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Innovative Water Solutions: Graduate Students and Experts Drive the 2024 Summer Institute

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The National Water Center (NWC) Innovators Summer Institute at The University of Alabama (UA) is renowned for pushing the boundaries of water prediction and flood forecasting. Now in its ninth year, this intensive seven-week program, funded by CIROH, continues to bring together graduate students and research professionals from across the United States…


AI-Powered Water Research: Undergraduate Program Prepares Future Hydrologists

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The future of water prediction lies in the hands of the next generation of researchers, and the Hydrologic AI Forecasting Program is leading the charge. This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, officially known as the Strategic Graduate Partnership Initiative, focuses on artificial intelligence for hydrologic forecasting, offering students the opportunity to…


From Postdoc to Pioneer: Dr. Ryan Johnson’s CIROH Journey Toward Hydrology Leadership

The Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, or CIROH, is the pinnacle of modern water research institutions. Since its inception, the institution has also proven to be a leader in research mentorship. Dr. Ryan Johnson, a former postdoc for CIROH, is one of our most notable success stories. As an undergraduate, Johnson became…


UA Researcher Studying Impact of Humankind’s Water Footprint

Water touches everything. Every aspect of life relies on it, whether it’s nourishing the human body, sanitation or the production of everyday items. Water leaves a footprint larger than most things on the planet. Dr. Mesfin Mekonnen, an assistant professor in civil, construction and environmental engineering at The University of Alabama, studies the water footprint…


UA Food Scientist Awarded AWI Grant For Nanofiber Production Equipment

The Alabama Water Institute recently awarded an equipment grant to Dr. Lingyan Kong from The University of Alabama’s College of Human Environmental Sciences. Kong was awarded $10,900 for an electrospinner, which is a lab scale unit used to produce nanofibers. The AWI funding is half of a cost-sharing grant from CHES, bringing the total to…


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