Research Support

Current Support

  1. 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: 09/20/2023 to 09/19/2026. Award No: 2023-70003-41354.
  2. Interactive Deep Learning Platform and Multi-source Data Integration for Improved Soil Moisture Forecasting (P.I. S. Kumar, Co-PIs W. Lee, and I. Rangwala), Funded by USDA-NIFA FACT program, Total Support $500K, Project period: 09/2020 to 08/2024.
  3. 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: $1,111K; Project period: Sept. 2020 to Feb. 2024.
  4. Investigating drivers of changing water resources in the Southeastern United States using a multidisciplinary approach (PI Kumar, Co-PI: Narine). Total support $150K, Awarded by AAES Hatch program, Oct1 2021 to Sept 2024