Penn State Researchers are Part of UNESCO Award winning Center
January 30, 2008
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Center for Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas (SAHRA) is one of two institutions which were awarded the 2007 International Great Man-made River Prize by UNESCO, the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization. The annual prize "rewards remarkable scientific research work on water usage in arid areas as well as areas subject to drought and also for the development of agriculture for the benefit of humanity and the environment."
SAHRA, headquartered at the University of Arizona, brings together researchers from several institutions including Penn State University. PSU is represented through Prof. Chris Duffy and Assistant Prof. Thorsten Wagener , both hydrologists working in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Duffy and Wagener work on improved understanding and prediction of the hydrology of semi-arid and arid regions of the world with other SAHRA researchers. SAHRA’s aim is to provide stakeholders and decision makers with scientific knowledge for improved water management and policy in dry regions through basin-focused multidisciplinary research.
Contact
Thorsten Wagener
814.865.5673
thorsten@engr.psu.edu