Alabama Water Institute

The Alabama Water Institute is leading local, national, and global efforts to advance water research, technology, and innovative solutions. We are dedicated to building a more resilient and water-secure world by driving groundbreaking research, educating the next generation of leaders, and delivering innovations that benefit communities and ecosystems worldwide.

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Research Entities

Global Water Security Center

The Global Water Security Center leverages cutting-edge science to deliver critical water and environmental security insights to key decision-makers and provides reliable tools and analysis to support national water security interests.

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CIROH

CIROH is a one-of-a-kind partnership between The University of Alabama, NOAA and the National Weather Service, aimed at revolutionizing U.S. water forecasting through collaboration among 28 institutions.

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CONSERVE

CONSERVE draws on The University of Alabama’s wide-ranging interdisciplinary expertise to address biodiversity and watershed management challenges through community-centered research.

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News & Announcements

Find out what our students, faculty, staff, and alumni are doing to make a positive difference on our campus, in our community and state, and around the world.

  • Wading through Water Wednesdays: An Experiential Approach to Water Research for Future Hydrologists

    Wading through Water Wednesdays: An Experiential Approach to Water Research for Future Hydrologists

    Every week, students in our Research Experience for Undergraduate program participate in Water Wednesdays, a field learning experience designed to offer them the chance to physically experience the realities of water research and operations.

  • CIROH Community Resources Advance Water Modeling

    CIROH Community Resources Advance Water Modeling

    CIROH community resources allow students, researchers and water professionals to access, share and improve on existing work. Whether it is a model like NextGen In A Box, a presentation, published paper or notebook, open-source assets remain critical for the future of water resources modeling in a consortium made up by diverse fields, talents and careers.

  • AWI Researchers Advance Global Water Sustainability Through Fulbright Scholar Awards

    AWI Researchers Advance Global Water Sustainability Through Fulbright Scholar Awards

    Drs. Kate Brauman and Glenn Tootle, two faculty members affiliated with the Alabama Water Institute have been selected to receive the 2026-2027 Fulbright Research Scholar Award to contribute to global water sustainability efforts through research and teaching.

  • CONSERVE Brings Digital Twin Technology to Environmental Science

    CONSERVE Brings Digital Twin Technology to Environmental Science

    CONSERVE Research Group is developing digital twin ecosystems as part of an emerging portfolio for watershed conservation and management. This shift represents a new way of thinking about how conservation and restoration decisions get made, and how to understand their consequences before they play out on the ground.

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Upcoming Events

  • AWI WaterWorks

    August 28

    Time 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

    Location 2009, North Lawn Hall

  • AWI WaterWorks

    September 25

    Time 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

    Location 2009, North Lawn Hall

  • AWI WaterWorks

    October 23

    Time 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

    Location 2009, North Lawn Hall