Our Center Director was recently awarded the 2025 Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for “his pioneering work on the integration of land surface models, sensor networks, and remote sensing to study coupled processes during the North American monsoon in the arid southwest.”. Congratulations Prof. Vivoni!

Congratulations to the team from the Center for Hydrologic Innovations that was recently featured by the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative! Postdoctoral scholar Zhaocheng Wang described the effort as: “Planet imagery is useful for the type of dryland hydrology we have in Arizona. We trained a machine learning model called a convolutional neural network that can…

A new publication in Water Resources Research (Longyang and Zeng, 2024) develops a deep learning surrogate of a hydrologic model applied to the Upper Colorado River to investigate the role of vegetation variability in modifying the watershed behavior. Congratulations to authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

Two graduate students affiliated with the Hydrosystems Engineering program and the Center for Hydrologic Innovations at ASU were recently awarded 2024 Academic Scholarships from the Arizona Hydrological Society. Congratulations to both!

A new publication in Journal of Open Source Software (Raming et al., 2024) describes the release of the open source version of the tRIBS model for forest applications, including a new set of tools and documentation that will facilitate user access and interactions. Congratulations to authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

The Arizona Hydrological Society, Phoenix Chapter, and ASU’s Center for Hydrologic Innovations have partnered to bring the water community together to celebrate the start of the new water year. This annual event, held at the Salt River Project’s PERA Club this year, is an exciting opportunity for students and researchers to engage with practitioners from the private sector, government…

Forests and grasslands play a significant role in providing freshwater for ecosystems and regional economies. However, these ecosystems are at risk of elevated levels of drought, wildfire and land degradation. Under increasing water risks, private sector investors need methods to quantify and verify water related benefits to report on corporate water goals. Practitioners need to…

Meet Ruby Hurtado, a trailblazing graduate student diving deep into hydrology research in Arizona’s semi-arid landscapes. 🌵💧 Armed with a passion for innovation, she’s exploring the nexus of physics and soil moisture measurement using Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensors to unlock insights crucial for water-limited ecosystems. Embracing interdisciplinary collaboration, Ruby’s journey underscores the power of creative…

A new publication in Water Resources Research (Wang et al., 2024) explores the sensitivity of the precipitation partitioning method on the future projects of snowpack conditions and streamflow in the Colorado River basin, with implications for other modeling activities in cold season dominated watersheds. Congratulations to authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

Congratulations to the team from the Center for Hydrologic Innovations that was recently featured by ASU News! Center director Enrique Vivoni described the effort as: “Applied innovation projects, such as this effort in forest health and water resilience, translate research into actions for the benefit of our renewable water supplies. Not only does our work…