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WaterTown, USA: CIROH’s Summer of Science Shapes the Future of Water

Tuscaloosa, a town synonymous with SEC football, becomes the epicenter of America’s next-generation water workforce development each summer.

CIROH Hosts National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute

The National Water Center Innovators Program Summer Institute is a seven-week experiential learning program that brings graduate students together with academic researchers, other professionals and NWC staff. Since 2015, more than 180 students have participated in the program, which continues to play an important role in advancing the National Water Model and water prediction in…

Hydrologic AI Forecasting Program Equips Undergraduates with Essential Water Research Skills

The Research Experience for Undergraduates, or REU, is an undergraduate program focusing on artificial intelligence for hydrologic forecasting. Students learn to apply data science and computer programming skills to research new computational tools for forecasting floods, droughts and water quality. The students in the program can learn from some of the best researchers that the…

Developing the World of Water

Once each week in June 2023, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, or OLLI, and CIROH joined hands to immerse curious minds in the field of water and climate research. OLLI is a year-round program at The University of Alabama offering non-credited courses, educational and social opportunities to adults interested in enhancing their daily routines. The…

UA Awarded $3M For Graduate Training in Water Operations and Forecasting

The University of Alabama has been awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation to establish a unique hydrologic science research and training program for graduate students. The NSF Research Traineeship award, or NRT, will bring together master’s and Ph.D. students from a variety of water disciplines. UA’s new project, called Water-R2O, will start them…

AWI Strategic Plan Addresses Global Water Research and Solutions

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…

UA Researcher Awarded Grant for Severe Weather Public Communication Study

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, or UCAR, has awarded a $15,000 grant to The University of Alabama’s Dr. Cory Armstrong to examine the effectiveness of tornadic-related weather information on the general public. Her project, “Does that work for you? Comprehension and Interpretation of NWS Weather Graphics by Urban and Rural Mid-South Residents,” was funded…

AWI Spotlight: Using Models to Reduce Threat of Natural Disasters

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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