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The Alabama Water Institute and its partners form the epicenter of cutting-edge water research to operations, addressing water challenges on a local, regional, national, and global scale.

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To both carry out cutting edge and applied research and to train the next generation of scientists to provide actionable, novel solutions for a more water-secure world.

Vision

To be internationally recognized as a world-class, multidisciplinary water research institute that provides interdisciplinary knowledge and solutions for critical water problems and issues

2023 AWI Annual Report

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CIROH Announces 34 New Research Projects Across 18 Institutions in North America to Advance Water Prediction and Resilience

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) has announced the award of 34 new research projects aimed at advancing water prediction capabilities and enhancing community resilience. The selected projects, spanning institutions across the U.S. and Canada, represent cutting-edge research in hydrology, data science, community water modeling, decision support, and environmental resilience.

USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility Offers New Opportunities for UA Faculty

An indoor hydrologic facility featuring a large yellow testing structure suspended over a water channel. The industrial-style building has high ceilings with red pipes and large windows, and people are visible in the background near the testing area.

The recent opening of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on The University of Alabama campus marks a significant milestone in advancing water science and technology and presents unprecedented opportunities for UA faculty members to enhance their water research.

Alabama Water Institute Names Fourth Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients

Four faculty fellows of the Alabama Water Institute: a woman with long blonde hair in a black top (top left), a man with close-cropped hair in a blue blazer (top right), a man with black hair and glasses in a light blue shirt (bottom left), and a man in sunglasses wearing a black t-shirt standing by a lake (bottom right), all smiling in their respective portraits.

The Alabama Water Institute has selected four faculty members from The University of Alabama to serve as 2024-27 fellows in the AWI Faculty Fellowship Program. The program recognizes UA faculty for outstanding research, extension and education programs that significantly advance UA’s interdisciplinary water-related communities of science.

First Alabama Water Institute Faculty Fellows Graduate, Reflect on Program

Three faculty fellows of the Alabama Water Institute: a woman with short dark hair in a dark shirt (left), a woman with long light brown hair wearing a red blazer (center), and a man with dark hair in a suit and tie (right), all smiling for their professional headshots

The Alabama Water Institute launched its Faculty Fellowship Program in 2021 to recognize University of Alabama faculty members whose research, extension and education efforts have made significant contributions to advancing UA’s interdisciplinary water-related scientific communities.

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