Warren Barrash
Warren BarrashVisiting ProfessorVisiting ProfessorAdjunct Type: LecturerCAP URL: View Stanford ProfileOrganization: Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
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James E. CloernConsulting ProfessorConsulting ProfessorAdjunct Type: LecturerCAP URL: View Stanford ProfileOrganization: Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
View ArticleDerek Fong
Derek FongSenior Research EngineerAdjunct Type: LecturerCAP URL: View Stanford ProfileOrganization: The Bob and Norma Street Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (EFML)Environmental Fluid Mechanics...
View ArticleStanford breakthrough provides picture of underground water
By Rob JordanStanford scientists prove that satellite-collected data can accurately measure aquifer levels, a finding with potentially huge implications for management of precious global water...
View ArticleStanford research shows value of clams, mussels in cleaning dirty water
By Rob JordanNew Stanford research shows that bivalves can cleanse streams, rivers and lakes of potentially harmful chemicals that treatment plants can't fully remove.Tuesday, August 12, 2014Read the...
View ArticleSanitation solution for urban slums gets national recognition
By Rob JordanIn many of the world’s overcrowded urban slums, residents must choose between open defecation, crowded public toilets or expensive private pit latrines that can’t be emptied safely. A...
View ArticleStanford Engineers find that certain types of underwater waves may harm...
Voluminous underwater waves known as “internal bores" can create major decreases in dissolved oxygen in water near the shore.By Glen MartinMonterey Bay is often smooth as a mill pond, but this surface...
View ArticleTackling water challenges
By Rob JordanAs the world's population grows, so does the demand for – and threat to – the planet's freshwater supply. Stanford researchers are developing a range of promising solutions to freshwater...
View ArticleNicholas Ouellette
Nicholas OuelletteAssociate Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringAssociate ProfessorCAP URL: View Stanford ProfileOrganization: Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
View ArticleJohn O. Dabiri
John O. DabiriProfessor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and of Mechanical EngineeringProfessorsCAP URL: View Stanford ProfileOrganization: Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
View ArticleStanford researchers look to stormwater as a solution for semiarid regions
Coordinated work with local and federal agencies could provide a template for capture and reuse of stormwater in dry regions such as the American West.By Rob JordanDown the drain. It's a phrase...
View ArticleStanford engineers help discover the surprising trick jellyfish use to swim
A Stanford-led team shows how these ancient creatures' undulating motions cause water to pull them along. This counterintuitive insight could spur new designs for energy-efficient underwater craft.By...
View ArticleJeffrey Koseff to receive Stanford's 2015 Richard W. Lyman Award
Koseff, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and founding co-director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, will be honored at a Jan. 20 award dinner.By Kathleen J....
View ArticleJeffrey Koseff to receive Stanford's 2015 Richard W. Lyman Award
Koseff, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and founding co-director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, will be honored at a Jan. 20 award dinner.By Kathleen J....
View ArticleQ&A: Stanford water expert on lessons of Flint, Michigan, crisis
The lead in Flint, Michigan's water was due to a failure of government responsibility and a lack of water systems knowledge, says Richard Luthy, but the health crisis can provide strategies for...
View ArticleKQED Science: Catching Storm Runoff Could Ease Droughts, But It’s No Quick Fix
‘When you look at climate change and the other pressures we have … there’s gonna be less water available. And so you want to plan for that future.’ - Dick Luthy, Stanford UniversityBy Molly...
View ArticleStanford's Codiga Resource Recovery Center to open in May
The new Codiga Resource Recovery Center, which opens in May on Bonair Siding, could revolutionize the 100-year-old wastewater treatment paradigm while it helps accelerate the commercialization of...
View ArticleThe Perry McCarty Distinguished Lecture Series
Friday, April 29, 2016 - 12:15pm to 1:15pmMackenzie Room, Huang Engineering Center, 3rd FloorFreeThe Perry McCarty Distinguished Lecture Series"Anaerobic microbial consortia: An enriching experience...
View ArticleStanford engineers discover how seawater salts affect coastal algae, good and...
Active chemical agents in saltwater help to break down the byproducts of coastal algae in ways that seem to counteract deadly algal bloom but may have other, less desirable effects.By Shara...
View ArticleJohn Dabiri: How the movements of fish and birds inspired an improvement in...
By studying how animals swim and fly, an engineer finds new ways to design and place wind turbines.By Andrew MyersIn 2008, John Dabiri, now a professor at Stanford but then at Caltech, was teaching a...
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