Prof. Vijay P. Singh was born in Agra, India in 1946. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree from Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University in 1967, in the field of Engineering. He then went to Canada for his Master’s, receiving that degree in Engineering as well, from the University of Guelph in Ontario. From there, he went to the University of Colorado for his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, which he obtained in 1974. Since earning his Doctorate degree, Prof. Singh has held Teaching positions in some of the most well-known Universities in the US. He was an Associate Research Professor of Civil Engineering at George Washington University from 1977-78, an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Mississippi University from 1978-81, and an Adjunct Professor as well as the Coordinator of the Environmental and Water Resources Systems Engineering Program at Louisiana State University from 1999-2006 and 2001-2006, respectively. He also served as Visiting Professor in different University such as University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India and Hydraulics and Hydrology, University of Technology, Graz, Austria. He successfully supervised 18 PhD, 28 M.S. thesis and 77 PhD as external supervisor. He also served as a consultant on 25 projects/assignments. He has published 24 books, 2 solutions manuals, edited 55 books, 80 book chapters, review 28 books, 776 research articles in journals, 304 conference proceedings, and 70 technical publications and reports contributed as author/co-author. He was received 70 awards and 6 memberships in national/international academies. He is member of 17 societies or associations. He is member of editorial board in 29 journals, and 5 books. He also delivered 79 keynote lectures, 26 lectures at short courses, and 288 lectures in invited seminars. His main area of research interest focuses on Hydrodynamics of Watershed Runoff, Hydrodynamics of Surface Irrigation (Flow over Porous Beds), Erosion and Sediment Transport in Upland Watersheds, Point- and Nonpoint-Source Water Quality Modeling, Environmental Management, Hydrology of Ungaged Watersheds, Streamflow Forecasting, Areal Rainfall, Dam Break Analysis, Parameter Estimation, Stochastic Analysis, Entropy-Based Modeling, Network Design, Landfill Hydrology, Saltwater Intrusion, Groundwater Modeling, Hydrologic Impacts of Climate Change, Watershed Modeling, Ecosystems Management, and Social Engineering.