Author Kim Byers


New EPA-Funded Project to Strengthen Gulf Coast Water Monitoring

A new three-year initiative will track PFAS contamination in coastal waters across Alabama and Mississippi, producing the first published data on these persistent chemicals in Gulf Coast waters for the region.


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.


From Algorithms to Swamps: Nine Students Explore Water Science with AI

Nine undergraduate students from across the nation spent ten weeks at The University of Alabama applying artificial intelligence to water forecasting through the AI for Operational Hydrology Research Experience for Undergraduates program, combining technical training with hands-on fieldwork and community engagement.


Future Water Scientists Kick Off Yearlong Water-R2O NRT Study Tour

UA graduate students hit the road for the Water-R2O NRT Operational Hydrology Study Tour, a three-day journey that showed them how scientists, forecasters and emergency managers team up to keep Southeast communities safe from floods.


Alabama Water Institute Names Fifth Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients

The Alabama Water Institute has selected four UA faculty as 2025–28 fellows, advancing research in algae and coral science, water security, AI in hydrology and environmental modeling.


UA Water Scientists Graduate from Elite Training Program, Welcome Incoming Fellows

AWI’s Water-R2O NSF Research Traineeship program celebrated the graduation of its 2024-2025 cohort, capping a year of hands-on water science training that spanned the Southeastern U.S. and four European countries.


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.


Alabama Water Institute Shares Hands-On Learning Technology with Elementary School

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama Water Institute is establishing an educational partnership with Woodland Forrest Elementary School, providing the STEM-certified school with an advanced augmented reality sandbox system through a long-term loan agreement. The TopoBox allows students to manipulate sand to create topographical features like mountains and valleys while computer sensors and overhead projection systems…


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