Two-Decade Long Drought and the Water Supply Crisis on the Colorado River

Professor Rajagopalan Balaji is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE), a Fellow of Cooperative Institute of Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), CU Boulder and the former Chair of the Department during 2014 - 2022. He pursues research in diverse interdisciplinary areas spanning - hydro-climatology; water resources management, Indian summer monsoon, paleoclimate and stochastic hydrology. In addition, large scale statistical analysis and modeling for applications to water and wastewater quality, construction safety, building energy efficiency and others. He publishes widely in leading and prestigious peer-reviewed journals. He was elected Fellow, American Geophysical Union, in 2018, of American Society of Civil Engineers, and awarded the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship in 2023, all prestigious honors.

Speaker: Rajagopalan Balaji, Professor, Colorado University Boulder
Date: August 6, 2024
Venue: GICT Auditorium