“Water quality in both Utah Lake and the Jordan River is highly influenced by our mountain tributaries. With population growth and warmer and drier summers in general, what’s the dilution effect on how much water enters the system? Our goal is smart development to protect water quality and flow.” By Catherine Arnold In 2015, […]
Read MoreNew to the U Water team, Dr. Carlos Oroza is an Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering whose research explores the application of large-scale sensing systems–wireless-sensor networks, robotics, remote sensing–to better understand and manage constrained natural resources. Dr. Oroza’s expertise in design, optimization and analysis of such sensing systems has contributed to a wide […]
Read MoreU researcher investigates desiCcant-based solutions to democratizing water supply Making water from air. Professor Sameer Rao’s work sounds a bit like a magic trick, but Rao is quick to point out that the concept is not so unusual and is, in fact, an old practice. Ancient peoples built piles of stones to accumulate condensation and […]
Read MoreIn October, Jewell Lund, a University of Utah Ph.D. student, and I joined researchers from the Mehran University of Engineering & Technology and Karakoram International University to kickstart a collaborative research project in the Upper Indus Basin. Our aim is to differentiate between glacier melt, snow melt, precipitation and groundwater contribution to a major Indus River tributary.
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