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Stuart W. Styles

Director, ITRC

Office: BRAE 08A-002B
Phone: 805-756-2429
Fax: 805-756-2433
sstyles@calpoly.edu

D.Engr., P.E., C.I.D.

Specializes in irrigation project efficiency improvement studies; on-farm irrigation management, design, and evaluation
20 years field experience in irrigation as a consultant and engineer
Former Chairperson of IA Certification Board of Governors
Served on Irrigation Association Board of Directors
Irrigation Association Person of the Year - 2004
Registered Civil Engineer, California
Certified Irrigation Designer

Teaches the Following University Irrigation Classes:

BRAE 236 Principles of Irrigation
BRAE 312 Water Hydraulics
BRAE 433 Concrete Structures Design

Education:

B.S., Agricultural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
M.B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
D.Engr., Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA

Examples of Publications by Dr. Stuart Styles:

Quinn, N., R. Smith, C.M. Burt, T. Slavin, S.W. Styles, and A. Mansoubi. 1989. Water Seepage from Unlined Ditches and Reservoirs. California Agriculture.
Welch, D., T. O'Halloran, and S.W. Styles. 1991. Tailwater Recovery Demonstration Program Study. Proceedings from The Irrigation Association 1991 International Exposition and Technical Conference.
Styles, S.W. 1992. Broad-Crested Weir Application on 15,000 Acre Farm. Proceedings from American Society of Civil Engineers, Specialty Conference: Water Forum '92.
Burt, C.M., and S.W. Styles. 1994. Drip and Microirrigation for Trees, Vines, and Row Crops, with special sections on buried drip. Irrigation Training & Research Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, ISBN 0-9643634-0-2, 261 pages.
Burt, C.M., R. Walker, J. Parrish, and S.W. Styles. 1995. Irrigation System Evaluation Manual - rev. 1995 for Windows. Irrigation Training & Research Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Burt. C.M. and S.W. Styles. 1996. Sizing of Header and Flushing Manifolds for Row Crop Drip. Irrigation Journal.
Merriam, J., and S.W. Styles. 1996. Incorporation of Simple Reservoirs into Irrigation Supply Systems to Simplify Flexible Operations. Written for submittal to the 16th ICID Congress in Cairo, Egypt.
Styles, S.W., and C.M. Burt. 1996. Evaluation of Subsurface Drip Irrigation on Peppers. Cal Poly Irrigation Training & Research Center, submitted to the California Energy Commission.
Roberts, J., and S.W. Styles. 1997. Drip Irrigation Technology: A Resource Management Tool for Farmers. Irrigation Journal.
Soppe, W., and S.W. Styles. 1998. Improving Water Properties to Increase Infiltration Characteristics. Conference Proceedings, USCID conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Styles, S.W., and C.M. Burt. 1999. Subsurface Flow Water Balance Components for Irrigation Districts in the San Joaquin Valley. Conference Proceedings, USCID Conference on Benchmarking Irrigation System Performance Using Water Measurement and Water Balances, San Luis Obispo, California.
Burt, C.M., and S.W. Styles. 1999. Modern Water Control and Management Practices in Irrigation: Impact on Performance. Water Reports #19. 224 p. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISSN 1020-1203. ISBN 92-5-103282-9.
Styles, S.W., C.M. Burt, R.D. Khalsa and R. Norman. 1999. Case Study: Modernization of the Government Highline Canal. Proceedings, Modernization of Irrigation Water Delivery Systems. 1999 USCID Workshop in Phoeniz, AZ. October 17-21. pp. 187-202.
Styles, S.W., C.M. Burt, M. Lehmkuhl and J. Sweigard. 1999. Case Study: Modernization of the Patterson Water District. Proceedings, Modernization of Irrigation Water Delivery Systems. 1999 USCID Workshop in Phoeniz, AZ. October 17-21. pp. 647-662.
Burt, C.M., and S.W. Styles. 2000. Drip and Micro Irrigation. Irrigation Training & Research Center. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. ISBN 0-9643634-2-9. 292 p.
Burt, C.M., and S.W. Styles. 2000. Irrigation District Service in the Western United States. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. ASCE 126(5): 279-282.
Burt, C.M., and S.W. Styles. 2001. Rapid Appraisal Process and Benchmarking.
Schantz, F.F., S.W. Styles, B. Freeman, C.M. Burt, and D. Stevens. July 2002. Modernizing Irrigation Facilities at Sutter Mutual Water Company: A Case Study. Proceedings of United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Conference on Energy, Climate Environment and Water - Issues and Opportunities for Irrigation and Drainage. Held in San Luis Obispo, CA July 9-12. pp. 283-298.
Burt, C.M. and S.W. Styles. 2004. Conceptualizing Irrigation Project Modernization Through Benchmarking and the Rapid Appraisal Process. Irrigation and Drainage 53(2): 145-154. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/108563546/PDFSTART).
Styles, S.W., B. Busch, D. Howes, and M. Cardenas. 2006. Non-Standard Structure Flow Measurement Evaluation using the Flow Rate Indexing Procedure - QIP. Irrigation Training & Research Center, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
Styles, S., R. Bryan, and K. Spooner. 2014. Modernization of the Walker River Irrigation District Water Gauges. In Proceedings of United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainange. December 2-5 2014. Phoenix, Arizona.
Styles, S.W, K. Feist and C.M. Burt. 2017. Improving Flow Measurement Accuracy Using a Portable Irrigation Turnout Calibration Unit. In Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. May 21-25, 2017. Sacramento, CA.
Styles, S. and Ambrosini, K. 2014. Implementation of New Irrigation Protocols on Strawberry Transplants on the California Central Coast. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014: pp. 1795-1805.
Styles, S., Downing, B., and Winder, W. 2013. Unique Replogle Flume Installations at the Truckee Carson Irrigation District. Presented at USCID Seventh International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage: Using 21st Century Technology to Better Manage Irrigation Water Supplies. Phoenix, Arizona. April 16-19, 2013.
Styles, S. and Groundwater, L. 2012. Implementation of Magnetic Meters for Irrigation Volumetric Measurement. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2012: pp. 2168-2176.
Styles, S., Groundwater, L., and Lutje, C. 2011. Strawberries: Effects of Modifying Irrigation Methods for Transplant Establishment. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: pp. 2729-2739.
Styles, S., Groundwater, L., and Weathers, J. 2011. Implementation and Field Calibration Pipeline Doppler Meters in Northern California. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: pp. 2769-2776.
Styles, S. and Busch, B. 2009. Evaluation of Magnetic Meters for Irrigation Pipeline Measurement. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: pp. 1-8.
Styles, S. W., C. Burt, F. Gaudi, S. Orvis. 2008. Accuracy of Global Microirrigation Distribution Uniformity Estimates. Amer. Soc. Civil Engr. J. Irrig. and Drain. Engr. Div., 134(3) 292-297. (Peer Reviewed)
Styles, S. W., M. Cardenas. 2007. World Bank Institute Training Workshop: Modernization of Irrigation Water Management and Benchmarking Irrigation Performance - Dong Feng Irrigation Project - Yueyang, China.
Merriam, J.L., S.W. Styles, and B.J. Freeman. 2007. Flexible Irrigation Systems: Concept, Design and Application. Amer. Soc. Civil Engr. J. Irrig. and Drain. Engr. Div., 133(1): 2-11. (Peer Reviewed)
Styles, S.W., C.M. Burt, F. Gaudi, and S. Orvis. 2008. Accuracy of Global Microirrigation Distribution Uniformity Estimates. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 134(3).
Styles, S.W. and B. Busch. 2009. Evaluation of Magnetic Meters for Irrigation Pipeline Measurement. Styles, S. and Busch, B. (2009) Evaluation of Magnetic Meters for Irrigation Pipeline Measurement. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: pp. 1-8.
Styles, S.W., L. Groundwater, and C. Lutje. 2011. MStrawberries: Effects of Modifying Irrigation Methods for Transplant Establishment. ASCE Conference Proceedings: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: Bearing Knowledge for Sustainability. 10 pp.
Styles, S.W. and C. Bates. 2011. Strawberry Transplants: Modifying Irrigation Methods for Establishment. Presented at Irrigation Association Conference. 18 pp.
Styles, S.W., L. Groundwater, and J. Weathers. 2011. Implementation and Field Calibration Pipeline Doppler Meters in Northern California. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: pp. 2769-2776.
Styles, S.W., L. Groundwater, and C. Lutje. 2011. Strawberries: Effects of Modifying Irrigation Methods for Transplant Establishment. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011: pp. 2729-2739.
Styles, S.W. and L. Groundwater. 2012. Implementation of Magnetic Meters for Irrigation Volumetric Measurement. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2012: pp. 2168-2176.
Styles, S.W., B. Downing, and W. Winder. 2013. Unique Replogle Flume Installations at the Truckee Carson Irrigation District. USCID Seventh International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage: Using 21st Century Technology to Better Manage Irrigation Water Supplies. Phoenix, Arizona. April 16-19, 2013. 11 pp.
Styles, S.W. and K. Ambrosini. 2014. Implementation of New Irrigation Protocols on Strawberry Transplants on the California Central Coast. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014: pp. 1795-1805.
Styles, S.W. and K. Ambrosini. 2014. Pressure Recorders: Low-Cost, Robust, Low-Battery-Use Field Measurement Techniques for Trending Water Pressure. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2014: pp. 1710-1717. 8 pp.
Styles, S.W., R. Bryan, and K. Spooner. 2014. Modernization of the Walker River Irrigation District Water Gauges. In Proceedings of United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainange. December 2-5 2014. Phoenix, Arizona.
Styles, S.W, K. Feist and C.M. Burt. 2017. Improving Flow Measurement Accuracy Using a Portable Irrigation Turnout Calibration Unit. In Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. May 21-25, 2017. Sacramento, CA.
Mastin, T., S.W. Styles, and K. Feist. 2018. A Review of Subsidence Measurements near Mendota, California. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. June 3-7, 2018. Minneapolis, MN. pp. 36-49.
Layous, S., S.W. Styles, and R. Bryan. 2018. Case Study: Flow Measurement and Control in Walker River Irrigation District. Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. Minneapolis, MN. June 3-7, 2018.
Layous, S., and S. Styles. 2019. Testing of Magnetic Flow Meters in Nonideal Conditions. Submitted to ASCE EWRI World Congress, May 17-21, 2020. Henderson, NV. 12 pp.
Feist, K., Z. Markow, and S. Styles. 2020. Overview and Uncertainty Analysis for an Irrigation Flow Measurement Facility. Submitted to ASCE EWRI World Congress, May 17-21, 2020. Henderson, NV. 12 pp.