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Global Hydrology Issues

Our research group, led by Venkataraman "Venkat" Lakshmi, focuses on solutions and analysis of global hydrology issues using GIS and remote sensing. 

Our research group, led by Venkataraman "Venkat" Lakshmi, focuses on solutions and analysis of global hydrology issues using GIS and remote sensing. From downscaling soil moisture to 1km to running Land Information System (LIS) model at a global scale to running SWAT models at regional scale, our group covers wide spectrum of research topics.

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Online Tool Developed by UVA Researchers Combats Deadly Diarrheal Diseases in Children

Diarrhea seriously harms or kills hundreds of thousands of children worldwide every year. UVA researchers say that the modern era of “big data” offers an untapped opportunity to help more children.

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UVA Students Earn Michael Freilich Visualization Award

UVA civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. students demonstrate the power of data visualization.

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Venkataraman Lakshmi Named President-Elect of the Hydrology Section of the American Geophysical Union

Election as an officer in the American Geophysical Union is another accolade in a resume full of honors for Lakshmi. 

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For Teaching, Research and Service, Venkataraman Lakshmi Earns Place as Fellow of Geological Society of America

UVA Engineering professor Venkataraman Lakshmi has spent considerable years seeking to understand the vadose zone, the section of Earth that anchors the systems of human life.

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