tanaka, K., Yamamoto, F. (2011). Osmolyte accumulation in leaves of Tamarix species growing in the drylands of western US. the 58th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan: Hokkaido, Japan

Li, B., Acharya, K., Yu, Z., Su, F., Liang, Z. (2011). Surface energy budget and mass balance of Zhadang Glacier in the central Tibetan Plateau. AGU Fall Meeting 2011: San Francisco, California

Adhikari, A. ,., Acharya, K., Yu, Z. (2011). Vegetation study to assess the nutrient uptake potential of emergent macrophytes in semi-arid wetlands. AGU Fall Meeting 2011: San Francisco, California

Taniguchi, T., Acharya, K., Imada, S., Yamanaka, N. (2011). Influence of salt accumulation on symbiotic microorganisms in the root of Tamarix ramosissima. 2011 Tamarisk Research Conference: Tucson, AZ

Imada, S., Acharya, K., Taniguchi, T., Iwanaga, F., Yamamoto, F., Yamanaka, N. (2011). Salt dynamics of invasive tamarisk in the lower Virgin River, Nevada. 2011 Tamarisk Research Conference: Tucson, AZ

Acharya, K., Sueki, S. (2011). Effect of temperature on Diorhabda elongate growth and mortality. 2011 Tamarisk Research Conference: Tucson, AZ

Yamanaka, N., Imada, S., Acharya, K., Taniguchi, T., Iwanaga, F., Yamamoto, F. (2011). Cation dynamics of invasive tamarisk in a riparian area in the southwestern US. Joint Meeting of Society of Wetland Scientists, WETPOL and Wetland Biogeochemistry Symposium: Prague, Czech Republic

2010
Taniguchi, T., Acharya, K., Imada, S., Yamanaka, N. (2010). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis growing in southwestern USA. The 121st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society: Ibaragi, Japan

Imada, S., Acharya, K., Yamamoto, F., Iwanaga, F., Taniguchi, T. (2010). Salt Dynamics of Invasive Tamarisks in the Lower Virgin River, Nevada, USA. Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society: Ibaragi, Japan

Iwanaga, F., Imada, S., Maimaiti, A., Acharya, K., Mori, N., Yamamoto, F. (2010). Difference in betaine biosymthesis among plant species growing in Mojave Desert, US. Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan: Tokyo, Japan

Taniguchi, T., Acharya, K., Imada, S., Yamanaka, N. (2010). Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis of desert halophyte, Tamarisk. Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of Japan: Tokyo

Acharya, K., Adhikari, A. ,., Stone, M. C., Shanahan, S. A., Zhou, X., Dooremolen, D. V., Lane, C. (2010). Performance efficiency and nutrient bioaccumulation of constructed and naturally occurring wetlands in the Las Vegas watershed. International Urban Watershed Management: Auckland, New Zealand

Iwanaga, F., Imada, S., Taniguchi, T., Acharya, K., Mori, N., Yamamoto, F., Yamanaka, N. (2010). Osmolyte accumulation in Tamarix species growing under various soil conditions in the Southwestern USA. 10th International Conference on Dryland Development: Cairo, Egypt

Imada, S., Acharya, K., Li, Y., Yamamoto, F., Iwanaga, F., Taniguchi, T., Yamanaka, N. (2010). Salt dynamics of invasive Tamarix ramosissima in the lower Virgin River, Nevada. 10th International Conference on Dryland Development: Cairo, Egypt

Acharya, K., Gautam, M., Adhikari, A. ,. (2010). Monitoring revegetation and evaluating its impact of stream bank protection in the Las Vegas Wash. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 2-5, 2010: Henderson, NV

Acharya, K., Bhattaria, M., Chen, L. (2010). Impact of climate uncertainties on in-stream and riparian vegetation. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 2-5, 2010: Henderson, NV

Acharya, K., McKay, K., Chen, L. (2010). Vegetation hydrodynamic interactions in flood control channels. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 2-5, 2010: Henderson, NV

Bhattarai, M. P., Acharya, K., Chen, L. (2010). Integrated modeling analysis on surface-subsurface water interaction and impact on Riparian vegetation under climate change scenarios. AGU Fall Meeting 2010: San Francisco

Chen, L., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2010). Mechanical analyses for coupled vegetation-flow system. AGU Fall Meeting 2010: San Francisco

Li, Y., Acharya, K. (2010). An attempt to flush out lake Taihu algae: Is Yangtzer river water diversion project working?. ASLO 2010 Summer Meeting: Santa Fe

Li, Y., Acharya, K., Zhu, J. (2010). Determining the water age of Lake Taihu during the water transfer from Yangtze River, China. 2010 EGU General Assembly: Vienna, Austria

2009
Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2009). Urban non-point source pollution in arid and semi-arid regions: A case study of the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada. An International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources: Bangkok, Thailand

Goreham, J., McKay, K., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K., Fischenich, C. (2009). Riparian Vegetation Bending and Washout in the Southwestern U.S.. International Association of Hydraulics Research: Vancouver, Canada

Gautam, M., Acharya, K. (2009). Human Interventions versus Climate Change: Impacts on Water Management. AGU Fall meeting: San Francisco

Link, C., Acharya, K., Papelis, L. (2009). Will Quagga Mussels Potentially Impact the Native Species’ Food Web in Lake Mead by Affecting Plankton and Nutrient Availability?. Lake Mead Symposium, 2009: Las Vegas, NV

Adhikari, A. ,., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Zhou, X., Shanahan, S. A., Dooremolen, D. V., Lane, C., Schulman, C. (2009). Understanding the role of the wetland plants, Typha and Sconeplecus species on nutrient removal efficiency from different wetlands at Las Vegas Wash, Nevada. 2009 Nevada Water Resournces Association Annual Conference: Reno, NV

Li, Y., Acharya, K., Chen, D., Stone, M. C., Yu, Z., Young, M. H., Zhu, J., Shafer, D. S., Warwick, J. J. (2009). Circulation and Temperature Stratification of Lake Mead under Changing Water Levels. AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, California

Acharya, K., Li, Y., Stone, M. C., Yu, Z., Young, M. H., Shafer, D. S., Zhu, J., Warwick, J. J. (2009). Spatiotemporal Distribution of Algal and Nutrient, and Their Correlations Based on Long-term Monitoring Data in Lake Taihu, China. AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, California

Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Adhikari, A. ,., Zhou, X., Shanahan, S. A., Dooremolen, D. V., Lake, C. (2009). Assessment and Monitoring of Wetlands for Water Quality in the Las Vegas Watershed. 2009 Nevada Water Resournces Association Annual Conference: Reno, NV

Yu, A., Simmons, C., Acharya, K. (2009). The Impact of Urban Development on the Water Quality in the Las Vegas Watershed. AGU Fall meeting: San Francisco

Acharya, K., Sada, D. W. (2009). Are human activities contributing negatively to benthic macro-invertebrate health in the Walker River?. International Symposium on Terminus Lakes: Reno, Nevada

2008
Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2008). Urban Growth and Land Use Change Effects on Water Quality and Ecosystem in the Las Vegas Watershed: Implications for Water Resource Management in Semi-Arid Areas. Ninth International Conference on Dryland Development,: Alexandria, Egypt

Stone, M. C., Acharya, K. (2008). Ecological Modeling of Walker Lake to Evaluate the Influence of Local and Global Environmental Change. Ninth International Conference on Dryland Development: Alexandria, Egypt

Chen, D., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2008). Simulating impact of sand and gravel mining on riverbed – an example of the Salt River, Phoenix. World Water & Environmental Resources Congress

Xiang, L., Mon, J., Yu, Z., Young, M. H., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K. (2008). Simulating One Dimensional Water Flow and Solute Transport in Arid Soils. AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA

Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Schulman, C., Bower, M., Fisk, T. (2008). Limnological study of Devils Hole. Devils Hole Workshop: Death Valley, CA

Mon, J., Yu, Z., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2008). Fate and Transport of Nitrate in Arid Soils. Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes: Las Vegas, NV

Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Mon, J., Byers, J. (2008). Influence of soil moisture on vertical C, N stoichiometric profiles in desert soils. Symposium: Understanding Near-Surface Environmental Processes: Las Vegas, NV

Li, Y., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Yu, Z., Pang, Y. (2008). On evaluating water transparency and its influencing factors in Lake Taihu, China. AGU Fall Meeting: San Francisco, CA

McKay, S. K., Fischenich, C., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K., Goreham, J. (2008). Stability and Failure of Vegetation in Arid Regions. Annual Water Resources Conference: New Orleans, LA

Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2008). Stormwater Best Management Practice Evaluations in Arid Regions. Floodplain Management Association 2008 Annual Conference,: San Diego, CA.

Stone, M. C., Acharya, K., Fischenich, C., McKay, K. (2008). Vegetation-Hydrodynamic Interactions in Flood Control Channels. Floodplain Management Association 2008 Annual Conference: San Diego, CA

Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2008). Las Vegas Wash: Restoration & Stabilization. Floodplain Management Association 2008 Annual Conference: San Diego, CA

Acharya, K., Bukaveckas, P. (2008). Uniform vs. heterogeneous diets: Which one does zooplankton favor?. ASLO Summer Meeting: St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador · Canada

Ehrsam, M. E., Acharya, K., Bower, M., Fisk, T., Stone, M., Moser, D. P. (2008). Determining microbial relationships throughout Devils Hole and related springs. Devils Hole Workshop: Furnace Creek, CA, May 2008.

Ehrsam, M. C., Labahn, S. K., Fisk, T., Bower, M., Acharya, K., Stone, M., Moser, D. P. (2008). Exploration of the Microbial Communities at Devils Hole, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting: Boston, MA, June 2008.

2007
Chen, D., Acharya, K., Stone, M. C. (2007). Two-dimensional Simulation of Mining Effect on Channel Geomorphology Change – an Example of the Salt River, Phoenix, 1-10: Tampa, FL

Chen, D., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K. (2007). 2D simulation of hydrodynamic and sediment transport in an aggrading sand bed channel – an example of the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico. Fifth International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics: Tempe, Arizona

Acharya, K., Smith, A. (2007). Diapause And Phosphorus: The Link That Reinforces Daphnia Lumholtzi’s Success. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting: Santa Fe, NM

Acharya, K., Stone, M. C., Fisk, T., Bower, M. R. (2007). Food Web Analysis Of Endangered Devils Hole Pupfish: Is Food Availability Hurting Devils Hole Pupfish?: Sante Fe, NM

2006
Smith, A. M., Acharya, K., Jack, J. D. (2006). Stoichiometry of Daphnia lumholtzi and their invasion success: Are they linked?: Victoria, Canada

Acharya, K., Bukaveckas, P. A., Jack, J. J., Kyle, M., Elser, J. J. (2006). Bosmina Growth Linked to Diet and RNA: Phosphorus Stoichiometry and Response to Variation in Riverine Food Resources: Victoria, Canada

Chen, D., Duan, G., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K. (2006). Impacts of Fine Materials on Settling Velocity of Sand Sized Particles in sediment-laden flows: San Francisco, CA

Chen, D., Duan, J. G., Stone, M. C., Acharya, K. (2006). Modified settling velocity formula for sand-size particles accounts for particle-to particle collisions: AGU 2006 Fall Meeting

2005
Acharya, K., Jack, J. D., Bukaveckas, P. (2005). Dietary Effects on Life History Traits of Riverine Bosmina. Winter Meeting: Salt Lake City, UT

2004
Acharya, K., Kyle, M., Elser, J. J. (2004). Growth-RNA-Phosphorus coupling: test of growth rate hypothesis of Daphnia. Summer Meeting: Savannah, GA

2002
Acharya, K., Kyle, M., Elser, J. J. (2002). Effects of stoiciometric dietary mixing on Daphnia growth and reproduction. ASLO 2002 Summer Meeting: Britisch Columbia, Canada

2000
Acharya, K., Asaeda, T. (2000). Population dynamics and competition between large and small sized cladocerans. Annual Conference: Kyoto, Japan

1999
Hayashi, N., Acharya, K., Priyadarshani, T., Nagao, A., Asaeda, T., Inamori, Y., Sudou, R. (1999). Use of artificial bio-cord to study the water environment of experimental ponds. 19th Annual Conference: Osaka, Japan

Acharya, K., Asaeda, T., Nagao, A. (1999). Competition between Crustacean zooplankton in plentiful and stressful food conditions. 64th Annual Conference: Kyoto, Japan

1998
Acharya, K., Asaeda, T. (1998). Use of growth models of fish and zooplankton for top-down control in successful biomanipulation, 26th Annual Conference on Environmental Systems Research: Osaka, Japan

Acharya, K., Asaeda, T. (1998). Study of structural changes in Phytoplankton concentrations in shallow lakes through a fish growth model. 32nd Annual Conference: Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Acharya, K., Asaeda, T. (1998). A planktivorous fish-zooplankton model: implications for biomanipulation of shallow lakes. International WIMEK Congress “Options for closed water systems; sustainable water management”: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Other
2018
Gerrity, D. K., Acharya, K., Moser, D. P., Bai, X., Edmonds, J. (2018). Plant uptake of contaminants of emerging concern in agroecosystems irrigated with reclaimed water. USDA PI Meeting: Washington, DC, Oral presentation.