Drs. Kate Brauman and Glenn Tootle, two faculty members affiliated with the Alabama Water Institute have been selected to receive the 2026-2027 Fulbright Research Scholar Award to contribute to global water sustainability efforts through research and teaching.
CIROH partnered with NIDIS through hydrologic scientist Dr. Elliot Wickham to connect drought research to drought preparation in the Southeast. By making critical information available to community decision-makers as droughts develop, this partnership supports drought resilience throughout the region.
A new research program is bringing three distinct projects to working landscapes across the Southeast, from aquifer modeling to on-farm rivercane restoration to mapping underground root systems to advance the science of natural erosion control and watershed protection.
U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Ned Mamula visited The University of Alabama's campus in late April, touring the USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility, NOAA's National Water Center and all three Alabama Water Institute research entities. The visit deepened a growing partnership and sparked new conversations about the future of the nation's critical water resources.
Travis Loof, communication and social scientist for the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, has been selected for the THRIVE 2.0 fellowship. The program supports interdisciplinary collaboration focused on societal challenges, including community resilience, emerging technology and hazard response.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— The Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology, or CIROH, today announced the launch of the CIROH Hub, a new centralized platform designed to provide seamless access to the consortium’s research, data, tools and community resources. The platform is now live at hub.ciroh.org. As CIROH’s digital footprint expanded, its resources became distributed across multiple…
CIROH announces $25.5 million in funding for 47 new research projects that will help communities better prepare for floods, droughts and changing water conditions. Supported by NOAA and USGS, this work will improve water forecasting tools, expand the use of AI, strengthen coastal and flood prediction and advance new observing technologies to turn cutting-edge science…
The Alabama Water Institute introduced its new Wheel of Water to 4,000 ninth graders at the Worlds of Work event, helping students explore careers in hydrology and highlighting the critical need for a strong water workforce in Alabama.
This summer, nine students participated in the AI for Operational Hydrology REU, a partnership between the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology and The University of Alabama Graduate School that focuses on applying artificial intelligence to water forecasting challenges.
CIROH researchers have harnessed NASA’s satellite data to sharpen a critical piece of flood forecasting: river slope. Their new datasets improve U.S. flood models by more than 30%, giving emergency managers faster, more reliable information to protect communities during extreme weather.
