Dr. Barber's research has field investigations and numerical modeling studies of water, nutrients, and primary productivity in rivers and lakes with focus on estimating consumptive use requirements, stream¬groundwater interaction, climate change implications, and human adaptation. He is currently working on an investigation of climate change and land development impacts on water quantity and quality, using remote sensing techniques to determine crop water requirements at the watershed scale, and improving water security in Pakistan. Michael is very involved in multi-stakeholder projects where consensus building and information transfer are vital components of the research.
Dr. Ryan Johnson is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering. His teaching interests are courses to generate the next generation of water resource scientists and operators, such as Hydraulics. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on large-scale methods to advance operational hydrology, such as improving the modeling of snow-driven hydrological systems critical to forecasting western US water supply and developing novel applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning to guide water resources management decision-making to droughts, floods, and a changing climate. He encourages all Civil and Environmental Engineering students to learn a coding language and build long-lasting collaborative relationships.