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Community science and small sensors have the potential for big impact in San Juan, Puerto Rico
An upcoming NSF-funded research project will show that small, cheap sensors can have a big impact: gathering information to allow more accurate flood modeling. Small sensors, that is, and the hard work of many dedicated researchers and community members. The project is based in Puerto Rico’s capital of San Juan, an area that has historically […]
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Modeling levee setbacks to help communities along the Missouri River
Two counties along the Missouri River are taking action to help protect communities from flooding both up and down-river using levee setbacks. Nemaha County, Nebraska and Atchison County, Missouri, are working with the Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, and Nebraska […]
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Faculty Spotlight: Christina H. Fuller
Today we’re excited to feature IRIS faculty member Christina H. Fuller, Associate Professor in the College of Engineering. Fuller joined the IRIS crew in 2022, and she’s been broadening our horizons since, reminding us that water isn’t the only element that people need to live healthy, happy lives; clean air is a crucial component to […]
