TWRN Members

Pradeep Adhikari
Research Fellow RGK Center, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Univ. of Texas at Austin
pradeep@austin.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Hydrology, Land cover change
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Water/Hydrology

Habib Ahmari
Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Texas at Arlington
habib.ahmari@uta.edu
Research Interests: Acquisition, organization and interpretation of large environmental datasets through system-wide remote sensing monitoring of water quantity and quality; Physical and numerical modeling of hydraulics and geomorphology in rivers, dam reservoirs, and lakes; Environmental hydraulics; Sediment and contaminant mixing and transport in rivers, dam reservoirs, urban rivers, and irrigation canals
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Pedro Alvarez
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice Univ.
alvarez@rice.edu
Research Interests: environmental applications and implications of nanotechnology, bioremediation of toxic chemicals, water footprint of biofuels, water treatment and reuse, and antibiotic resistance control.
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Richard Amato
GCG Program Manager, IC2 Institute, Univ. of Texas at Austin
ramato@ic2.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Clean energy, bussiness development, entrepenuership, international
Expertise: Project Management, Regional Planning

Tom Arsuffi
Director, Llano River Field Station, Texas Tech Univ. at Junction
tom.arsuffi@ttu.edu
Research Interests: aquatic and watershed ecology, environmental education, rivers, streams, invasives
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Water/Hydrology

Ripendra Awal
Research Scientist, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Prairie View A&M Univ.
riawal@PVAMU.EDU
Research Interests: Watershed modeling, groundwater modeling, water related hazards including floods, landslides, debris flows, and erosion, natural and artificial dam failures, climate change, GIS and remote sensing, water resources, agricultural water management
Expertise: Climate Observations, Water/Hydrology

Ken Baake
Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Texas Tech Univ.
ken.baake@ttu.edu
Research Interests: Rhetoric scientific literature, science communication, technical communication, documents that create knowledge and support decision-making, American Southwest and Great Plains, how systems self-organize and evolve in complexity
Expertise: Decision Support, Stakeholder Engagement
David Baker
Executive Director, Wimberley Valley Watershed Association
davidbaker@wimberleywatershed.org
Research Interests: Community awareness, environmental stewardship, land and water conservation, sustainable living practices, groundwater
Expertise: Decision Support, Land Use Land Cover, Regional Planning, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Jay Banner
F. M. Bullard Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Texas at Austin
banner@jsg.utexas.edu
Research Interests: environmental isotopes, water quality, paleoclimate, speleothem, cave, karst, groundwater, urban hydrology, carbonates, climate change, water resources
Expertise: Climate Observations, Project Management, Water/Hydrology
Working Node: Climate, Water Science
Ryan Bare
Research Scientist, Hydrology and Watersheds Program, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
rbare@harcresearch.org
Research Interests: water quality impacts of developing communities, water borne pathogen risk and public
health, nature based & green infrastructure, and the application of LiDAR to investigate
natural and built environments.
Expertise: Project Management, Regional Planning, Water/Hydrology
Taylor Barnhart
Graduate Student, Jackson School of Geosciences Energy and Earth Resources, University of Texas at Austin
taylorbarnhart@utexas.edu
Research Interests: water resource management and the energy/water nexus

Soumya Batchali
, Resources & Environment, DAR Al-Handasah Pvt. Ltd.
bsivasoumya@gmail.com
Research Interests: Geochemistry, Groundwater Modelling, Geostatistics
Expertise: Agriculture, Climate Observations, Water/Hydrology

Timothy Beach
Professor and Centennial Chair; Director of the Soils & Geoarchaeology Lab, Geography and the Environment & LLILAS, Univ. of Texas at Austin
beacht@austin.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Geoarchaeology, long-term human-environmental change on geomorphology, soils, wetlands, paleoecology, and hydrology; long-term climate change, and agro-ecosystems, education
Expertise: Agriculture, Climate Observations, Land Use Land Cover, Socioeconomics, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Lily Beaman
, Energy and Earth Resources, University of Texas at Austin
lbeaman@utexas.edu
Research Interests: urbanization, hydrology
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Phil Bedient
Herman Brown Professor of Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice Univ.
bedient@rice.edu
Research Interests: water quality assessments, and hydrologic modeling, flood and surge mitigation, flood alert systems with radar, groundwater contaminant transport
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Amy Belaire
Program manager, The Nature Conservancy
amy.belaire@tnc.org
Research Interests: Landscape and urban ecology, conservation and stweardship, spatial analysis, human-nature interactions
Expertise: Project Management, Regional Planning, Stakeholder Engagement
Kendall Bell-Enders
Senior Regulatory Compliance Coordinator, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
kbellenders@bseacd.org
Research Interests: environmental monitoring, water management, groundwater, environmental compliance
Expertise: Regional Planning, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Jude Benavides
Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Univ. of Texas at Rio Grande Valley
jude.benavides@utrgv.edu
Research Interests: Hydrologic and water quality monitoring and modeling with a focus on water resources management issues in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, specializations include flood alert systems, floodplain mapping, water quality monitoring, and water resources analysis in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Expertise: Project Management, Water/Hydrology
Lisa Benton
Aquatic Scientist, Lower Colorado River Authority
lisa.benton@lcra.org
Research Interests: Aquatic biology, program management
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement
Matthew Berg
CEO & Principal Scientist, Simfero Consultants
mberg@simferoUSA.com
Research Interests: ecosystem services; watershed studies; nature-based solutions; sediment
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Regional Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Bruk Berhanu
Graduate Research Assistant, Webber Energy Group
bruk.berhanu@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Environmental and water resources engineering and public affairs, evaluation of water efficiency and reuse technologies in buildings, Energy-water nexus
Expertise: Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Catherine Birney
Graduate Research Assistant, Webber Energy Group
cabirney@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Geothermal energy for brackish water desalination, capita environmental impacts from food waste and overconsumption
Expertise: Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Denise Blanchard
, Geography, Texas State University
rb06@txstate.edu
Research Interests: Water Management, Flood Hazards and Mitigation, Impact of Flooding and Hurricanes, Water Infrastructure, Water Policy
Expertise: Climate Observations, Demography, Law, Land Use Land Cover, Project Management, Regional Planning, Socioeconomics, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Regina Buono
PhD student, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
regina.buono@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Water governance, water and energy, and payment for ecosystem services. Water, administrative, and endangered species law
Expertise: Decision Support, Law, Water Policy
William Burdick
, Senior IT Geospatial Analyst, City of Austin Watershed protection
william.burdick@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: GIS, geospatial analysis, data management
Jesse Chadwick
Air Quality Analyst, Alamo Area Council of Governments
jschadwick@protonmail.com
Research Interests: Hydrogeology, karst systems, bioremediation and water quality, and water conservation policy
Expertise: Water/Hydrology
Chu-Lin Cheng
Associate Professor, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (joint appointment with Department of Civil Engineering), University of Texas ā Rio Grande Valley
chulin.cheng@utrgv.edu
Research Interests: Groundwater-surface water interactions; Conjunctive management; Water availability/Resilience/Security; Transboundary water resources; Brackish groundwater; Aquifer storage and recovery; Minority workforce training/building in geosciences/STEM; Environmental justice
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Regional Planning, Water/Hydrology

Brad Christoffersen
Assistant Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
bradley.christoffersen@utrgv.edu
Research Interests: Ecohydrology, plant water relations, forest ecosystem ecology, modeling of plant hydraulics,
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Emily Therese Cloyd
Public Participation and Engagement Coordinator, National Climate Assessment, U.S. Department of Energy
ecloyd@aaas.org
Research Interests: public engagement, carbon cycle and ecosystems, management policy,
Expertise: Decision Support, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement

Margaret Cook
PhD Candidate, Webber Energy Group
margaretcook@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Impacts of water scarcity, economics, and policy on water use, oil and gas industry, effects of droughts and heat waves on thermoelectric power generation, fuel extraction
Expertise: Climate Observations, Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy
Stephen Davis
Water Quality Coordinator, Lower Colorado River Authority
stephen.davis@lcra.org
Research Interests: Aquatic biology, invasive species, regulatory compliance
Expertise: Water/Hydrology
Adrienne Dawson
Research Communications Manager, The Office of the Executive Vice President & Provost, Univ. of Texas at Austin
adrienne.dawson@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Communications, business
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement
Chris Dorow
Regional Category Manager, Power and Utilities, BASF
christopher.dorow@basf.com
Research Interests: Utilities management, sustainability, chemical engineering
Expertise: Project Management, Socioeconomics

Martin Doyle
Director, Water Policy Program, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
martin.doyle@duke.edu
Research Interests: River science, economics policy, river management and restoration,
Expertise: Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Vanessa Escobar
Senior Regulatory Compliance Coordinator, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
vescobar@bseacd.org
Research Interests: Water conservation plans, best management practices, public awareness efforts, stakeholder facilitation and reporting analysis
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Sarah Fakhreddine
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Texas at Austin
sarahfak@utexas.edu
Research Interests: water quality, groundwater/surface water interactions, groundwater management, managed aquifer recharge, water trading, integrated
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Charlie Flatten
Water Policy Program Manager, Hill Country Alliance
charlie@hillcountryalliance.org
Research Interests: Water planning, policy, management outreach
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy

David Ford
Malacologist, Edge Engineering and Science, LLC
dfford@edge-es.com
Research Interests: Freshwater mussels (Texas and across the US), Fishes, Reptiles, Karst invertebrates
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology

Oliver Frauenfeld
Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, Texas A&M Univ.
oliver.frauenfeld@tamu.edu
Research Interests: Synoptic climatology, land surface-ocean-atmosphere interactions, teleconnections, tropics, midlatitudes, Arctic, permafrost
Expertise: Climate Observations, Meterology/Climate Modeling

Huilin Gao
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M Univ.
hgao@civil.tamu.edu
Research Interests: Hydrological modeling across scales, water resources management, environmental changes and sustainability, biodiversity, remote sensing of precipitation, soil moisture, water storage, and water quality
Expertise: Climate Observations, Meterology/Climate Modeling, Water/Hydrology
Working Node: Climate
Kyle Garmany
Hydrologist, The Nature Conservancy
kyle.garmany@tnc.org
Research Interests: Hydrology, natural resource management
Expertise: Agriculture, Land Use Land Cover, Stakeholder Engagement

Marcus Gary
Field Operations Project Manager, Aquifer Science, Edwards Aquifer Authority
mgary@edwardsaquifer.org
Research Interests: karst aquifers, water sustainability
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Helen Gerlach
Graduate Engineer, Austin Water
helen.gerlach@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Water resources, water quality, GIS, engineering
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Steven Gray
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Community Stability, Michigan State Univ.
stevenallangray@gmail.com
Research Interests: Socio-environmental modeling, understanding how individuals and groups make decisions about complex social-ecological systems
Expertise: Meterology/Climate Modeling, Socioeconomics

Tessa Green
Executive Director, Bridging Barriers Grand Challenge Initiative, Univ. of Texas at Austin
tessa.green@austin.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Project planning, proposals, budget, business practices
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement
Shannon Halley
Environmental Program Coordinator, Austin Water, City of Austin
shannon.halley@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Environmentalism, homelessness, energy efficiency, parks
Expertise: Law, Project Management, Regional Planning, Socioeconomics
Ahmed Hammad
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University
Ahmed.hammad@ejust.edu.eg
Research Interests: Water splitting, water treatment, water desalination, hydrogen production, education
Expertise: Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Michael Hanemann
Professor, Economics, Arizona State University
michael.hanemann@asu.edu
Research Interests: Economics of water, water law and institutions
Expertise: Agriculture, Climate Observations, Decision Support, Law, Socioeconomics, Water Policy
Emad Hasan
, Center for Space Research, The University of Texas Austin
emad.hasan@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Remote Sensing Hydrology
Expertise: Water/Hydrology
Richard Hoffpauir
Owner, Hoffpauir Consulting, PLLC
richard@rjhoffpauir.com
Research Interests: Water resources, surface water modeling, permitting, and planning
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Kimberly Horndeski
Policy Analyst, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Kahorndeski@gmail.com
Research Interests: Economic growth, endangered species
Expertise: Regional Planning, Water Policy
Nicole Joslin
Executive Director, Austin Community Design and Development Center
nicole.joslin@acddc.org
Expertise: Climate Observations, Decision Support, Land Use Land Cover, Regional Planning, Socioeconomics, Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy

Jason Julian
Professor of Water Resources, Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University
jason.julian@txstate.edu
Research Interests: Water Resources, Environmental Conservation, Social-Ecological Systems, Land Use Change
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Lauren Kalisek
Attourney, Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, PC
lkalisek@lglawfirm.com
Research Interests: Water utility, water quality law, water policy management counsel
Expertise: Law, Water Policy

Lynn Katz
Director- Center for Water and the Environment, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Texas at Austin
lynnkatz@mail.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Contaminant fate and transport, combined abiotic/biotic treatment systems for in-situ remediation, environmental surface chemistry
Expertise: Water/Hydrology
Ken Kramer
Water Policy Researcher & Writer
kramerkenw@gmail.com
Research Interests: My primary interests are water policies and public engagement on drought management, environmental flow protection, regional & state water supply planning, water conservation & water use, and water quality protection.
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy

Tim Larson
President, Ross Strategic
tlarson@rossstrategic.com
Research Interests: Air quality management, climate change, clean energy, energy efficiency, land conservation, water sustainability, large aquatic ecosystem protection and restoration, corporate environmental management, transportation, community economic development, and impact investing
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy
Sharlene Leurig
Principal, Leurig LLC
sleurig@gmail.com
Research Interests: Strategic planning, policy adaptation, financial analysis, business model development and project management
Expertise: Project Management, Regional Planning, Water Policy
Julie Lewey
Associate Director, Devils River Conservancy
Julie@devilsriverconservancy.org
Research Interests: Non-profit, grant writing, PR, financial management, landowner relations
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement
Lu Liu
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
luliu@rice.edu
Research Interests: Urban water sustainability, water-energy-climate nexus
Expertise: Water/Hydrology
Cait McCann
Environmental Program Coordinator, Wildland Conservation Division, Austin Water
cait.mccann@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Conservation, public outreach
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Stakeholder Engagement

Bruce McCarl
Texas AgriLife Senior Fellow, Regents Professor and Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M Univ.
mccarl@tamu.edu
Research Interests: Policy analysis (in climate change mitigation, ENSO analysis and Edwards Aquifer water), application of quantitative methods, water economics
Expertise: Agriculture, Socioeconomics
Kristen McGovern
Monitoring and Research Coordinator, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
kristen.mcgovern@tceq.texas.gov
Expertise: Water/Hydrology
Vic McWherter
Public Interest Counsel, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Vic.mcwherter@tceq.texas.gov
Research Interests: topics arising in hearings challenging environmental permits in the areas of air quality, solid waste, industrial and municipal wastewater (air and water quality modeling, toxicology, surface water quality standards, hydrology, geology, facility site suitability characteristics) and various other environmental permitting subjects
Expertise: Law
Gretchen Miller
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M Univ.
gretchen.r.miller@gmail.com
Research Interests: Groundwater sustainability, atmosphere, soil, vegetation, hydrological models, engineering projects
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Project Management, Water/Hydrology
Valerie Miller
Manager, LCRA
Valerie.miller@lcra.org
Research Interests: Water contracts & conservation, irrigation advisory, water policy and resiliency, urban planning
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy

Roger Miranda
Geoscientist, Water Quality Planning Division , Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
roger.miranda@tceq.texas.gov
Research Interests: Transboundary Water Quality Planning and Management
Expertise: Decision Support, Regional Planning, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
June Mirecki
Hydrogeologist, Jacksonville District, US Army Corps of Engineers
June.E.Mirecki@usace.army.mil
Research Interests: groundwater geochemistry
Expertise: Water/Hydrology

Dev Niyogi
Professor, Geological Sciences and Civil, Architechtural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
happy1@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Urban Climate, Hydroclimatic Extremes, Decision Tools, Process Studies
Expertise: Agriculture, Climate Observations, Decision Support, Land Use Land Cover, Meterology/Climate Modeling, Project Management, Regional Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology
Doug Norman
Communications & Community Planning Coordinator, Wimberley Watershed
doug@wimberleywatershed.org
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement
Bibhuti Ojha Chataut
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering , Nepal Engineering College
bibhutio523@gmail.com
Research Interests: water allocation, Demand supply analysis, Optimization in allocation
Expertise: Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Paula Paciorek
Water Conservation Division Manager , Water Planning , City of Houston
paula.paciorek@houstontx.gov
Research Interests: Water Conservation
Expertise: Regional Planning
David Parker
Business Development - TX, Zero Mass Water
davidparker@zeromasswater.com
Research Interests: Alternative "SOURCE" of water........ made directly from the TX sunshine and air
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology
Abel Porras
, Austin Watershed Protection
abel.porras@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Enigneering

Mary Poteet
Lecturer, Jackson School of Geosciences, Univ. of Texas at Austin
mpoteet@jsg.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Karst ecosystems, biotic response and vulnerability to climate change, invasive species
Expertise: Climate Observations, Water/Hydrology

Vanessa Puig-Williams
Executive Director, Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association
vanessa@puigwilliamslaw.com
Research Interests: Land and water conservation
Expertise: Law, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology
Ram Ray
Associate Professor, College of Agriculture and Human Science, Prairie View A&M University
raray@pvamu.edu
Research Interests: Water Resources, Climate Change. Carbon Sequestration, Remote Sensing, Hydrologic Modeling, Precision Agriculture
Expertise: Agriculture, Climate Observations, Land Use Land Cover, Water/Hydrology
Ruthie Redmond
Program Manager, Texas Living Waters project, Sierra Club
ruthie.redmond@sierraclub.org
Research Interests: Economic, environmental, and water policy. Water sustainability, public education
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy

Daniella Rempe
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Texas at Austin
rempe@jsg.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Hydrological and ecological processes, water resources, weathering of actively eroding landscapes and the implications on moisture storage and transport in fractured rock.
Expertise: Climate Observations, Water/Hydrology
Nina Rinaldi
Operations & Development Manager, Shoal Creek Conservancy
nina@shoalcreekconservancy.org
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy
Susan Roberts
Director, Engineering Center for Applied Technology, Texas A&M Univ.
svroberts@tamu.edu
Research Interests: Water resource solutions, business development, marketing, environmental and resources consulting.
Expertise: Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Katherine Romans
Executive Director, Hill Country Alliance
katherine@hillcountryalliance.org
Research Interests: Natural resource management, landowner outreach, invasive species
Expertise: Decision Support, Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy
Meghan Roussel
Associate Director, Texas Water Science Center, USGS
meroussel@usgs.gov
Research Interests: Suburban/urban watersheds, flood-plain management, flood risk assessment,
Expertise: Project Management, Water/Hydrology
Rosario Sanchez
Senior Research Scientist, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University
rosario@tamu.edu
Research Interests: groundwater, transboundary aquifers, international water law
Expertise: Regional Planning, Socioeconomics, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Mark Sanders
Program Manager, IC2 institute, Univ. of Texas at Austin
msanders@ati.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Transportation, sustainable infrastructure
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement
Anna Schleifer
, PhD Candidate, Webber Energy Group
schleif@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Mechanical Engineering, thermal fluid systems, building systems, energy efficiency, renewable energy
Expertise: Water/Hydrology
Sarah Schlessinger
Executive Director, Texas Water Foundation
sarah@texaswater.org
Research Interests: water supply, water data, conservation & efficiency, groundwater/surface water
Expertise: Demography, Decision Support, Regional Planning, Socioeconomics, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy

Stefan Schuster
Lecturer, School of Architecture, Univ. of Texas at Austin
hydroplan@mac.com
Research Interests: Water resilience, integrated water planning, innovation initiatives
Expertise: Climate Observations, Demography, Decision Support, Meterology/Climate Modeling, Project Management, Regional Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Mateo Scoggins
Stream Ecologist, Watershed Protection Department, City of Austin
mateo.scoggins@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Ecology, environmental science, sustainability, natural resource management, environmental policy, environmental education
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement, Water/Hydrology
Richard Seline
Executive Director & Senior Advisor, Accelerate H2O
rseline@accelerateh2o.org
Research Interests: Corporate-community relationships, alternative revenue, project management
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Water Policy
Devin Shaffer
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston
dshaffer@uh.edu
Research Interests: water treatment; membrane materials; desalination; community resiliency
Expertise: Decision Support, Water/Hydrology
Tushar Sinha
Assistant professor, Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M Univ. at Kingsville
Tushar.Sinha@tamuk.edu
Research Interests: Hydrological modeling; climate change impacts on hydrology; water resources management; surface water - groundwater interactions; and GIS applications
Expertise: Climate Observations, Water/Hydrology

Jim Smith
title goes here, department, school
js@mail.com
Research Interests: words, words
Expertise: Agriculture, Decision Support
Working Node: Water Science, Future Scenarios

Becky Smyth
University professional, Jackson School of Geosciences, Univ. of Texas at Austin
rcsmyth@utexas.edu
Research Interests: Geologic CO2 sequestration, environmental assessment of sites impacted by petroleum exploration and production
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Water/Hydrology
Kevin Thuesen
Program Manager, City of Austin
kevin.thuesen@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Ecological restoration, prescribed fire, karst management, conservation easements, water quality, wildland urban interface and negotiating bureaucracies
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Regional Planning, Water Policy
Marla Torrado
Planning Director, Austin Community Design and Development Center
marla.torrado@acddc.org
Expertise: Stakeholder Engagement
Pamela Torres
Graduate Research Assistant, Univ. of Texas at Austin
pamela.torres@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Sustainability and Project Management, energy efficiency
Expertise: Project Management
Johanna Valente
Nautral Resources Specialist, Water Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife
johanna.valente@tpwd.texas.gov
Research Interests: Conservation biology, water quality, invasive species
Expertise: Land Use Land Cover, Project Management
Michael Wade
Graduate student, Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Texas at Austin
Wadem42@utexas.edu
Expertise: Climate Observations, Water/Hydrology
Jennifer Walker
Senior Program Manager, Sierra Club
jennifermwalker@earthlink.net
Research Interests: Water Policy, water planning, water conservation and bay and estuary protection
Expertise: Regional Planning, Water Policy
Meredith Walker
Chief Economist, EarthX
meredith.walker@earthx.org
Research Interests: International water issues, economics
Expertise: Socioeconomics, Stakeholder Engagement
Doug Wierman
President, Blue Creek Consulting, LLC
dawierman@aol.com
Research Interests: Water sustainability
Expertise: Water Policy
Jessica Wilson
Youth Education & Marketing / Watershed Protection Manager, Watershed Protection, City of Austin
Jessica.wilson@austintexas.gov
Research Interests: Behavioral change, Education
Expertise: Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement

Briana Wyatt
Assistant Professor, Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University
briana.wyatt@tamu.edu
Research Interests: soil physics, vadose zone hydrology, critical zone hydrology, numerical modeling, remote sensing
Expertise: Agriculture, Climate Observations, Land Use Land Cover, Water/Hydrology
Kendall Yates
Executive Assistant, Save Our Springs
kendall@greatspringsproject.org
Research Interests: Water
Expertise: Water/Hydrology, Water Policy
Michael Young
Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
michael.young@beg.utexas.edu
Research Interests: Soil physics, hydrology, water flux, landscape processes
Expertise: Agriculture, Climate Observations, Land Use Land Cover, Water/Hydrology
David Young
Hydrologist, Water Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife
david.young@tpwd.texas.gov
Research Interests: Water availability, Stream temperature, environmental water needs
Expertise: Water/Hydrology