AWI holds a monthly seminar series called WaterWorks: Conversations at the Intersection of Water, Science and Society. Its purpose is to educate and entertain the public about many water-related issues by bringing in experts and researchers from all over the county to The University of Alabama, as well as by showcasing UA’s world class faculty.
What Science Reveals About Your Water Quality | Dr. Jade Mitchell
Why Farmers Choose Sustainable Practices | Dr. Nick Magliocca
Water Sustainability and Food Systems Explained | Dr. Mesfin Mekonnen
Information Theory + AI Reveals Hidden Water System Causality | Dr. Praveen Kumar
Hydrology Career Paths You Never Considered | UA’s Dr. Jonathan Frame
How NASA’s SWOT Satellite is Transforming Water Science | Tamlin Pavelsky
Dr. Prabhakar Clement: What is the Secret of Success? Is it Talent, Hard Work, or Just Plain Luck?
Dr. Saubhagya Rathore: From Headwaters to Outlet: Stream-Network Dynamics in Large-Scale Models
Dr. Gabriel Katul: Back to Aristotle: Bringing Hydraulics Into Plants
Dr. Lina Pu: Overcoming Barriers in Underwater Networking
Dr. Paolo D’Odorico: The Trilemma of Sustainable Water, Food, and Energy Security | AWI WaterWorks
Dr. Amobichukwu Amanambu: River Degradation and Floodplain Inundation | AWI WaterWorks
Kent Bostick – Forensic Groundwater Hydrology: Well Sampling, Protocols, and Site Work
Dr. Aijun Song: Toward Underwater Mobile Networks with Autonomous Vehicles
John McHenry: Stress-testing a High-resolution Explicit Stream-flow Forecast Modeling System
Dr. Arial Shogren: The Stories Rivers Tell – January 2024
Dr. Sagy Cohen: Riverine Research Across Scales – December 2023
Dr. Glenn Tootle: Streamflow Reconstructions using Tree-ring based Proxies – October 2023
Flow Tuscaloosa: Collaborative Strategies for Promoting Environmental Stewardship – August 2023
Co-Development and Application of a Forecasting Support Tool: Dr. Ehab Meselhe – June 2023
Dr. Chris Russoniello: Water at the Margins – September 2023
Towards Sustainable Landscapes: Dr. Paola Passalacqua – July 2022
Leveraging Local Waterways for Curriculum and Stewardship: Dr. Benjamin Hayes – April 2023
Transport in Complex Structured Subsurface Systems: Dr. Mojdeh Rasoulzadeh – March 2023
On a Quest for the ‘Fountain of Youth’: Dr. Natasha Dimova – February 2023
Dr. Hamed Moftakhari: Compound Coastal Hazard Modeling in a Changing Climate – December 2022
What Can Cavefish Tell Us About Karst Aquifer Connectivity? Dr. Pamela Hart – January 2023
AWI WaterWorks: Dr. Seth Wenger – September 2022
AWI WaterWorks: Dr. Gregory Starr – October 2022
AWI WaterWorks: Dr. Nate Jones – August 2022
The Alabama Water Institute: Delivering Hydrologic Solutions for a Changing World
AWI H.U.B. Talks Series – Max Häggblom: “The Subzero Microbiome”
