A meeting of the lead authors of the Pakistan Water Development Report (PWDR) was held on August 10th, 2016 at PCRWR Headquarters Islamabad. The PWDR will be the Center’s flagship report, and benefit from results and analyses of several research projects being implemented by the Center and its partners. The meeting was Co-chaired by Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman, […]
Read MoreThe team recently ran another successful bootcamp and series of workshops in Pakistan, this time focused on Research Data Management and Analysis. This workshop broke the faculty at MUET into research groups, who worked with team members from the U to develop and refine research ideas and then working on the role of data. Another […]
Read MoreThe Utah Women of Water are hosting USPCAS-W at their event on Tuesday, June 21st. This seminar will feature Dr. Steven Burian and Dr. Christine Pomeroy from the University of Utah, and several visiting faculty from Pakistan who are working with the U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCAS-W). This initiative has brought together researchers from multiple […]
Read MoreVisiting faculty members have now returned to Pakistan, while one faculty members remains at both CSU and the U to continue research. Our first round of visitors participated in an ambitious round of activities including multiple classes, research, a weekly seminar, and social activities. They took trips out to Antelope Island and down to Moab, […]
Read MoreMehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro and University of Utah USA in collaboration with Pakistan Science Foundation jointly organized a one day International workshop on “Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Institutional Sustainability in Higher Academia” under the auspices of U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water. Experts belong to higher academia, industry and corporate sector, civil […]
Read MoreTim Gates is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. Tim specializes in hydraulic and water resources systems engineering. He has taught academic courses in open-channel flow, fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, hydraulic structures/systems, hydrology, groundwater engineering, and solid dynamics. Tim is also Co-Chair Hydraulics, Irrigation and Drainage Working Group for USPCASW. Q: Please […]
Read MoreThe U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCASW) is pleased to announce Call for Proposals to undertake applied research in water-related issues. During 2015-16, a total of three grants of up to Pak Rs 3 million each will be funded under this call covering the following themes: (i) overcoming water scarcity, (ii) improving water […]
Read MoreMUET and the U took full advantage of the time surrounding the MOU signing to introduce MUET faculty to senior faculty at the U, tour facilities, and generally get a better sense of what those visiting will have a chance to experience. Visitors from MUET included Vice Chancellor Uqaili, Professor Bhutto (Director, Institute of Science and […]
Read MoreA group of faculty members from MUET (Rasool Mahar, Sara Hassan, Uzma Imran, and Awais Chandio) and University of Utah (Christine Pomeroy, Mercedes Ward, and Bill Johnson) performed field sampling of water entering and leaving the Jamshoro water treatment plant. This was an opportunity for a hands on review of field sampling technologies and techniques for assessing overall […]
Read MoreRamesh Goel is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Utah, as well as Co-Chair of USPCASW’s Environmental Engineering Working Group. He spoke with us about his background and thoughts about the project. Q: What other projects are you currently involved with? I’m working on several projects. My main focus is […]
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