Water Resources Engineering and Science
The two primary foci of the Water Resources Engineering and Science group are hydrology and environmental/ecological fluid mechanics with particular strengths in water sustainability; computational fluid mechanics; flow, mixing and thermal structure of lakes; stochastic hydrology; groundwater hydrology; engineering hydraulics; stream and wetland restoration; stormwater management; and hydroecology. The group investigates applied and theoretical problems in both the built and natural environments. Field methods, laboratory experiments, remote-sensing techniques, numerical modeling, statistical modeling, and analytic approaches are combined to address scientific and engineering questions leading to better water resource management, a better interface between the built and natural environments, and more sustainable use of water resources.
Faculty
Affiliated faculty
Professors of Practice
- Rich Beilfuss
- Tom Jenkins
- Fred Klancnik
Post-doctoral students and researchers
- Eric Booth
- Solomon Erkyihun
Research groups and programs
Research groups
- Hydroecology Group
- Environmental/Ecological Fluid Mechanics Lab
- Water Systems & Society
- Hydroclimate Extremes Research Group
Related Programs
- Water Resources Management
- Freshwater and Marine Sciences Program
- Geological Engineering
- UW Water Resources Institute
- Water@UW-Madison
Current projects
Groundwater-forest interactions during drought in temperate forests across scales:
Principal Investigators: Steve Loheide and Phil Townsend
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Hydrologic Sciences Program
8/01/2017-7/31/2020
Linking groundwater and nutrients to monitor fen ecosystems using airborne imaging spectroscopy
Principal Investigator: Eric Booth and Steve Loheide
Sponsor: WI Groundwater Coordinating Council
07/01/2017- 06/30/2019
Exploratory Research: Transport and Transformation of Particulate Organic Matter in Permeable Riverbed Sediments
Principal Investigator: Matt Ginder-Vogel, Eric Roden and Steve Loheide
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Developing Scenario Models to Analyze Impacts of Groundwater Withdrawal on Calcareous Fens
Principal Investigator: Steve Loheide and David Bart
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
04/1/2016-03/31/2018
The hydrologic and ecologic effects of green infrastructure within urban coastal catchments
Principal Investigator: Steve Loheide
Sponsor: SeaGrant
02/01/2017-1/31/2019
Web-based Stochastic Storm Transposition Toolkit for Physically-based Rainfall and Flood Hazard Analysis
Principal Investigator: Daniel Wright, Kathleen Holman
Sponsor: Bureau of Reclamation
4/1/2017-9/30/2019
Evaluating Satellite Rainfall Extremes in Complex Terrain for Landslide Hazards Applications
Principal Investigator: Daniel Wright, Dalia Kirschbaum
Sponsor: NASA
April 2016-March 2019
Collaborative Research:
New knowledge from the global lake ecological observatory network
Principal Investigator: Chin Wu and Paul Hanson
10/01/09-12/13/14
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Application and Demonstration of Floating Bog Interceptors (FBIs) for Cherokee Marsh Restoration
Principal Investigator: Chin Wu
01/01/12-12/31/14
Sponsor: Dane County, Wisconsin
Yahara Clean Water Initiatives
Principal Investigator: Chin Wu
01/01/12-12/31/14
Sponsor: Dane County, Wisconsin
INFOS for WINgra Best Management Plan (WIN-BMP)
Principal Investigator: Chin Wu
1/01/12-12/31/14
Sponsor: City of Madison