December 11, 2020

Curriculum Vitae for:

Jan M.H. Hendrickx, Ph.D., Ir.

Phone: 505-459-6952

Email: janhendricknmt@gmail.com

PO Box 879,
Los Lunas, NM 87031

Jan M.H. Hendrickx holds a BS and MS from the Agricultural University of Wagenigen in The Netherlands and a PhD from New Mexico State University. Dr. Hendrickx is a Professor Emeritus of Hydrology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where he served for 26 years as a faculty member in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, where his research focused on the hydrology of the vadose zone which comprises the soil and rock masses between the land surface and the groundwater table. Prof. Hendrickx has authored/coauthored almost 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications and professional meeting abstracts on different facets of hydrology, soil physics, remote sensing, and evapotranspiration (H-index = 42) that have received more than 6,000 citations. He is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and a Fulbright Scholar.

Education:

B.S. Civil Engineering and Irrigation Wageningen University 1972

M.S. Civil Engineering and Irrigation Wageningen University 1975

Ph.D. Soil Physics (minor in Statistics) New Mexico State University 1984

Postdoctoral Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M University 1985

Professional Experience:

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science

Professor Emeritus of Hydrology 2016 to present
Large scale evapotranspiration mapping for statewide water assessment in New Mexico. Water and energy balance of steep tropical hill slopes in Panama Canal Watershed. Machine learning for downscaling Landsat derived evapotranspiration and root zone soil moisture maps.

Professor of Hydrology 1990 to 2015
Teaching graduate courses in hydrology, remote sensing, environmental physics, soil physics and micrometeorology. Active research program to investigate physical processes in the vadose zone and the near surface atmospheric boundary layer with a focus on quantitative hydrology remote sensing at different scales. Physics of sensor-soil-IED systems to enhance detection of Improvised Explosive Devices in field soils.

Centrum for Development Research, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm University Bonn, Germany

Senior Fellow of Ecology and Natural Resource Management 2003 to 2014
Soil moisture and evapotranspiration from remote sensing in the Volta Basin (Ghana, Burkina Faso). Water and salt management in Uzbekistan.

International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Irrigation & Drainage Engineer and Research Leader 1988 to 1990
Stationed in Lahore, Pakistan at the Water and Power Development Authority. Simulation and evaluation of water and salt balances in arid regions. Study of drainage design criteria. Management of water quantity and quality in irrigated areas. Managing field and laboratory research.

The Netherlands Soil Survey Institute (Stiboka), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Soil Hydrologist and Head of Department of Soil Physics & Hydrology 1985 to 1988
Study of solute movement in field soils, effects of unstable wetting fronts on transport mechanism. Simulation and evaluation of regional soil moisture regimes. Responsible for research program development as well as field research and laboratory of soil physics and hydrology.

Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Engineering, College Station, Texas

Research Agricultural Engineer and PostDoc 1984 – 1985
Simulation of infiltration in irrigated and dryland agricultural fields with finite element model. Research on soil moisture variability.

New Mexico State University, Dept.of Agronomy and Horticulture, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Research Assistant of Soil Physics 1981 – 1984
Water use of trickle irrigated chile peppers. Spatial variability of soil water tension and water content. Water balance in Chihuahuan desert.

Wageningen University, Department of Civil Engineering and Irrigation, The Netherlands

Irrigation & Drainage Engineer and Research Leader 1979 to 1981
Stationed in Nioni, Mali at the Office du Niger. Determination of water requirements for rice and sugarcane. Evaluation of furrow irrigation systems for sugarcane. Development of drainage design criteria for irrigated rice fields.

Agrar und Hydrotechnik Gmbh, Essen, Germany

Irrigation and Drainage Engineer 1978 – 1979
Consulting engineer. Different tasks: design of irrigation and drainage schemes. Use of aerial photographs. Engineering field work in Tanzania.

Program for the Application of Appropriate Technology, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

Irrigation Engineer and OXFAM Volunteer 1976 – 1978
Design of inexpensive trickle irrigation systems with wind powered water supply. Design criteria for rainwater harvesting cisterns for semi- arid northeastern Brazil.

Wageningen University, Department of Civil Engineering and Irrigation, The Netherlands

Instructor 1975 – 1976
Teaching and evaluation of project based courses in irrigation engineering. Research on drip irrigation.

Institute for Land and Water Management, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Research Assistant 1973
Investigation of compaction of sand soil during wetting.

Agricultural Experiment Station, Paramaribo, Suriname (South America)

Research Assistant 1972
Investigation of the effect of soil compaction on yield of soja beans. Design of experimental sprinkler systems with high uniformity of water application.

Memberships and Affiliations:

American Geophysical Union
Soil Science Society of America
Royal Society of Agricultural Science of The Netherlands

Awards and Honors:

2017 – Recipient of the William R. Boggess Award for the most outstanding paper “Benchmarking Optical/Thermal Satellite Imagery for Estimating Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture in Decision Support Tools” published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association during 2016

2002 – Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America

2000 – Fullbright Scholar, Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellín

Mentoring:

Myint, S., J.M.H. Hendrickx et al. (2020), Adaptive Crop Management Under Climate Uncertainty: Changing the Game for Sustainable Water Use, Agric. Water Manage., Revision Submitted.

Litt, G.F., F.L. Ogden, A. Mojica, J. M.H. Hendrickx et al. (2019), Land cover effects on soil Infiltration capacity measured using plot scale rainfall simulation in steep tropical lowlands of Central Panama, Hydrologic Processes, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13605.

Hendrickx, J. M. H., et al. (2016), Benchmarking optical/thermal satellite imagery for estimating evapotranspiration and soil moisture in decision support tools Journal American Water Resources Association, 52(1), 89-119.

Hong, S.-h., K. Lenth, R. Aumer, B. Borchers, and J. M. Hendrickx (2016), Spatial variability of SEBAL estimated root-zone soil moisture across scales, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37(20), 4838-4853.

Engle, E. M., J. B. J. Harrison, J. M. H. Hendrickx, and B. Borchers (2014), Remote sensing for soil map unit boundary detection, in Military Geosciences in the 21st Century. Reviews in Engineering Geology Series, edited by R. S. Harmon and E. V. MacDonald, pp. 119-130, Geological Society of America.

Wohl, E., …, J.M.H. Hendrickx et al. (2012), The hydrology of the humid tropics, Nature Clim. Change, 2, 655– 662, doi:610.1038/nclimate1556.

Allen, R. G., A. Irmak, R. Trezza, J. M. H. Hendrickx, W. G. M. Bastiaanssen, and J. Kjaersgaard (2011), Satellite- based ET estimation in agriculture using SEBAL and METRIC, Hydrologic Processes, 25, 4011–4027.

Hendrickx, J. M. H., J. B. J. Harrison, B. Borchers, J. R. Kelley, S. Howington, and J. Ballard (2011), High- resolution soil moisture mapping in Afghanistan, Proc. International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE, 8017, 801710; doi:801710.801117/801712.887255.

Sorooshian, S., …, J.M.H. Hendrickx et al. (2011), Advanced Concepts on Remote Sensing of Precipitation at Multiple Scales, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 92(10), 1353-1357, doi:10.1175/2011bams3158.1.

Hong, S.-H., J. M. H. Hendrickx, and B. Borchers (2011), Down-scaling of SEBAL derived evapotranspiration maps from MODIS (250 m) to Landsat (30 m) scales, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(21), 6457-6477.

Kleissl, J., S.-h. Hong, and J. M. H. Hendrickx (2009), New Mexico scintillometer network. Supporting remote sensing and hydrologic and meteorological models, Bulletin American Meteorological Society, 90(2), 207- 218, DOI:210.1175/2008BAMS2480.1171.

Hendrickx, J. M. H., B. Rabus, D. C. Romero, H. Wehn, J. B. J. Harrison, S.-h. Hong, B. Borchers, and J. Slater (2009), Preliminary validation of Radarsat2 surface soil moisture estimates, Proc. International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE, 7303, 730310.

Hong, S.-h., J. M. H. Hendrickx, and B. Borchers (2009), Up-scaling of SEBAL derived evapotranspiration maps from Landsat (30 m) to MODIS (250 m) scale, J. Hydrol., 370, 122-138; doi:110.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.1003.1002

Compaoré, H., J. M. H. Hendrickx, S.-h. Hong, J. Friesen, N. C. van de Giesen, C. Rodgers, J. Szarzynski, and P. L. G. Vlek (2008), Evaporation mapping at two scales using optical imagery in the White Volta Basin, Upper East Ghana. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 33, 127-140, doi:110.1016/j.pce.2007.1004.1021.

Friesen, J., C. Rodgers, P. G. Oguntunde, J. M. H. Hendrickx, and N. v. d. Giesen (2008), Hydrotope-based protocol to determine average soil moisture over large areas for satellite calibration and validation – With results from an observation campaign in the Volta Basin, West Africa, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46(7), 1995 – 2004 DOI 1910.1109/TGRS.2008.916638.
Hendrickx, J. M. H., A. Molina, D. Diaz, M. Grasmueck, H. A. Moreno, and R. D. Hernández (2008), Humanitarian IED clearance in Colombia, Proc. International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE, 6953, 69530C DOI: 69510.61117/69512.782303.

Hendrickx, J. M. H., H. Xie, J. B. J. Harrison, B. Borchers, and J. Simunek (2008), Global prediction of thermal soil regimes, Proc. International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE, 6953, 69530Y DOI: 69510.61117/69512.782251.

Curriculum Vitae for:

Jan M.H. Hendrickx, Ph.D., Ir.

Education:

Professional Experience:

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science

Centrum for Development Research, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm University Bonn, Germany

International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement, Wageningen, The Netherlands

The Netherlands Soil Survey Institute (Stiboka), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Engineering, College Station, Texas

New Mexico State University, Dept.of Agronomy and Horticulture, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Wageningen University, Department of Civil Engineering and Irrigation, The Netherlands

Agrar und Hydrotechnik Gmbh, Essen, Germany

Program for the Application of Appropriate Technology, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

Wageningen University, Department of Civil Engineering and Irrigation, The Netherlands

Institute for Land and Water Management, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Agricultural Experiment Station, Paramaribo, Suriname (South America)

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