Current Funding Support
- Strengthening Environmental Data Science program in the black belt region through undergraduate scholarships, curriculum development, and experiential learning (2023)
Lead PI: Kumar, Co-PIs: Kalin, Narine, and Fan
Funded by: United States Department of Agriculture – National Institute for Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), Higher Education Challenge
Total Support: $147,840
Project Period: Sep 20, 2023 – Sep 19, 2026
Award No: 2023-70003-41354- Environmental Data Science Tutorials: https://thecwslab.auburn.edu/tutorials/
- Scholarship Available – USDA-EDS Academic Award: https://thecwslab.auburn.edu/opportunity/
Recently Completed Research
- Interactive Deep Learning Platform and Multi-source Data Integration for Improved Soil Moisture Forecasting
PI: S. Kumar, Co-PIs: W. Lee, I. Rangwala
Funded by: USDA-NIFA FACT program
Total Support: $500,000
Project Period: Sep 2020 – Aug 2024- A Prototype of the next-generation interactive Soil Moisture Forecasting System (NG-IMSFS) has been developed. The NG-ISMFS combines dynamical forecasts with AI/ML models to improve S2S soil moisture forecasting: https://ng-ismfs.auburn.edu/
- A Coupled Natural-Human Framework for Risk Assessment of Coastal Communities from Land Use and Climate Change
PI: Anderson, Co-PIs: Kalin, Kumar, Morse, Dunning, Hall, Dwivedi, and Lehrter
Funded by: NAS-GULF Program
Total Support: $1,111,000
Project Period: Sep 2020 – Feb 2024 - Investigating Drivers of Changing Water Resources in the Southeastern United States Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
PI: Kumar, Co-PI: Narine
Funded by: AAES Hatch Program
Total Support: $150,000
Project Period: Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 2024