Motivation
We still know relatively little about where water and solutes come from, how they move, where they accumulate, and how long they stay in different parts of a watershed. This lack of understanding makes it difficult to accurately predict how climate change and land-use changes affect the quality and quantity of water in streams. The HydroGeoScience for Watershed Management Laboratory develops practical tools to improve our understanding of how water and solutes move through watersheds. This knowledge is essential for making informed, science- based decisions in watershed management. Our research combines hydrologic transport models with new, data-driven methods such as physics-informed statistical and machine learning models.
Our Ongoing Research Topics
Ali Ameli (Principal Investigator)
I am a hydrologist working to understand how water and solutes move and interact within watersheds, how these processes respond to changes in climate and land use, and how they ultimately affect both land and aquatic ecosystems. I lead national and international research projects focused on developing interdisciplinary approaches to assess water security and improve watershed management. This work is done in close collaboration with experts in geochemistry, ecology, agriculture, forestry, and with water conservation and protection agencies. Together, we are generating science-based evidence on how hydrological, geochemical, and ecological processes interact. Our goal is to support effective watershed planning, management, and engineering design solutions that help reduce the environmental impacts of climate change and land-use change on groundwater and surface water resources.
Research Group
Members of our laboratory work to advance knowledge on how water and solutes move through both shallow and deep parts of the Earth. This research helps inform science-based strategies for effective watershed management. Our team also develops innovative, physics-informed statistical and machine-learning models to uncover important patterns and processes from large datasets. We are committed to supporting the professional growth of every research group member, helping them develop the skills and experience needed to achieve their career goals. Our members have received prestigious scholarships and fellowships, and our alumni have gone on to secure positions in leading environmental and statistical agencies or have continued their graduate studies at top-ranked universities.
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