Tirthankar Roy
Associate Professor (Tenured)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Computing (By Courtesy)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Faculty Fellow, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
Fellow, Nebraska Transportation Center
Fellow, National Strategic Research Institute, University of Nebraska
Notable Awards: NSF CAREER, DAAD Scholarship
Email: roy@unl.edu
Research Interests
We are interested in the science, engineering, and social dimensions of hydrology in interdisciplinary research settings.
Process Focus: Hydrologic processes across scales, hydrologic extremes, risk, resilience, snow hydrology, water and agriculture, conservation practices, coupled hydro-environmental processes, water and public health, human-water interactions, water resources management, water quality.
Method Focus: AI/ML, explainable AI, causal inference and discovery, statistical methods, process-based modeling, remote sensing, GIS.
Application/Outcome Focus: Decision support systems, hydrologic monitoring and forecasting, stakeholder engagement, research dissemination through educational outreach.
Our Sponsors
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Department of Defense (DOD)
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Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE)
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Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)
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Mid-America Transportation Center (MATC)