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  • Maier HR, Kapelan Z, Kasprzyk J, Kollat J, Matott LS, Cunha MC, Dandy GC, Gibbs MS, Keedwell E, Marchi A, Ostfeld A, Savic D, Solomatine D, Vrugt JA, Zecchin AC, Minsker BS, Barbour EJ, Kuczera G, Pasha F. 2014. Evolutionary Algorithms and Other Metaheuristics in Water Resources: Current Status, Research Challenges and Future Directions. Environmental Modelling & Software, vol. 62, no. 12, pg. 271-299. (paper)
     
  • Haghnegahdar A, Tolson B, Davison B, Seglenieks F, Klyszejko E, Soulis ED, Fortin V, Matott LS. 2014. Calibrating Environment Canada's MESH Modelling System over the Great Lakes Basin. Atmosphere-Ocean, doi: 10.1080/07055900.2014.939131. (paper)
     
  • Shafii M, Tolson B, Matott LS. 2014. Uncertainty-based Multi-criteria Calibration of Rainfall-runoff Models: A Comparative Study. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. doi: 10.1007/s00477-014-0855-x. (paper)
     
  • Matott LS, Hymiak B, Reslink C, Baxter C, Aziz S. 2013. Telescoping Strategies for Improved Parameer Estimation of Environmental Simulation Models. Computers and Geosciences, vol 60, pg. 156-167. (paper)
     
  • Hosseini NA, Parker WJ,Matott LS. 2012. Modelling Concentrations of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in a Canadian Watershed. Canadian Water Resources Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, pg. 191-208. (paper)
     
  • Matott LS, Tolson B, Asadzadeh M. 2012. A Benchmarking Framework for Simulation-Based Optimization of Environmental Models. Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 35, pg. 19-30. (paper)
     
  • Matott LS. 2012. Screening-Level Sensitivity Analysis for the Design of Pump-and-Treat Systems. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, vol. 32, no. 2, pg. 66-80. (paper)
     
  • Matott LS, Leung K, Sim J. 2011. Application of MatLab and Python Optimizers to Two Case-Studies Involving Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling. Computers & Geosciences, vol. 37, pg. 1894-1899. (paper)
     
  • Razavi S, Tolson B, Matott LS, Thomson NR, MacLean A, Seglenieks F. 2010. Reducing the Computational Cost of Automatic Calibration through Model Pre-Emption. Water Resources Research, vol. 46, W11523. (paper)
     
  • Matott LS, Bandilla K, Rabideau AJ. 2009. Incorporating Nonlinear Isotherms into Robust Multilayer Sorptive Barrier Design. Advances in Water Resources, vol. 32, no. 11, pg. 1641-1651. (paper)
     
  • Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2009. NIGHTHAWK - a program for modeling saturated batch and column experiments incorporating equilibrium and kinetic biogeochemistry. Computers & Geosciences, vol. 36, no. 2, pg. 253-256. (paper)
     
  • Matott LS, Babendreier JE, Purucker ST. 2009. Evaluating Integrated Environmental Models: A Survey of Concepts and Tools. Water Resources Research, vol. 45, W06421, doi: 10.1029/2008WR007301 (paper)
     
  • Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2008. Calibration of Complex Subsurface Reaction Models Using a Surrogate-model Approach. Advances in Water Resources, vol. 31, no. 12, pg. 1697-1707. (paper)

  • Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2008. ISOFIT – A Program for Fitting Sorption Isotherms to Experimental Data. Environmental Modelling & Software, vol. 23, no. 5, pg. 670-676. (paper)

  • Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2008. Calibration of Subsurface Batch and Reactive-Transport Models Involving Complex Biogeochemical Processes. Advances in Water Resources, vol. 31, no. 2, pg. 269-286. (paper)

  • Babendreier JE, Matott LS, Hameedi J, Dennis R, Knightes C, Mathur R, Mohamoud Y, Johnston JM, West C, Laniak G, Gaber N, Pascual P, Araujo R. 2007. Managing Multimedia Pollution for a Multimedia World. Environmental Management Magazine (AWMA), vol. 10, no. 12, pg. 6-11. (paper)

  • Fredrick KC, Becker MW, Matott LS, Daw A, Bandilla K, Flewelling DM. 2007. Development of a Numerical Groundwater Flow Model Using SRTM Elevations. Hydrogeology Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, pg. 171-181. (paper)

  • Rabideau AJ, Craig JR, Silavisesrith W, Fredrick KC, Flewelling DM, Jankoviæ I, Becker MW, Bandilla K, Matott LS. 2007. Analytic Element Modeling of Supra-Regional Groundwater Flow: Concepts and Tools for Automated Model Configuration. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, vol. 12, no. 1, pg. 83-96. (paper)

  • Matott LS, Bartelt-Hunt SL, Rabideau AJ. Fowler KR. 2006. Application of Heuristic Optimization Techniques and Algorithm Tuning to Multi-layered Sorptive Barrier Design. Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 40, no. 20, pg. 6354 -6360. (paper)

  • Matott LS, Rabideau AJ, Craig JR. 2006. Pump-and-Treat Optimization Using Analytic Element Method Flow Models. Advances in Water Resources, vol. 29, no. 5, pg. 760-775. (paper)

  • Bartelt-Hunt SL, Culver TB, Smith JA, Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2006. Optimal Design of a Compacted Soil Liner Containing Sorptive Amendments. Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 132, no. 7, pg. 769-776. (paper)

  • Rabideau AJ, Matott LS, Jankovic I, Craig JR, Becker MW. 2005. Influence of Numerical Precision on the Calibration of AEM-based Groundwater Flow Models. Environmental Geology, vol. 48, no. 1, pg. 57-67. (paper)

  • Software Reviews

  • Hsieh PA, Matott LS. 2004. SVFlux and ChemFlux: Software for Two-Dimensional/Three-Dimensional Finite Element Variably Saturated Flow and Transport Modeling. Ground Water, vol. 42, no. 6, pg. 804- 808. (review)

  • Selected Conference Posters and Presentations

  • Matott LS, Reslink C. 2013. Exploiting Expert Knowledge for Enhanced Simulation-based Optimization. SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Feb. 25 – March 1, Boston, Massachusetts. (abstract)

  • Matott LS, Hymiak B, Reslink C, Baxer C, Aziz S. 2012. Engaging Undergraduate Math Majors in Geoscience Research using Interactive Simulations and Computer Art. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Dec. 3-7, San Francisco, California. (abstract)

  • Princz D. Matott LS. 2010. Calibrating Environmental Models using ParaMESH. 2010 International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs) Fifth Biennial Meeting, July 5-8: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (paper )

  • Matott LS, Gray G. 2011. The Influence of Pump-and-Treat Problem Formulation on the Performance of a Hybrid Global-Local Optimizer. American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 Meeting, Talk# H21H-05, Dec. 5-9: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Haghnegahdar A, Matott LS, Tolson B. 2011. Pre-emption-based Regional Sensitivity Analysis (PeRSA) to increase watershed model calibration efficiency. American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 Meeting, Talk# H21H-06, Dec. 5-9: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Sheffield P, Matott LS. 2011. Influence of Alternative Calibration Methods on Pump-and-Treat System Design. SIAM Conference on Optimization, Talk#MS4-01, May 16-19: Darmstadt, Germany. (abstract)

  • Matott LS, Leung K, Tolson B. 2009. Interfacing MATLAB and Python Optimizers to Black-Box Environmental Simulation Models. American Geophysical Union Fall 2009 Meeting, Poster# H41A-0870, Dec. 14-18: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Shafii M, Vrugt JA, Tolson B, Matott LS. 2009. Enhancing Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm Performance with Markov Chain Monte Carlo. American Geophysical Union Fall 2009 Meeting, Poster# H41A-0871, Dec. 14-18: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Tolson B, Razavi S, Matott LS, Asadzadeh M, Seglenieks F. 2009. A Simple Non-Invasive Efficiency Improvement for Hydrologic Model Calibration. American Geophysical Union Fall 2009 Meeting, Poster# H41A-0872, Dec. 14-18: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Purucker ST, Matott LS, Babendreier JE. 2009. Methods and tools for evaluating ecological models: a survey. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting , Poster#15-128, August 2-7: Albuquerque, NM. (abstract)

  • Matott LS, Tolson BA, Razavi S. 2009.Forecasting Subsurface Model Performance During Simulation based Optimization. SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences, Talk#MS17-01, June 14-19: Leipzig, Germany.(abstract)

  • Razavi S, Tolson BA, Matott LS, MacLean A. 2009. Forecasting Hydrologic Model Prediction Errors During Calibration. American Geophysical Union Spring 2009 Joint Assembly, Poster# CG21A-32, May 24-27: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.(abstract)

  • Matott LS, Bartelt-Hunt SL, Rabideau AJ, Fowler KR. 2007. Heuristic Optimization and Algorithm Tuning Applied to Sorptive Barrier Design. SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Talk# MS58-04, Feb. 19-23: Costa Mesa, CA. (abstract)

  • Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2006. Selection and Calibration of Subsurface Reactive Transport Models Using a Surrogate-model Approach. American Geophysical Union Fall 2006 Meeting, Poster# H43B-0504, Dec. 11-15: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Jiang Z, Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2006. Incorporating Dual-mode Sorption Into Groundwater Contaminant Transport Models. American Geophysical Union Fall 2006 Meeting, Paper# H41G-03, Dec. 11-15: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Matott LS, Rabideau AJ. 2006. Calibration of Regional-Scale Subsurface Nitrogen Transport Models to Support the Analysis of Impaired Watersheds. American Geophysical Union Spring 2006 Joint Assembly, Paper# H33B-02, May 23-26: Baltimore, MD. (abstract)

  • Matott LS, Fredrick KC, Rabideau AJ, Becker MW. 2004. Calibration of the Geometry of Hydraulic Conductivity Zones in Groundwater Flow Models. American Geophysical Union Fall 2004 Meeting, Poster# H11C-0318, December 13-17: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Fredrick KC, Matott LS, Rabideau AJ, Becker MW. 2004. High-Accuracy Lake Level Measurements as Calibration Observations in Regional Ground-Water Modeling. American Geophysical Union Fall 2004 Meeting, Poster# H11C-0317, December 13-17: San Francisco, CA. (abstract)

  • Craig JR, Rabideau AJ, Matott LS. 2004. Optimal Mesh Generation for AEM-Based Eulerian Transport Simulators. American Geophysical Union Fall 2004 Meeting, Poster# H33F-0533, December 13-17: San Francisco, CA (abstract)