Current Research

CURRENT FUNDING:

1. At the Confluence: Supporting Critical Transitions for Graduate Students in Sustainable Watersheds Research, January, 2022 – December, 2026, Benjankar, R. (Co-PI), National Science Foundation.

2. Watershed Hydrology and one-dimensional hydraulic modeling development to analyze flood hazard, May, 2021 – April, 2023, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Funded through Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and partnership with Heartlands Conservancy)

3. SIUE Competitive Equipment grant, SIUE Weather station, 2021, Benjankar, R. (Co-PI), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Graduate School

4. SIUE Competitive Equipment grant, Monitoring scour and deposition at river bed and around bridge piers using low-cost temperature measuring sensors, 2021, Benjankar, R., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Graduate School

5. SIUE Competitive STEP funding, Study of the role of the lake, wetland, and pond on changing salt concentration downstream, July, 2021 – June, 2022, Benjankar, R., Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)