The creation of a new machine learning tutorial based on a national snow model from researchers at The University of Alabama and the University of Utah has been funded by a grant from the Earth Science Information Partners. Dr. Ryan Johnson, an artificial intelligence research scientist at the Alabama Water Institute, and his collaborator, Dane Liljestrand,…
The Alabama Water Institute has named Michael Fedoroff as its new Director of Cultural and Water Resources Preservation at The University of Alabama. Fedoroff is a seasoned water resource professional with experience in applied water resource infrastructure and environmental restoration for the Department of Defense. As director, Fedoroff is responsible for developing applied research avenues…
The Alabama Water Institute has selected three faculty members from The University of Alabama to serve as 2022-25 fellows in the AWI Faculty Fellowship Program. The program recognizes UA faculty for outstanding research, extension and education programs that significantly advance UA’s interdisciplinary water-related communities of science. The 2022 Early Career AWI Faculty Fellows include: The…
The Alabama Water Institute has named Zachary Krauss as its new Director of Research to Operations Communications at The University of Alabama. As director, Krauss is responsible for being the lead scientific communicator and continuing to build the institute’s brand. “When I think about world-class research institutions, I think about how they have been successful…
Dr. Kate Brauman will join the Global Water Security Center (GWSC) as the associate director for analysis and communications effective Nov.1. Brauman is a 2020-22 Water and Climate Resilience Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense through a science technology policy fellowship with the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. Brauman’s research quantifies and…
The Alabama Water Institute recently welcomed Dr. Ryan Johnson as a postdoctoral researcher. Johnson earned his Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Utah. His dissertation research took advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve snowpack-dependent urban water systems’ resilience, reliability and vulnerability in a changing climate. “This ongoing work…
The Alabama Water Institute has launched its five-year strategic plan to guide its mission of carrying out cutting edge and applied research and to train the next generation of scientists to provide working, novel solutions for a more water-secure world. The plan, which outlines the institute’s path until 2026, focuses on the collaborations of water…
During a recent visit to The University of Alabama, U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Jim Reilly touted his vision for USGS Water Resources, as well as what the future holds with its partnership with the Alabama Water Institute. Reilly met with several members of the UA leadership and faculty members, including an online town hall…
Dr. Nikaela Flournoy has been selected for the 2020 Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program with The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The fellowship is a 12-week training and educational program that hosts early career individuals at The National Academies in Washington, D.C. They spend their time learning about science…
Dr. Jongkwan Kim is a visiting scientist to the Alabama Water Institute from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. His expertise focuses on hydrology, primarily distributed land surface, hydrological and hydrometeorological modeling. His interest in these areas helped bring him to Tuscaloosa. “Water is an important resource for all living life, and The University of…
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