Education                                                                              

Ph.D.  in Hydrology, Minor in Ag & Resource Economics; University of Arizona (U of A) 8/07

Graduate GPA: 4.0

M.S. in Hydrology University of Arizona 12/97

B.A. in Environmental Sciences Minor in Economics; University of Virginia (UVA) 5/93

Overall GPA: 3.8, Major GPA: 3.9

Spanish fluency coursework/immersion
 

Awards           

2007 Sandia Labs Fellowship (multiyear)         1996 Udall Foundation fundee (U of A)           

2006 Best Speaker, Dept. Symposium              1995 NSF Fellowship (U of A)

1998 Offered Fulbright Fellowship (Ecuador)   1993 Wallace-Poole Prize (UVA)

1997 Best Speaker, Dept. Symposium              1993 Phi Beta Kappa induction (UVA)
 

Experience    

Economic Analyst with Ecotrust, Portland, Oregon, August 2007 to present. Economic analysis and reporting for the Fisheries, Forestry, and Food & Farm program areas.

Dissertation research, documenting society’s value of riparian areas in the Southwestern US, 2004-2007.  Case Study 1: Recreational use value study of Aravaipa Creek, AZ, a perennial stream in the Sonoran Desert, using a travel cost model.  Case Study 2: Survey research for use and non-use values for restoration of the Rio Grande corridor in Albuquerque, NM, using a choice experiment and contingent valuation.  These original results are combined with other published valuation results into a Riparian Value Dynamic Simulation Model contextualized in the Middle Rio Grande Basin, NM, linked with other regional modeling efforts.

Water Resources Specialist with Arizona Department of Water Resources, Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA), February 2000 to December 2002.  Municipal water provider support in water conservation programming, TAMA groundwater model projection research, Rillito River Recharge Feasibility Study, population estimation using Census and GIS data, water conservation educational outreach.

Hydrologist with WestLand Resources Inc. in Tucson, May 1999 to February 2000.  Assured Water Supply support, water rights transfers, water balance studies, water company guidance, recharge investigation.  Numerous aspects of wastewater including system design, reuse potential, and Aquifer Protection Permitting.  Drill site, Environmental Assessment, and biological survey experience.

Hydrologist with Water Management Consultants in Tucson, May 1999 to September 1999.  Led hydrogeologic data compilation and conceptual model support for open pit mine dewatering in Mexico.

Thesis project, May 1996 to December 1997 (Uof A). Researched incongruity between bifurcated water law and conjunctive water resources management. Case study of San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem.

Hydrologic Technician with the USGS in New Hampshire and Vermont, June 1994 to May 1995. 

Professional residential water conservation, including graywater and water harvesting installations.

Specialized Software

Statistics: SAS, LimDep, Systat

Modeling: PowerSim, MODFLOW

Publications

Peer Reviewed

Weber, M. California’s Bay-Delta Dilemma: a hydrologic, legal, and economic investigation. MS Thesis, University of Arizona, 233 pp, 1997.

Weber, M., and R. Berrens. Value of Instream Recreation in the Sonoran Desert, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 132(1), 2006.

Weber, M. Riparian Valuation in the Southwestern United States. PhD Thesis, University of  Arizona, 146 pp, 2007.

Weber, M., V. Tidwell, and J. Thacher. Interactive Physical and Economic Model for Exploring Riparian Restoration Options: Application to the Middle Rio Grande. Sandia Report, SAND2008-0250, Albuquerque, NM, 44 pp, 2008.

Weber, M., and S. Stewart. Public Valuation of River Restoration Strategies for the Middle Rio Grande. Restoration Ecology, forthcoming.

Research Reports

Weber, M., K. Sheeran, and S. Kruse. Impacts of Measure 50 on Low-Income Families in Oregon. Report prepared for Upstream Public Health. October, 2007.

Scholz, A., S. Kruse, M. Weber, C. Steinback, and M. Mertens. Summary of potential impacts of        the October 2007 MPA proposals on commercial fisheries in the North Central Coast       Study Region. Report   for the Science Advisory Team. December, 2007.

Weber, M., S. Kruse, and M. Ratcliffe. Changes in the Portland Public Schools Cafeteria 2006-           2007: The Abernethy Kitchen Model and a District-Wide Local Procurement Baseline.      Report prepared for Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services, December, 2007.

Other Interests

Canyoneering

Kayaking

Ceramics and watercolor

Banjo and fiddle