Author Brock Parker


Alabama Water Institute Researchers Prepare for Disasters by Studying Online Behavior

A group of researchers affiliated with the Alabama Water Institute is working to understand society’s perspective of slow-changing weather events and create disaster response plans based on those views. Kimberly Stowers is an assistant professor in management in The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Business where her primary area of research is human-technology interaction.…


Formulating a Better Partnership for Water Quality

Water is one of the most important resources on the planet, and researchers at The University of Alabama are calculating ways to improve its quality and management. Part of this equation is the collaboration between various disciplines through the Alabama Water Institute. Affiliated faculty members in the Department of Mathematics are offering their expertise in…


AWI Spotlight: Prabhakar Clement, Director for the Center for Water Quality Research

Prabhakar Clement serves as a director for the Center for Water Quality Research, which focuses on water quality and water security affiliated with the campus Alabama Water Institute (AWI). He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering and is a registered professional engineer. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience, published more…


AWI Spotlight: Hamid Moradkhani, Director for the Center for Complex Hydrosystems Research

Mission Building regional, national and global capacity for the grand challenges in the 21st century faced by water resources and emergency managers: how to be sure that there is enough water to meet demands and protect the livelihood against extremes as populations swell and weather patterns shift in varying climate. This center will make significant contributions…


Alabama Water Institute offers water research funding support through new bridge program

A new funding program from the Alabama Water Institute is available. The AWI Pilot Bridge program supports faculty engaged in water research who are submitting external federal grants and would benefit from institute support in order to resubmit their proposal submissions. The deadline to apply is February 28. Since the program’s inception, AWI has approved…


When Lionfish Roar

Much like the South’s favorite non-native and far-reaching plant, kudzu, the Gulf of Mexico has its own invasive species. Lionfish may be beautiful, but they have been creating problems in the Gulf for more than 30 years. Native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, lionfish found a new home in the waters around Miami in the mid-1980s.…


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