Month July 2024


UA Students Travel Abroad for International Water Research Experience

This summer, four University of Alabama students enrolled in the National Science Foundation Water-R2O Research Traineeship program, or Water-R2O NRT, got the opportunity to travel abroad to four different research sites and facilities in four different countries. During their visits, they focused on atmospheric sciences, meteorology, hydrology and environmental policy. “It was fascinating being in…


NOAA Sea Grant Awards UA Researchers $2.34M for Marine Debris Prevention

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama researchers have been awarded a $2.34 million federal grant to help prevent and remove marine debris along the Gulf Coast as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Dr. Mark Cheng, professor in UA’s College of Engineering and lead principal investigator, and Michael…


AWI Student Spotlight: Kaden Archer

The Alabama Water Institute recently welcomed student intern Kaden Archer. Archer, a rising junior at The University of Alabama, joined AWI in spring 2024. He is majoring in environmental science. Archer works under Amanda Blair, CIROH research project manager, and Lanna Nations, AWI research education and outreach program director. Archer works primarily with CIROH data…


AWI Student Spotlight: Peter Feldkamp

The Alabama Water Institute and the Community Oriented Nature-based Science for Ecosystem Restoration and Versatile Engineering Research Group, or CONSERVE, recently welcomed student intern Peter Feldkamp. Feldkamp, a rising senior at The University of Alabama majoring in biology, joined AWI as an undergraduate research assistant in summer 2024. Feldkamp works under Michael Fedoroff, director of…


CIROH Hosts National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute

The National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute is a seven-week experiential learning program that brings graduate students together with academic researchers, other professionals and NWC staff. Since 2015, more than 180 students have participated in the program, which continues to play an important role in advancing the National Water Model and water prediction in…


CIROH Hosts Second Annual Developers Conference

The Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, or CIROH, hosted its second annual Developer’s Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the University of Utah. The conference was held May 29-June 1. The conference focused on a wide range of topics relating to hydrological forecasting, particularly of extreme events – in line with…


Hydrologic AI Forecasting Program Equips Undergraduates with Essential Water Research Skills

The Research Experience for Undergraduates, or REU, is an undergraduate program focusing on artificial intelligence for hydrologic forecasting. Students learn to apply data science and computer programming skills to research new computational tools for forecasting floods, droughts and water quality. The students in the program can learn from some of the best researchers that the…


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