Fact Sheets – Current (*) and Completed
Water Resources and Salinity Management Research Program
Girisha Ganjegunte, Ph. D.
Associate Professor
Current Research Focus:
- Water Reuse
- Freshwater Conservation
- Salinity Assessment and Management
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- Soil Salinity Assessment Using Electromagnetic Induction (*)
- Evaluation of Sulfur Burner for Salinity Management in Irrigated Cotton Fields (*)
- Alternative Water Sources for Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture (*)
- Beneficial Effects of Cellulosic Bioenergy Crops on Soil Salinity (*)
- Field Evaluation of Bioenergy Crops Performance on Saline Soils under Arid Conditions (*)
- On-Farm Irrigation Scheduling Tools to Improve Water Use Efficiency (*)
- Irrigation Water Use Efficiency and Salinity in Pecan Fields under Different Irrigation Methods (*)
- Developing Alternative Waters to Diversify Crops and Water Portfolio in the Rio Grand Basin (*)
- Soil Salinity Management Using Synthetic Organic Polymer
- Impacts of Creosotebush Control on Rainfall Infiltration and Forage Production in the Rio Grande Basin
- Beneficial Uses of Reject Water from Electric Cooling Towers
- Salinity and Sodicity Assessment by EMI at Chamizal Memorial
- Nutrients Recovery from Belt Press Filtrate Wastewater
Urban Landscape Water Conservation Research Program
Genhua Niu, Ph.D.
Professor
Current Research Focus:
- Identifying and Determining Drought and Salt Tolerant Landscape and Nursery Crops
- Identifying and Determining Salt Tolerant Bioenergy Crops
- Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
- Pomegranate as an Alternative Crop for West Texas
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- Salt Tolerance of Herbaceous Perennials and Groundcovers (*)
- Growing Leafy Greens in a Hydroponic System (*)
- Indoor Vertical Farming for High-Value Leafy Greens and Herbs (*)
- Pomegranate as an Alternative Crop for West Texas (*)
- Impact of Nanoparticles on Food Crop Growth and Potential Health Hazard (*)
- Drought Tolerance and Minimum Water Use of Landscape Plants (*)
- Alternative Water Sources for Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture (*)
- Beneficial Effects of Cellulosic Bioenergy Crops on Soil Salinity (*)
- Evaluation of Salt Tolerance of Chile Peppers
- Evaluation of Salt Tolerance of Garden Roses
- Evaluation of Salt Tolerance of Bedding Plants
- Determining Water Use and Crop Coefficient of Landscape Plants
- Sustainable Practices in Ornamental Crop Production Systems
- Evaluation of Salt and Water Stress Tolerance of Oil Seed Crops
Hydrology and Water Research Program
Zhuping Sheng, Ph.D., P.H.
Professor, Resident Director
Current Research Focus:
- Hydrological processes of river systems in arid and semi-arid regions
- Dynamics of aquifer systems
- Integrated water resources management (IWRM)
- Interactions of atmospheric, surface and subsurface waters
- Model development for atmospheric, surface and subsurface waters
- Managed aquifer recharge, rain harvest, low impact development (LID)
- Hydrologic cycle, climate variability, environmental flow, watershed protection
- Irrigation, evapotranspiration and water conservation
- Linking hydrological model with economic model
- Database and GIS applications in water resources management and planning
- Optimization of wellfield operations & wellhead protection program
- Desalination, disposals and beneficial uses of concentrates
- Aquifer mechanics: land subsidence and earth fissures
- Geological engineering and geological hazards reduction
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- Evaluate Performance of Infiltration Basins in El Paso (*)
- Linking Hydrological Models for Watershed Management (*)
- United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment (*)
- ET Tower Provides Information for Water Conservation (*)
- Evaluation of Irrigation Efficiency Strategies for Far West Texas (*)
- A Hydro-Econometric Analysis of Producer Water Use and Aquifer Hydrology in the Texas High Plains
- Rio Grande Salinity Management: Preliminary Economic Impact Assessment
- Hydrological Assessment of Salinity in the Pecos River
- Development of RiverWare Model of the Rio Grande Flow for Flood Control and Water Operations Planning
- Coordinated Water Resources Databases & GIS for Watershed Management
- Installation of Rio Grande Project Area Monitoring Network
- Fate of Salvaging Water with Saltcedar Control on the Pecos River
- Alternate Water Source and Route Benefit Ascarate Park
- TAMU and NMSU Scientists Help Irrigation Districts in Water Conservation
- Use of Reclaimed Effluent and Salty Groundwater for Cotton Production
- Water Conservation Through Reuse of Graywater
Natural Resource Economics and Policy Research Program
Gregory Torell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Current Research Focus:
- Hydroeconomic modeling of river and aquifer systems
- Impacts of projected changes in weather extremes
- Integrated water resources management (IWRM)
- The nexus of food, energy and water
- Drought impacts on energy production
- Urban-rural competition for water resources
- Linkages of economic modeling with hydrological modeling
- Urban water policy and desalination technology
- Arid rangeland policy and drought management
- Human risk perception and risk management
- Ecosystem services and environmental benefits
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- Defensive Investment in Municipal Water Hardness Reduction (*)
- Regional Economic Model for Drought, Energy Policy, and the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in Texas (*)
- Weather Variability and Energy Production: The Effect of Drought on Electricity Prices (*)
- Drought and Oil Production: The Effect of Drought on Non-Conventional Oil Production