Skip to Main Content U.S. Department of Energy
Energy and Environment Directorate

Bill Perkins

Bill Perkins

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 372-6131

Biography

Mr. Perkins joined Battelle-Northwest in 1991. His responsibilities include computer modeling of rivers and watersheds, computer software development and geographical information system (GIS) application supporting scientific modeling and other research.

Research Interests

  • Internet application development
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Computer Programming and Modeling
  • Surface water hydrology

Education and Credentials

  • B.S., Agricultural Engineering, Oregon State University, 1985

PNNL Publications

2023

  • Roley S.S., B. Hall, W.A. Perkins, V.A. Garayburu-Caruso, and J.C. Stegen. 2023. "Coupled primary production and respiration in a large river contrasts with smaller rivers and streams." Limnology and Oceanography 68, no. 11:2461-2475. PNNL-SA-183051. doi:10.1002/lno.12435
  • Suffield S.R., B.J. Jensen, W.A. Perkins, and D.E. Carpenter-Graffy. 2023. Thermal and Deposition Modeling Update for the Canister Deposition Field Demonstration. PNNL-34772. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Thermal and Deposition Modeling Update for the Canister Deposition Field Demonstration

2022

  • Bao J., Y. Chen, Y. Fang, X. Song, W.A. Perkins, Z. Duan, and P. Shuai, et al. 2022. "Modeling framework for evaluating the impacts of hydrodynamic pressure on hydrologic exchange fluxes and residence time for a large-scale river section over a long-term period." Environmental Modelling & Software 148. PNNL-SA-152147. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105277
  • Chen Y., J. Bao, Y. Fang, W.A. Perkins, H. Ren, X. Song, and Z. Duan, et al. 2022. "Modeling of streamflow in a 30 km long reach spanning 5 years using OpenFOAM 5.x." Geoscientific Model Development 15, no. 7:2917-2947. PNNL-SA-151719. doi:10.5194/gmd-15-2917-2022
  • Mater B.D., C.C. Coutant, K.D. Ham, W.A. Perkins, J.F. Christ, D.M. Anderson, and R.K. Singh, et al. 2022. Making a Deal with the Devilfish: Biometric-Informed Screening Technology CRADA - 514 (Final Report). PNNL-32845. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Making a Deal with the Devilfish: Biometric-Informed Screening Technology CRADA - 514 (Final Report)
  • Singh R.K., P. Romero-Gomez, A. Colotelo, W.A. Perkins, and M.C. Richmond. 2022. "Computational studies of hydraulic stressors for biological performance assessment in a hydropower plant with Kaplan turbine." Renewable Energy 199. PNNL-SA-171700. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2022.09.016
  • Suffield S.R., and W.A. Perkins. 2022. Deposition Modeling Updates for a Vertical System. PNNL-33106. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Deposition Modeling Updates for a Vertical System
  • Suffield S.R., P.J. Jensen, W.A. Perkins, B.J. Jensen, C.L. Grant, and C.J. Spitz. 2022. "OVERVIEW OF PARTICLE DEPOSITION MODELS FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS." In Proceedings of the ASME 2022 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, July 17-22, 2022, Las Vegas, NV, 5, Paper No: PVP2022-83982, V005T07A025. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-169743. doi:10.1115/PVP2022-83982
  • Wigmosta M.S., Z. Duan, W.A. Perkins, M.C. Richmond, B.J. Bellgraph, X. Chen, and L. Leung. 2022. Model Advancements to Enable Impact Analysis of Climate Change on Streamflow Temperature. PNNL-34177. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Model Advancements to Enable Impact Analysis of Climate Change on Streamflow Temperature

2021

  • Hou Z., H. Ren, C.J. Murray, X. Song, Y. Fang, E.V. Arntzen, and X. Chen, et al. 2021. "A Novel Construct for Scaling Groundwater-River Interactions Based on Machine-Guided Hydromorphic Classification." Environmental Research Letters 16, no. 10:104016. PNNL-SA-151112. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac24ce
  • Song X., Y. Fang, J. Bao, H. Ren, Z. Duan, W.A. Perkins, and H. Zhou, et al. 2021. "Scale-dependent spatial variabilities of hydrological exchange flows and transit time in a large regulated river." Journal of Hydrology 598. PNNL-SA-152146. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126283

2020

  • Bellgraph B.J., C. Baldwin, L. Garavelli, Z.F. Haque, W.A. Perkins, M.C. Richmond, and M. Howell, et al. 2020. "Estimates of Chinook Salmon Spawning Habitat in a Blocked Reach of the Columbia River Upstream of Grand Coulee Dam." Northwest Science 94, no. 2:99-110. PNNL-SA-141491. doi:10.3955/046.094.0201
  • Fang Y., X. Song, H. Ren, W.A. Perkins, P. Shuai, M.C. Richmond, and Z. Hou, et al. 2020. "High-performance simulation of dynamic hydrologic exchange and implications for surrogate flow and reactive transport modeling in a large river corridor." Frontiers in Water 2. PNNL-SA-153319. doi:10.3389/frwa.2020.564211
  • Ren H., Z. Hou, Z. Duan, X. Song, W.A. Perkins, M.C. Richmond, and E.V. Arntzen, et al. 2020. "Spatial Mapping of Riverbed Grain-size Distribution Using Machine Learning." Frontiers in Water 2. PNNL-SA-151819. doi:10.3389/frwa.2020.551627

2019

  • Hou Z., T.D. Scheibe, C.J. Murray, W.A. Perkins, E.V. Arntzen, H. Ren, and R.D. Mackley, et al. 2019. "Identification and mapping of riverbed sediment facies in the Columbia River through integration of field observations and numerical simulations." Hydrological Processes 33, no. 8:1245-1259. PNNL-SA-123667. doi:10.1002/hyp.13396
  • Perkins W.A., Z. Duan, N. Sun, M.S. Wigmosta, M.C. Richmond, X. Chen, and L. Leung. 2019. "Parallel Distributed Hydrology Soil Vegetation Model (DHSVM) using Global Arrays." Environmental Modelling & Software 122. PNNL-SA-141147. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.104533
  • Shuai P., X. Chen, X. Song, G. Hammond, J.M. Zachara, P.D. Royer, and H. Ren, et al. 2019. "Dam Operations and Subsurface Hydrogeology Control Dynamics of Hydrologic Exchange Flows in a Regulated River Reach." Water Resources Research 55, no. 4:2593-2612. PNNL-SA-138598. doi:10.1029/2018WR024193

2018

  • Bao J., T. Zhou, M. Huang, Z. Hou, W.A. Perkins, S.F. Harding, and P. Titzler, et al. 2018. "Modulating factors of hydrologic exchanges in a large-scale river reach: Insights from three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations." Hydrological Processes 32, no. 23:3446-3463. PNNL-SA-123673. doi:10.1002/hyp.13266
  • Tiffan K.F., T.J. Kock, W.P. Connor, M.C. Richmond, and W.A. Perkins. 2018. "Migratory Behavior and Physiological Development as Potential Determinants of Life History Diversity in Fall Chinook Salmon in the Clearwater River." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 147, no. 2:400-413. PNNL-SA-130393. doi:10.1002/tafs.10035
  • Zhou T., J. Bao, M. Huang, Z. Hou, E.V. Arntzen, X. Song, and S.F. Harding, et al. 2018. "Riverbed Hydrologic Exchange Dynamics in a Large Regulated River Reach." Water Resources Research 54, no. 4:2715-2730. PNNL-SA-123666. doi:10.1002/2017WR020508

2016

  • Jin S., Y. Chen, R. Diao, Z. Huang, W.A. Perkins, and B.J. Palmer. 2016. "Power Grid Simulation Applications Developed Using the GridPACKTM High Performance Computing Framework." Electric Power Systems Research 141. PNNL-SA-115344. doi:10.1016/j.epsr.2016.06.024
  • Oostrom M., Y. Mehmani, P. Romero Gomez, Y. Tang, H. Liu, H. Yoon, and Q. Kang, et al. 2016. "Pore-scale and Continuum Simulations of Solute Transport Micromodel Benchmark Experiments." Computational Geosciences 20, no. 4:857-879. PNNL-SA-100394. doi:10.1007/s10596-014-9424-0
  • Palmer B.J., W.A. Perkins, Y. Chen, S. Jin, D. Callahan, K.A. Glass, and R. Diao, et al. 2016. "GridPACK™ : A Framework for Developing Power Grid Simulations on High-Performance Computing Platforms." International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications 30, no. 2:223-240. PNNL-SA-109336. doi:10.1177/1094342015607609
  • Yang X., Y. Mehmani, W.A. Perkins, A. Pasquali, M. Schoenherr, K. Kim, and M. Perego, et al. 2016. "Intercomparison of 3D Pore-scale Flow and Solute Transport Simulation Methods." Advances in Water Resources 95. PNNL-SA-109346. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.09.015

2015

  • Scheibe T.D., W.A. Perkins, M.C. Richmond, M.I. McKinley, P. Romero Gomez, M. Oostrom, and T.W. Wietsma, et al. 2015. "Pore-Scale and Multiscale Numerical Simulation of Flow and Transport in a Laboratory-Scale Column." Water Resources Research 51, no. 2:1023-1035. PNNL-SA-103382. doi:10.1002/2014WR015959

2014

  • Yang X., M.C. Richmond, T.D. Scheibe, W.A. Perkins, and H. Resat. 2014. "Flow Partitioning in Fully Saturated Soil Aggregates." Transport in Porous Media 103, no. 2:295-314. PNNL-SA-92858. doi:10.1007/s11242-014-0302-y

2013

  • Palmer B.J., W.A. Perkins, K.A. Glass, Y. Chen, S. Jin, and C.D. Callahan. 2013. "GridPACK Toolkit for Developing Power Grid Simulations on High Performance Computing Platforms." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on High Performance Computing, Networking, and Analytics for the Power Grid (HiPCNA-PG '13), November 17-21, 2013, Denver, Colorado, Article No. 3. New York, New York:ACM. PNNL-SA-99768. doi:10.1145/2536780.2536782
  • Richmond M.C., W.A. Perkins, T.D. Scheibe, A. Lambert, and B.D. Wood. 2013. "Flow and axial dispersion in a sinusoidal-walled tube: Effects of inertial and unsteady flows." Advances in Water Resources 62, no. Part B:215-226. PNNL-SA-91772. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.06.014
  • Yang X., T.D. Scheibe, M.C. Richmond, W.A. Perkins, S.J. Vogt, S.L. Codd, and J.D. Seymour, et al. 2013. "Direct Numerical Simulation of Pore-Scale Flow in a Bead Pack: Comparison with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Observations." Advances in Water Resources 54. PNNL-SA-90263. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.01.009

2009

  • Richmond M.C., and W.A. Perkins. 2009. "Efficient Calculation of Dewatered and Entrapped Areas Using Hydrodynamic Modeling and GIS." Environmental Modelling & Software 24, no. 12:1447-1456. PNNL-SA-62690. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.06.001
  • Richmond M.C., C.L. Rakowski, W.A. Perkins, J.A. Serkowski, L.L. Ebner, and S.J. Schlenker. 2009. "Modeling Juvenile Salmon Egress Conditions in The Dalles Dam Tailrace using Computational Fluid Dynamics." In Waterpower XVI: New Roles for Hydro in a Changing World, July 27-30, 2009, Spokane, Washington, Paper No. 173. Washington Dc:US Army Corps of Engineers. PNNL-SA-64768.

2007

  • Perkins W.A., M.C. Richmond, and G.A. McMichael. 2007. "Two-Dimensional Modeling of Time-Varying Hydrodynamics and Juvenile Chinook Salmon Habitat in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River." In World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2004, June 27 - July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, edited by Gerald Sehlke, Donald F. Hayes, David K. Stevens, 180. Reston, Virginia:American Society of Civil Engineers. PNWD-SA-6333. doi:10.1061/40737(2004)180

2001

  • Wigmosta M.S., and W.A. Perkins. 2001. "Simulating the effects of forest roads on watershed hydrology." In Land Use and Watersheds: Human Influence on Hydrology and Geomorphology in Urban and Forest Areas, AGU Water Science and Application Series, edited by M.S. Wigmosta and S.J. Burges, 2, 127-143. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Geophysical Union. PNWD-SA-4684.
  • Wigmosta M.S., and W.A. Perkins. 2001. "Simulating the effects of forest roads on watershed hydrology." In Land Use and Watersheds: Human Influence on Hydrology and Geomorphology in Urban and Forest Areas, Water Science and Applications Series, edited by MS Wigmosta and SJ Burges. 127-143. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Geophysical Union. PNNL-SA-43007.

Energy and Environment

Core Research Areas

Contacts