Office for Global Engagement

International Activities

International Publications

• China: Liu, S., Zheng, F., Wei, S., Liu, Q., Liu, N., Shao, Y., and Burian, S.J. (2020). “Building damage mapping based on Touzi decomposition using quad-polarimetric ALOS PALSAR data.” Frontiers of Earth Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-019-0779-3., 01/2020
• Pakistan: Steven J. Burian & M. Aslam Chaudhry, Bakhshal Khan Lashari (2019). Water Security in Pakistan. Farming Outlook., 03/2019
• Pakistan: Burian, S.J., Ward, M., Stevenson, D., Ahmad, S., Gates, T., Mahar, R.B., Lashari, B., Banuri, T., Chaudhry, A., Ullman, J.L., (2018). “Assessment of a peer mentoring program to build capacity for course development and delivery.” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings, 24-27 June, 2018, Salt Lake City, UT, USA., 06/24/2018
• Pakistan: Tamaddun, K.A., Ahmed, W., Burian, S.J., Kalra, A., and Ahmad, S. (2018). “Reservoir regulations of the Indus River Basin under Different Flow Conditions.” Proceedings, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/9780784481400.019., 05/14/2018
• Pakistan: Burian, S.J., Ward, M., Banuri, T., Chaudhry, M.A., Ahmad, S., Lashari, B., Mahar, R.B., Stevenson, D., VanDerslice, J., Ansari, K., Babar, M., and Qureshi, A.L. (2017). “Higher education capacity building in water resources engineering and management to support achieving the sustainable development goal for water in Pakistan.” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Proceedings, 25-28 June, 2017, Columbus, OH, USA., 06/25/2017 WATER
• Iran, Pakistan: Burian, S.J., Ward, M., Banuri, T., Chaudhry, M.A., Ahmad, S., Lashari, B., Ansari, K. (2016). “Higher education capacity building to support achieving the sustainable development goal for water in Pakistan.” Water and Environment in the New Millennium: Education and Capacity Building. 3-5 December 2016, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran., 12/03/2016

International Presentations

• Pakistan: Burian, S.J. (2019). “If we knew then what we know now: Learning from the USPCAS-W experience to improve faculty development in Pakistan.” International Conference on Promoting Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Islamabad, Pakistan, December 4, 2019. (Invited), 12/04/2019
• Pakistan: Burian, S.J. (2019). “Lessons learned from five years of research capacity building in Pakistan to help develop local capacity for water security.” 2019 Annual American Water Resources Association Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, November 3-6, 2019., 11/06/2019
• Pakistan: Shin, S., Jabeen, U., Aziz, D., Ahmed, W., Bano, R., and Burian, S.J. (2019) “Developing a system dynamics model to evaluate water and financial performance of water supply systems in Hyderabad, Pakistan.” ASCE-EWRI World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2019, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, May 19-23, 2019. (poster), 05/2019
• Pakistan: Water Security for the 21st Century, ASCE Wasatch Front Branch Luncheon, University of Utah, February 22, 2019., 02/22/2019 WATER

International External Service

• Egypt: Water center governance seminars. Led delegation to Zewail City of Science & Technology to attend seminars and meetings on water center governance and explore water education and research collaboration. , 05/01/2018-06/07/2018 WATER BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES

International Professional Service

• Pakistan: Workshop on Energy-Water Nexus Challenges and Opportunities related to Achieving the Water SDG, 68th UN Civil Society Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 2628 August 2019. , United Nations, 08/01/2019-08/28/2019 WATER ENERGY
• Pakistan: Executive Seminar on Industrial Wastewater Management, 15 December 2018, Marriott Hotel, Karachi, U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, 12/14/2018-12/15/2018

International Awards

• Pakistan: Presented honor / medal of Sitara-e-Imtiaz (translation: Star of Excellence) by President of Pakistan., Government of Pakistan, 03/23/2019

Countries and Regions of Interest

• China
• Egypt
• Malawi
• Occupied Palestinian Territory
• Pakistan
• Spain