I’ve been intrigued by modeling water flow since I earned my PhD in Earth and atmospheric studies. Much of my dissertation work focused on developing a three-dimensional model, ECO3D, of land-based ecosystems that I used to examine how lateral water flow impacts Arctic regions. During my PhD defense someone asked me, “Can you apply your ECO3D … Continue reading Chang Liao’s Research Showcase: Revisiting Flow Directions

The Nexus https://videopress.com/v/FdkerOlV?preloadContent=metadata As cities experience rapid economic growth they often demand more resources, including food, water, and energy.  Urbanization transforms the neighboring lands, often displacing agricultural lands, and consequently requiring more food production on less land to satisfy the growing and changing urban needs. The availability of water influences how much a city or … Continue reading Anjuli Jain Figueroa’s Research Showcase: Linking food, water and energy in the rapidly urbanizing city of Pune, India

I come from a rural community in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where agriculture is the main economy. During most of my life, I lived on a small farm surrounded by other farms that nowadays are a mix of settlements and bare lands. By seeing the changes in my surrounding from childhood to adulthood, I questioned … Continue reading Lorrayne Miralha’s Research Showcase: Environmental drivers of change and hydrological modeling: Novel considerations for future management in the US