Last week, on April 22, we co-celebrated #EarthDay and the birthday of my team – the #H2I lab at the The University of Texas at Arlington. This one picture is perhaps my most precious accomplishment to date, indeed a product of continuous hard work, patience, and perseverance. Thanks to our sponsors

It was wonderful to host the Texas Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Program Director and other very distinguished guests. Together, we are leading the emerging frontiers of engineered reef systems in coastal Texas. Our initiative promises to introduce game-changing technology to the

Incredible few days in Africa! What an opportunity to be at the United Nation’s Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Hosted by the UN University-INWEH and in collaboration with The University of Texas at Arlington, my team is bringing new data and computation to train African communities on evolving climate crisis -

Excited to announce our new NASA project. Our mission is to develop a powerful tool that simplifies the process of using satellite data for understanding how #wildfires could impact #freshwater resources, especially in underserved communities. uta.edu/news/news-rele…

Had a fantastic week at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)! Many thanks to NASA for hosting us and giving us the opportunity to present our new NASA project. We discussed leveraging satellite data, models, and AI to predict how #wildfires impact our #freshwater

Just returned from Montana after a highly successful project meeting for our latest NASA grant. With strong support from major water, environment, and emergency management agencies in #Montana, we developed a solid plan to make NASA’s #wildfire risk data readily useful for

🚨 Highlights from an incredible week at the I-GUIDE Forum in Wyoming! 🌟 ✅ We won the I-GUIDE Open Science Champion Award! Our poster showed how end-users can harness #NASA satellite data to deliver practical tools for combating compound hazards of #wildfire ✅ We led a

Two UTA researchers are launching the Coastal Bend Climate Resilience Center (CB-CRC), a research initiative to help communities in Texas better prepare for natural hazards like floods and droughts. - I.D.: A linked image of Coastal Bend that leads to the full UTA news release.

🌟 Excited to kick off an amazing week in Washington DC, at the AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting! 🌎✨ My group has an exciting lineup of presentations. We're also thrilled to announce open positions for a graduate student and a postdoc. Come join our sessions and connect with us! 🚀👋

Last week was an incredible experience delivering U.S. National Science Foundation CyberTraining at a community college in south Texas! We trained nearly 30 students on using data science, cloud computing, and AI to tackle real-world water and environmental challenges🌍 Venkatesh Merwade Carol Song Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Always a pleasure to be in Corpus Christi! Through our new US Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy initiative, we just launched the first regional Climate Resilience Center for the #Texas Coastal Bend. Here's to a new knowledge hub for millions of Texans who regularly deal with

Awarding my first PhD degree in front of 5000+ graduating students! A once-in-a-lifetime moment that made every late night, every setback, and every ounce of doubt as an early-career faculty feel absolutely worth it. The University of Texas at Arlington UTA Engineering