Affiliates

The AWI Faculty Fellowship program recognizes The University of Alabama faculty for outstanding research, extension, and education programs that significantly advance UA’s interdisciplinary water-related communities of science. Faculty at the assistant professor rank, including equivalent non-tenure-track faculty, are eligible for the Early Career AWI Faculty Fellowship. Faculty at the associate or full professor rank, including equivalent non-tenure-track faculty, are eligible for the Distinguished Alabama Water Institute Faculty Fellowship.

NameTitleCollege and DepartmentProfile PageResearch Field Keywords
Ahmad IjazExecutive DirectorThe University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Business, Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER)culverhouse.ua.edu/people/ahmad-ijaz/economic analysis, economic impact, economic forecasting, state data center, demographic and socio-economic analysis
Aijun SongAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-aijun-song/acoustic signal processing, ocean acoustics, environmental sensing
Amanda KohAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-amanda-koh/Material interfaces, surfactants, functional foams, soft robotics, stretchable electronics
Amobichukwu AmanambuAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography and Environmentwww.linkedin.com/in/amobichukwu/Hydro-Environmental Systems, Water Resources, Climate Change, Hydrological Extremes, Geospatial Technologies, Machine Learning, hydrological drought, UAVs
Andrew Abagai AliGraduate StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/ali-andrew/Nested watersheds; Biogeochemical fluxes; Hydrologic modeling; hydrologic connectivity; water quality; South Sandy Creek; Alabama
Ann C. ArnoldGeologistGeological Survey of Alabamawww.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/groundwater/staffhydrogeologist, Principal Investigator for National Groundwater Monitoring Network (USGS), Alabama Real-Time water well network
Arial ShogrenAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/arial-shogren/Stream and watershed ecology, biogeochemistry, ecohydrology
Benjamin TitusAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Scienceshttp://tituslab.ua.edu/, _blankSymbiosis, Evolution, Sea Anemones, Phylogenetics, Marine Biology,
Bennett BeardenAdjunct ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geography and Environmentgeography.ua.edu/people/bennett-bearden/Water Policy Water Law Water Policy and Legal Analysis Hydropolicy Public Policy Development Water Diplomacy Transboundary Water Conflict Interstate and Instrastate “water wars” Food-Energy-Water Nexus Water Quality and Quantity Science-Policy-Law Interfaces International Water Law and Policy Mekong River Southeast Asia Governmental Affairs Litigation
Bharat MehraEBSCO Endowed Chair in Social Justice and ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Communications & Information Sciences, School of Library and Information Studiessites.ua.edu/bmehra/Diversity & Inclusion, Intercultural Communication, Social Justice in Library & Information Science, Environmental Justice, Critical & Cross-Cultural Studies, Community Engagement, Community Informatics, Rural Libraries, Human Information Behaviors of Underserved Populations, Action Research, Qualitative Methods.
Bingqing LuProfessor, SBIRT Field Data SupervisorThe University of Alabama, School of Social Worksocialwork.ua.edu/2023/07/04/lu-bingqing/Hydrogeology
Brad BatesGeospatial DeveloperLynker, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationlynker.comhydroinformatics, inundation, national water model, geospatial, developer, national water center, nwc, noaa, insurance, geography, water
Brenna SweetmanSocial ScientistNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Water Prediction, National Water Centerwater.noaa.gov/about/nwcsocial science, coastal management
Brittany VandeBergAssociate Professor, Associate ChairThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justicecj.ua.edu/people/brittany-vandeberg/Maritime crime, piracy, IUU fishing, seafarers, criminal justice reform, security, East Africa
Carla L AtkinsonAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/carla-atkinson/ecological stoichiometry, stream ecology, climate change, conservation biology, mussels, amphibians, aquatic insects
Ch’Ree EssaryAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, Department of Advertising and Public Relationscis.ua.edu/people/Science Public Relations, Strategic Communication, Public Understanding of Science, Humor
Chelsea SmithPh.D. CandidateThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/chelsea-smith/stream ecology, aquatic entomology, ecosystem ecology, stoichiometry
Christina StaudhammerProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/christina-staudhammer/Statistical modeling; ecological models; urban forest dynamics; eddy covariance data
Christopher LynnProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Anthropologysites.ua.edu/cdlynn/cultural impacts on health, human behavioral ecology, biocultural medical anthropology, geophagy, tattooing, immune function, endocrine function
Chuntian WangAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Mathematicsmath.ua.edu/people/chuntian-wang/Partial differential equations; partial differential equations; fluid mechanics; agent based model
Courtney BomanAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, Department of Advertising and Public Relationssites.ua.edu/cboman/misinformation; disinformation; public relations; strategic communication; crisis communication; risk communication
Courtney HelfrechtAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Anthropologyanthropology.ua.edu/people/courtney-helfrecht/Biocultural medical anthropology, stress/stressors, biomarkers, developmental trajectories, sociocultural and evolutionary determinants of childhood health and growth, water pollutants
Daan LiangDirector for the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-daan-liang/wind engineering, community resilience, risk modeling
David BreaultGraduate StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencessites.ua.edu/bensteadlab/Community Ecology, Metagenomics, Trophic Ecology
Dawen LiProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-dawen-li/Solar Power System Design and Implementation, Water Treatment, Solar-Powered Water Flow and Quality Monitoring
Drew TaylorAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-drew-taylor/radar, digital systems, fpga, embedded systems
Ellen Griffith SpearsProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of American Studies and New Collegeams.ua.edu/people/ellen-spears/environmental justice; history of science, technology, and public health; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); water pollution; social movements; race and class inequality
Emily ElliottAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, New College; The University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographynewcollege.ua.edu/people/emily-elliott/Coastal Geology, Coastal Geomorphology, Paleotempestology, Paleo-hydroclimate, Geochronology, Sediment Transport
Fatema Tuz Johra NourinPh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographysites.ua.edu/wshao/people/Risk, GIS, Remote Sensing, Questionnaire, Python, Statistics
Fitsume Teshome WolkebaPostdoctoral FellowThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringwaternrt.ua.edu/people/nrt-students/fitsume-teshome-wolkeba/Large Scale Hydrological Modeling, Machine Learning based Data Integration, Machine Learning based Surrogate modeling, Hydrological Data Analysis, Water security, Remote Sensing data-based modeling,
Frank AkamagwunaPostdoctoral Researcher (Thomas Lab)The University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/frank-c-akamagwuna/Biomonitoring, freshwater chemistry, transdisciplinary research practice
Fred AndrusProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological Sciencesgeo.ua.edu/people/fred-andrus/Paleoclimatology, Stable isotope geochemistry, sclerochronology
Glenn TootleProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Alabama Water Institute, Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Center for Sedimentary Basin Studieseng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-glenn-tootle/Paleohydrology Drought Climate Streamflow Glaciers
Greg GuthrieDirector, Groundwater Assessment ProgramGeological Survey of Alabamawww.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/groundwater/staffgeology, hydrology, fractured, karst, aquifers, modeling, GIS, wastewater
Greg KubackiAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-gregory-kubacki/Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Materials Science
Gregory StarrProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/gregory-starr/Carbon, water, energy, terrestrial ecosystems
Gregory ThompsonUniversity Distinguished Research Professor, Director of the Materials Science Ph.D. Program, Director of the Alabama Analytical Research Center-AARCThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologieseng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-gregory-b-thompson/Nanocrystalline metals, ultrahigh temperature ceramics, fiber processing, thin films and coatings, analytical microscopy
Hai-Dang NguyenAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Mathematicsmath.ua.edu/people/nguyen-hai-dang/Applied Probability, Stochastic Processes, Optimal Control, Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Biology
Hamed MoftakhariAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Alabama Water Institute, Center for Complex Hydrosystems Researcheng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-hamed-moftakhari/Coastal Hydrology; Multi-hazard Risk Analysis and Modeling; Estuarine Hydrodynamics; Flood Risk Management; Sea Level Rise Impacts; Coastal Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Hamid MoradkhaniAlton N Scott Endowed Chain in Civil and Environmental Engineering/Director, Center for Complex Hydrosystems ResearchCivil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-hamid-moradkhani/Hydrologic Data Assimilation and Ensemble Inference, Remote Sensing, Uncertainty and Risk Analysis, Drought Monitoring and Forecasting, Flood Forecasting and Inundation Modeling, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Food, Energy, Water Nexus, Water Resources Management
Heath TurnerProfessor, Department Head for Chemical and Biological EngineeringThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-c-heath-turner/molecular simulations; Monte Carlo; molecular dynamics; adsorption; porous materials; fuel cells; membranes; polymers; ionic liquids; computational catalysis; thermodynamics; parallel computing
Heather ElliottClass of ’36 Professor of LawThe University of Alabama, School of Lawlaw.ua.edu/faculty_staff/heather-elliott/Administrative law, civil procedure, Constitutional law, water law
Hee Yun LeeProfessor, Endowed Academic Chair in Social Work (Health)The University of Alabama, School of Social Worksocialwork.ua.edu/2023/07/03/lee-hee-yun/Behavioral Health Community-Based Participatory Research Dissemination and Implementation Research Health Disparities Health Information Technology Immigration Health Care Mental Health Rural Health Environmental factors (water quality) associated with cancer health disparities
Hongsheng HeAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Scienceeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-hongsheng-he/intelligent robotics, machine learning, multimodal perception
Hongxing LiuProfessor, Graduate Program DirectorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/people/hongxing-liu/Remote sensing, fresh water resources, water quality, snow and ice, hydrology, coastal zone
Jacob DorrisGraduate Student (M.S.)The University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/14237/Freshwater ecology; macroinvertebrates; intermittent flow; detritus processing; citizen science
Jacqueline ToddGraduate Teaching AssistantThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/jackie-todd/Nutrient cycling, drying, warming, resilience, recovery
James CochranAssociate Dean for Faculty and Research Professor of Statistics, Rogers-Spivey Endowed Faculty FellowThe University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Business, Dean's Officeculverhouse.ua.edu/people/jim-cochran/floods, inference, optimization, integer programming, linear models
James HarrisAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-james-w-harris/catalysis, spectroscopy, titration, characterization, infrared, zeolites
James MixsonAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Historyhistory.ua.edu/people/james-d-mixson/Middle Ages Europe Religion
James SheehanAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-james-sheehan/Chemical kinetic modeling. chemical reactions in supercritical fluids, in situ spectroscopy for evaluating reaction and phase behavior, reaction engineering
Jamey GrimesAssistant Professor of Art, Sculpture and Museum StudiesThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Art & Art Historyhttps://art.ua.edu/people/jamey-grimes/, _blankSculpture
Jayla BlankePh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/graduate-student/jayla-blanke/Marine pollution, sustainability, human-environment interactions
Jeff LozierProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/dr-jeff-lozier/bumble bees, pollinators, mussels, biodiversity, population genetics
Jeffrey CarverProfessor, Graduate Program Director, Chair of the UA Cyber InitiativeThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Sciencecarver.cs.ua.eduempirical software engineering; research software; computational science; software process; software quality
Jennifer JollyProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Education, Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilitiesgetdo.ua.edu/office-leadership/gifted education; history of education; professional development; qualitative methodology
Jessica WallaceAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Department of Health Sciencessites.ua.edu/jswallace/sport-related concussion, athletic training, sports medicine, health disparities
Jia ZhaoAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Mathematicsmath.ua.edu/people/jia-zhao/Data Science, Deep Learning, AI, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wastewater Treatment, Climate Change
John AbbottChief Curator & Director, Affiliated Staff Alabama Museum of Natural HistoryThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Museum Research & Collectionsmuseums.ua.edu/people/john-abbott/Odonata, Freshwater, Entomology, Systematics, Ecology, Insects
Jon BensteadProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/jon-benstead/Ecosystem ecology, freshwater ecology, global change
Jonathan FrameAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Geological Sciencesscholar.google.com/citations?user=kMP-acgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sraMachine learning, artificial intelligence, numerical modeling, large-scale water modeling, location-specific water resources understanding
Joni LakinProfessor, Educational ResearchThe University of Alabama, College of Education, Department Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology & Counselinggetdo.ua.edu/office-leadership/Engineering education, program evaluation, educational measurement
Joshua MillwoodPh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/joshua-millwood/mussel, aquatic, invertebrate, climate change
Julia CherryProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, New Collegebsc.ua.edu/people/julia-a-cherry/Wetland ecosystems, freshwater, marshes
Julie OlsonProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/dr-julie-b-olson/Microbial ecology, bacteria, biofilms, secondary metabolites, fecal pollution
Kaiwen ChenAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-kaiwen-chen/Drones, Robotics, AI, Remote Sensing, Digital Twin, Inspection, Diagnostics, Energy Auditing, Retrofitting
Kasra MomeniAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-kasra-momeni/Additive manufacturing, computational synthesis of 2D materials, materials under extreme conditions modeling, multiscale/multiphysics modeling of materials and processes, process-microstructure-property correlation
Katherine ChiouAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Science, Department of Anthropologysites.ua.edu/kchiou/Anthropological Archaeology, Archaeobotany, Food Inequality, Foodways, Plant Domestication, Climate Change, Sustainability
Keivan DavamiAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-keivan-davami/Surface Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, Micro/Nano Fabrication
Kenneth HoadleyAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/kenneth-hoadley/Coral symbioses and climate change, algal ecophysiology, primary productivity and photosynthesis, gene expression, photo-optical properties, instrument development
Kevin KocotAssistant Professor, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, Alabama Museum of Natural HistoryThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/kevin-kocot/Invertebrate, Biodiversity, Systematics, Phylogenetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, eDNA
Kimberly GenareauAssociate Professor, Graduate Program Director, Field Course DirectorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological Sciencesgeo.ua.edu/people/kimberly-genareau/volcanism, volcanic ash, lightning
Lauren MorrisPh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/14273/freshwater, conservation, invertebrates, community ecology, biogeochemistry
Lee BratcherClinical Assistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursingnursing.ua.edu/about-us/directory/faculty/lee-bratcher-dnp-aprn-fnp-bc/Access to clean water, forever chemicals, farm runoff, agriculture, social determinants of health, health equity, rural health
Leigh TerryAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Center for Water Quality Researcheng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-leigh-terry/Drinking water treatment, environmental engineering, biological filtration, source water
Lina PuAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Scienceeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-lina-pu/Cybersecurity, deep learning-enabled wireless networking, edge computing, sustainable Internet of Things, wireless and underwater networking
Lingyan KongAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Nutrition & Hospitality Managementsites.ua.edu/lkong/Food Science, Biopolymers, Food Hydrocolloids, Carbohydrate Polymers, Nanofibers, Human Nutrition
Lisa DavisAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/people/lisa-davis/geomorphology, sediment, floods
Lokendra RathorePh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Alabama Water Institute, Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research, Center for Sedimentary Basin Studiescce.eng.ua.eduCivil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Environmental Engineering
Luciana GiorgioAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, School of Social Worksocialwork.ua.edu/2023/07/03/giorgio-luciana/Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health, Sleep Health, Cardiovascular Health
Lydia McGregor BravoGraduate StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/14265/Leaf decomposition, Aquatic fungi, Phosphorus enrichment, Luxury uptake and storage
Marco BonizzoniAssociate Professor, Director of Graduate RecruitingThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistrychemistry.ua.edu/people/marco-bonizzoni/chemical analysis, pattern recognition, fingerprinting, salt water, optical methods
Margaret KimAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-seongsin-margaret-kim/Remote sensing, LiDAR, Millimeter and THz wave, Compact Polarimetry sensing system, Metamaterials, Quantum sensing
Mark ChengProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-mark-ming-cheng-cheng/sensors, internet-of-things (IoT), microsystem, system integration.
Mark ElliottAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-mark-elliott/water quality, wastewater, drinking water
Maryam Daneshvar Graduate studentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological SciencesSubmarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD), saltwater intrusion, nutrient fluxes, heavy metal fluxes
Matthew HudnallAssistant Professor of MIS, Director of the Institute of Data & AnalyticsThe University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Business, Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Scienceculverhouse.ua.edu/people/matthew-hudnall/Data analytics, systems development, data security, cyber security, GIS
Matthew JennyAssociate Professor, Associate ChairThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/profiles/matthew-jenny/Functional genomics Environmental and ecological toxicology Conservation Restoration Climate change Eco-forecasting
Matthew LaFevorAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geography & the Environmentgeography.ua.edu/people/matthew-lafevor/Agriculture, conservation, watershed management, mountains
Matthew LodatoPhD CandidateThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/matthew-lodato/Stream ecology, ecosystem ecology, nutrient cycling, mussels, microorganisms
Matthew S. VanDykeInterim Department Chair for Advertising and Public RelationsThe University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, Department of Advertising and Public Relationssites.ua.edu/mvandyke/Environmental Communication; Science Communication; Risk Communication; Public Relations; Message Testing; Public Engagement; Water; Climate Change
Matthew TherrellProfessor, Department ChairThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/people/matthew-therrell/tree rings, dendrochronology, paleoclimate, drought, flooding, archaeology
Matthias KaminskiAssociate Professor, Vice Chair of Communication and OutreachThe University of Alabama, College Arts & Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomyphysics.ua.edu/people/matthias-kaminski/Hydrodynamics, Theoretical Physics, Numerical Models
Michael PriceProfessor of Economics, Dwight Harrigan Endowed Faculty Fellow in Natural Resource EconomicsThe University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Business, Department of Economics, Finance, and Legal Studiesculverhouse.ua.edu/people/michael-price/behavioral economics, field experiments, water and energy conservation, technology adoption
Milad R. EsfahaniAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-milad-r-esfahani/Functionalized membrane separations for sustainable water and energy production; Water purification and desalination; Nanomaterials environmental safety
Mojdeh RasoulzadehAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Mathematicsmath.ua.edu/people/mojdeh-rasoulzadeh/Groundwater flow modeling, karst aquifers, highly heterogeneous porous media, vuggy fractured porous media
Mukesh KumarAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Alabama Water Instituteeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-mukesh-kumar/Hydrology, Water Resources, Ecohydrology, Snow Hydrology, Hydrologic Modeling, Hydrodynamic Modeling, GIS
Mustafa MorsyProfessor of BiologyThe University of West Alabama, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciencewww.uwa.edu/directory/plant-fungal interaction, crop productivity, mycoviruses
Natasha DimovaAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological Sciences, Center for Sedimentary Basin Studiescsbs.ua.edu/people/natasha-dimova/Coastal hydrogeology, sediment transport, nitrogen cycle, groundwater, surface water, radioisotopes
Nate JonesAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/nate-jones/Hydrology, Water Quality, Stream and Wetland Restoration, Environmental Tracers, Geospatial Analysis, Hydrologic Modeling
Nathan JeongAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-nathan-jeong/Smart wireless sewer sensor network, monitoring sewer flow, combined sewer overflow, under-ground wireless communication, radio system and antenna, wireless communication, and electromagnetic interference
Nicholas MaglioccaAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/people/nicholas-magliocca/land-use change, agent-based modeling, coupled natural-human systems
Nick TewAdjunct Professor of Geology, Department of Geological Sciences; State Geologist and Oil and Gas Supervisor of Alabama; Director, Geological Survey of AlabamaThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological Sciences; Geological Survey of Alabamageo.ua.edu/people/berry-nick-tew/Sedimentary basin analysis, stratigraphy and sedimentology, groundwater hydrogeology, geoscientific input into water policy development, petroleum geology
Nina KeckGraduate StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/arial-shogren/Stream Ecology, Ecosystem Function, Biogeochemistry, Microbial Ecology
Parvaneh NikrouResearch Assistant, Ph.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geography, Surface Dynamics Modeling Labsdml.ua.edu/people-3/River, hydraulic Modeling, , Flood forecasting, Flood inundation mapping
Patrick KungAssociate Professor, Departmental Undergraduate Program DirectorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-patrick-kung/optoelectronics, semiconductor nanomaterials, device integration
Pawan ThapaPh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/graduate-student/thapa-pawan/Data Assimilation, Hydraulic Modeling, Flood Inundation, Remote Sensing
Phillip HarrisProfessor; Curator of Fishes, University of Alabama Ichthyological CollectionThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/phillip-m-harris/Ichthyology, malacology, taxonomy, phylogenetics, phylogenomics, biodiversity, biodiversity collections, genomics, transcriptomics, population genetics, conservation genetics, conservation
Prabhakar ClementProfessor, Director of the Center for Water Quality ResearchThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-prabhakar-clement/Groundwater, hydrology, oil spill, environmental engineering, bioremediation, numerical modeling, MODFLOW, reactive transport, water treatment, wastewater treatment
Pushpendra RaghavGraduate Student ResearcherThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringcce.eng.ua.eduHydrological Modeling, Remote Sensing, Big Data Analysis, Climate Change, Statistical Downscaling, World Water Resources
Qiang HuangAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-qiang-huang/Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Engineering, Materials Science, Sensor
Qiaoli LiangMass Spectrometry Facility ManagerThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistrymsf.as.ua.eduMALDI MS/Imaging, PFAS and pesticide water/soil/plant analysis
Rachel CajigasAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Anthropologyanthropology.ua.edu/people/rachel-cajigas/archaeology, geoarchaeology, ancient agriculture, irrigation canals, ancient water management systems
Rebecca BeardenBiologistGeological Survey of Alabamawww.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/ecosystems/staffhydrology, hydrogeology, biodiversity
Rebecca L. TottenAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological Sciencesgeo.ua.edu/people/rebecca-totten/sea level, glaciers, Antarctica, storms, floods, eutrophication, diatoms, foraminifera, sedimentology, geochemistry, Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay, Weeks Bay
Redha WahidiAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanicseng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-redha-wahidi/ Experimental hydrodynamics, unsteady flows, marine hydrokinetic turbines
Reihaneh ZarrabiPh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geography, Surface Dynamics Modeling Labsdml.ua.edu/people-3/Geomorphological change, Channel geometry, Roughness estimation, Hydraulic modeling, Flood inundation modeling
Rob MorganProfessor of Marketing, J. Reese Phifer Faculty Fellow in Marketing; Executive Director for Innovation InitiativesThe University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Business, STEM/CREATE Path to the MBAculverhouse.ua.edu/people/rob-morgan/Commercialization
Robert BatsonProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-robert-g-batson/Applied Statistics, Applied Probability, Linear and Integer Programming; Economic Analysis
Rona J. DonahoeProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological Sciencesgeo.ua.edu/people/rona-donahoe/Geochemistry, Trace Elements, Water Quality, Contamination, Remediation, Soils, Sediments, Clays, Iron Oxyhydroxides, Zeolites, Emerging Contaminants, Carbon Sequestration
Ruigang WangAssociate Professor, Graduate Program CoordinatorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineeringsites.ua.edu/rwang/materials chemistry; electron microscopy; catalyst; water purification; energy storage and conversion materials; ceramics
Ryan EarleyAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/profiles/ryan-earley/fish, mangrove, crater lakes, behavior, pollutants
Ryan SummersAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-ryan-summers/Metabolic Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Biocatalysis, Industrial Microbiology, Biotechnology
Sadie BeckAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-sadie-beck/Additive Friction Stir Deposition
Sagy CohenAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/people/sagy-cohen/River, Modeling, Remote Sensing
Samantha GuzAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, School of Social Worksocialwork.ua.edu/2024/08/01/samantha-guz/School-prison nexus; School-based health and social service provision
Samit RoyWilliam D Jordan ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologieseng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-samit-roy/desalination
Sasha GreenspanPostdoc Disease EcologistThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencessites.google.com/site/sashagreenspan/amphibian, disease, global change, climate warming, chytridiomycosis
Scott ParrottAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Communications & Information Sciences, Department of Journalism and Creative Mediasites.ua.edu/msparrott/media, news, journalism, science communication, health communication
Scott SpearAdministrative DirectorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Remote Sensing Centereng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-scott-spear/ionic liquids, cellulose, polymer composites, polypyrrole
Sean AminiAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alabama Industrial Assessment Centereng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-shahriar-sean-amini/Sustainability, energy efficiency
Semih OlcmenASGC Campus Director, ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologieseng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-semih-m-olcmen/fluid mechanics
Sergei GleyzerAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Physics & Astronomyphysics.ua.edu/people/sergei-gleyzer/Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Physics
Shanlin PanProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistrychemistry.ua.edu/people/shanlin-pan/clean energy, sensing, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, optical spectroscopy
Simon BortzAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematicsmath.ua.edu/people/simon-bortz/Mathematics, Analysis, Mathematics of heat-flow and diffusion, CONSERVE
Sree Kalyan PatiballaAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-sree-kalyan-patiballa/Bioinspired Robotics, Underwater Robotics, Metamaterials, and Computational Mechanics
Stephen RitchieAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-stephen-ritchie/membrane; functionalized materials; adsorption; catalysis; separations
Steven LazarusProfessorFlorida Institute of Technology, Collage of Engineering and Science, Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Scienceswww.fit.edu/faculty-profiles/l/lazarus-steven/wind lidar, roughness, gigantic jets (lightning), wind downscaling
Steven ThomasProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/steven-thomas/stream, river, ecology, ecosystems, biogeochemistry
Steven WeinmanAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-steven-t-weinman/Surface chemistry; Surface Patterning; Water treatment; Membrane fouling
Susan JaskoResearcherThe University of Alabama, The Office of Research and Economic Development, Alabama Transportation Instituteati.ua.edu/employee-directory/communication, messaging, education, cross-expert interaction, culture, ways of knowing, perception, decision-making, biases, social and behavioral science, natural hazard, weather, climate
Tibor SzilvásiAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-tibor-szilvasi/Computational catalysis, computational material design, energy storage, interfacial phenomena, sensors, soft matter, surface science
Travis AtkisonAssociate Professor, Cyber Security Program DirectorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Scienceatkison.cs.ua.eduCyber Security; Control System Security; Transportation Infrastructure Security; Water Systems Security; Software Assurance; Software Engineering; Digital Forensics; Network Security; Threat Avoidance; Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Information Retrieval
Tyler HodgesAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/people/tyler-hodges/Applied and environmental microbiology Microbial biomolecules Marine Microbiology Bio-based molecules in polymeric materials and coatings Ecology and applications of bacteriophage
Vivian AbunguPh.D. StudentThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineeringsites.ua.edu/melliott/vivian-abungu/Rural low-income ASALs, Water Scarcity, Household water supply, Sustainable development
Wanyun ShaoAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geographygeography.ua.edu/people/wanyun-shao/voluntary flood insurance purchase behavior, support for flood mitigation, perceptions of floods, attitudes towards climate change and extreme weather
William “B.J.” DiltzEnvironmental Safety ManagerThe University of Alabama, Environmental Health & Safety, Division of Finance and Operationsehs.ua.edu/sample-page-2/contact-us/staff-listing/Stormwater, BMPs, Erosion, discharge, remediation
William AndreenProfessor Emeritus of LawThe University of Alabama, School of Lawlaw.ua.edu/faculty_staff/william-andreen/Administrative law, climate change, environmental law, international environmental law, water management, water pollution law
Xiaoyan HongAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Scienceeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-xiaoyan-hong/Computer privacy, computer security, mobile networks
Yuehan LuAssociate ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geological Sciencesgeo.ua.edu/people/yuehan-lu/Biogeochemistry; Organic Geochemistry; Hydrology
Zacharie LovelessPh.D. CandidateThe University of Alabama, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biological Sciencesbsc.ua.edu/graduate-student/zacharie-loveless/Stream Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Particulates, Organic Matter, Stoichiometry, Stable Isotopes, Ecosystem Ecology, Watershed Ecology
Zhongyang WangAssistant ProfessorThe University of Alabama, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineeringeng.ua.edu/eng-directory/dr-zhongyang-wang/Polyelectrolyte; Water Electrolyzer; Fuel Cell