The University of Alabama and AWI are leading local, national, and global efforts to advance water research, technology, and innovative solutions. We are dedicated to building a more resilient and water-secure world by driving groundbreaking research, educating the next generation of leaders, and delivering innovations that benefit communities and ecosystems worldwide.
Research Entities
GWSC
The Global Water Security Center leverages cutting-edge science to deliver critical water and environmental security insights to key decision-makers and provides reliable tools and analysis to support national water security interests.
CIROH
CIROH is a one-of-a-kind partnership between The University of Alabama, NOAA and the National Weather Service, aimed at revolutionizing U.S. water forecasting through collaboration among 28 institutions.
CONSERVE
CONSERVE draws on The University of Alabama’s wide-ranging interdisciplinary expertise to address biodiversity and watershed management challenges through community-centered research.
News & Annoucements
Find out what our students, faculty, staff, and alumni are doing to make a positive difference on our campus, in our community and state, and around the world.
New Equipment Strengthens UA’s Water Research Across Various Disciplines
From the lab to the field, new tools funded by the Alabama Water Institute are empowering UA researchers to solve Alabama’s most pressing water challenges.
UA Researchers to Develop Systems to Track Water Resources for AI Infrastructure
Dr. Jonathan Frame has secured a National Science Foundation grant to investigate how expanding AI infrastructure will impact water resources—a critical issue he believes will define the next decade of water management.
CIROH-Funded Team Develops AI-Powered Satellite System for River Ice Detection
Springtime river ice floods threaten northern communities, but a CIROH-funded project is changing that. A team at Stevens Institute of Technology, led by Dr. Marouane Temimi, has developed a system that combines satellite imagery and machine learning to monitor river ice in near real-time.
CIROH 2025 Science Meeting: R2O Breakthroughs and Achievements
CIROH’s 2025 Science Meeting united 220 researchers and partners to advance water prediction, showcase research-to-operations breakthroughs and celebrate outstanding contributions driving innovation and community resilience nationwide.
AWI Highlights Education and Outreach at Alabama Water Resources Conference
Water leaders from across Alabama came together in Orange Beach for the 2025 Alabama Water Resources Conference, sharing research, sparking collaboration and tackling the state’s toughest water challenges.
Future Water Scientists Kick Off Yearlong Water-R2O NRT Study Tour with Road Trip
UA graduate students hit the road for the Water-R2O NRT Operational Hydrology Study Tour, a three-day journey that showed them how scientists, forecasters and emergency managers team up to keep Southeast communities safe from floods.
Upcoming Events
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AWI WaterWorks
October 31
Time12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location132, Lloyd Hall
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AWI WaterWorks
November 21
Time12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location132, Lloyd Hall