Here is a list of
ongoing research projects (active) we are leading or contributing with
total support over $18 million from federal and state programs, and industry partners.
- Enhancing Agricultural Safety: Predictive Analysis of Injury and Fatality Factors
2024-2025, IPRC, UIOWA - AI-Driven Hydrologic Analysis and Communication Hub for Enhanced Water Resource Management in Iowa
2025-2027, USGS, IWC - Growing Iowa into a Leader in Airborne and Ground-based Earth Science Measurement Capability
2024-2027, UIOWA, P3 - Iowa’s AI Journey: First Steps in AI Support for Research Scholarly and Creative Activities
2024-2026, UIOWA, P3 - A Proposal for Iowa’s AI Journey: First Steps in General AI Support
2024-2026, UIOWA, P3 - POSE: Phase I: An Open-Source Ecosystem of Next-Gen Web Technologies for Hydrological Education, Research, and Operations (OSE-HERO)
2024-2025, NSF, POSE - CIROH: Adapting the Iowa Flood Center’s Hillslope Link Model for Compatibility with the NextGen Framework
2024-2025, NOAA, CIROH - Development of Foundational Large and Multimodal Language Models for Hydrology Research and Education
2024-2025, NSF, NAIRR - Enhancing Educational Accessibility and Engagement through AI-Augmented Open Educational Resources
2024-2025, UIOWA, OpenHawks - Academic AI Hub – AI-Assisted Academic Framework and Services
2024-2025, NSF, i-Corps - Maintenance: Information and Decision System for Poultry Infectious Diseases
2024-2025, North Central (Iowa) Poultry Association - Open-Source Community Development for Next-Gen Web Technologies in Hydrological Research and Education
2023-2024, NSF, MBDH - Phase 3: AI-Enabled Intelligent Assistant (AIIA) for Personalized and Adaptive Learning and Advising
2023-2024, UIOWA, ATAC - Improving Data Anomaly Detection and Forecasting in the US Army Corps of Engineers Reservoir Sedimentation Information (RSI) Database
2023-2025, USACE - FloodRSS: Flood Resilience Support System for Participatory Community Action
2023-2024, USGS, IWC, Seed Grant Program - CyberTraining: Implementation: Small: Inclusive Cyberinfrastructure and Machine Learning Training to Advance Water Science Research
2023-2026, NSF, CyberTraining Program - Intelligent Transportation Network Decision Support with Real-time Routing and Data Analytics
2023-2028, DOT, US, MATC - CIROH: AI-Augmented Immersive Digital Twin and Visual Analytics Framework for Hydrology
2023-2025, NOAA, CIROH - CIROH: Novel Geospatial Architecture of Channel and Floodplain Morphological Attributes within the OWP Hydrofabrics
2023-2025, NOAA, CIROH - CIROH: Comparative Assessment of the NWM Channel Routing Models for Enhanced Streamflow Data Assimilation
2023-2025, NOAA, CIROH - CIROH: A Collaborative Approach to Develop Comprehensive FIM Data, Models, and Methods with Emphasis on Transportation Infrastructure
2023-2025, NOAA, CIROH - CIROH: Novel Physically-based Streamflow Monitoring Methodology
2023-2025, NOAA, CIROH - Collaborative Research: A Physics-Informed Flood Early Warning System for Agricultural Watersheds with Explainable Deep Learning and Process-Based Modeling
2023-2026, NSF, Hydrology - An Intelligent Human-Centric Communication System for Adverse Weather and Road Conditions
2023-2025, DOT, US, Aurora Pool Fund - A Digital Twin Framework for Civic and Environmental Analysis of Railways
2023-2024, UIOWA, OVPR Community Scholars - Co-LEARN: A Midwestern Community of Learning for Empowerment, Climate Adaptation and Resilience for the Next Generation
2023-2028, NOAA, RISA - Convergence Accelerator Track E: Linking the Green Economy to the Blue Economy at the Coast (Phase 2)
2022-2024, NSF, Convergence Accelerator - E-Tailored Pain Management Support for Dementia Family Caregivers
2022-2025, Alzheimer's Association - CIROH: Intelligent Data Analytics and Communication Cyberinfrastructure for Research to Operations in Hydrology
2022-2027, NOAA, CIROH - Novel Integration of Direct Measurements with Numerical Models for Real-time Estimation and Forecasting of Streamflow Response to Cyclical Processes: Time Varying Flow and Seasonal Changes of Riparian Roughness
2021-2025, NSF, Hydrology - GP-GO: Iowa Environmental Internship Pathways Program
2022-2024, NSF, IUSE:GEOPAths - Maintenance and Support for South Dakota (Big Sioux) Flood Information System
2020-2024, SD DNR / RESPEC - UIOWA Hackathon
2016-2024, NSF, MBDH, UI & Industry Partners