Research Areas and Projects
Hydrologic & Watershed Modeling
A wide range of hydrologic and watershed models can be used to assess the impacts of urbanization or agriculture on watersheds.
- Trent Biggs
- Alicia Kinoshita
- Sam Shen
- Kathryn Thorbjarnarson
- Hilary McMillan
- Matt Weingarten
Remote Sensing
Airborne and satellite-based imagery can be used to map riparian vegetation, invasive species, channel condition, and evapotranspiration.
- Trent Biggs
- Alicia Kinoshita
- Sam Shen
- Doug Stow
Management & Policy
Policy is critical to address water-related problems. SDSU has long experience with policy and management along the US-Mexico border and in San Diego County.
- Paul Ganster
- Piotr Jankowski
- Andrew Wiese
- Amy Quandt
Water Quality & Ecosystems
Human activities affect both water quality and aquatic ecosystems that depend on clean water.
Water quality
- Trent Biggs
- Temesgen Garoma
- Rick Gersberg
- Eunha Hoh
- Natalie Mladenov
- Kathryn Thorbjarnarson
Ecosystems
- Andrew Bohonak
- Chun-Ta Lai
- Rebecca Lewison
- Walt Oechel
- Kim Stringfellow
- Kari Sant
- Matt Verbyla
Projects
NSF Office of International Science and Engineering, International Research Experience
for Students
"IRES: US-South Africa collaboration on sustainable sanitation and energy and resource
recovery from wastewater." $ 249,304. 2014 – 2017. PI: Mladenov. More info at https://sustainablesanitation.weebly.com.
San Diego River Conservancy
"Restoration of Alvarado Creek Upper Reach 1." $543,500. Jan 2016 – Dec 2018. PI:
Zink; Co-PIs: Kinoshita and Mladenov.
Environmental Protection Agency and USDA.
"Sediment and runoff into the Tijuana Estuary from Los Laureles Canyon." $93,000.
2014-2018. PI: Biggs.
San Diego State University
"Alvarado Creek Baseline Monitoring." $58,559. Jan 2016 – Apr 2016. PI: Zink, Co-PIs:
Kinoshita and Mladenov.
Faculty Research Incentive Award, Water Resources and Policy Initiatives, Office of
the Chancellor, The California State University
"Collaborative endeavor to promote NSF-funded research experiences for Cal Poly Pomona
University (CPP) and San Diego State University (SDSU) students on water reuse at
the food-energy-water nexus." $5,515. 2016. PIs: Palomo, Mladenov.
SDSU Summer Undergraduate Research Program
"Photo-oxidation contributions to oil spill and seep oil degradation in natural sea
water." $5,515. 2016. “PI: Mladenov, Undergraduate student researcher: Madeleine McConnell.
SDSU University Grants Program
"Recycling sulfur limits methane production: coupling of carbon and sulfur cycling
in constructed wetlands." $5,515. 2016. PI: Mladenov.
COAST Program
"Persistence of oil-derived hydrocarbons in the coastal environment after the Refugio
oil spill." $6,825. Aug 1, 2015 – Jul 31, 2016. PI: Mladenov.
Data
Data for "Worldwide signature of the 2022 Tonga Volcanic tsunami" by M. Carvajal;
I. Sepulveda; A. Gubler; R. Garreaud (2022). Geophysical Research Letters.
Download: Table S1 data | Time Histories (.zip file)