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From campus to company: How research sparked a new water tech startup
Healthy forests act like natural infrastructure: storing and releasing water and reducing wildfire risk. Restoration can improve water supplies, but measuring those benefits has relied on rough estimates that miss the complexity of Arizona’s landscapes. Tributary helps groups measure the real water outcomes of forest restoration projects.
ASU Flow: Bridging the gap between water research and practice in Arizona
The Center for Hydrologic Innovations recently held the 3rd annual ASU Flow event at the We-Ko-Pa Resort in Fountain Hills, as part fh the Arizona Hydrological Society annual symposium. A recap of the event was featured by the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative!
The Arizona Water Observatory: Changing the way people access water information
Congratulations to the team from the Center for Hydrologic Innovations that was recently featured by the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative! Center staff members Callahan Stormer and Vivian Hobbins presented an update of the Arizona Water Observatory to the Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC) during their annual meeting.
Impacts of Colorado River water shortages on agriculture in Central Arizona
Congratulations to the team from the Center for Hydrologic Innovations that was recently featured by the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative! Graduate student Shraddha Sharma has analyzed the changes in cropping patterns and water use after the drought declaration in the Colorado River, finding impressive differences between tribal and non-tribal irrigation districts.
Geophysical Research Letters Publication
A new publication in Geophysical Research Letters (Wang et al. 2025) describes the use of high-resolution Planet imagery for mapping snow cover and determining the terrain and vegetation controls at unprecedented scales achieving new insights for the Salt and Verde River basins. Congratulations to the authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!
New algae system helps Arizona farmers grow better crops with less water
Congratulations to the team from the Center for Hydrologic Innovations that was recently featured by ASU News for their collaborative work with the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems and MyLand! Center Director Enrique Vivoni commented that: “This is a carbon story and a water story because atmospheric carbon is being converted into food, using…
A water “control center”: Developing the Arizona Water Observatory with stakeholder engagement
Congratulations to the team from the Center for Hydrologic Innovations that was recently featured by the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative! Senior Program Manager Vivian Hobbins and Research Software Engineer Callahan Stormer played an important role in the planning and execution of the workshop, which was organized with the Center for Geospatial Solutions.
Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Rafael Bras, the K. Harrison Brown Family Chair and Regents Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech, will deliver a lecture titled “The Protection of Venice from Tidal Flooding: the Story of the Venice Gates” as part of the Fulton Schools Dean’s…
Center director featured in AIA – Arizona Chapter
Prof. Enrique Vivoni, Director of the Center for Hydrologic Innovations, was featured in a video from American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Arizona chapter discussing the importance of water in the design professions. See video at the link below:
Center efforts featured in Arizona Water Innovation Initiative
The Arizona Water Innovation Initiative (AWII) featured our efforts on drought and heat wave monitoring in Arizona and the exceptional hot drought of 2023. See blog at the link below: