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Dear Colleagues,
It's that time of year where the leaves are bright and colorful. CUAHSI is following suit and bringing you this month's colorful news!
CUAHSI would like to wish the best of luck to both Mark Henderson and Brian Cummings. Both Brian and Mark have decided to depart from CUAHSI and pursue new endeavors. Brian and Mark have both been an integral part of CUAHSI's success, and we wish them the best of luck!
In other news, we would like to welcome Hongzhen Zhang who started with CUAHSI in July! Hongzhen is a Software Engineer who comes to CUAHSI from EMC where he designed and built management software to provide data storage, back up and replication. Welcome to CUAHSI, Hongzhen!
CUAHSI's Annual Membership Meeting is fast approaching! This year's meeting will take place on December 4th from 2 - 3 p.m. EDT. More details can be found here, or by contacting Ainsley Brown at abrown@cuahsi.org.
WaterHackWeek 2019 is here! CUAHSI has co-sponsored this 5-day event happening at the University of Washington on March 25 - 29, 2019. Applications are only open until November 26th, and you don't want to miss out!
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A Message from the Executive Director
Dear Friends of Water Science,
I want to take this space to announce an important new opportunity for CUAHSI. We learned in late October that we have been awarded a major grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support further development of the Internet of Water (IoW). The $2M, three-year grant will be shared among the Duke University Nicholas Institute, the Water Data Exchange (WaDE) program of the Western States Water Council, and CUAHSI.
The IoW is both a vision and an organization. The vision is to connect fragmented water data through a federated backbone network of data producers, hubs, and users. The organization, to be housed initially at the Nicholas Institute, will help enable the IoW vision. With initial support from the Water Funder Initiative, the Nicholas Institute has been engaged in planning, start-up, and backbone implementation for 2018-2020, and currently is searching for an Executive Director.
The Aspen Institute report identified WaDE and CUAHSI as key data hubs. Hubs are seen as the primary connectors of water data producers and data users and are the gateway to discovering and accessing diverse water-related data. The Moore Foundation grant will help solidify the roles of WaDE and CUAHSI as key water data hubs. Specifically, CUAHSI and WaDE will work with the IoW organization and with state and local governments to help make sensor data discoverable and accessible, will build new connections with Federal water data producers, will help define best practices for establishing future connections between hubs and data producers, and will provide leadership in developing use cases for IoW data.
WaDE has been an important CUAHSI partner over the last couple of years, so we are excited about a more formal relationship with them, as well as with the IoW organization and the Nicholas Institute. Please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions about this new activity.
Interested in learning more about CUAHSI's data services? CUAHSI will be at the AGU Fall Meeting next month. Stop by the booth for more information and make sure you sign up for the CUAHSI-AGU Hydrology Business Meeting and Reception on Tuesday, December 11. We hope to see you there!
All the best,
Jerad
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2019 NWC Summer Institute
Summer Institute Participant Applications are open on November 12th!
We are excited to announce that CUAHSI is soliciting applications from masters and PhD students for the 2019 National Water Center Summer Institute! The application period is open from November 12, 2018 to January 15, 2019. The Summer Institute will occur from June 10 – July 26 at the National Water Center in Tuscaloosa, AL, on the University of Alabama campus. Student research fellows will collaborate with peers and academic and industry professionals to complete projects designed to contribute to the NWC goals of enhancing water-related products and decision-support services across the country. Students can access the application here and will need to provide the following:
- Online application form
- A brief statement of Interest
- 1-2 page CV describing your education and research
- Transcript (may be unofficial)
- Letter of endorsement from your faculty advisor
To learn more about the Summer Institute you can read the 2018 technical report, tune into our SI Informational Cyberseminar series this month, and visit our SI website for information on the 2019 themes and expected timeline.
For any questions, feel free to contact Danielle Tijerina at dtijerina@cuahsi.org.
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2019 NWC Summer Institute Theme Leaders: Call for Applications!
Proposal Deadline is November 18th!
CUAHSI is soliciting applications for faculty Theme Leaders to help organize and provide science leadership for the 2019 National Water Center (NWC) Innovators Program Summer Institute. The Summer Institute (SI) will host 25-30 resident graduate students who will work on collaborative projects to advance NWC goals and lead one of the following themes:
- coupled inland-coastal hydraulics
- scaling hydrologic and hydraulic models from small basins to regional watersheds
- utilizing hydroinformatics to address flood inundation
- support remote sensing of water information through engagement with the computer science community
For their role in the SI Theme Leaders will receive an honorarium, as well as travel and subsistence support while on site at the NWC. We anticipate the selecting three to five Theme Leaders. Proposals are due November 18, 2018 and you can read the full Theme Leader Call for Applications here. For more information about the Summer Institute, check out our website.
Inquires can be directed to Jerad Bales at jdbales@cuahsi.org.
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Learn about the CUAHSI National Water Center Summer Institute with our November Cyberseminar Series!
In preparation for the 2019 CUAHSI National Water Center Innovators Program – Summer Institute, we will be hosting a series of introductory Cyberseminars in November presenting information for prospective student applicants, academic advisors, and anyone who is interested in finding out more about this exciting CUAHSI program. As a collaborative research program between CUAHSI and the National Weather Service, the Summer Institute aims at engaging the academic research community in the enhancement of the NOAA National Water Model. Listen in to the 2019 National Water Center Summer Institute Fall Cyberseminar Series to learn about the National Water Model, past research projects, and the fun to be had in Tuscaloosa and the South East!
Dates, Topics, and Speakers are listed below. Registration is free!
Friday, November 2, 2018, 1:00pm ET
Watch the webinar in our CUAHSI Cyberseminar Archive here!A Day in the Life of a Summer Institute Fellow: An Introduction to the CUAHSI National Water Center Summer Institute Experience
Speakers: Danielle Tijerina, CUAHSI; Lauren Grimley, The Water Institute of the Gulf; Kelly Flint, San Diego State University
Friday, November 16, 2018, 1:00pm ET
Introduction to the National Water Center and the National Water Model in collaboration with the CUAHSI Summer Institute
Speakers: Aubrey Dugger & Dave Gochis, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Trey Flowers & Ed Clark, National Water Center
Friday, November 30, 2018, 1:00pm ET
The Summer Institute Researcher: Highlights from Past CUAHSI National Water Center Summer Institute Research and 2019 Summer Institute Themes
Fred Ogden, National Water Center; Ehab Meselhe, The Water Institute of the Gulf
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CUAHSI's Data Down-low
Check out the most recent HydroShare Data Publication!
The data-set contained in this archive was developed and used to conduct a study titled, "Exploring Cooperative Transboundary River Management Strategies for the Eastern Nile Basin." The data set includes three ensembles of hydrologic inputs, each developed from stimulated annealing techniques. The results of this study have been published in Water Resources Research here.
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HydroShare News
We will be rolling out several upgrades to the HydroShare infrastructure in the next few weeks that will require downtime. HydroShare users will be notified via email and on the HydroShare homepage several days in advance of any downtime. We appreciate your patience during this time!
Win $100 at AGU by stopping by our booth and participating in our HydroShare User Experience Evaluations!
For questions, contact help@cuahsi.org
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What's Going On?
Reminders, Events, and Deadlines
- CUAHSI is hiring!
- What: CUAHSI is looking for a Senior Software Engineer
- Details: If you are interested in applying, please send your resume to jobs@cuahsi.org. More details can be found on CUAHSI's job board here.
- Hydroinfomatics Conference
- Where: Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah
- When: July 29 - 31, 2019
- Details: We invite researchers, educators, and practitioners in the water sciences, data and computational sciences, as well as information technology sciences interested in advancing hydroinformatics to participate in this interdisciplinary conference.
- 2018 Fall AGU Meeting
- Where: Washington D.C.
- When: December 10 -14, 2018
- Details: Be sure to sign up for the CUAHSI -AGU Hydrology Section Business Meeting and Reception set for Tuesday, December 11th from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
- 2018 MIT Water Summit
- MIT, Wang Auditorium
- When: November 15 - 16, 2018
- Details: This year's MIT Water Summit brings together representatives of industry, academia, government, and NGO's to reflect upon the unique water challenges facing cities from around the globe.
- MOXXI 2019 Topical Conference - Call for Abstracts
- Where: New York University, Kimmel Center
- When: March 11 - 13, 2019
- Deadline for Abstract Submission: January 10th, 2019
- Details: The conference aims to bring together researchers, users, and instrumentation developers to discuss how to overcome the barriers to the advancement of hydrological observations and to the operationalization of innovative hydrometric technologies and monitoring approaches.
- WaterHackWeek 2019
- Where: University of Washington, Escience Institute
- When: March 25 - 29, 2019
- Details: Applications are open until November 26th!
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Meet the CUAHSI Community
This is the next installment of our series as we shine the spotlight on a member of the CUAHSI community.
[Know a CUAHSI member that deserves to be highlighted? Contact commgr@cuahsi.org with a nomination!]
This month’s Meet the CUAHSI Community introduces you to one of CUAHSI's very own, Liza Brazil!
What is your role with CUAHSI?
As the Product Manager at CUAHSI, I wear many hats. I am responsible for supporting all aspects of the User Experience for CUAHSI data services and tools, including documentation and user support. I interact with our users in many ways through answering and delegating support questions, leading interactive workshops at universities and conferences, and conducting user testing on all new product functionality. I work directly with our Development and User Experience team to define product roadmaps and strategy, and ultimately to ensure that our products meet user needs.
How long have you worked with CUAHSI?
I have worked at CUAHSI for just over three years. Currently, I am working with our newest UX/UI Developer, Hongzhen Zhang. I also engage our valuable User Committee Members to improve the user experience of HydroShare. Our current focus is on how our users interpret the data privacy and sharing settings that HydroShare provides, and on the workflow to publish data and obtain a DOI for data on HydroShare.
How would you describe CUAHSI?
One word, engaging.
What book are you currently reading?
"Where We Belong" by Emily Giffin
What are you watching right now on TV?
"The Deuce" on HBO
What is your favorite place you've visited?
New Zealand
Fun Fact!
The first time I visited Boston was for the CUAHSI interview. I accepted the position and moved up here knowing one other person. Now, I live like a local in the freezing cold and eat slimy oysters!
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