Our Team

Meet the dedicated researchers and students working to solve water challenges

Faculty

Dr. Sarah Johnson

Dr. Sarah Johnson

Director, Professor of Hydrology

Dr. Johnson specializes in urban hydrology and flood modeling. She has over 15 years of experience in developing computational models for predicting and mitigating urban flooding events.

Dr. Michael Chen

Dr. Michael Chen

Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering

Dr. Chen's research focuses on water quality assessment and the development of innovative sensing technologies for environmental monitoring.

Research Staff

Dr. Lisa Rodriguez

Dr. Lisa Rodriguez

Senior Research Scientist

Dr. Rodriguez leads our climate resilience research, focusing on developing adaptive water management strategies for cities facing climate change challenges.

Dr. James Taylor

Dr. James Taylor

Research Scientist

Dr. Taylor specializes in hydrologic modeling and data science. He develops machine learning algorithms for improving flood prediction accuracy.

Graduate Students

Alex Martinez

Alex Martinez

Ph.D. Candidate

Alex's research focuses on developing real-time flood warning systems for urban areas using advanced sensor networks and machine learning.

Sophia Kim

Sophia Kim

Ph.D. Student

Sophia studies the impacts of green infrastructure on urban water quality and develops optimization models for green infrastructure placement.

David Wilson

David Wilson

M.S. Student

David is researching climate change impacts on urban water resources and developing adaptation strategies for water utilities.

Alumni

Dr. Emily Zhang

Ph.D. 2022, now Assistant Professor at Stanford University

Dr. Robert Brown

Ph.D. 2021, now Research Scientist at NOAA

Dr. Maria Garcia

Ph.D. 2020, now Environmental Engineer at EPA

Thomas Lee

M.S. 2022, now Water Resources Engineer at CH2M

Join Our Team

We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our research team. If you are passionate about water resources, environmental engineering, or data science, we encourage you to explore our current opportunities.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Urban Flood Modeling

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in hydrologic modeling and machine learning to join our urban flood modeling team.

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Ph.D. Positions in Water Quality and Climate Resilience

Multiple Ph.D. positions are available for Fall 2024 in the areas of water quality assessment and climate resilience.

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