Reservoir water quality management and ecosystem modeling; surface water quality and hydrodynamic modeling; water quality data management; hydrology and hydraulic analyses, including bridge evaluations and scour analyses; storm drain, water, sewer, and reclaimed water system design; drought analysis and stochastic modeling; environmental document preparation

• NRES 400/600 International Issues for Water Development (Fall even years)
• NRES 482/682 Small Watershed Hydrology (Fall every year)
• NRES 701d Interdisciplinary Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystems (Summer 2005)
• CE 498/698 and ERS 485/685 Principles of Water Quality Modeling (Spring 2004)
• ERS 701D Advanced Resource Management - Advanced Limnology (Spring 2003)

• Outstanding Faculty Award, Graduate Program of Hydrologic Science, University of Nevada Reno (2006)
• Outstanding Achievement Award, Environmental and Water Resources Institute (2006)
• Honorable Mention for Outstanding Water Resources Dissertation. (2000) Universities Council on Water Resources.
• Appreciation as Founder and Organizer of Annual Student Water Symposium. (1998) Colorado State University, Water Symposium Committee. Presented in appreciation of the Annual Student Water Symposium.
• Service to People Award. (1998) American Society of Civil Engineers, Colorado Section. Presented in recognition of outstanding service to advance the welfare of people in our community.
• Tipton and Kalmbach Fellowship. (1997-98). Colorado State University. Presented for quality, performance and future potential in the field of water resources engineering.

Saito L, Walker M, Miller WW, Tyler S, Chandra S. In press.  Ecohydrology as an undergraduate degree:  challenges in developing an interdisciplinary major.  Accepted to Journal of College Science Teaching.

Peternel K*, Saito L, Fritsen CH.  2008.  Evaluation of a modeling approach to assess nitrogen assimilative capacity due to river restoration.  Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 134(5):474-489.

Saito L, Biondi F, Salas JD, Panorska A, Kozubowski T. 2008. A watershed modeling approach to streamflow reconstruction from tree-ring records.  Environmental Research Letters 3:024006 (available at http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/1748-9326/3/2/024006/).

Saito L, Rosen MR, Chandra S, Fritsen CH, Arufe JA*, Redd C*.  2008.  Using semi-permeable membrane devices and stable nitrogen isotopes to detect anthropogenic influences on the Truckee River, USA.  Environmental Engineering Science 25(4):585-600.

Biondi F, Kozubowski T, Panorska A, Saito L. 2008.  A new stochastic model of episode peak and duration for eco-hydro-climatic applications.  Ecological Modelling 211:383-395.

Saito L, Segale HM*, DeAngelis DL, Jenkins S.  2007.  Developing an interdisciplinary curriculum framework for aquatic ecosystem modeling.  Journal of College Science Teaching 37(2):46-52.

Carroll EM, Miller WW, Johnson DW, Saito L, Qualls RG, Walker RF.  2007.  Spatial analysis of a large magnitude erosion event following a Sierran wildfire.  Journal of Environmental Quality 36:1105-1111.

Brown S, Saito L, Knightes C, Gustin M.  2007. Calibration and evaluation of a mercury model for a western stream and constructed wetalns.  Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 182(1-4):275-290.

Saito L, Miller WW, Johnson DW, Qualls RG, Provencher L, Carroll E, Szameitat P. 2007.  Fire effects on stable isotopes in a Sierran forested ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Quality 36:91-100.

Brown S, Gustin MS, Saito L.  2006.  Characterization of mercury behavior in Steamboat Creek and wetland mesocosm.  Journal of the Nevada Water Resources Association 3(1):41-63.

Saito L, Koski M. 2006. Simulated effects of spillway releases on thermal structure and kokanee growth in a Colorado reservoir. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 42(3):645-658.

Gustin MS, Saito L, Peacock M. 2005. Anthropogenic impacts on mercury concentrations and nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios in fish muscle tissue of the Truckee River watershed, Nevada, USA. Science of the Total Environment 347:282-294.

Grigg NS, Criswell ME, Fontane DG, Saito L, Siller TJ, Sunada DK. 2004. Integrated civil engineering curriculum: five year review. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 130(3):160-165.

Johnson BM, Saito L, Anderson M, Weiss P, Andre M, Fontane DG. 2004. Effects of climate and dam operations on reservoir thermal structure. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 130(2):112-122.

Saito L, Johnson BM, Bartholow JM, Fontane DG. 2001. Interdisciplinary modeling to assess ecosystem effects of reservoir operations. Pp. 373-377 in Marino, Miguel A., and Slobodan P. Simonovic, editors. Integrated Water Resources Management. IAHS Publication no. 272. Oxfordshire (UK): International Association of Hydrologic Sciences Press.

Saito L, Johnson BM, Bartholow J, Hanna RB. 2001. Assessing ecosystem effects of reservoir operations using food web-energy transfer and water quality models. Ecosystems 4:105-125.

Bartholow J, Hanna B, Saito L, Lieberman D, Horn M. 2001. Simulated limnological effects of the Shasta Lake temperature control device. Environmental Management 27(4):609-626.

Hanna RB, Saito L, Bartholow JM, Sandelin J. 1999. Results of simulated temperature control device operations on in-reservoir and discharge water temperatures using CE-QUAL-W2. Lake and Reservoir Management 15(2):87-102.

Rutherford JC, Blackett S, Blackett C, Saito L, Davies-Colley RJ. 1997. Predicting the effects of shade on water temperature in small streams. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 31:707-721.

Saito L, Grigg NS, Ward RC. 1994. Water-quality data management: survey of current trends. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 120(5):587-612.