Hydrology, Water Resources & Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Professor Rajagopalan Balaji was named an honorary fellow of the Indian Meteorological Society for his pioneering research on Indian monsoon variability and its impacts on public health and flood preparedness.

Professor Balaji Rajagopalan research suggests that increased precipitation in the Colorado River basin over the next 25 years could boost river flows despite rising temperatures. However, he warns of more frequent extreme droughts, highlighting the need for improved reservoir management.

CU Boulder received $750,000 from NOAA to improve Colorado River drought monitoring, led by CEAE and CIRES scientists and researchers.

CEAE Professor Edith Zagona advised on a USAID visit to Armenia, addressing rural water scarcity from fish farming and mining pollution.

Civil Engineering PhD Student Madeline Pernat received a 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her research on large-scale water management in the Colorado River Basin.

CEAE's Aditi Bhaskar received a $296,000 grant to find sustainable ground cover alternatives to replace water-hungry urban turfgrass.

CEAE Professors Edith Zagona and Joseph Kasprzyk were interviewed by the Washington Post on CU Boulder's Colorado River forecasting tools.

CEAE PhD student Jorge Santiago Ramirez Nunez received the W. Mark Harty Memorial Fellowship supporting water resources research.

 Kaitlyn Bishay and Santiago Ramírez Núñez, graduate students specializing in hydrology water resources and environmental fluid mechanics at the University of Colorado Boulder, participated on a student panel during the 12th annual

CEAE researchers Edie Zagona and Joseph Kasprzyk met with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation commissioner on Colorado River modeling tools.