May 23, 2026
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly changing the future of water forecasting, and Dr. Chaopeng Shen is helping lead that transformation. On this episode of the AWI Podcast, the Penn State professor discusses how AI can be combined with traditional physics-based hydrologic modeling to improve...
Apr 22, 2026
Early-career water scientists are stepping into a field that is both complex and critical, and finding the right support can make all the difference.
Dr. Juli Scamardo, an assistant professor at Utah State University and member of CIROH’s early career working group, has experienced that transition firsthand. From her...
Mar 30, 2026
Dr. Jill Brown has built her career around a simple idea: data only matters if people can understand it, trust it and use it to make decisions.
An environmental communication researcher and data storyteller, Brown brings a background in social psychology, statistics and risk communication to her work translating complex...
Dec 12, 2025
Dr. Rebecca Diehl of the University of Vermont joins the podcast to discuss how rivers and floodplains really work, and why that matters for flood risk and resilience. A CIROH collaborator, she shares how new floodplain mapping approaches, field data and geospatial tools are helping improve flood prediction and inform...
Oct 27, 2025
Dr. Ibrahim Demir, the Michael A. Fitts Presidential Chair in Environmental Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, and professor of river-coastal science and engineering at Tulane University, discusses how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we forecast floods, manage water resources, and...