AWI's research focuses on earth systems science, water resource management, sustainable waterways, water quality and biological diversity of aquatic systems.
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ALT Dr. Aijun Song, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and CIROH Faculty Fellow, directs students on a dock beside an underwater autonomous vehicle during field testing.
ALT CIROH Water-R20 NRT students stand with colleagues at Slovenia's Environment Agency during their international study tour visit.
ALT Water-R20 NRT students attend an outdoor presentation at a meteorological monitoring station in Slovenia, with measurement equipment visible in the background.
ALT Water-R20 NRT students receive instruction on rooftop meteorological instrumentation at a Ljubljana weather monitoring facility, with the city skyline visible in the background.
ALT Water-R20 NRT students listen to a presentation on hydrologic forecasting in a university research facility in Slovenia, with computers and monitoring systems visible.
ALT Colton Byrne wearing a white lab coat standing in Dr. Totten's lab at The University of Alabama.
ALT Illustration of a stylized Salt Lake City skyline at sunset with purple mountains and snow-capped peaks in the background. The foreground features orange and purple buildings beneath pastel clouds. At the bottom, the CIROH logo appears next to the text: “Developers Conference 2026 | Salt Lake City
ALT CIROH Water-R20 NRT students stand at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich, Germany, after attending a seminar on urban biodiversity and drought adaptation.
ALT UA Water-R20 NRT trainee Jules Webb and master's student Maggie Duncan stand at the St. Jodok streamflow gauge in Austria during their paleoclimate drought research fieldwork with the University of Innsbruck.
ALT USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility on UA campus.
ALT A group of students and researchers gather in the snow at high altitude near Hintertux Glacier in Austria, listening to an instructor beside scientific field equipment on a snowy, overcast day.
ALT Dr. Glenn Tootle, a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama and Affiliated Faculty member, has been selected as a recipient of the 2026-2027 J. William Fulbright Research Scholar Award. Tootle is wearing a sport jacket.
ALT UA Water-R20 NRT students attend a presentation by meteorologist Erica Cova at Meteotrentino weather forecast center in Trento, Italy, with recording equipment and forecast displays visible in the operational forecasting room.
ALT Research Spotlight: When Warm Oceans Supercharge Storms. Read full paper in Science Advances. Crimson background, hurricane storm from space.
ALT The Challenge. Read full paper in Science Advances. Crimson background.
ALT The Solution. Read full paper in Science Advances. Crimson background.
ALT The Results. Read full paper in Science Advances. Crimson background.
ALT Cover of "Water Resources Research" publication with rushing water graphic.
ALT Wanyun "Abby" Shao, an AWI faculty fellow and CIROH researcher, standing in front of a table with globes wearing black against a dark background.
ALT NOAA's National Weather Service is hiring meteorologists. Photos of screens, people working at computers, woman standing in front of weather screens in a studio.