Research from The University of Alabama reveals the southern United States is a primary hotspot for hydroplaning due to extreme rainfall, a phenomenon that is known to elevate the risks of road accidents. A study recently published by Kaustubh Anil Salvi, a postdoctoral researcher with the Alabama Transportation Institute, and Dr. Mukesh Kumar, associate professor of civil, construction and…
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,…
People move to Florida for several reasons, one of them being convenient access to the state’s coastal areas. According to the U.S. Census, the population increased from approximately 9 million people in 1980 to around 22 million in 2020. While the state has plenty of saltwater surrounding it, there’s a concern that freshwater systems might…
One of the keys to managing freshwater ecosystems is knowing where and how rivers flow. Stream gauges provide that information, but they are located predominantly in large perennial, or constantly flowing, waterways. However, researchers at The University of Alabama suggest that focusing on non-perennial streams and rivers, or waterways that dry on a regular basis,…
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…
Antibiotics are widely used medications that can prevent or slow down the growth of bacteria in humans and animals. They can also be added to animal feed to improve growth rates and the effectiveness of the food. There are significant downsides to their widespread use. If antibiotics are misused or even counterfeited, they can damage…
A new study by a team of professors from The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences will examine the effectiveness of public risk messaging to help residents along the Gulf Coast stay safe during hurricanes and other extreme weather events. The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium recently awarded $248,565 to Drs. Cory Armstrong,…
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…
A collaborative groundwater research effort led by researchers at The University of Alabama has been awarded $600,000 in supplemental funding from the National Science Foundation. The new funds will augment the Integrated Groundwater Management project, a $6 million, 4-year, Track-2 EPSCoR effort with investigators at Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University. They will also support a postdoctoral…
Equipment, proposals and publications are critical tools for ensuring successful research at The University of Alabama. The Alabama Water Institute recently awarded $198,501.44 in multiple grants to AWI-affiliated faculty members to support their water-related research efforts. The AWI has provided the following funds to eight researchers through the institute’s Equipment Support Program: Dr. Hamid Moradkhani,…
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