Social Scientists’ Critical Contributions to Research to Operations
Dr. Melissa Kenney, the director of research and research professor at the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, develops methodological processes like DARTS to support water product development. Her work demonstrates that social scientists are critical contributors to effectively transitioning research to operational effectiveness.
CIROH Community Resources Advance Water Modeling
CIROH community resources allow students, researchers and water professionals to access, share and improve on existing work. Whether it is a model like NextGen In A Box, a presentation, published paper or notebook, open-source assets remain critical for the future of water resources modeling in a consortium made up by diverse fields, talents and careers.
Getting Ahead of Drought: Early Warning Systems in Action
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.
CIROH Researcher Selected for University of Alabama THRIVE 2.0 Fellowship
Dr. 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.
New ‘CIROH Hub’ to Streamline Access to Water Research, Tools and Data
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…
White Joins CIROH as Associate Director of Science and Research Operations
The Alabama Water Institute recently welcomed Dr. Erin White as associate director of science and research operations at CIROH, the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology.
Future Water Scientists Kick Off Yearlong Water-R2O NRT Study Tour
UA graduate students hit the road for the Water-R2O NRT Operational Hydrology Study Tour, a three-day journey that showed them how scientists, forecasters and emergency managers team up to keep Southeast communities safe from floods.
New Machine Learning Framework Improves National Water Model Accuracy in Drought-Prone Western Watersheds
New machine learning tool sharpens National Water Model forecasting—cutting bias, boosting accuracy and helping water managers respond to drought across the Western U.S. and beyond.
Social Science Meets Hydrology: Bridging Human Insight and Water Innovation
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Alabama Water Institute Names Fourth Class of Faculty Fellowship Recipients
The Alabama Water Institute has selected four faculty members from The University of Alabama to serve as 2024-27 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. In previous years, each cohort was comprised of two…