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HYDROLOGY IN THE SUPERCOMPUTING AGE

 PRESENTED BY:

REED MAXWELL - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 

SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF GRACAST:

Computational advances have revolutionized the field of hydrology. This presentation explores what big data and massively parallel simulations mean for the future of hydrologic discovery. Computational hydrology seeks to leverage modern computing capacity to study water and energy fluxes at spatial scales and complexity not previously possible. The so-called -resolution approach, has organized and accelerated this goal. A historical perspective starting with the early watershed models to more modern integrated and machine-learning (AI) approaches will be presented. The lecture will outline a path to move beyond our traditional siloed simulations and to leverage these large datasets and massive community-development investments to better connect our hydrologic models to the communities outside of hydrology.

SPEAKER:

Reed Maxwell - Princeton University 

Reed Maxwell is a professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) at Princeton University. He also directs the Integrated Groundwater Modeling Center (IGWMC). His research interests are focused on understanding connections within the hydrologic cycle and how they relate to water quantity and quality under anthropogenic stresses. He was the 2020 Henry Darcy distinguished lecturer, an elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the 2018 Boussinesq Lecture and the 2017 School of Mines research award recipient. He has authored more than 160 peer-reviewed journal articles. At Princeton he currently leads a research group of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and staff housed within CEE and HMEI. He holds a PhD degree in environmental water resources from the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the university of California, Berkeley. (https://cee.Princeton.edu) (http://maxwell.Princeton.edu)

MODERATOR:

Matt Tonkin - S.S Papadopulos & Associates

Matt is a hydrogeologist and current president of S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, inc. (SSP&A). He specializes in data synthesis and modeling to support groundwater, surface water, and soil, studies on behalf of public, private, and legal, clients. He received his PhD on the topic of calibration and uncertainty analysis and has instructed on these and other topics. His projects often include method and code development to improve the inferences possible from environmental data.

BECOME A SPONSOR!

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Gold:

• Recognition on the sponsored GRACast page of the website
• Special thanks and priority placement of your logo on all promotional emails relating to the sponsored cast (time permitting)
• Special thanks and priority placement of your logo on two presentation slides, one at the beginning and another at the conclusion of the cast
• Opportunity to provide a bio of your company for the moderator to read at the intro of the cast
• One 1/3 page ad in HydroVisions
• Two registrations to the sponsored cast

Silver: 

• Recognition on the sponsored GRACast page of the website 
• Special thanks and your logo on all promotional emails relating to the sponsored cast (time permitting) 
• Special thanks and your logo on two presentation slides, one at the beginning and another at the conclusion of the cast 
• One registration to the sponsored cast

CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you have any questions, please contact Matt Tonkin at matt@sspa.com.