Dr. Victor B. Ella's Portfolio

PRESENT POSITION (since June 1, 2005):

Dean and Associate Professor
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
University of the Philippines Los Baños

TEACHING MATERIALS DEVELOPED for COURSES TAUGHT

at UPLB (1982-present):

Graduate Courses

AE 240 - Advanced Water Resources Planning
AE 242 - Water Management
AE 244 - Groundwater Hydrology
AE 247 - Water Quality Control Engineering
AE 248 - Erosion and Sediment Transport

Undergraduate Courses

AE 140 - Field Hydrology
AE 141 - Irrigation Engineering I
AE 142 - Irrigation Engineering II
AE 144 - Open Channel Hydraulics
AE 145 - Water Control Structures
AE 147 - Tropical Water Quality Management
AE 149 - Water Resources Planning
AE 180 - Soil Engineering
AE 41 - Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
AE 1 - Fundamentals of Agricultural Engineering I
CE 52 - Sanitary Engineering II
ES 12 - Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
ES 16 - Fluid Mechanics
ES 16b - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
ES 21 - Mathematical Methods in Engineering

PAPERS, BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND PUBLICATIONS:

Ella, V.B. 2005. Simulating shallow tubewell drawdown in the Philippines using a three-dimensional finite difference groundwater model. International Agricultural Engineering Journal, 14(4):175-186

Ella, V.B. 2005. Simulating soil erosion and sediment yield in small upland watersheds using the WEPP model In: Coxhead, I. and G.E. Shively (eds) Land use change in tropical watersheds: evidence, causes and remedies, CABI Publishing, CAB International, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 109-125.

Ella, V.B. 2005. Groundwater quality assessment in Los Banos, Bay and Calauan, Laguna. Paper presented in Environmental Forum, UPLB, College, Laguna, August 25, 2005.

Ella, V.B. 2004. Predicting soil erosion and sediment yield in small upland watersheds in the Philippines using the WEPP computer simulation model. Paper presented at the 17thSTARRDEC Regional Symposium on Research and Development Highlights, Rizal Technological University, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, August 13, 2004.

Ella, V.B. 2004. Modeling contaminant transport in selected soils in the Philippines. ASAE/CSAE Meeting Paper No. 04-2015. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2004 Annual International ASAE/CSAE Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 31-August 4, 2004).

Ella, V.B. 2004. Evaluating land cover effects on soil erosion and sediment yield in selected Philippine upland watersheds through WEPP model simulation. ASAE/CSAE Meeting Paper No. 04-2021. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2004 Annual International ASAE/CSAE Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 31-August 4, 2004).

Ella, V.B. 2004. Numerical groundwater models as powerful tools for sustainable groundwater resources management in the Philippines. A PNOC Professorial Chair Lecture, UPLB, College, Laguna. 46 pp.

Ella, V.B. 2004. Simulating surface runoff, soil erosion and sediment yield in the Manupali subwatersheds using the WEPP model. Paper presented at the International Research Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, Diliman, Quezon City, January 13-14, 2004.

Ella, V.B. 2003. A three-dimensional numerical groundwater model for sustainable shallow aquifer management in the Philippines. Paper presented at the 15thNational Research Symposium, BSWM, DA, Diliman, Quezon City, October 8, 2003.

Ella, V.B. 2003. Numerical groundwater modeling for sustainable shallow aquifer management in the Philippines. ASAE Meeting Paper No. 03-2165. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2003 Annual International ASAE Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 27-30, 2003).

Ella, V.B. 2003. Geostatistical modeling of the spatial variability of nitrates in shallow groundwater systems in the Philippines. ASAE Meeting Paper No. 03-2111. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2003 Annual International ASAE Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 27-30, 2003).

Ella, V.B. 2003. Predicting soil erosion and sediment yield in small Philippine watersheds using the WEPP model. ASAE Meeting Paper No. 03-2065. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2003 Annual International ASAE Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 27-30, 2003).

Ella, V.B. 2003. Assessing the impacts of agriculture on groundwater quality using geostatistical techniques. A SEARCA Professorial Chair Lecture. UPLB, College, Laguna. 61 pp.

Ella, V.B. 2003. Procedures for using the WEPP model for predicting runoff, soil erosion and sediment yield in the Manupali subwatersheds in the Philippines. SANREM-ERGP Technical Bulletin No. 1/2003. Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, Collaborative Research Support Program in Southeast Asia.

Ella, V.B. 2003. Procedures for preparing Philippine climatic data input for the WEPP model using Breakpoint Climate Data Generator (BPCDG). SANREM-ERGP Technical Bulletin No. 2/2003. Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, Collaborative Research Support Program in Southeast Asia.

Ella, V.B. and P.Ll. Tabanao. 2003. Issues and recommendations to enhance the sustainability of groundwater resources utilization in the Philippines. Paper presented at the Water and Fish Summit, January 30, 2003, PCAMRD Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin, R.S Kanwar, L.C. Jones and R. Horton. 2002. Inverse three-dimensional groundwater modeling using the finite-difference method for recharge estimation in a glacial till aquitard. Transactions of the ASAE. 45(3): 703-715.

Ella, V.B. 2002. Fundamentals of Agricultural Engineering I, Textbook written for the undergraduate course AENG 1, UP System Creative and Research Scholarship Program, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Ella, V.B. 2002. Testing the applicability of the WEPP model for predicting soil erosion and sediment yield in small Philippine watersheds. ASAE-CIGR Meeting Paper No. 02-2162. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2002 Annual International ASAE Meeting-CIGR World Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 28-31, 2002).

Ella, V.B., J.H. Lee and R. Horton. 2002. Simulating swine manure transport in soils using the mobile-immobile contaminant transport model. ASAE-CIGR Meeting Paper No. 02-2129. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2002 Annual International ASAE Meeting-CIGR World Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 28-31, 2002).

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin and R.S. Kanwar. 2002. Nitrate-nitrogen loading rates in a glacial till aquitard. ASAE-CIGR Meeting Paper No. 02-2215. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2002 Annual International ASAE Meeting-CIGR World Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 28-31, 2002).

Ella, V.B. 2001. Potential applicability of hydrologic models for sustainable water resources development in the Philippines. Paper presented at the 10^th International Conference and Exhibition on Water Resources Management, Davao City, September 4-7, 2001.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin and R.S. Kanwar. 2001. Spatial analysis of NO₃-N concentration in glacial till. Transactions of the ASAE. 44(2): 317-327.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin, R.S. Kanwar, L.C. Jones and R. Horton. 2001. Inverse three-dimensional groundwater modeling using finite difference method for recharge estimation in a glacial till aquitard, ASAE Meeting Paper No. 01-3070, St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2001 Annual International ASAE Conference, Sacramento, California, July 29 - August 1, 2001).

Ella, V.B. J.H. Lee, and R. Horton. 2001. Swine manure transport measurements in cracking soils using time domain reflectometry, ASAE Meeting Paper No. 01-2111. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2001 Annual International ASAE Conference, Sacramento, California, July 29 - August 1, 2001).

Ella, V.B. 2001. Issues and constraints in using hydrologic models for sustainable upland water resources management in the Philippines. Paper submitted for presentation at the Conference on Sustaining Upland Development in Southeast Asia: Issues, Tools & Institutions for Local Natural Resource Management, ACCEED Conference Center, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 28-30, 2001

Ella, V.B. and W.P. David. 2001. Resource allocation model for irrigation development in the Philippines. Paper presented under the Sustained Growth, Poverty and Household Food Security in the Philippines Project funded by UNDP through the FAO.

Ella, V.B. 1999. Spatial analysis and simulation of selected hydrogeologic and groundwater quality parameters in a glacial till aquitard (Ph.D. Dissertation), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. Also published in 1999 by UMI Dissertation Services, Bell & Howard Co., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin, R.S. Kanwar and L.C. Jones. 1999. Hydraulic conductivity variations in weathered and unweathered glacial till from slug tests. Journal Paper No. J-18225. Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin, R.S. Kanwar, L.C. Jones and R. Horton. 1999. Geostatistical analysis and estimation of hydraulic conductivity in glacial till. Journal Paper No. J-18570. Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin and R.S. Kanwar. 1999. Spatial analysis of NO₃-N concentration in glacial till. ASAE Meeting Paper No. 99-2004, St. Joseph, Michigan, (Paper presented at the 1999 Annual International ASAE Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 19, 1999)

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin and R.S. Kanwar. 1999. Occurrence and distribution of NO₃-N and herbicides in shallow and deep groundwater in selected sites in Iowa. Journal Paper No. J-18755. Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin, R.S. Kanwar, L.C. Jones and R. Horton. 1999. Three-dimensional transient inverse groundwater modeling using USGS-MODFLOW for recharge estimation in a glacial till aquitard Journal Paper No. J-18754. Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin and R.S. Kanwar. 1999. Nitrate-nitrogen loading rates in a glacial till aquitard. Journal Paper No. J-18753. Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B. 1998. Social construction of sludge or biosolids management. Unpublished paper. Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B. 1997. Recent advances in soil erosion prediction. Unpublished occasional paper. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B., S. Traore, C. Sanogo and A. Attia. 1997. Spatial analysis of soybean cyst nematode population density in relation to soil properties and crop yield: A GIS application. Unpublished occasional paper. Dep't of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Ella, V.B. 1996. Impact of livestock manure storage and stabilization ponds on groundwater quality. Unpublished paper. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA 43 pp.

Ella, V.B. 1996. Analytical solutions of radial and vertical groundwater flow equations: An Extensive Review of Literature. Unpublished paper. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA 59 pp.

Ella, V.B. 1996. Effects of dispersivity on the steady and transient movement of chloride in homogenous soil. Unpublished occasional paper. Soil Physics Division, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. 37 pp including computer programs.

Ella, V.B. 1996. Dispersivity measurement methods for modeling contaminant transport in groundwater. Unpublished occasional paper. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA 22 pp.

Ella, V.B. 1995. In-situ bioremediation of contaminated groundwater. Unpublished paper. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

Ella, V.B. and R.B. Firmalino. 1994. Irrigation system management training manual for the operation and maintenance of sprinkler and drip irrigation of STANFILCO, Dole Philippines, a training manual developed and presented during the seminar series for the engineering and production staff of STANFILCO, Dole, Philippines, Inc., Davao, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. and R.B. Firmalino. 1994. Design, fabrication and testing of a sand tank model, Faculty Grant, UPLB, College, Laguna.

Ella, V.B. 1994. Groundwater hydrology. Paper presented during the Training Course on Engineering for Rice Agriculture for Asian engineers, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1994. Matching of pump and well. Paper presented during the Training Course on Engineering for Rice Agriculture for Asian engineers, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1994. Irrigation methods for fruit crops. Paper presented during the Training Course on Horticulture for Bangladeshi midlevel officials, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1994. Operation of irrigation canal network and hydraulic structures. Paper presented during the Training Course on Irrigation System Management for Indonesian midlevel officials, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1994. Maintenance of irrigation canals and water control structures. Paper presented during the Training Course on Irrigation System Management for Indonesian midlevel officials, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1994. Estimation of irrigation water requirements. Paper presented during the Training Course on Irrigation System Management for Indonesian midlevel officials, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1991. Unit hydrograph development. Paper presented during the Training Course on Small-Scale Irrigation System Planning and Development for the Department of Agriculture engineering and socio-economic staff, UPLB, College, Laguna.

Ella, V.B. 1991. Calculation of extreme runoff events. Paper presented during the Training Course on Small-Scale Irrigation System Planning and Development for the Department of Agriculture engineering and socio-economic staff, UPLB, College, Laguna.

Ella, V.B. 1991. Open channel hydraulics. Paper presented during the Training Course on Small-Scale Irrigation System Planning and Development for the Department of Agriculture engineering and socio-economic staff, UPLB, College, Laguna.

Ella, V.B. 1991. Water control structures. Paper presented during the Training Course on Small-Scale Irrigation System Planning and Development for the Department of Agriculture engineering and socio-economic staff, UPLB, College, Laguna.

Ella, V.B. 1989. Water allocation and distribution on tertiary and quaternary units. Paper presented during the Training Program on Water Management for Indonesian Arakundo Jambu-Aye Irrigation Project, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1989. Design considerations of on-farm water control facilities. Paper presented during the Training Program on Water Management for Bangladeshi Water Development Board, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1988. Evapotranspiration: measurements and calculations. Paper presented during the Water Management Training Program for Bangladeshi midlevel officials, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1987. Design of canals and water control structures. Paper presented during the Training Program on Water Management for Bangladeshi Rural Development Board, UPLB, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Ella, V.B. 1986. A conceptual water yield simulation model for small Philippine and Belgian watersheds (M.S. Thesis), Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

PRESENTATIONS (Powerpoint or Poster):

Ella, V.B. 2005. Groundwater quality assessment in Los Baños, Bay and Calauan, Laguna. Paper presented in Environmental Forum, UPLB, College, Laguna, August 25, 2005.(Powerpoint)

Ella, V.B. 2003. Hydrologic modeling and systems analysis, paper presented to Agricultural Systems Cluster, UPLB, College, Laguna, October 2003 (Powerpoint)

Ella, V.B. 2003. Assessing the impacts of agriculture on groundwater quality using geostatistical techniques. A SEARCA Professorial Chair Lecture. UPLB, College, Laguna. (Powerpoint)

Ella, V.B. 2003. Numerical groundwater modeling for sustainable shallow aquifer management in the Philippines. ASAE Meeting Paper No. 03-2165. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2003 Annual International ASAE Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 27-30, 2003). (poster)

Ella, V.B. 2003. Geostatistical modeling of the spatial variability of nitrates in shallow groundwater systems in the Philippines. ASAE Meeting Paper No. 03-2111. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2003 Annual International ASAE Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 27-30, 2003). (powerpoint)

Ella, V.B. 2003. Assessing the impacts of agriculture on groundwater quality using geostatistical techniques. A SEARCA Professorial Chair Lecture. UPLB, College, Laguna. (powerpoint)

Ella, V.B. 2002. Testing the applicability of the WEPP model for predicting soil erosion and sediment yield in small Philippine watersheds. ASAE-CIGR Meeting Paper No. 02-2162. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2002 Annual International ASAE Meeting-CIGR World Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 28-31, 2002). (poster)

Ella, V.B., J.H. Lee and R. Horton. 2002. Simulating swine manure transport in soils using the mobile-immobile contaminant transport model. ASAE-CIGR Meeting Paper No. 02-2129. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2002 Annual International ASAE Meeting-CIGR World Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 28-31, 2002). (poster)

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin and R.S. Kanwar. 2002. Nitrate-nitrogen loading rates in a glacial till aquitard. ASAE-CIGR Meeting Paper No. 02-2215. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2002 Annual International ASAE Meeting-CIGR World Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 28-31, 2002). (powerpoint)

Ella, V.B. 2001. Potential applicability of hydrologic models for sustainable water resources development in the Philippines. Paper presented at the 10^th International Conference and Exhibition on Water Resources Management, Davao City, September 4-7, 2001. (powerpoint)

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin, R.S. Kanwar, L.C. Jones and R. Horton. 2001. Inverse three-dimensional groundwater modeling using finite difference method for recharge estimation in a glacial till aquitard, ASAE Meeting Paper No. 01-3070, St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2001 Annual International ASAE Conference, Sacramento, California, July 29 - August 1, 2001). (powerpoint)

Ella, V.B. J.H. Lee, and R. Horton. 2001. Swine manure transport measurements in cracking soils using time domain reflectometry, ASAE Meeting Paper No. 01-2111. St. Joseph, Michigan. (Paper presented at the 2001 Annual International ASAE Conference, Sacramento, California, July 29 - August 1, 2001). (poster)

Ella, V.B. 2001. Issues and constraints in using hydrologic models for sustainable upland water resources management in the Philippines. Paper submitted for presentation at the Conference on Sustaining Upland Development in Southeast Asia: Issues, Tools & Institutions for Local Natural Resource Management, ACCEED Conference Center, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 28-30, 2001. (powerpoint)

Ella, V.B., S.W. Melvin and R.S. Kanwar. 1999. Spatial analysis of NO₃-N concentration in glacial till. ASAE Meeting Paper No. 99-2004, St. Joseph, Michigan, (Paper presented at the 1999 Annual International ASAE Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 19, 1999) (powerpoint)

OTHER PRODUCTS OF CREATIVE WORK:

Contaminant transport models for selected soils in the Philippines

Waste stabilization lagoon for DTRI wastewater management

Three-dimensional numerical groundwater model for shallow aquifer management in the Philippines (based on USGS-MODFLOW)

Geostatistical models of the spatial variability of nitrates and other water quality parameters in shallow groundwater systems in the Philippines

Three-dimensional numerical groundwater model for recharge estimation in glacial till aquitard (based on USGS-MODFLOW)

Nitrate-nitrogen loading rate model for glacial till aquitard

Geostatistical models of hydraulic conductivity and NO₃-N concentration in shallow and deep groundwater in glacial till

Contaminant transport model for swine manure movement in soils (based on mobile-immobile model)

Water yield simulation model for small watersheds (mathematical model coded in FORTRAN 77)

Soil erosion and sediment yield model for small Philippine watersheds (based on WEPP model)

Submodels for breakpoint climate data generation for the WEPP model

Simulation model for assessing economic effects of resource allocation to irrigation development in the Philippines

Sand tank model for simulating groundwater flow from a pumped well (physical model)

Sprinkler irrigation system for a lanzones plantation in Laguna (design and prototype system)

Irrigation and Drainage RDE Updates (Irrigation and Drainage RDE Network Newsletter )

Brochure for the Land and Water Resources Division, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, CEAT, UPLB

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