Alabama Water Institute

The Alabama Water Institute is leading local, national, and global efforts to advance water research, technology, and innovative solutions. We are dedicated to building a more resilient and water-secure world by driving groundbreaking research, educating the next generation of leaders, and delivering innovations that benefit communities and ecosystems worldwide.

Research Entities

Global Water Security Center

The Global Water Security Center leverages cutting-edge science to deliver critical water and environmental security insights to key decision-makers and provides reliable tools and analysis to support national water security interests.

CIROH

CIROH is a one-of-a-kind partnership between The University of Alabama, NOAA and the National Weather Service, aimed at revolutionizing U.S. water forecasting through collaboration among 28 institutions.

CONSERVE

CONSERVE draws on The University of Alabama’s wide-ranging interdisciplinary expertise to address biodiversity and watershed management challenges through community-centered research.

News & Announcements

Find out what our students, faculty, staff, and alumni are doing to make a positive difference on our campus, in our community and state, and around the world.

CONSERVE Expands Tribal Network for Rivercane Database

AWI’s CONSERVE team is working with tribal partners across 12 states to map rivercane and build a traits database that supports both ecosystem restoration and cultural traditions. Their recent presentation in Florida highlighted how the project strengthens conservation and tribal heritage.
CIROH Prepares for AGU25: Advancing Water Prediction and Connection Through Science

CIROH is building on the momentum of AGU24 as it prepares for AGU25 in New Orleans, where leaders in Earth and space science will gather under the theme “Where Science Connects Us.”
USGS FLOW Academy’s Inaugural Summer Builds Water Science Leaders

The first USGS FLOW Academy brought 13 students to The University of Alabama for a summer of hands-on water technology, fieldwork and discovery that redefined how they see water science.
UA Researchers to Develop Digital Twin Systems to Track Water Resources for AI Infrastructure

Dr. Jonathan Frame has secured a National Science Foundation grant to investigate how expanding AI infrastructure will impact water resources—a critical issue he believes will define the next decade of water management.

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