Water Resources Research

The Water Resources Engineering program at ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓfocuses on advancing the understanding, management, and protection of surface and subsurface water systems across natural and engineered environments. The faculty address complex problems spanning water resources systems analysis, groundwater hydrology and contamination, watershed processes, river hydraulics, and stormwater infrastructure. Research efforts also encompass multiphase computational dynamics, coastal flooding, and real-time control of multi-objective reservoir systems.

Faculty integrate laboratory and field experimentation, advanced sensing, numerical modeling, and data-driven hydroinformatics to improve predictive capacity and resilience of water systems. Ongoing projects investigate contaminant fate and transport, solute mixing and reactions in porous media, human-environment interactions, and decision-support systems for sustainable water management.

Faculty

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Meghna Babbar-Sebens

Professor Evans Family Professor in Clean Water

Email

meghna@oregonstate.edu

Research Groups

Hydroinformatics Research | Water Resources Research

David Bella.

David Bella

Emeritus Appointment

Email

belladav@oregonstate.edu

Research Groups

Water Resources Research

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Wayne Huber

Emeritus Appointment

Email

wayne.huber@oregonstate.edu

Research Groups

Water Resources Research

Jonathan Istok, P.E. (OR)

Jonathan Istok, P.E. (OR)

Head of the School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Additional Positions

Professor

Email

jack.istok@oregonstate.edu

Research Groups

Water Resources Research | Groundwater Research Push Pull Test

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Xue Jin

Assistant Professor

Email

xue.jin@oregonstate.edu

Research Groups

Membrane-Based Water Treatment Technology Research Laboratory | Materials and Catalysis | Health and Biotechnology | Water and Environment | Computation and Simulation

Lazaro Perez.

Lazaro J. Perez

Assistant Professor

Email

lazaro.perez@oregonstate.edu

Emeritus

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Wayne Huber

Emeritus Appointment

Email

wayne.huber@oregonstate.edu

Research Groups

Water Resources Research