- Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine
Amir AghaKouchak is a Chancellor’s Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He also serves as director of UC Irvine’s Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS), where his team develops innovative tools for monitoring and modeling hydrologic extremes and compound and cascading hazards. His group bridges between the disciplines of hydrology, climatology, and remote sensing to address critical global water resource issues. Professor AghaKouchak has published over 270 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Experience
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2011–presentProfessor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine
Honours
EGU Plinius Medal, AGU Fellow, American Geophysical Union’s James B. Macelwane Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Huber Research Prize, ASCE Norman Medal
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- Location: Irvine, California, U.S.
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