Redefining infrastructure for a more resilient world.
At the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems (IRIS), we’re using our expertise to build a more resilient planet.
Our affiliates come from every corner of The University of Georgia and beyond, and our interdisciplinary array of projects shows it. Below, you can get to know IRIS-related work in two different ways, either through our broad-focus topics or the fine details.
Or explore by a specific topic:
news about our work
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IRIS Students shine at annual Confluence Poster Contest
On Friday, November 14, the University of Georgia’s River Basin Center hosted their third annual poster contest, showcasing work on all things water resources. Graduate students from across campus were invited to share their work at the Special Collections Library on UGA’s campus. Topics from the full range of water research were welcome, from policy…
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Ducks Unlimited Magazine features Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship
As floods, droughts, and storms intensify and aging infrastructure struggles to keep up, wetlands are increasingly in the spotlight—not just as habitat, but as vital systems that buffer storms, absorb floodwaters, and improve water quality across entire landscapes. The Natural Infrastructure Graduate Fellowship, launched in 2022 by Ducks Unlimited and the University of Georgia’s Institute for Resilient…
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Listening In On Levee Setbacks
IRIS researchers are tuning in to how riverine infrastructure shapes the landscape–and soundscape–of ecosystems. As part of a NASA-funded research effort, assistant professor Charles van Rees and his research team have deployed automated recording units, or ARUs, across study sites on the Missouri River to listen in on the local wildlife with the help of…
