Hydrologic remote sensing; Uncertainty analysis; Water resource management and governance; International water resource development.

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• Ph.D., (2004), University of Iowa
• M.S., (1999), Twente University, the Netherlands
• B.Sc., (1992), Haromaya University, Ethiopia

• 2010: AGU Hydrological Sciences Early Career Award
• 2010-12: UConn Al-Geib Professorship
• 2009: IBM Faculty Award
• 2008-11: NASA New Investigator Award
• 2009-Present: Membership in NASA Precipitation Science Team
• 2007-2012: Membership in AGU Precipitation Committee
• 2012: Membership in IAHS Task Force to formulate a new scientific decade initiative
• 2008-Present: Membership in WMO International Precipitation Working Group
• 2008-Present: Membership in IAHS Statistical Hydrology Working Group

C&EE 157L: Hydrologic Analysis C&EE 250A: Surface Water Hydrology C&EE 251C: Remote Sensing with Hydrologic Applications