Hydroinformatics Research | Hydroinformatics Lab at Tulane University

Active Projects / Funding

Here is a list of ongoing research projects that our lab members are leading or contributing from federal and state programs, and industry partners.

Gulf Research Program Fellowships and Scholars Programs
2025-27, NASEM
AI-Enhanced Information Transfer during Nurse Shift Changes
2025-26, Pioneer for E-Team Program
CrowdSimAI: An Open-Access Platform for Community-Driven Exploration and Analysis of AI “Crowd Wisdom” in Urban and Environmental Decision-Making
2025-26, TULANE, Community-Engaged AI
HydroSignal: An Intelligent Monitoring and Communication Platform for Hydrological Research, Education and Outreach
2025-26, TULANE, Carol L. Bernick Faculty Grants
Expanding the NWM FIM to Support Infrastructure and Impact Using Multi-Model and Improved Visualization and Communication of Actionable Intelligence in Flood Early Warning
2025-27, NOAA, CIROH
Turning Research into Actionable Information for Operational Impact by Advancing NOAA's National Cyberinfrastructure, CIROH Portal, and Web and Mobile Apps
2025-27, NOAA, CIROH
PFI-TT: Developing a Novel Hybrid Streamflow Monitoring System (HyGage)
2025-27, NSF, PFI
AI-Driven Hydrologic Analysis and Communication Hub for Enhanced Water Resource Management in Iowa
2025-2027, USGS, IWC
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
Maintenance: Information and Decision System for Poultry Infectious Diseases
2024-2025, North Central (Iowa) Poultry Association
Improving Data Anomaly Detection and Forecasting in the US Army Corps of Engineers Reservoir Sedimentation Information (RSI) Database
2023-2025, USACE
CyberTraining: Implementation: Small: Inclusive Cyberinfrastructure and Machine Learning Training to Advance Water Science Research
2023-2026, NSF, CyberTraining Program
CIROH: Comparative Assessment of the NWM Channel Routing Models for Enhanced Streamflow Data Assimilation
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
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

Completed Projects

Growing Iowa into a Leader in Airborne and Ground-based Earth Science Measurement Capability
2024-2027, UIOWA, P3
An Intelligent Human-Centric Communication System for Adverse Weather and Road Conditions
2023-2025, DOT, US, Aurora Pool Fund
CIROH: Novel Physically-based Streamflow Monitoring Methodology
2023-2025, NOAA, CIROH
CIROH: Novel Geospatial Architecture of Channel and Floodplain Morphological Attributes within the OWP Hydrofabrics
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: AI-Augmented Immersive Digital Twin and Visual Analytics Framework for Hydrology
2023-2025, 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
Enhancing Agricultural Safety: Predictive Analysis of Injury and Fatality Factors
2024-2025, IPRC, UIOWA
Academic AI Hub – AI-Assisted Academic Framework and Services
2024-2025, NSF, i-Corps
Maintenance and Support for South Dakota (Big Sioux) Flood Information System
2020-2024, SD DNR / RESPEC
Intelligent Transportation Network Decision Support with Real-time Routing and Data Analytics
2023-2028, DOT, US, MATC
GP-GO: Iowa Environmental Internship Pathways Program
2022-2024, NSF, IUSE:GEOPAths
UIOWA Hackathon
2016-2024, NSF, MBDH, UI & Industry Partners
A Digital Twin Framework for Civic and Environmental Analysis of Railways
2023-2024, UIOWA, OVPR Community Scholars
FloodRSS: Flood Resilience Support System for Participatory Community Action
2023-2024, USGS, IWC, Seed Grant Program
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
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
Climate-Driven Health Vulnerabilities of Rural Well Users
2023-2024, UIOWA, OVPR Interdisciplinary Scholars
Actionable Flood Warnings Based on Ground-truth Data to Support Iowa DOT BridgeWatch Platform
2022-2024, DOT, IA
Assessing the Flood Reduction Benefits of On-road Structures
2021-2024, DOT, IA
Design Guidelines and Mitigation Strategies for Reducing Sedimentation of Multi-Barrel Culverts
2020-2024, DOT, US
River Morphology Data and Analysis Tools (RiverMorph) – A Web Platform for Enabling River Morphology Research
2020-2024, NSF, Geoinformatics
Watershed-Level Multi-Criteria Quantification of Agricultural Sustainability for Iowa
2022-2023, UIOWA, ISSFP
Phase 2 - AI-Enabled Intelligent Assistant (AIIA) for Personalized and Adaptive Learning and Advising
2022-2023, UIOWA, ATAC
Information and Decision System for Poultry Infectious Diseases
2022-2023, North Central Poultry Association
Identification of Dominant Factors and Modeling Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics for Major Lakes in Iowa
2022-2023, UIOWA, Iowa Healthy Lakes Initiative
Extension for Big Sioux Flood Information System
2022-2023, South Dakota DNR / RESPEC
Disaster Route Planning for Floods
2017-2023, MATC, US DOT
HydroLang: An Open-Source Web-Based Programming Framework for Hydrological Community
2022-2023, CUAHSI HIF
NSF Convergence Accelerator Track E: Linking the Green Economy to the Blue Economy at the Coast
2021-2022, NSF Convergence
AI-Enabled Intelligent Assistant (AIIA) for Personalized and Adaptive Learning and Advising
2022-2023, UI ITTA
Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory
2021-2022, UI P3
Coupling Physical and Societal Objectives for Decision Making in Water Resources Management
2021-2022 , IWC
A Serious Game on Flood Mitigation for K-12 and Public Education
2021-2022 , IWC
Data Anomaly Detection and Sediment Yield Estimation in the USACE’s Reservoir Sedimentation Information (RSI) Database
2020-2022, USACE
Evaluation of HAND Flood Inundation Maps in Iowa
2020-2021 , UCAR Comet Program
Multimorbidity in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Association with Pain and Health Care Utilization using Big Data Approaches
2020-2021 , NIH
Missouri River Flood Inundation Model and Information System
2020-2021 , Iowa Economic Development Authority
Enhancing Ethical Context in the Engineering Curriculum: Ethical Dilemmas in Building New Buildings Card Game
2020-2021 , COE Ethics
Next-Generation Stage Measurement at Ungauged Locations using IoT
2020-2021 , IWC
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Access - Teaching Kits
2019-2020, NVIDIA
Semi-Volatile PCBs: Sources, Exposures, Toxicities
2019-2021, US NIH
Spatial and Temporal Data Augmentation for Radar-Rainfall Products Using Deep Neural Networks
2019, NVIDIA Academic Partnership Program, NVIDIA Inc.
Critical Zone Observatory for Intensively Managed Landscapes (IML-CZO)
2019-2020, NSF CZO
Inundation Damage Assessment Maps for Non-leveed Iowa Communities Mississippi River Front
2019, USACE
Ethical and Moral Challenges for Engineers and AI: A Web-Based Serious Game for Engineering Decision Making
2019-2020, CoE, UIOWA
Quantum Computing Applications in Environmental Science
2019, Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services
Connecting Rural and Peri-urban Farmers to Demonstrate and Disseminate Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Practices
2019-2022, EPA
Framework: Software: Collaborative Research: CyberWater—An open and sustainable framework for diverse data and model integration with provenance and access to HPC
2019-2022, NSF CSSI
Development of Caregivers’ Barriers to Pain Management Screening Questions and Revision of the Educational Material in the Caregiver Pain Management Manual
2018-2021, Woodrow W. Morris Gerontology Research Award for Faculty
Water Quality Data Visualization
2018-2019, UIOWA CHEEC
Improving Data Integration and Exchange for EPA Current Discovery Tool
2018-2020, EPA
Integrated Data Framework for Agricultural Flood Damage and Loss Analysis
2018-2019, NSF Big Data Hub – DigitalAg Spoke
An Integrated Big Data Framework for Water Quality Issues in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
2018-2021, NSF Big Data Hub Spokes
Interactive Projector System for Collaborative Research, Communication and Outreach Activities
2018-2019, UIOWA CEE Infrastructure Grant
Transfer of the Iowa DOT Culverts Web-Tool Prototype to Iowa DOT Mainframe
2018-2019, Iowa DOT
Data Visualization Project for Homeland Security
2017-2018, Iowa Homeland Security
Data Visualization of IWA Data and Project Sites
2017-2021, Iowa Homeland Security
EAGER: PPER: Validation and Utilization of a New Tool for Citizen-Led Water Quality Monitoring in Agricultural Watersheds
2017-2018, NSF
Knowledge Discovery, Integration and Communication for Extreme Weather and Flood Resilience Using Artificial Intelligence
2017-2020, AI for Earth, Microsoft & ESRI
Decision Support Tool for the Texas Multi-Hazard Tournament
2017, USACE
GPGPU Techniques for Environmental Modeling Applications
2016, NVIDIA Academic Partnership Program, NVIDIA Inc.
Develop a Hydrologic and Hydraulic Model of the Big Sioux River Basin
2016-2020, South Dakota DNR
Interactive Web-based Digital Exhibit for Rainfall and Flood Data and Tools
2016, UIOWA
Smart Ag-Practice Forecasting for Interconnected Communities: Supplemental request for BCS #1114978
2016-2019, National Science Foundation
A Pilot Project for Cloud-based NEXRAD Data Processing, Analysis, and Visualization for Flood Forecasting and Water Resources Management
2016-2017, Unidata
Initial All-Hands Meeting in Digital Agriculture
2016, NSF, Midwest Big Data Hub
Iowa Watershed Approach for Urban and Rural Resilience
2016-2021, Iowa Economic Development Authority, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
AWS Educate Program for Institutions
2015, Amazon
Iowa Water Quality Information System
2015-2018, Carver Foundation
Prototype Multi-Jurisdictional Decision-Making Web Platform for Integrated Water Resources Management: From Interagency Collaboration to Implementation in Iowa-Cedar Watershed (Iowa)
2014-2016, US Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers
Web-based Augmented and Virtual Reality Flood Simulation Platform for Game-based Learning of Hydrological Concepts
2014-2015, ITS UIOWA – Game-based Learning Institute
Improving Visualization and Access to Radar Data using Unidata Tools for Flood Prediction and Management
2014-2015, Unidata Equipment Awards Program
Exploring Cloud Computing Capabilities for Iowa Flood Information System
2013-2014, Amazon Web Services in Education Grant
Collaboration with Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) at Goddard Space Flight Center
2013, NASA EPSCoR Program
Web-based Augmented and Virtual Reality Flood Simulation Platform for Game-based Learning of Hydrological Concepts
2013-2014, Academic Technologies Advisory Council, University of Iowa
Design and Development of GPU-based Information Visualization Interfaces for Hydrological and Meteorological Data
2013, NVIDIA Academic Partnership Program, NVIDIA Inc.
Google Maps Engine Public Data Program
2013, Google
National Flood Information System
2013, Google
FloodCube: National Flood Information System
2013, US Ignite / Mozilla - Gigabit Explorer Challenge
Design and Development of Open Source Programming Projects for the Iowa Flood Center, University of Iowa
2013, Google Summer of Code
Design and Development of UCF CHAMPS Hydrologic Information System
2013, University of Central Florida
Design and Development of GPU-based Information Visualization Interfaces for Hydrological and Meteorological Data
2013, NVIDIA Academic Partnership Program, NVIDIA Inc.
Design and Development of BlackBerry Smartphone and Tablet Applications
2012, BlackBerry Academic Program
EarthCube Community Workshop: Designing A Roadmap for Workflows in Geosciences
2012, NSF – EarthCube
Global Water Platform – Phase IA: Planning, Design and Development of A Web-Based Platform on Water and Sustainability Issues
2009, International Water Association
Iowa Flood Center
2011-2016, State of Iowa
Iowa Floodplain Mapping Program
2011-2016, Iowa Department of Natural Resources